This is what happens with a kid grows up to be an industrial engineer … but secretly doesn’t actually grow up! We should all be so lucky 🤩

@apple iPadOS 26 is the rapture acetaminophen vaccine they warned us about. Holy frakkballs this thing is pissing gasoline on a dumpster fire.

Someone gave me a Tamagotchi and F$?! is this thing annoying! I read on Reddit, “All tamagotchi are extra needy when they are babies. Just wait one hour and it'll grow up.” I’m smarter than that. I just reinstalled it’s pacifier 😜

Here are some better photos of the 2024 DCNextGen Graffiti badge. It runs CircuitPython and have a wide array of features to explore 👍🏼

PCBWay has a “wall of fame” for the full color UV printed PCBs … one of those looks VERY familiar! 😎 (the DCNextGen Graffiti badge from 2024)

... just when I thought I was done mainlining caffeine concentrates... 😱

For the handful of people using a fiber laser, I have drafted a document detailing my process. gitlab.com/bradanlane/f...

I’m a smart person. 😉

Pop Quiz: do you recognize the subject of this coin?

I don't see the problem. (says the person living in 1200sqft with an 1100sqft lab and 2800sqft shop) 🤔

Fiber lasers and software today is where 3D printing was 10 years ago 🤬

The feed-grain corn harvest on my small farm will happen any day now and I wanted to find a way to explain it. Thanks to @funeducationalsongs for making this video!

To whoever suggested an investigation into the British Museum, the TEC Team (Tod Troche, Lory Ester, and Sara Cladlow) are on it. Introducing "Sara and the Missing Artifacts" - the all new 2026 eChallengeCoin text adventure game!

DCNextGen youth have a lot of energy 💪🏼

ST:SNW season finale was good. I don't know what the critics are whining about.

For those who say "internet is not a utility" just wake up one morning and find it gone and see how your day goes.

If you have "Piano Man: Legacy Edition" or a streaming service, then check out the disc #2 tracks. This is the live recorded session on April 1972 At Sigma Sound Studios, Wmmr Radio, Philadelphia, Pa. Recorded a year before "Piano Man" and before signing with Columbia Records.

Didn't find out until this AM of the passing of Rick Davies, whom I would describe as "the Voice of Supertramp", not only for his signing but also his creative force. I have written a lot of content (code, games, puzzles) listing to their music and I am sure I will write a lot more.

I provide snarky and unfriendly running commentary for free and I don’t leak personal information to the cloud.

Truth in advertising (this is a real company slogan) 😳

I created the M138-lite for DCNextGen attendees. After, I created a puzzle to solve. I chose "relic" as the cyphertext. But I needed to find a suitable plaintext answer. I wrote a backsolver - not unlike Bletchley Park's BOMBE but for the M138 rather than the Enigma. youtu.be/YH0zXQSXNpg

"Dove hunting provides a popular and accessible outdoor recreation opportunity for hunters, serving as a way to connect with nature." ... I don't think the Doves would agree.

Gen Alpha: "why do URLs start with WWW"? Gen X: "in is short for world wide wasteland".

Life Hack: "Cheap A$$ Mimosas" Throw a pinch of yeast into you OJ by Wednesday for Notmosas on Sunday.

A deer made the mistake of stepping out of the corn field onto my lawn as I was having an afternoon tea and Catahoula Nick was taking care of business. This led to the wild turkeys in the adjacent woods to get spooked. The turkeys fluffing jolted a pair of rabbits. Nick should be back in a bit 😉

Easing into another Saturday ...

Is it too early to order the production PCBs for my @defcon.bsky.social DC34 eChallengeCoin ?

UV cured solder mask after a repair. ... I may need a smaller UV light 🤔

With every passing week, I worry. But he's mostly happy and that's all that matters.

Chemistry Help (please) ... I need to find a liquid blend with a specific gravity between 1.0 and 1.1 which will not mix with water. Suggestions greatly appreciated 🙏

I like CircuitPython. I hate CircuitPython on MacOS. Spent the day debugging my new board only to find out MacOS is having overall issues with M0 boards running CircuitPython.

My orange juice is tangy 😉

I was asked about my photo setup: I picked up 3 soft box lights for about $75. I keep various blocks and plumber's putty - blocks let me get a shadow under the subject. The putty lets me stage an item at an angle. I use flexi-clamps for my phone. I have orange, black, and white backdrops.

Ahhhh, the good old days when you could get the car rolling, hop in, pop the clutch, and drive away. 👴🏻

Don't say I didn't warn you ...

And I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know

FOD Inspection

The Bradán Lane Foundation is established to contribute to public charities which support underprivileged youth through STEAM education and programs. Our annual grant period runs until the end of September. Check out the website to find out more! bradanlanefoundation.org

When my CFI said, "You're so far behind the airplane, you're waterskiing." I don't think he was speaking literally!

My Osborne 1 RestMod is finished! I started this 15 months ago and it's my first UFO (un-finished object). The magic comes from a custom "interceptor" PCB I created. It go in-line with the exiting floppy cable. There are no permanent mods to the machine. I even found the original 300 baud model.

Can I put it all back together and still have it work? Notice both floppy drives are open? I have dual floppy emulators working 🤩

Do you remember these? I rescued 15-20 of these from the heap because I learned about a glitch in the design (preventing them turning on if the internal clock reset). I turned them into APRS ground stations. I kept one and it still works but it's too under powered now to do any useful work.

Speaking of music, if you've not found the button in the Wayback Machine to Sigma Sound Studios on April 15,1972 then you should set aside time for 23 tracks of a hungry artist.

Catahoula Nick detects something in the air ...

Another round of Meal Prep ... Teriyaki Chicken 🤤

Sara Cladlow has joined up with Tod Troche and Lory Ester to form a new global team - T.E.C. 👏🏼 Together they go places to find the people or things which have been lost or stolen ... or are trying to hide. Their first big adventure together will be revealed in the 2026 eChallengeCoin 👀

"pano" shots on a long straight line look crazy ...

You've probably heard of WYSIWYG but do you ever come across WYGINS?

What is the age cut off for knowing what “jumped the shark” means? What is the age cut off for knowing the origin of “jumped the shark”?