Tim/foamyguy
@foamyguy.bsky.social
Husband, software developer, tinkerer.
Creative engineer working for Adafruit on CircuitPython & related projects, libraries, guides, and more.
Always on the lookout for cool things and cool people.
Creative engineer working for Adafruit on CircuitPython & related projects, libraries, guides, and more.
Always on the lookout for cool things and cool people.
*Flashing Warning* An idea 🐛 that got stuck in my brain while working on the #CircuitPython driver for the OPT4048: Transmitting data with a series of blinking colored lights. Successful transmission & receipt achieved 🎉. Transmitter top, receiver bottom, message highlighted at end. 🌈💡📡
May 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
*Flashing Warning* An idea 🐛 that got stuck in my brain while working on the #CircuitPython driver for the OPT4048: Transmitting data with a series of blinking colored lights. Successful transmission & receipt achieved 🎉. Transmitter top, receiver bottom, message highlighted at end. 🌈💡📡
Shout out to Zach's Math Zone on YT: www.youtube.com/@ZachsMathZo... This friendly person makes concise informative videos breaking down mathmatical concepts visually. Bonus points in my book for the recent videos on different ciphers.
Zach's Math Zone
This channel provides educational videos that can help anyone learn math.
www.youtube.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Shout out to Zach's Math Zone on YT: www.youtube.com/@ZachsMathZo... This friendly person makes concise informative videos breaking down mathmatical concepts visually. Bonus points in my book for the recent videos on different ciphers.
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Catch up on the latest episode with guest @foamyguy.bsky.social - we chat about the challenges of designing games for CircuitPython and some of the games he's created.
May 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Catch up on the latest episode with guest @foamyguy.bsky.social - we chat about the challenges of designing games for CircuitPython and some of the games he's created.
Props to the friendly librarians at Putnam County OH District Library for their ongoing PSA-like series about the latest techniques commonly in use by scammers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdbU... I really appreciate them taking the time record and publish these. ♥️ #Library
Hospice Fraud: it’s a thing now
YouTube video by Putnam County District Library
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Props to the friendly librarians at Putnam County OH District Library for their ongoing PSA-like series about the latest techniques commonly in use by scammers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdbU... I really appreciate them taking the time record and publish these. ♥️ #Library
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Improving garbage collection time in CircuitPython
blog.adafruit.com/2025/04/28/i...
blog.adafruit.com/2025/04/28/i...
April 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Improving garbage collection time in CircuitPython
blog.adafruit.com/2025/04/28/i...
blog.adafruit.com/2025/04/28/i...
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Using a Keyboard with USB Host
Using a Keyboard with USB Host
USB Keyboards are things that we often take for granted while working on devices with a full OS with support for them like Linux on a Raspberry Pi, or Mac / Windows on a PC. Using a USB keyboard with a microcontroller requires a more deliberate effort to find and connect to the device, and then read and interpret data that it sends. This guide covers the steps necessary to use a USB keyboard with CircuitPython and Arduino.
learn.adafruit.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Using a Keyboard with USB Host
North Korean hackers looking on as people throw millions into crypto grift coins in an attempt to curry favor with his orangeness.
April 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
North Korean hackers looking on as people throw millions into crypto grift coins in an attempt to curry favor with his orangeness.
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New: We analyzed Trump's meme coin -
At least 27 crypto wallets have picked up $100 million worth of $TRUMP coins since his team said the top holders would join him for an "intimate private dinner."
Huge profit for Trump; "the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done"
wapo.st/4iAatO1
At least 27 crypto wallets have picked up $100 million worth of $TRUMP coins since his team said the top holders would join him for an "intimate private dinner."
Huge profit for Trump; "the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done"
wapo.st/4iAatO1
How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions
iNearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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youtu.be/X7PLaaIo6F0?... wouldn't ordinarily listen to or share crypto vid, but Tigran has my utmost respect. Former IRS agent. Helped investigate and bring justice in many high profile crypto cases. Lived through a nightmare held hostage by Nigeria for months. No coin shilling, just humanity.
Binance's Tigran Gambaryan's Near-Death Detention in Nigeria: An Exclusive Interview
YouTube video by Henri Arslanian
youtu.be
April 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
youtu.be/X7PLaaIo6F0?... wouldn't ordinarily listen to or share crypto vid, but Tigran has my utmost respect. Former IRS agent. Helped investigate and bring justice in many high profile crypto cases. Lived through a nightmare held hostage by Nigeria for months. No coin shilling, just humanity.
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Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Part Picker
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Part Picker
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Part Picker
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New episode! You may have seen @foamyguy.bsky.social doing a livestream on Fridays or Saturday mornings, now get to know him. We chat about how he first started with computers and designing games in CircuitPython. Visit www.circuitpythonshow.com/@circuitpyth...
Designing Games for CircuitPython with Tim "foamyguy" Cocks
Tim Cocks, better known as foamyguy in the Adafruit community, shares his experiences in designing games for CircuitPython. Tim and Paul also discuss some recent games Tim has worked on. 00:00 Intro 00:16 Tim’s start with computers 1:48 Discovering CircuitPython 8:16 Challenges designing games for microcontrollers 13:16 1D Chomper 15:44 Blinka Says 18:58 Karel the Robot 23:24 Which microcontroller? 25:42 Wrap-up
www.circuitpythonshow.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New episode! You may have seen @foamyguy.bsky.social doing a livestream on Fridays or Saturday mornings, now get to know him. We chat about how he first started with computers and designing games in CircuitPython. Visit www.circuitpythonshow.com/@circuitpyth...
