#maker at heart, I love #3dprinting and tinkering with #electronics #raspberrypi and #circuitpython. British expat living in The Netherlands. Dad of three boys. #neurodiverse
Card carrying member of the Satanic Temple (and no... it's not what you think, go look it up).
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Last Notes npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Only a couple of weeks until vacation time. I honestly can’t wait to just get away from everything and break the routine for a while. This last few months has felt like Groundhog Day. Same battles with the kids over stupid basic things every single day and feeling like a failure of a parent. Same commute to and from school, same days of sitting at my desk fighting my lack of focus and feeling completely inadequate. I welcome any change at this point. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ This pretty much sums up my feeling on the matter too. https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c9ee9ed8dg7o npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ New office upgrade complete. The RGBs are completely unnecessary but they do look freaking awesome! Powered by #wled and a #quinled #diguno https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/665/821/185/969/556/original/05b23c85ef6bbca7.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ The episode in which I mostly talk to myself in a public forum but still manage to find the solution to my problem and then actually bother to share it in case anyone else ever needs it in the future: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/having-trouble-with-vl53l0x-time-of-flight-distance-sensor/741866/4 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ eugh I think we've hit the "commercial bullshit" tipping point in the #3dprinting world. FREE FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY! (screenshot from the homepage of Thangs.com) https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/638/234/917/392/406/original/f0eaa8a7d8014e7a.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Oh and in case you wondered why we don't just take their hardware away. We have done that in the past but that then also limits their access to valuable educational tools that they can genuinely benefit from, and downtime with games they enjoy. But honestly, it's starting to feel like digital-luddit-ism is becoming the only way to protect them from themselves. 🧵 (4) npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Now I have had to install a network wide service to block it at the network level... which will work until they figure out how to change their DNS. Like seriously... I'm not a cyber security expert but I'm having to role-play one just to keep my kids off YouTube! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Next they started using the TV and Apple TV apps, so we uninstalled them. After that, they figured out how to get to YouTube on their Nintendos, so we had to install parental controls there. More recently my kid realised that Shapr3d loads tutorial videos on YouTube directly and was able to use that as an entry vector to get to the stuff he wanted to see. 🧵 (2) npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Trying to raise kids in a tech-positive way practically requires you to be a full-time sysadmin and IT Support team. We like them to have access to tech, but given how totally addictive everything tries to be it makes sense to somewhat control how much access they get. Initially we were pretty open but we noticed our kids getting addicted to YouTube shorts so we used ScreenTime to limit access, then they started using the browser, so we limited access to that as well 🧵 (1) npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1mcn…ya7s I'm contemplating a mackintosh but given the amount of effort that requires, I may as well just use Linux :D npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I might be wrong but I think I have too many projects going on at the same time. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Currently in the process of ordering parts for a #pcbuild for my kids birthday (he really wants to build his own gaming PC and I’m not going to discourage him from taking an interest in computers!). Gotta admit, even though I’m a Mac guy I’m *really* tempted to make the jump once my MacbookPro dies. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub16xf…zxfv I bought these for my oldest kid. He’s 13 and tanked them without issue. He literally has no sense of taste though as far as I can tell. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1lrj…vpqe ha ha, sounds about right! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Does anyone notice how builders/contractors/plumbers/electricians and the like are super responsive when you come to them with new paid work opportunities, but when you find problems with their work or need minor changes they are suddenly impossible to reach? npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ #HomeAssistant dynamic scenes in automations are the fucking shit. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub12ah…tf62 I’ve been playing with it but noticed that my 3d printer seems to be triggering the mmWave sensor even when I’m not in the room. 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ New Toy! #homeassistant https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/608/764/744/056/458/original/5f186091f037334a.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ When you are measuring screws do you include the head? (i.e. is an M3x8 screw 8mm including the head or just the threaded part?) npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1u5l…8d8e the whole area is named after aviation stuff… there’s pilot street, airport street, aeroplane street, and “Anthony Fokker street”. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Only took two hours but the Mk4 is up and running again! I need to buy the quick connect adapter next time I put in an order at Prusa, it's a right royal pain in the arse disconnecting everything from the PSU so I can work on the Printer. Seems the filament getting tangled had managed to bind up the y-belt so much that it pulled itself out of the clippy thing under the bed. