gallaugher
@gallaugher.bsky.social
Tech & Business professor @ Boston College. Teaches SwiftUI, iOS YouTube.com/profgallaugher, Physical Computing with CircuitPython, Electronics, robots, YouTube.com/@BuildWithProfG, advisor to collegiate entrepreneurs. Textbook https://gallaugher.com/book
Second Exam of the semester. Build two apps in 2.5 hrs. One with SwiftData the other with API access and JSON parsing. I’ll post copies with solutions as soon as I have the voice over added to the videos. Swifters be Swiftin’!
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Second Exam of the semester. Build two apps in 2.5 hrs. One with SwiftData the other with API access and JSON parsing. I’ll post copies with solutions as soon as I have the voice over added to the videos. Swifters be Swiftin’!
Ideas on why the Boston MBTA reader might not be reading my iPhone for tap to pay? The settings for wallet says it’s set up for transit pay but I’ve tried both with the phone locked (which used to work) and with the card up in Wallet and code entered. Both rejected. But physical cards work.
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Ideas on why the Boston MBTA reader might not be reading my iPhone for tap to pay? The settings for wallet says it’s set up for transit pay but I’ve tried both with the phone locked (which used to work) and with the card up in Wallet and code entered. Both rejected. But physical cards work.
The “overreach” depiction of academe that’s being pushed, including things like “citation justice” that I’ve never heard of in nearly 3 decades as faculty, is wildly distorted & chilling when it’s delivered in the cadence of a “thoughtful critic”. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
S2 - Episode 3: The Harvard Plan | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Trump administration is asking universities to sign an agreement in exchange for preferential access to federal funding. On this week’s On the Media, how the arrangement would rad...
www.wnycstudios.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The “overreach” depiction of academe that’s being pushed, including things like “citation justice” that I’ve never heard of in nearly 3 decades as faculty, is wildly distorted & chilling when it’s delivered in the cadence of a “thoughtful critic”. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Sad to see White Mountain go. Many years ago I bought some for a girl I liked. Today she’s my wife & we have three kids, one who also graduated BC. Get some of this magic confection before it’s gone on Dec. 1.
bcheights.com/225297/news/...
bcheights.com/225297/news/...
White Mountain Creamery To Close, New City Microcreamery To Take Its Place
After more than three decades as a family-run fixture on Comm. Ave, White Mountain Creamery—the go-to ice cream spot for generations of Boston College students—will close under its current ownership o...
bcheights.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Sad to see White Mountain go. Many years ago I bought some for a girl I liked. Today she’s my wife & we have three kids, one who also graduated BC. Get some of this magic confection before it’s gone on Dec. 1.
bcheights.com/225297/news/...
bcheights.com/225297/news/...
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If you are a #College student in the #Boston area come out to the Back Bay Fens for a student #Rally held by the @edufreedomproj.bsky.social.
Rally starts at 2 pm and will feature both speeches and music.
Rally starts at 2 pm and will feature both speeches and music.
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you are a #College student in the #Boston area come out to the Back Bay Fens for a student #Rally held by the @edufreedomproj.bsky.social.
Rally starts at 2 pm and will feature both speeches and music.
Rally starts at 2 pm and will feature both speeches and music.
A glimpse of Physical Computing Week 12 with 3D printed robot arms in CircuitPython driven by a Raspberry Pi Pico.
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
A glimpse of Physical Computing Week 12 with 3D printed robot arms in CircuitPython driven by a Raspberry Pi Pico.
AI & Banking Dirty Tricks: Bank of America Home Equity line listed a number in the letter. There was a phone tree that one couldn't escape that forced an "offer" of medic alert. The AI voice on the other end sounded human. They couldn't be interrupted. Same voice each time I called.
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
AI & Banking Dirty Tricks: Bank of America Home Equity line listed a number in the letter. There was a phone tree that one couldn't escape that forced an "offer" of medic alert. The AI voice on the other end sounded human. They couldn't be interrupted. Same voice each time I called.
My students @eshapatel.bsky.social & @jennywbe.bsky.social use break beam sensors for their #CircuitPython #NeoPixel Hop Scotch. Major prototype milestone complete. So proud of your work & can’t wait to see the final product!
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
My students @eshapatel.bsky.social & @jennywbe.bsky.social use break beam sensors for their #CircuitPython #NeoPixel Hop Scotch. Major prototype milestone complete. So proud of your work & can’t wait to see the final product!
Love when I can respond to YouTube comments like this. I apologized for not speaking Romanian but figured it was ok to use Russian given the name :)
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Love when I can respond to YouTube comments like this. I apologized for not speaking Romanian but figured it was ok to use Russian given the name :)
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In her latest book, BC Law Professor Ray Madoff explores how the U.S. tax structure, which was meant to serve as a counter to inequality, today does just the opposite.
https://on.bc.edu/TheSecondEstate
https://on.bc.edu/TheSecondEstate
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In her latest book, BC Law Professor Ray Madoff explores how the U.S. tax structure, which was meant to serve as a counter to inequality, today does just the opposite.
