V2 of the homemade trading cards. I put a coat of this gloss gel on the card which gave it a much better finish and feel than laminating did. Thoughts?

#maker #tradingcard #DIY

I had this idea for making custom/personalized trading cards. This is my first attempt at a proof of concept. I printed on some thick, 110 lb paper and laminated a front and back together. I also put a NFC sticker in the middle so you can hold the card up to your phone and it will open a link
#TCG

The digital etch-a-sketch is finished! This was such a fun little project. Would love to make a v2 with several improvements… Now I just need a 3D-printer 👀

#electronics #arduino #maker #buildinpublic

Some very janky soldering, but the digital etch-a-sketch is coming together! Follow to see the finished product!

#arduino #electronics #make #buildinpublic

I’ve had this idea for awhile of making a digital etch-a-sketch. Starting to put it together now with my arduino knowledge.

#arduino #draw #electronics #buildinpublic #programming

A little practice with servos… I’ve finished the intro to arduino book!

#arduino #electronics #programming

best unicode character is "ꙮ" without a doubt. used one time in a single 15th century manuscript to emphasise "many-eyed seraphim" and unicode thought it was really important that we can type that whenever we want

Learned how to map analog inputs to digital outputs with PWM pins. Made a theremin thingy with a photoresistor and a buzzer 😀

#arduino #electronics #buildinpublic #hardware

Been making some slow, but good progress through my beginner electronics book. Made this fun little diddie.

#electronics #arduino #buildinpublic

BLINK 

#electronics #arduino

I would really like to get into some more hardware projects, so my plan is to start with this beginners book on the Arduino. It’s very beginner friendly, but I think it’ll be good to nail down some fundamentals. Fun to get out of software land for a bit⚡️

#electronics #arduino #book #buildinpublic

What are your favorite/most impactful programming books you’ve ever read?

#programming

New feature alert! 🚨
I’ve added the ability to filter blog posts by tag. Check it out at wilsonstaley.dev! I think I’m almost done adding new features to the new blog for now. Are there any new features you want to see?

#webdev #buildinpublic #nextjs #coding #software #programming

The code block syntax highlighting on the blog was a bit janky on mobile. So I went back and refactored it using rehype-highlight. I think it’s looking good now!

#webdev #css #nextjs #buildinpublic

Made some good progress on the blog today! Check it out: wilsonstaley.dev

Here’s a list of things I added/updated:
- Updated metadata
- Updated favicon
- Added footer
- Tweaked styles
- Added syntax-highlighted mdx code blocks

#webdev #nextjs #buildinpublic #code

Added an about page to the blog:

wilsonstaley.dev

Used ChatGPT to create the transparent png of myself. What should I add next to the site? Or what needs improving?

#webdev #nextjs #chatgpt #buildinpublic

Setting up my blog: wilsonstaley.dev

Initial thoughts? What do you think should be added or improved?

#webdev #nextjs #buildinpublic