Andy Piper joins Tod and Paul and they discuss an open source laptop, 3D printing filament detection, synths, and more.
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00:00 Intro
00:59 Glance app
5:33 Soundfonts, General MIDI, and a ROMpler
11:55 OpenSpool and SpoolEase
15:39 MNT Pocket Reform
21:55 DIYR Design Lamps and Speaker
25:20 Podcast Later
28:22 Wrap-up
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28:36
Welcome Brent Rubell
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Brent Rubell of Adafruit Industries joins Tod and Paul. They discuss the Wippersnapper IoT firmware, Arduino libraries, microcontrollers as mini-computers, and more.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome
00:27 Wippersnapper’s new offline mode
Wippersnapper Learn Guide
5:36 rp2040 speed update
Hackster coverage
9:19 Microcontrollers as mini-computers
[SlimeDeck[(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnwPmoWMGqk)
*Adafruit Fruit Jam
14:14 Obsidian note taking app
17:44 Arduino library bots
fosstodon.org/@arduinoLibs
@ArduinoLibs.bsky.social
Maintaner: @tobozo
20:48 3D Printed records
Instructables page
Amanda Ghassaei’s home page
26:01 Wrap-up
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26:14
Bamboozled
Paul and Tod discuss drama in the world of 3D printing, oscilloscope music, inventory management for makers, and more.
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Show Notes
bamboozle: To deceive or dupe; hoodwink. synonym: deceive.
00:00 Welcome
00:14 Drama in the world of 3D printing
Bambu Firmware Update Introducing New Authorization Control System
The Verge coverage
8:36 Oscilloscope music
Tutorials and how-to links
Oscilloscope Music
13:00 ucritair
15:50 Buchla and friends
19:02 Inventory management for makers
22:14 Wrap-up
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22:30
Sunsets, Synths, and Pinball!
Happy New Year! Tod and Paul are back, each with three things to share. They discuss sunsetting a popular IDE, Tod’s favorite synth (which does so much more), 3D printing, pinball, and more.
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00:00 Welcome
00:19 Sunsetting Mu
3:23 The Synthstrom Deluge
9:11 Home Assistant Voice (Preview Edition)
12:13 The Sound of Logic: Klangorium
15:50 3D Printing News Round-up
A 4D axis printer, where the nozzle can rotate.
MobiPrint, a mobile 3D printer, without a bed. Hackaday YouTube
Make a working PCB using a SLA printer’s UV light.
The Lemontron 3D printer costs just over $400 to make yourself and is small enough to transport in an empty filament box. Hackaday and Tom’s Hardware
PolyDye adds an ink jet toner cartridge to your 3D printer to allow printing in color. Hackaday
PETFusion 2.0 launched a Kickstarter that fully funded in 3 hours to create a bottle recycler and custom 3D printer filament maker. It includes the STL files and bill of materials you need to build your own. STLs start at $39 up to $109 for a commercial license version.
19:18 Pinball!
Pacific Pinball Museum
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23:01 Good-bye RadioFreeFedi.net
23:15 Wrap-up
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23:26
Supercon 2024
Tod and Paul discuss the recent Hackaday Supercon. They share some of their favorite talks, the Supercon badge, and notable add-ons for the badge.
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00:00 Welcome
00:25 What is Supercon?
3:23 The Supercon badge
5:25 Supercon badge simple add-ons
6:44 The 2024 Supercon badge
7:16 Tod’s simple add-on, the touchwheel SAO
10:03 Conference talks overview
10:35 Giving Robotic Friends a Voice (Paul #1)
12:59 CircuitGraver (Tod #1)
15:17 Solving the Last Mile with 3D Printed Packaging (Paul #2)
18:10 In Living Color: A New World of Full Color PCBs (Tod #2)
19:27 Microcontrollers are Just Radios in Disguise
24:41 Notable Simple Add-Ons
29:28 Wrap-up
A monthly podcast loading you up with news, project updates and product talk from the CircuitPython and maker communities. Hosted by Tod Kurt and Paul Cutler.