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The FBI says it can't find "missing" records about hacking tools it purchased www.404media.co/the-fbi-cant...
The FBI Can't Find ‘Missing’ Records of Its Hacking Tools
The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it can't find any more records about the tools.
www.404media.co
April 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The FBI says it can't find "missing" records about hacking tools it purchased www.404media.co/the-fbi-cant...
Randomized #egg painting in #CircuitPython with TilePaletteMapper. Original sprites from onocentaur.itch.io/eggs. Code: github.com/FoamyGuy/Cir... 🥚🎨🐍 #easteregg
April 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Randomized #egg painting in #CircuitPython with TilePaletteMapper. Original sprites from onocentaur.itch.io/eggs. Code: github.com/FoamyGuy/Cir... 🥚🎨🐍 #easteregg
Had the thought last night: "If I can encode 1 book into the blue channel of pixels, then it should be possible to encode 3 books into an image using all 3 color channels right?". Indeed it is. I think I like the dark one more, but both are neat. #python
April 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Had the thought last night: "If I can encode 1 book into the blue channel of pixels, then it should be possible to encode 3 books into an image using all 3 color channels right?". Indeed it is. I think I like the dark one more, but both are neat. #python
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Coming Monday: Meet @foamyguy.bsky.social - Paul and Tim chat about how Tim got his start with computers, designing games for CircuitPython and some of his favorite games he's written.
April 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Coming Monday: Meet @foamyguy.bsky.social - Paul and Tim chat about how Tim got his start with computers, designing games for CircuitPython and some of his favorite games he's written.
Saw this idea on bsky the other day... Wrote scripts to encode/decode a book into a pixelated image and back. 1st book I encoded is The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book 🥪📘. TY gutenberg.org. Code: github.com/FoamyGuy/Boo... #python 🐍
April 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Saw this idea on bsky the other day... Wrote scripts to encode/decode a book into a pixelated image and back. 1st book I encoded is The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book 🥪📘. TY gutenberg.org. Code: github.com/FoamyGuy/Boo... #python 🐍
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Match3 Game on the Adafruit Metro RP2350
Match3 Game on the Adafruit Metro RP2350
Use MicroPython and the Raspberry Pi RP2350 chip to make this fun game played with two USB connected mice. Output is to most HDMI displays in glorious color.
learn.adafruit.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Match3 Game on the Adafruit Metro RP2350
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MicroPython v1.25.0 has been released!
github.com/micropython/...
A *huge* update, particularly for the ROMFS feature, and the new Alif port. However, as with all MicroPython releases, there are hundreds of improvements and fixes. Such focus on refinement!
github.com/micropython/...
A *huge* update, particularly for the ROMFS feature, and the new Alif port. However, as with all MicroPython releases, there are hundreds of improvements and fixes. Such focus on refinement!
Release ROMFS, alif port, RISCV inline assembler, DTLS, mpremote recursive remove · micropython/micropython
After more than three years in development, the "ROMFS" feature has been finalised, its filesystem format specified, and the VFS driver and supporting code are included in this release of MicroPyth...
github.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
MicroPython v1.25.0 has been released!
github.com/micropython/...
A *huge* update, particularly for the ROMFS feature, and the new Alif port. However, as with all MicroPython releases, there are hundreds of improvements and fixes. Such focus on refinement!
github.com/micropython/...
A *huge* update, particularly for the ROMFS feature, and the new Alif port. However, as with all MicroPython releases, there are hundreds of improvements and fixes. Such focus on refinement!
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Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with John Lennon’s Typewriter
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with John Lennon’s Typewriter
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with John Lennon’s Typewriter
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New episode! Special guest @andypiper.me joins @todbot.bsky.social and @paulcutler.org and they chat about a new home page for your browser with Glance, open source soundfonts, automatic filament detection for your 3D printer, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
Welcome Andy Piper
Andy Piper joins Tod and Paul and they discuss an open source laptop, 3D printing filament detection, synths, and more. Visit Andy’s homepage Check out TheBootloader.net for detailed show notes and transcript. Follow us on social media: Andy Piper on Mastodon or Bluesky Paul Cutler on Mastodon or Bluesky Tod Kurt on Mastodon or Bluesky 00:00 Intro 00:59 Glance app 5:33 Soundfonts, General MIDI, and a ROMpler 11:55 OpenSpool and SpoolEase 15:39 MNT Pocket Reform 21:55 DIYR Design Lamps and Speaker 25:20 Podcast Later 28:22 Wrap-up
www.circuitpythonshow.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New episode! Special guest @andypiper.me joins @todbot.bsky.social and @paulcutler.org and they chat about a new home page for your browser with Glance, open source soundfonts, automatic filament detection for your 3D printer, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
![Satirical Signal chat screenshot with the messages: "PH: Guys, we can't have a repeat of last time. The new comms hardware is in",[Image of childrens walkie talkies with spyX logo], "TG: eXm says these things are super s3cure.", "M: Opsec clean [broom emoji] [zipped mouth emoji] [fire emoji]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:463touruejpokvutnn5ikxb5/bafkreihk3fe5m2u2v3ocdpjukwbqin5lycywhxe6qvpavblopztqotauaa@jpeg)
April 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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