I feel like I literally leveled up my python skills during this project. I was so tempted to just write v2 in C, after v1s memory issues. glad I stuck to micropython. It has been a blast.

I think I’ll call it PicoPlane. A Micropython/Python controller and flight computer

IMO, You should ALWAYS write async code for microcontrollers. Not a fan of interrupts. Async is the way to go , except for strict timing applications. I try to use hardware to service interrupts whenever possible. There’s even a sick Async API in the C SDK. I just can’t help myself. This is the way

Hmm, async/await has been very elegant in MicroPython on microcontrollers - simple to write, easy to reason with. Threads, in any form, are not particularly well supported in that domain. I concede that embedded Python is a small niche 😜

A pin configurator and pinout diagram for the Raspberry Pi RP2350B and RP2350A chips: rp2350b.pinout.xyz rp2350a.pinout.xyz

and I thought I had a problem

Too much "we're cooked" & not enough "we're not gonna take this shit"

Building a controller, flight computer and ground station from scratch in python has been quite the project. I remember trying out the micropython driver for the ili9351 and run out of memory clearing the screen😂. This has a fun journey in optimization and memory management in python for real time

I wholeheartedly disagree with this take. I think python has the best implementation of async await of all the languages out there. Async *can* make it hard to reason about control flow once a task is created but it doesn’t have to . I’ve got async + threads all playing nicely with tkinkers loop

Streaming orientation data from micropython to python on the desktop running good old tkinter .

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Crazy how twitter has a bunch of engineers on standby, ready to dial up the Nazi meter on command. Linda Yaccarino went to work for 2 years, watching nazi engineers fiddle with the knobs. I don't believe she left because they turned the Mechahitler knob a tad too high, its always been there.

Would put 10% odds on Musk naming Grok CEO of x

Why did I add so many inputs. Love how smooth and responsive they are. Not bad micropython, not bad

I spent too much time working on this toggle animation that only lasts a few ms so I thought I’d post about it. It’s hard to pick one color. It’s Probably time for me to invest in a decent tripod. #micropython

“So-and-so must resign” starting to feel like “Godzilla should stop it”.

🧵Fact: Side tracks are always more fun than the main track. A "quick refactor" of my frame buffer turned into, I could probably add this feature since Im here, turned into a weekend of juggling bytes in Micropython on the Pico 2. The animations are decompressed and rendered entirely by DMA!

I guess the PIO+DMA on the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is pretty much Turing complete. Im addicted to async, and love getting stuff off the processor anytime I can. You can generate carefully crafted bytes by shuffling bits around, all without the CPU. The "Knight Rider" pattern in micropython.

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It's true and we should say it. Describe good virtues as American. Call bad things Un-American. Not reinforcing it is how we let them get redefined.

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“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.” — Karl Marx

"Under fire" The only thing under fire are those wheels bro.

OK, gonna throw this spicy bomb out there. If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it. Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.

Imagine if people like @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social led the Tesla protest. Kyle use the power the people have given you to push, don’t end up like the Bernie’s presidential run. You have the mandate NOW. Just do what Elon does, boost teslas on fire etc.

While I’m all for this. I’ve realized it’s a lot harder to really affect Bezos, thanks to AWS. I’m looking to move my servers and storage of AWS but the govt still gonna give em your tax $$. But maybe if enough people switch, it might make a dent in the long run. You need to add AWS to the list !

These new bait cars looking real tempting. Nice try twelve

Must be #Valentines day 🥹 #micropython #embededdev #prototyping

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All gas ! #superbowl #blacksky

I don't know why these boomers like @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social think calling them "hackers" is a scary/bad thing. Yelling "These teenagers hacked the nuclear codes" sounds like the coolest shit ever. Ppl who do this are celebs, keep making them sound cool. I dont hear u freak out about Snowden.

But how does this affect Elon or Bezos? They don't need any more money. They'll just lay off more people when profits go down. You need to blackout their power. Shut down Tesla factories, Amazon warehouses, facebook data centers. Things that actually require their attention. They're FA, time they FO

Incredible #blacksky

Drake is so humble, always helping up and coming artists. Good call on that AI Tupac tip as well. Masterful gambit

Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar in the same year as tariffs is diabolical.

Old on prem server. Up time 5 years (Basically the whole life of the server). Rock solid performance. One off cost. New fancy cloud server. 2nd time in 3 months it's had to be rebooted. Constant connectivity issues. Constant monthly cost. Randomly shits itself weekly. Progress.

How many times can you hit a memory allocation error in micropython before you give up?

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