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alexglow.bsky.social
Sustainable electronics, robots, PCBs, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, open-source DIY hardware... plus music, languages, and art :D • She/her, same uname on chaos dot social (mastodon). Was @glowascii on bird site
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Support trans and nonbinary Girl Scouts and buy some cookies 🍪 www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...

#USPol @openarchive.bsky.social is a worthy group to support, if you have links to funding!

KiCad Version 9.0.0 Release The KiCad project is proud to announce the latest major version release. See the blog post on the KiCad website for more information about this release. www.kicad.org/blog/2025/02...

EFF is heading to #RightsCon! Join us next week in Taipei. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

I got an email this morning from a couple named Eric and Joanna Reuter who found a snake in their basement. They used one of my comics to help determine that it was a North American Racer and not a more common ratsnake. The photos are so, so cute

Yeahhh, @timonsku.zip ! ^_^

By me for @hacksterio.bsky.social, “The return of Pebble: you can’t keep a good watch down!” Some thoughts on @ericmigi.com’s announcement and the return of #Pebble. www.hackster.io/news/the-ret...

so officially-cool retrotech youtuber Tech Connections found the best thing in an obscure astrology program while he was repairing an old Tandy Computer. The "MAYBE QUIT" option!

Did y'all know there's a #privacy & #security centric notes app that's cross-platform, freemium, & #OpenSource? Standard Notes (standardnotes.com) lets you PW-lock the entire app, and individual notes! E2E-encrypted syncing available, too. 💙✨ (FWIW, iOS Notes can be saved locally & PW-locked too!)

State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE. DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.

The fact that I think about this video so often is probably... not a great sign? #TechnicallyAMeal (brought to you by 5 sweet potato croquettes with marinara, several forkfuls of sauerkraut, and half a high-protein meal shake) youtube.com/watch?v=Kk4E...

Somebody tell me what I was intending here???? Who Does This.

Now playing: Superman (1942), duration 10:26, on RetroStrange TV1. Watch live: https://live.retrostrange.com #RSTV

Writing my own stories is still helping me to breathe and even find joy, during this flaming-sewer moment we're in. And there's good news! My writing advice book Never Say You Can't Survive is now a paperback! How can you focus enough to write? I have some thoughts: buttondown.com/charliejane/...

Each day this week, I am doing a thread to signal boost creators that are being targeted for marginalization by jerks. If you are a creator with a disability, please post below and include a link/sample of your work. You DO NOT have to disclose your disability! Support these folks, everyone!

Apparently it's unclear who the actual uploader is, but there is a message to support the original devs :)

Dreamed last night that I was interviewing Junji Ito! 😸 ...I couldn't think of any interesting questions and he seemed super bored. 😭 ...But it was at a convention center and he'd probably been "on" with fans all day, so I'll try not to take it personally ✨

By the way as a tarot reader who moved away from using Rider Waite this is clutch to learn that it was a BLACK woman who designed that deck. We will be reclaiming our dark arts, thanks. @mecctheeholy.bsky.social

Last year we started a project to download and preserve public data. lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01... Since saving public data is in the news today — but is always needed — let’s talk about what you can do to help.

I'll throw in Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Best and – of course – Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir :3 (The latter is debatable, but there are assuredly Elements...) libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

AWWWW YEAAHHHH

Love to see it :D 💙 @hacksterio.bsky.social

This week, I want to do a thread each day signal boosting creators of different groups, particularly those groups who are being targeted by government. Today, I would love to hear from Creators of Color. If you are a CoC and you have a project to push, PLEASE POST BELOW. Include link, please!

I've been working toward using *small* language models and ethical single-subject #chatbots in my #CompanionBots. Gotten as far as digging into Janelle Shane's work, but haven't had much bandwidth beyond that. I'd love to develop a process and turn it into a usable tutorial! Gotta make it easier. 💙

My first thought reading all the DeepSeek news was just how long Timnit has been making this point exactly. My story from 2023, but she's been making this case much longer. www.fastcompany.com/90952740/why...

Whatttttt 😱✨

Hell yeah, check out those 3D-printed FloMask decorations! Been meaning to design some like this. In the meantime, here's my free design for magnetic mask charms, which attach to disposable masks for some robot flair: cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...