https://on.bc.edu/TheSecondEstate
https://on.bc.edu/TheSecondEstate
Tomorrow’s CircuitPython in-class build - Raspberry Pi Pico 3D printed robot arms. If it works, you can choose candy! Build lesson coming soon at YouTube.com/@BuildWithProfG
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Tomorrow’s CircuitPython in-class build - Raspberry Pi Pico 3D printed robot arms. If it works, you can choose candy! Build lesson coming soon at YouTube.com/@BuildWithProfG
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“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism
Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Every Halloween I hope that
my family will acquiesce to my dearest wish that we dress up as the Avengers and go eat at the local shawarma shop. And every year I am disappointed. Dad dreams deferred.
my family will acquiesce to my dearest wish that we dress up as the Avengers and go eat at the local shawarma shop. And every year I am disappointed. Dad dreams deferred.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Every Halloween I hope that
my family will acquiesce to my dearest wish that we dress up as the Avengers and go eat at the local shawarma shop. And every year I am disappointed. Dad dreams deferred.
my family will acquiesce to my dearest wish that we dress up as the Avengers and go eat at the local shawarma shop. And every year I am disappointed. Dad dreams deferred.
PixelBlaze audio meter (left) and concentric circle mapping (right). New fun stuff in Fulton 460.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
PixelBlaze audio meter (left) and concentric circle mapping (right). New fun stuff in Fulton 460.
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The CircuitPython Show: Sam Blenny
blog.adafruit.com/2025/10/30/t...
blog.adafruit.com/2025/10/30/t...
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The CircuitPython Show: Sam Blenny
blog.adafruit.com/2025/10/30/t...
blog.adafruit.com/2025/10/30/t...
GitHub repo for CircuitPython rubber band launcher. Cheap nylon servos jitter lots, but I cut off the servo by setting .angle to None in between detected movements. If you've got other ideas on improving, LMK. Still lots of jitter on tilt that holds heavier platform: github.com/gallaugher/j...
GitHub - gallaugher/joystick-pan-tilt-rubber-band-launcher: A Raspberry Pi Pico rubber band launcher using a 3D printed pan/tilt for my Physical Computing course
A Raspberry Pi Pico rubber band launcher using a 3D printed pan/tilt for my Physical Computing course - gallaugher/joystick-pan-tilt-rubber-band-launcher
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
GitHub repo for CircuitPython rubber band launcher. Cheap nylon servos jitter lots, but I cut off the servo by setting .angle to None in between detected movements. If you've got other ideas on improving, LMK. Still lots of jitter on tilt that holds heavier platform: github.com/gallaugher/j...
Watched the first two episodes of Pluribus on Apple TV last night. It was great & thought provoking. One of those shows that’ll be great chats with a partner after watching.
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Watched the first two episodes of Pluribus on Apple TV last night. It was great & thought provoking. One of those shows that’ll be great chats with a partner after watching.
#Caturday Contraption. Testing build for the RaspberryPi Pico CircuitPython rubber band launcher before I create a tutorial. Unclear if Admiral Grace is enjoying this or just humoring me. #CircuitPython #RaspberryPi #Pico
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
#Caturday Contraption. Testing build for the RaspberryPi Pico CircuitPython rubber band launcher before I create a tutorial. Unclear if Admiral Grace is enjoying this or just humoring me. #CircuitPython #RaspberryPi #Pico
All our cats have been rescues, but if YouTubers who train their cat to use the toilet could replicate this, they could sell those guys for at least 5 grand a pop. My current cats drag their business out of the “self-cleaning” cat box with the disdain of a cheese monger handed a jar of Velveeta.
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
All our cats have been rescues, but if YouTubers who train their cat to use the toilet could replicate this, they could sell those guys for at least 5 grand a pop. My current cats drag their business out of the “self-cleaning” cat box with the disdain of a cheese monger handed a jar of Velveeta.
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
Educators & Students - Apple's first announcement on the 2026 Swift Student Challenge went out today. The awards are numerous & generous for high-quality work. There are wonderful blog posts / videos online from past challenge winners that provide advice. Hack on! developer.apple.com/swift-studen...
Swift Student Challenge
Showcase your love of coding by submitting your app playground to the Swift Student Challenge.
developer.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Educators & Students - Apple's first announcement on the 2026 Swift Student Challenge went out today. The awards are numerous & generous for high-quality work. There are wonderful blog posts / videos online from past challenge winners that provide advice. Hack on! developer.apple.com/swift-studen...
PixelBlaze sensor boards with sound recognition plotting on the spectrum analyzer
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
PixelBlaze sensor boards with sound recognition plotting on the spectrum analyzer
Week 11 of Boston College Physical Computing. Students built joystick controlled rubber band launchers. 3 servos, a joystick, button, a 3D printed model & laser cut base. We learned about recognizing ways to improve user experience & code for improved control & positioning.
November 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Week 11 of Boston College Physical Computing. Students built joystick controlled rubber band launchers. 3 servos, a joystick, button, a 3D printed model & laser cut base. We learned about recognizing ways to improve user experience & code for improved control & positioning.
Wow. The @mbta outbound on the d-line is colossally bad. Stood outside driver door on the second carriage. Door didn’t open. Driver stopped and began to pull out. T YOU HAVE TO STOP the nonsense where drivers think no one is here so they don’t open doors & lately don’t even look. AWFUL EXPERIENCE!
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Wow. The @mbta outbound on the d-line is colossally bad. Stood outside driver door on the second carriage. Door didn’t open. Driver stopped and began to pull out. T YOU HAVE TO STOP the nonsense where drivers think no one is here so they don’t open doors & lately don’t even look. AWFUL EXPERIENCE!