kscottz
@kscottz.bsky.social
Engineer: mainly robots and computer vision stuff. Developer advocate for ROS at Open Robotics. Open Source Hardware Association board member. Lover of rats and plants.
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ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The 2026 Open Hardware Summit is coming.... to Berlin, Germany! On May 22nd and 23rd!! Still so much news to come here but we wanted to be sure you knew! For now you can enjoy the beautiful logo designed by @bleeptrack@vis.social and check out the site at 2026.oshwa.org
(livestream heard it first🤭)
(livestream heard it first🤭)
October 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The 2026 Open Hardware Summit is coming.... to Berlin, Germany! On May 22nd and 23rd!! Still so much news to come here but we wanted to be sure you knew! For now you can enjoy the beautiful logo designed by @bleeptrack@vis.social and check out the site at 2026.oshwa.org
(livestream heard it first🤭)
(livestream heard it first🤭)
Stink horn mushrooms are amazing.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Stink horn mushrooms are amazing.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Security Flaw Turns Unitree Robots Into Botnets
Security Flaw Turns Unitree Robots Into Botnets
Can your robot be hacked? A new vulnerability in Unitree robots could turn them into a botnet army. Are we taking robot security seriously enough?
spectrum.ieee.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Security Flaw Turns Unitree Robots Into Botnets
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It's almost October which means it's almost Open Hardware Month! Mark your calendars and get excited because there's going to be really amazing speakers and perhaps even some sloths during our 12hr membership livestream! How are you celebrating Open Hardware Month?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...
September 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It's almost October which means it's almost Open Hardware Month! Mark your calendars and get excited because there's going to be really amazing speakers and perhaps even some sloths during our 12hr membership livestream! How are you celebrating Open Hardware Month?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...
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Our Healthware Highlights series continues by looking at the work that Field Ready does to provide medical devices around the world. Read more here: oshwa.org/announcement...
September 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our Healthware Highlights series continues by looking at the work that Field Ready does to provide medical devices around the world. Read more here: oshwa.org/announcement...
Fun Bay Area nature fact: there is a species of cricket that only lives on the Farallon islands!
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
September 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Fun Bay Area nature fact: there is a species of cricket that only lives on the Farallon islands!
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
I picked up a civil defense geiger counter kit from the Alameda Antiques market for $100.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
September 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I picked up a civil defense geiger counter kit from the Alameda Antiques market for $100.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
If you are looking for a good watch this weekend, this documentary about two kids who pack up their parent's minivan and do a "big year" of birding is top notch.
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
youtu.be
September 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If you are looking for a good watch this weekend, this documentary about two kids who pack up their parent's minivan and do a "big year" of birding is top notch.
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
I came into this article with low opinions on surrogacy and venture capitalists and this article supports those opinions.
Anyway, this story is tragic and WILD.
Anyway, this story is tragic and WILD.
Surrogate pregnancies are increasingly popular in tech circles, and the practice is expected to explode globally in the coming decade. It’s also shockingly unregulated. This is a story about what happens when it goes horribly wrong.
The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?
When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.
www.wired.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I came into this article with low opinions on surrogacy and venture capitalists and this article supports those opinions.
Anyway, this story is tragic and WILD.
Anyway, this story is tragic and WILD.
Just pulled a PSA grade 9 10mm Craftsman socket wrench.
September 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Just pulled a PSA grade 9 10mm Craftsman socket wrench.
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Our fourth Open Healthware Session took place in Boulder, Colorado and gathered folks from across the community to discuss business practices, community building, funding, risk and source. Read all about the takeaways right here: oshwa.org/announcement...
September 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our fourth Open Healthware Session took place in Boulder, Colorado and gathered folks from across the community to discuss business practices, community building, funding, risk and source. Read all about the takeaways right here: oshwa.org/announcement...
Trail magic: Bobcat edition.
September 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Trail magic: Bobcat edition.
Can confirm.
Everyone is spamming job postings and despite what everyone claims AI review tools don't work.
We're back to square one: referrals and pressing the flesh.
Everyone is spamming job postings and despite what everyone claims AI review tools don't work.
We're back to square one: referrals and pressing the flesh.
I posted a position on my team yesterday and it already has over a thousand applications. I can’t even list them in workday without keyword filtering out 80% of them.
The job market is fucked right now and the recruiting process is fucked right along with it.
The job market is fucked right now and the recruiting process is fucked right along with it.
August 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Can confirm.
Everyone is spamming job postings and despite what everyone claims AI review tools don't work.
We're back to square one: referrals and pressing the flesh.
Everyone is spamming job postings and despite what everyone claims AI review tools don't work.
We're back to square one: referrals and pressing the flesh.
Square, the people who make the iPad cash registers, is now advertising "dynamic pricing" using AI.
This feels like enshittification at scale.
Overpriced coffee at 7am: $6
Overpriced coffee at 8am: $7
Overpriced coffee at 9am: $8
Capitalist innovation!
squareup.com/us/en/the-bo...
This feels like enshittification at scale.
