I experienced a “geek” moment at the DMV when I was watching the weather displayed on the public monitor screen and immediately recognized the weather icons displayed were from a special weather font I have worked with.

Next WIP: Another screensaver for the @adafruit.com #FruitJam and #FruitJamOS! This one displays the time and weather when the screensaver is activated. Written in @circuitpython.org

I was curious if you could write a one line @circuitpython.org program to generate random mazes and this article documents my journey. adafruit-playground.com/u/DanCoglian...

Putting the final touches on my screensaver for the @adafruit.com #FruitJam. It plays the 15 puzzle game with image files. This animation shows an image of a traditional puzzle but it can also use other bitmap images. A few images will be included with the screensaver.

WIP: Working on my 3rd screensaver for the @adafruit.com #FruitJam and #FruitJamOS. This one takes an image and converts it into a 15 puzzle display, generating random moves & undoing moves. It was actually pretty easy to split the image into tiles in @circuitpython.org using the TileGrid library.

Congrats to Lady Ada and @adafruit.com . What a great honor!

Perhaps one way to determine when Adafruit products like the #FruitJam will be back in stock is to check the lead time for the same product on DigiKey. Let's see if the 2/9/2026 date is accurate for the Fruit Jam.

Here is a short video of my other screensaver, a starfield display reminiscent of a 1960s SciFi TV show. For the @adafruit.com #FruitJam OS and written in @circuitpython.org . Link: adafruit-playground.com/u/DanCoglian...

Just released my screensaver bundle for use with @adafruit.com #FruitJam OS. A maze generator and starfield display are included in this debut release. Both are written in @circuitpython.org adafruit-playground.com/u/DanCoglian...

Here is a throwback video of when my EZ Make Oven project was on @adafruit.com "Ask An Engineer". Although 6 years old, this @circuitpython.org project is still popular & my go-to for reflow ovens. "It's one of the best DisplayIO projects I have seen." - Lady Ada www.youtube.com/live/6ntgstu...

In a rare appearance, I was on @adafruit.com Show and Tell demoing my maze screensaver for the #FruitJam, with a real-time maze solving display. I wrote this code originally for C++/Arduino years ago and I have ported it to @circuitpython.org www.youtube.com/live/gl2yKNd...

WIP: Continuing my maze screen saver for @adafruit.com #FruitJam OS. Solution is not determined beforehand, so it is determined afterwards, which basically makes left turns until it reaches the end. Using a stack instead of recursion for solving in #CircuitPython, which the Arduino version used.

This is my motto for 2026.

WIP: got the maze generator code ported from Arduino to @circuitpython.org and the #FruitJam, will need to write a new algorithm for solving the maze since the original one was recursive and nested too deeply for CircuitPython.

WIP: 6 years ago I wrote a maze making #arduino application running on an @adafruit.com Metro M4 and an ePaper shield. Today's WIP I'm rewriting it for @circuitpython.org and the #FruitJam as a screen saver for Fruit Jam OS. Let's see how it turns out. learn.adafruit.com/epaper-maze-...

CPZ Machine sighting! This Reddit user ported the CPZ Machine to the ClockworkPi's PicoCalc. www.reddit.com/r/circuitpyt...

Since I think it was my idea to support screensavers in #FruitJam OS, I thought I'd try writing one. Here is my first attempt at a star field screen saver with 200 stars. @adafruit.com @circuitpython.org #StarTrek.

I use to watch Tony D’s videos about #circuitpython and other @adafruit.com projects. I just recently learned of his passing in 2023. He was a very smart person and gone much too soon from this planet. cascadememorial.com/obituary/659...

Not sure if this is a trend or not, but I am seeing QSPI displays like this one that would be great to have #circuitpython run on if QSPI displays were supported. #circuitpython2026 www.waveshare.com/esp32-s3-tou...

While visiting the CircuitPython.org web site, I came upon this familiar project on the front page! @adafruit.com @circuitpython.org

Here is a demo of my Moon Miner arcade game on YouTube for my friends that are not on Blue Sky. youtu.be/G1reSC5pMf4

2025 saw the release of the @adafruit.com #FruitJam, a great device for building and playing retro games IMO. I wrote a #ZMachine #Zork emulator and a 80s style lunar lander game for it. Make your New Year’s resolution to get one. learn.adafruit.com/zork-and-the... danthegeek.com/moon-miner/

I'm pretty proud of how my "Moon Miner" game turned out, from a measly beginning back in October of a square with only vertical movement to a full rotational rocket with missions to complete as well as avoiding volcanos. @circuitpython.org @adafruit.com #FruitJam danthegeek.com/moon-miner/

I have officially released Moon Miner, an 80s retro styled video game for the @adafruit.com #FruitJam. It is written entirely in @circuitpython.org . Please try it out if you own a #FruitJam (or consider buying one if you don't ;-) . Feedback is welcome. Thank you! danthegeek.com/moon-miner/

CPZ Machine sighting! Cooper/relic-se demoed his awesome Fruit Jam Library on @adafruit.com Show and Tell using CPZ Machine as an example. It's a very good idea for use with the Fruit Jam OS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORyH...