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub18sa…dvtt that was exactly the face I made when I saw it :) npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1eua…jcsu could be! I also had a second “IPP” interface appear! Zero config required for both! https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/559/445/783/146/902/original/4887de011c0c3796.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ It’s sooo tiny! #EspHome #homeassistant #m5stack https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/559/330/753/492/836/original/80c0ab6785f6ab0a.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Omg… I just bought a new Brother Laser Printer. Opened HomeAssistant and it was automatically detected with sensors letting me know how much toner is left in each cartridge and more! https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/559/325/291/301/831/original/51a0ac7feb53f1ca.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1298…z2ea you suspect sabotage? 🫨 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Eugh, overnight print failure… spaghetti got trapped around the Y-belt and has messed up the tension. FML. #3dprinting #fail https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/556/959/034/676/574/original/8e8d314ad5ce3142.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I’m going to make it my mission to get to #emfcamp next year! It’ll require international travel with camping equipment and nerdy toys but I’m sure a year is long enough to plan ahead. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I just watched Asteroid City. I’m not sure what I was expecting. I don’t get Wes Anderson movies. Maybe I’m too simple or something. It was pretty though. I was very surprised to I see Jarvis Cocker of all people pop up in the end credits! https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/526/577/967/362/993/original/d27c5735695b1973.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub152z…uzx8 I have friends who have tried similar programs in other countries and speak positively about the experiences. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub152z…uzx8 did they explicitly say military service? There are quite a few countries where national service can also include things like elder care, administration and other things. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1zga…dh9d this is the way! I’m hoping these will just be temporary. I’ve ordered some metal ones but they are going to take about ten days to arrive on the slow boat from China. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Designed and #3dprinting some aquarium hose couplers because I refuse to pay €20 for a little chunk of plastic. There is no way this can go wrong right? Right? 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub13wy…jjak I love Farscape but I think it’s ok that it looks dated… it is almost 25 years old 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Guess which idiot just stretched and accidently punched the reset button on his 3d-printer mid-print? (I need a cover for that button to prevent further stupidity!) npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1drc…00u7 “how to get paid doing things I’m good at”. That sounds like a dream! I’ve only currently figured out how to get paid doing things I’m NOT good at! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1ap3…lrcm it completely blocks the OS (when configured properly) but has secret gestures and a pin to escape kiosk mode! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1ap3…lrcm just using Fully Kiosk Browser. It’s not the most intuitive software but does the job as far as I can tell! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Bought a Samsung Galaxy Tablet thing to use as a dashboard for #HomeAssistant. As an Apple user the first boot experience was shockingly bad... two options and then it needed to reboot followed by 5 minutes of spinning loader thingy. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1lrj…vpqe is that KAT Super User? npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ coming up on four hours and the battery indicator has dropped from four to three. If that means this thing can run for sixteen hours-ish with a 3b+ I might consider upgrading it to a Pi4 to give it some more juice! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ My cyberdeck is now running off 4 18650 batteries. This is the first time it has been off the mains. Super exciting! I wonder how long it’ll last? Next up I’m going to need to re-jig the internals to make room for the batteries (and I really gotta figure out a super short HDMI cable!) https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/455/657/958/736/320/original/343b866f88670f7c.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/455/661/044/364/535/original/89db239aaebf4be2.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I swear to god 50% of this cyberdeck project has been making custom cables just so everything can fit in the very small space of the case I'm working with! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1gpl…fywp its honestly looking like the cheaper and easier solution 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I currently have a two bay NAS that’s running low on space. I can’t decide whether to buy a four bay NAS and move everything over or get a second two bay NAS and just move my media library across. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I love #Eurovision but I always find this last bit to be such a freaking slog. I wish they would start an hour sooner so we’re not sitting here struggling to stay awake for the results. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Eughhhhhh wife decided to clean the meter cupboard today and arbitrarily unplugged a bunch of stuff including the router and my NAS. Now there’s a bunch of devices I can’t reach anymore and will probably need to factory reset. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub14q4…wrgv no battery for now. Space is a bit of an issue for us (no garage or anything like that). Might look into it in the future! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ #Solar installation day! Yay! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1mcn…ya7s ooooooh don’t tempt me! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub16xf…zxfv well best part with this is that if it breaks I can just print a new one 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Needed a knockbox for my new espresso machine so I designed and #3dprinted one from scratch. Used a mixture of densely printed PETG and TPU. Will be interesting to see if it holds up to long term use! #maker #3dprint #3dprinting #coffee https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/389/191/780/948/038/original/cd7d475fd826eedf.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub15l7…aang well I found it in your Discord 😂 Here’s the model for anyone else that might want it: https://thangs.com/designer/dandelione88/3d-model/Baby%20Yoda%20-%20Grogu-1049829?image=1048689 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub15l7…aang ha ha. I think you might know 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I think this may win the award for the cutest thing I’ve ever 3d printed! (Can’t wait to paint him!). I really want to print a massive one and put him on a boulder in my garden. #3dprinting #3dprinted #grogu #BabyYoda #starwars #Polymaker #scifi #mandalorian #themandalorian https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/316/552/980/951/633/original/0e1dbcc08d451d6a.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1s4q…8xtm we used to have one. They just kept finding the keys! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Does anyone know where I could buy recycled sailcloth material in small quantities ideally in mainland Europe? My google-fu is failing me thanks to the million fashion brands selling bags and wallets. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1sz6…4p69 I didn’t ever see. It was a magic black box that the insurance company installed npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Went for a run this morning. First time getting back out there since Covid fucked my lungs and made me asthmatic. Frustrating that I used to be able to run marathons but now I’m back to the days of “couch to 5k” but here we go again! https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/240/155/794/291/676/original/885159593e7ab907.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I wish #prusa would roll the multi-bed functionality that’s in Orcaslicer and Bambuslicer back into their own slicer. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Just ordered a Pi5 8GB to run my #homeassistant install. It’s probably overkill but I’m soooooo fed up of #esphome devices failing to compile on my Pi3 and just figured I may as well go the whole hog. Also now I might be able to also run some addons! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I recently interviewed for a role at my company. Unfortunately I was unsuccessful but the written feedback I received from one of the interviewers was very clearly written by AI (to the point where several online checkers agree that it was written by machine). I can’t decide whether I should flag this with someone internally or if I will just come across as a whiney sore loser. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1fxc…zp7g finally I’m cool!!! 😎 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Why the ever living fuck can I not find a plain black hoodie for sale, like anywhere IRL? npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub12y4…hknc @npub1e7m…7x48 sleep well! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ My kid has just uploaded an extended video of him playing his #3dPrinted #Prusacaster guitar over on YouTube - if you have a sec, he would love it if you could take a second to give him a like! Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnzKX9hs3V8 #3dprinting #3dprint #electricguitar #maker #guitar #prusa #polymaker npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub19rs…rf2c I think a Uke might be next on my list! I've always wanted to make some instruments but was held back by my tiny printer :) npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Finished building the PrusaCaster! My kid loves it! The PCB’s for the lights should arrive in the next few days and then we can start the really fun part! (Sound is direct from my phone and we haven’t yet sussed out the intonation and stuff!) #prusa #prusacaster #3dprinting #3dprinted #guitar #music #maker #electricguitar #electronics https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/099/915/056/141/399/original/5936a87aab508062.mp4 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Very weird… the Mini won’t switch on. I think it may be having some performance anxiety in the presence of the Mk4! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Slightly terrified… just started a 38 hour print. I’ve been driving a Prusa Mini for the past two years but never printed anything this big! The Mk4 handled a 16 hour print without issue so I’m pretty confident it’s gonna be ok. It’ll finish at 7am on Saturday so the hairiest part of the print is going to happen while I’m sleeping! https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/055/590/751/333/026/original/fc8b6850bdc6da96.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ that feeling when your boss sends you a message "have you got five minutes for a quick chat" at the end of the day. :O npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1jpr…ll42 @npub1e7m…7x48 at least you know what Soylent Green is made of! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I think when my Mk4 is delivered and built I’m going to 3d print a Prusacaster and hack some sound reactive LEDs into it. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ My 3d printed robot shelf is getting out of control! I have lots of fun things to paint in the coming weeks though! #3dprinting #3dprinted #robot #droid #doctorwho #dalek #starwars #bd1 #k9 #reddwarf #irongiant https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/902/825/516/331/312/original/54609daa3340b934.