everyday, same question.

My latest blog post: Contributing to the CircuitPython Community Bundle mikecoats.com/contributing... I've been working with the AT42QT2120 touch sensor, and wanted to write a @circuitpython.org driver and publish it for others to use. #circuitPython #embedded #openSource #python

I'm writing about self-hosting and got wondering why ports <1024 are privileged on Linux, and require you to be root to bind to them. Found this explanation and couldn't help but laugh. I'd always thought it was a bit of a hack. utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/b...

the youtube vs yt-dlp arms race is hilarious, because of how lopsided it is. on the one hand, you've got a company with the GDP of Denmark who has about a manhattan-project's worth of developers they can assign to this. but on the other end, you've got every bored or annoyed javascript hacker.

If you've ever wanted to learn analog electronics for synths, check out Moritz Klein's videos. Each one is a masterclass. The latest for a two-button-all-analog-no-code drum-machine is great. And the result is very expressive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HK...

Want easy capsense touchpad buttons? Just a PCB & 4 resistors. Coming soon to my Tindie store! If you want to make your own, files are here: github.com/todbot/touch... This demo in CircuitPython but also works in Arduino w/ my TouchyTouch lib #circuitpython #capsense #captouch #raspberrypipico

I wrote a brief history of the making of the CPZ Machine. #Zork #ZMachine @circuitpython.org @adafruit.com #fruitjam. danthegeek.com/2025/09/29/c...

“Caturday!? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within this backyard?” #caturday

#CrossCompiling LVGL-9.1 with #MicroPython-1.24.1 for the #RP2040 (#RaspberryPiPico)

Lots of updates and fixes recently for the CPZ Machine, the #ZMachine emulator for #CircuitPython and the @adafruit.com #FruitJam. Latest version is 1.0.5. If you have had trouble running it, download the latest version here: github.com/ZContent/CPZ...

I was also doing USB HID with V-USB (then called AVR-USB) back in 2006! And I used it on the original blink(1) in 2012. And I'm still doing USB HID stuff (tho now with chips that have USB h/w)

After cleaning out his electronic workbench, Ray Burne found a drawer full of 13-year-old V-USB devices and decided to give one a try after all this time: hackaday.io/project/2041...

The CircuitPython Show will return this Monday with guest John Fletcher. John shares how he ported CircuitPython to web assembly to run CircuitPython in the browser. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.

This is a real movie.

Finishing up the first ever electronic badge for our Sketching In Hardware conference (the 18th!) They just need battery holders soldered & programming. A simple but fun design. Designed w/ @leeborg.bsky.social #badgelife #attiny #avr #sketching2025 #sketchinginhardware

peak entertainment honestly

Never ask a man his age, a woman her salary, or GPT-5 whether a seahorse emoji exists

On a separate note, their web-based KiCad file viewer looks really cool, you can see the schematics, pcb file, 3d view, and BOM, all in one. Example: www.kicadprojects.com/d-1285554638753366016

🤡

the US if Tylenol actually caused autism

Clouds are looking particularly cool this morning in SoCal. Good morning!

Woohoo I just paid $4326 in tariffs on a $14k product shipment. That won't affect our margin at all 🤬🤬🤬

Lots of people out there are not going to be comfortable deleting Disney+ because they have kids or whatever. I know a bunch of people are going to say they should do it anyway, but it won’t be all or nothing for many people, so here are some options:

I just published the first release of my @circuitpython.org Z Machine emulator for the @adafruit.com Fruit Jam. It can run #Zork and other version 3 #zmachine games. Works with Fruit Jam OS too. Download the release here: github.com/ZContent/CPZ...

Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years. Speaks for itself.

The urge to sing ‘the lion sleeps tonight’ is never more than a whim away (from the top comment on www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlB... )

Happy 30th birthday to this gang

The iMac G3 from 2001 is my favourite-looking computer of all time, but it's completely unusable these days because of its age. So I tore out its insides (leaving the CRT screen intact of course) and replaced them with a brand new Mac Mini M4.

My husband and I collaborated on a very silly ESP-NOW project. youtu.be/oRds8vqkyVU

Booping #Caturday

oh this made me cry

I think all SMD component adverts need to go this hard

This is so cool. Is it still DAWless if I have a brace of iPads connected via MIDI to my Deluge?

The 555 as You’ve Never Seen It: In Textile!

Have you ever wanted to create ultra-awesome LED light displays? PixelBlaze is for you! My students will be working with these boards this semester, and I've created a no-solder, no-coding newbie-friendly guide here: youtu.be/gZlH9jZ40dQ Hack on & lemme know what you think! More to come.

I guess I actually was pretty mad about that stupid golden paperweight www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/h...

#OTD 50 years ago, NASA launched the Viking 2 mission to Mars. They’re still humanity’s only direct search for extraterrestrial life. An atmospheric scientist looks at how the findings are still being debated: buff.ly/XGLGh45

I DON' WANNA BE FAT LIKE BOO BOO I TRYNA EXERCISE WHAASSUP #dogs #humor

oh man I loved Xevious as a kid, but it was so hard!

Spectacular lecture by @micahflee.com at DEFCON this year on Signalgate. Way beyond the initial 'we are clean on OPSEC' scandal, it continually doubles and triples down on incompetence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFYy...

That bit of the full moon that's dark? That is the shadow of the Earth. Look how round it is.

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

“As of Thurs. afternoon, neither Walgreens nor CVS were allowing adults in CA under age 65 to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments unless they attested to having an underlying medical condition — such as asthma, diabetes or high blood pressure.” All I had to do was say yes & that was it. So say yes.

Woohoo just got my Covid vaccine at CVS in Pasadena! A little bit of anxiety weight has lifted

OH: if vaccines caused autism, we’d have way more trains in the United States

NEW JWST IMAGE AND IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURE I’VE EVER SEEN OH MY GOD THE UNIVERSE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

CSed teachers & anyone wanting to learn Maker Electronics, your chance to follow along for a Semester of CircuitPython is now in sesh. You can find dozens of notes & challenge slides in the open Google Drive at gallaugher.com and all the high quality video lessons at bit.ly/circuitpytho....