Overpriced coffee at 7am: $6
Overpriced coffee at 8am: $7
Overpriced coffee at 9am: $8
Capitalist innovation!
squareup.com/us/en/the-bo...
Dynamic and Smart Pricing Strategies for Your Retail Business | Square
Dynamic pricing offers the flexibility to capture maximum value during peak periods, efficiently manage inventory, and respond to changing consumer behavior.
squareup.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Square, the people who make the iPad cash registers, is now advertising "dynamic pricing" using AI.
This feels like enshittification at scale.
Overpriced coffee at 7am: $6
Overpriced coffee at 8am: $7
Overpriced coffee at 9am: $8
Capitalist innovation!
squareup.com/us/en/the-bo...
This feels like enshittification at scale.
Overpriced coffee at 7am: $6
Overpriced coffee at 8am: $7
Overpriced coffee at 9am: $8
Capitalist innovation!
squareup.com/us/en/the-bo...
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trust but verify
alternate title: I Found Out Recently That I Am Bad At Corporate Politics
alternate title: I Found Out Recently That I Am Bad At Corporate Politics
August 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
trust but verify
alternate title: I Found Out Recently That I Am Bad At Corporate Politics
alternate title: I Found Out Recently That I Am Bad At Corporate Politics
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FreeVPN.One, a Chrome extension with over 100,000 installs and a verified badge on the Chrome Web Store, is exposed by researchers for taking screenshots of users’ screens and exfiltrating them to remote servers. cyberinsider.com/chrome-vpn-e...
Chrome VPN Extension With 100k Installs Screenshots All Sites Users Visit
FreeVPN.One, a verified Chrome extension with over 100k installs on the Chrome Web Store, is taking screenshots of sites users visit.
cyberinsider.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
FreeVPN.One, a Chrome extension with over 100,000 installs and a verified badge on the Chrome Web Store, is exposed by researchers for taking screenshots of users’ screens and exfiltrating them to remote servers. cyberinsider.com/chrome-vpn-e...
We are Roko's Basilisk, or at least we are the ones torturing people in simulation for the rest of eternity.
Making simulations of dead people without their consent should be taboo if not outright banned.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Making simulations of dead people without their consent should be taboo if not outright banned.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
www.theatlantic.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We are Roko's Basilisk, or at least we are the ones torturing people in simulation for the rest of eternity.
Making simulations of dead people without their consent should be taboo if not outright banned.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Making simulations of dead people without their consent should be taboo if not outright banned.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
A friend wss asked to do a Go LeetCode test despite telling the recruiter that they've never worked with Go.
Another startup asked a friend to do a god damn IQ test.
These startups have gone absolutely mental with their hiring practices and people need to start pushing back.
Another startup asked a friend to do a god damn IQ test.
These startups have gone absolutely mental with their hiring practices and people need to start pushing back.
August 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
A friend wss asked to do a Go LeetCode test despite telling the recruiter that they've never worked with Go.
Another startup asked a friend to do a god damn IQ test.
These startups have gone absolutely mental with their hiring practices and people need to start pushing back.
Another startup asked a friend to do a god damn IQ test.
These startups have gone absolutely mental with their hiring practices and people need to start pushing back.
Coup? Revolution? Rebellion?
In this economy?
No thanks, I've gotta work. I've got a mortgage to pay and mouths to feed.
In this economy?
No thanks, I've gotta work. I've got a mortgage to pay and mouths to feed.
August 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Coup? Revolution? Rebellion?
In this economy?
No thanks, I've gotta work. I've got a mortgage to pay and mouths to feed.
In this economy?
No thanks, I've gotta work. I've got a mortgage to pay and mouths to feed.
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The Open Source Hardware Association is launching a new Open Hardware Creators in Academia program for undergraduate and graduate students: The Student Open Hardware Fellowship.
Want to nominate or self-nominate to participate in the Student Open Hardware Fellowship?
forms.gle/aq9YCZS8gzUL...
Want to nominate or self-nominate to participate in the Student Open Hardware Fellowship?
forms.gle/aq9YCZS8gzUL...
OHCA Student Fellowship 2025 Application
The Student Fellowship is a program geared towards undergrad and graduate students who are looking for ways to expand open source hardware in their work. This Fellowship will provide mentorship opport...
forms.gle
August 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Open Source Hardware Association is launching a new Open Hardware Creators in Academia program for undergraduate and graduate students: The Student Open Hardware Fellowship.
Want to nominate or self-nominate to participate in the Student Open Hardware Fellowship?
forms.gle/aq9YCZS8gzUL...
Want to nominate or self-nominate to participate in the Student Open Hardware Fellowship?
forms.gle/aq9YCZS8gzUL...
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Whining about crime is super effective for right wing politicians because there's never going to be zero crime, so it's a good way to constantly sell total bullshit to the two dumbest groups of people in the world: republican voters and the entire media
August 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Whining about crime is super effective for right wing politicians because there's never going to be zero crime, so it's a good way to constantly sell total bullshit to the two dumbest groups of people in the world: republican voters and the entire media