Here is my holiday card for my social media friends.

New episode! Dan @cogliano.bsky.social joins the show and shares the CP Z Machine, the Zork game engine working in CircuitPython on a Fruit Jam. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.circuitpythonshow.com/@circuitpyth...

The chem trail conspiracists in my area must be going bonkers this morning.

Everytime I walk through my local @barnesandnoble.com store, all, and I mean ALL, Nook ereaders on display are dead. This saddens me as a Nook owner that the store does not seem to care anymore about the product line.

Who else remembers this phone book sized magazine?

That time when a Google Maps car caught me driving a 3 axle Subaru.

Well, what do you know? AI got it right that Fruit Jam Zork is a text adventure game to play on the @adafruit.com #FruitJam and not about making actual fruit jam. learn.adafruit.com/zork-and-the...

Checkout my first podcast interview @circuitpythonshow.com and find out why it took 3 days to get the output when I ran/debugged my first program. Also the CPZ Machine!😀

I'm headed back to the airport, so do me favor and listen to the new episode of The @circuitpythonshow.com tomorrow with guest Dan @cogliano.bsky.social. Dan has created the CP Z Machine, allowing you to play Zork in CircuitPython on a Fruit Jam. Don't miss it!

My creative interests are diverse. One moment I am programming a new game, another I am designing a circuit board, and another moment I am building a magic trick. This video shows a story bag I created and includes all original artwork. I even unlocked my sewing skills! youtu.be/Qkl5kMUhBv4

More progress on my retro #arcade game, "Moon Miner", where you collect minerals from moons of our solar system. Added volcanos, animations, multiple missions, controller support and various improvements/fixes. Showing Neptune mission. Written in @circuitpython.org for the @adafruit.com #FruitJam.

As a college co-op student, I worked on a barge in the middle of the Baltimore Harbor, performing calculations with my HP 41 CV calculator to determine the sand bed elevation where the tube was to be placed, also got to ride a crew or tug boat every day to work!

Every month is #Shacktober month. Here is something I found at the bottom of my cable box: a #RadioShack cigarette lighter splitter.

Fruit Jam, Zork and the Z Machine in CircuitPython #Gaming #AdafruitLearningSystem @adafruit.com blog.adafruit.com/2025/10/30/f...

My Learn Guide about #Zork and my CPZ Machine running on the #FruitJam has just been released at the @adafruit.com site. learn.adafruit.com/zork-and-the...

Seeing the @adafruit.com #FruitJam Mac emulator, I am reminded of that time I won 2nd place at the MacPaint Olympics in college. The prize was an Apple mug, which I still have. From the June 4, 1984 issue of InfoWorld. books.google.com.fj/books?id=vi4...

We put a man on the moon 50 years ago, but we can’t design a foolproof power strip.

Diversion for the week: from some spare and repurposed parts, 3d printing, #Arduino programming and a bit of @adafruit.com magic, I made this remote controlled wagging raccoon tail in a lunch box.

Lots of progress on my @circuitpython.org game for the @adafruit.com Fruit Jam. Premise is you mine for minerals on different moons. Have a title screen, mechanics working, multiple page game working and a few animations. Next up is to fix bugs, add additional levels and animations.

One of my early @circuitpython.org projects and still one of my favs. The EZ Make Oven is a reflow oven for soldering surface mount components to PCBs built from @adafruit.com parts with no high voltage wiring. I've been using it for over 5 years. Learn guide here: learn.adafruit.com/ez-make-oven

Fun fact: The first #shareware program I wrote was a blackjack game for the #Amiga. It was distributed using Fred Fish disks in computer clubs and BBS’s and people would send me money in the mail for the deluxe version and I would mail the game to them. Pre-Internet times seem like a lifetime ago.

I am this years old. #Amiga Fred Fish disks.

WIP: This week for my @circuitpython.org game running on the @adafruit.com #FruitJam, I worked on some physics, created a ship graphic, added text to the display and updated the screen graphics. I think it is coming along nicely.

WIP: New project. Starting simple, I'm working on the mechanics/physics of a re-imagined #retro game from the past. @circuitpython.org @adafruit.com #FruitJam