Ryan
@drcforbin.bsky.social
I like to make things, read stuff, and sometimes to go places.
I am unbelievably proud of how well this crab came out. I know quite well how it jumps and snaps (I let it run before installation, did a loop of six thousand jump and snaps), but it still surprised me while I was taking the closeup.
August 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I am unbelievably proud of how well this crab came out. I know quite well how it jumps and snaps (I let it run before installation, did a loop of six thousand jump and snaps), but it still surprised me while I was taking the closeup.
Louisiana's Cajun Bayou is the best visitor's center I've ever seen. I've been on the project the whole time, and left with some brochures for things I didn't know about and want to see 😁
August 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Louisiana's Cajun Bayou is the best visitor's center I've ever seen. I've been on the project the whole time, and left with some brochures for things I didn't know about and want to see 😁
I started looking at smart watches and decided I don't want one, and picked up a classic instead.
July 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I started looking at smart watches and decided I don't want one, and picked up a classic instead.
I was just floating along and the new thermometer nearly gave me a heart attack
July 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I was just floating along and the new thermometer nearly gave me a heart attack
I'll never quite understand leaving behind glasses after a party. We do maintain a lost and found at our house for parties, but prescription glasses are always a surprise. Sunglasses are common, parties often end in the dark. Shoes, sure, seems odd but someone else drove them home. But glasses?
July 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I'll never quite understand leaving behind glasses after a party. We do maintain a lost and found at our house for parties, but prescription glasses are always a surprise. Sunglasses are common, parties often end in the dark. Shoes, sure, seems odd but someone else drove them home. But glasses?
After fourteen days and a few stops, finally made it into the Mediterranean!
May 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After fourteen days and a few stops, finally made it into the Mediterranean!
This museum project is rolling. Today we assembled five of the two-station tech boards, each with two of the controllers and brightsigns...each of these boards will handle two stations, and a station has one monitor, sound, presence sensor, and up to eight buttons to trigger various media.
April 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This museum project is rolling. Today we assembled five of the two-station tech boards, each with two of the controllers and brightsigns...each of these boards will handle two stations, and a station has one monitor, sound, presence sensor, and up to eight buttons to trigger various media.
Today is pizza poetry night, and we got the wrong pizza. We straightened it out, and I got this extra awesome poem!
April 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Today is pizza poetry night, and we got the wrong pizza. We straightened it out, and I got this extra awesome poem!
Now that I'm doing this professionally, I can say that professionals always plan their wiring with tape and string 😆
Boards are cut and soon velcro will get glued to them to hold everything. We will build and assemble all of them and test here before eventually installing on-site.
Boards are cut and soon velcro will get glued to them to hold everything. We will build and assemble all of them and test here before eventually installing on-site.
March 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Now that I'm doing this professionally, I can say that professionals always plan their wiring with tape and string 😆
Boards are cut and soon velcro will get glued to them to hold everything. We will build and assemble all of them and test here before eventually installing on-site.
Boards are cut and soon velcro will get glued to them to hold everything. We will build and assemble all of them and test here before eventually installing on-site.
Good a nice pic of Astrid looking extra sweet, trying to talk me into early dinner
March 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Good a nice pic of Astrid looking extra sweet, trying to talk me into early dinner
Our hats for the Krewe of Red Beans parade tomorrow are ready!
March 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Our hats for the Krewe of Red Beans parade tomorrow are ready!
Got a sweet pic of me and a cousin!
March 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Got a sweet pic of me and a cousin!
But! With a deep breath and some pointy tweezers, my worries turned out to be unfounded.
February 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
But! With a deep breath and some pointy tweezers, my worries turned out to be unfounded.
I really thought I messed up when this part came in. No way my old man hands are soldering this.
February 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I really thought I messed up when this part came in. No way my old man hands are soldering this.
First three actual, for real, production, post-QC, Museum Controllers!
And now I have a demo on Friday, for the whole tourism board...I think I'll show them lights and buttons, since I have lights and buttons 😅
And now I have a demo on Friday, for the whole tourism board...I think I'll show them lights and buttons, since I have lights and buttons 😅
February 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
First three actual, for real, production, post-QC, Museum Controllers!
And now I have a demo on Friday, for the whole tourism board...I think I'll show them lights and buttons, since I have lights and buttons 😅
And now I have a demo on Friday, for the whole tourism board...I think I'll show them lights and buttons, since I have lights and buttons 😅
This is the best I could do for proof. LOOK AT THE NUB
February 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is the best I could do for proof. LOOK AT THE NUB
The minimum size order of them is 5000. Here are the other 4997 of them. In case you think I'm some kinda big spender, this roll cost $5
January 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The minimum size order of them is 5000. Here are the other 4997 of them. In case you think I'm some kinda big spender, this roll cost $5
Here is one of the resistors in place on a board, serving as a jumper
January 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Here is one of the resistors in place on a board, serving as a jumper
Here are three tiny zero ohm resistors
January 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Here are three tiny zero ohm resistors
Oooh, the seller threw in some lagniappe stickers with my new hat!
January 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Oooh, the seller threw in some lagniappe stickers with my new hat!
PSA: no matter how curious you are, don't try this. I did so you don't have to. It is far worse than you're imagining.
January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
PSA: no matter how curious you are, don't try this. I did so you don't have to. It is far worse than you're imagining.
And of course, just minutes after the design was accepted and production started on 50x of the new Museum Controller 2.1 boards, I realized something else I should have done.
January 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
And of course, just minutes after the design was accepted and production started on 50x of the new Museum Controller 2.1 boards, I realized something else I should have done.
We ready to go walk in dat snow!
January 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We ready to go walk in dat snow!
The Jeanne d'Arc parade went incredibly well from where I was, I'm really proud. There's no way to see from the inside and I can't wait to see coverage of it. Here's my blurry selfie. If you were at the parade, I was the guy yelling "justice for Joan!", "retrial!", and otherwise pumping up the crowd
January 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The Jeanne d'Arc parade went incredibly well from where I was, I'm really proud. There's no way to see from the inside and I can't wait to see coverage of it. Here's my blurry selfie. If you were at the parade, I was the guy yelling "justice for Joan!", "retrial!", and otherwise pumping up the crowd