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1ztj…y95e @npub1e7m…7x48 its finding the decent camera that becomes the problem. Modern phone cameras are so much more than just the camera due to all the “AI” magic that happens behind the scenes. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub178h…hyhr the day? Take a week! That’s a huge achievement! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub15nn…sdr0 can we please have a super easy way to create ad-hoc wifi networks on our Pi's? Every tutorial I find seems to require copying and pasting a million different commands (and they're all very different). npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Tonight I spent some time weathering my baby astromech. I think I over did it on the dome a bit so I might need to bring back the orange parts a bit. Tomorrow I’ll be putting all the #electronics back inside and finishing up the last bits of code to get the mouth to flash in time to the audio (which sounds easy but the head is running a separate microcontroller to the body!) #starwars #scifi #3dprinting #astromech #droid #robot #raspberrypi #maker https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/779/441/202/246/699/original/c42957248cc6adba.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/779/441/491/061/928/original/dab85905b8207e07.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1fxc…zp7g mocha pot? Aero press? npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ And so it begins… #gridfinity https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/704/038/043/515/672/original/c773f3f33ceda5e5.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1rvz…9fsz I think at the bare minimum you need to replace the extruder from what I hear as the single gear extruder in the mini will allow for the filament to escape. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Anyone got the #e3d Revo Roto working on the #Prusa Mini yet? #3dprinting #prusamini npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1ztj…y95e wow! At least they were mostly for charity 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ I love it when I'm 3d printing something hollow/cylinder shaped and the printer starts whistling from the cooling fan blowing across the opening :D npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ First time back on stage since 2019! I forgot how stressful public speaking is! #presentation #publicspeaking https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/494/801/921/764/587/original/da9f55012d3847f3.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1tg6…k9g2 I got a delivery of this stuff this week too! It’ll have to wait for my attention though because I’m working on another project that is stretching my mental capacity somewhat. I knew you would be all over this though! 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub18gv…t7ha web design is dead, send em to SquareSpace 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub16rm…q6d0 you’re absolutely right but to be fair microplastics are in everything these days 😂 npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Happy birthday to me! My wife must know me well because she got me two boxes of my favourite @npub1xgx…s462 Polyterra PLA! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ fucks sake, I got superglue on the one finger i have registered with TouchID and now I'm going to have to type my password for a few days. npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1mcn…ya7s @npub15zw…6rec I hope one day these become the standard! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1u5l…8d8e well we don’t often have to contend with tractors but we do get frequent visits from waste collection vans who insist on parking in the bike lane npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ Today was a bittersweet moment. I transferred the last of my domains from the company that I've been with for over 20 years. I worked there when it was a 12 person startup and stayed for 10 years before opportunity came knocking. Today the company is a shell of what it used to be (post acquisition and resale) and I just can't bring myself to keep paying their extortionate renewal fees. :( npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1n3m…sg3v oooooh, is it that simple? :O npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ #electronics folks. I need your help. I have this remote control that I want to bring into my home automation but typical means to clone are failing due to it using "rolling encryption" on its signals. Now I could obviously wire up some servos to push the buttons for me but that feels sort of crappy. So is it possible to somehow trigger a tactile switch without physically pushing it using a microcontroller? #homeassistant #homeautomation #maker npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ If you’re into #3dprinting and haven’t watched this latest video from #MakersMuse you are seriously missing out. Using Rectilinear Grid supports is an absolute game changer. They come away from the print beautifully, leave less scaring and are more sturdy. This should really be the default support type in most cases. https://youtu.be/kSV2JeXQgm4?si=kiEZ0L3rJLdLUARA npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1gfk…uhvn absolutely. So many things I wanted to make were out of reach because I didn’t have a proper workshop. Now with my little 3d printer I can make all sorts of awesome stuff! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1jpr…ll42 ha ha. Sorry! I will do literally *anything* to avoid support material! npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ This is fine. #3dprinting https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/312/638/565/475/764/original/d068703d54693fb6.png npub1jntj743as753g8j7qp555n5esg2p0az4m0rlzcqfu4t96l9r70fs7clvzy Andy Warburton ❌❌❌ @npub1yx5…f4zx @npub15nn…sdr0 I’m actually considering just using the “mousekeys” feature in KMK to move the mouse with the keyboard 😂