All this was to make a Useless Machine with a difference. Instead of switching itself off, this one Hertz itself.

Yup, I built all this for a Dad joke

Been a while since I breadboarded a non-trivial #electronics project. NE555 IC astable oscillator controls the RPM of a spinning disk driven by a DC motor, with the help of a photo interrupter sensor, full bridge rectifier, and a counterfeit LM358 dual op amp

#making

Plenty of loops just not on the ground.

My own attempt at this used an inductor ripped off of a printer PCB, rectified by one signal diode and regulated by a TL431A

#FuckOffAIMusic at #AlgoRhythms

#dogspinner #Algorave #LiveCoding

If Vanessa Wingårdh needs to prove she's not AI generated she could try writing a few words around the outside of a vase that holds a burning candle.

Google's VEO model generated this #AIslop for that prompt.
And their latest model isn't much better according to @pivot-to-ai.com.web.brid.gy

Inspired by Tim Hunkin's recent "Secret Life of Components" video on gears I've tried to reassemble these parts of a worm gear that was likely salvaged from a printer. The teeth of the pinion gear are not an exact fit with these Vex Robotics gears but the pitch seems to be close enough to mesh

As the end of the event approached only the more experienced #pastagang participants were left, some demonstrating their ground game

#Algorave

Lost track of who in the audience was taking part in #pastagang

#Algorave #LDW25

I've reliably been told that it was actually it was #hydra during the warmup.

Here are some real #dogspinner action

#Algorave #livecoding at Science Gallery London for London Data Week

#tidalcycles #hydra

@todepond.com demonstrates #dogspinner for visualizing the thoughts of Syntel8 as he live codes his #Algorave performance at the Science Gallery London for London Data Week #LDW25