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I’m considering doing a kickstarter to sell a dozen or so of my Waldos and if anyone who’s been following the project could just click one of these buttons to help me gauge interest it would mean a lot!

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I’m considering doing a kickstarter to sell a dozen or so of my Waldos and if anyone who’s been following the project could just click one of these buttons to help me gauge interest it would mean a lot!

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Spinz teaches us how to pronounce the names of the Fast and Furious Movies

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G-G on Facebook - G-G on Twitter

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Unpopular opinion, but

Maybe, just maybe, the reason that Tumblr has stayed left-leaning while the rest of the internet was infected by the reactionary mind-virus is that it's one of the last websites where you can permanently decide to only see a feed, in chronological order, by creators you like.

Clustering algorithms are stupid; they don't know what they're looking at. They don't know why the Bill Burr compilation and the SJW tears compilation and the anti-muslim fear mongering video essay and the apologetics for Nazism video essay all go together. And they don't care, they can't care. All they care about is making it so you keep watching because attention is money.

What increasingly hardcore version of peace and love is there to serve you? How do they keep you gripping your keyboard, eyeballs peeled with sheer optimism? They can't.

Does Tumblr have historical reasons for progressives congregating here? Yes. But you can say the same thing about Facebook (former college student gathering place) Twitter (the right-wing hellhole that right-wingers tell you to "go back to" because they still don't feel it's right-wing enough). The only webzone to actually move in the other direction is probably Reddit, which is still Men's Right's Island, but progressivism isn't completely drowned out there because people have to upvote something for it to be visible.

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Re-designing my Waldo

I found out they make rotary hall effect sensors (why did no one tell me). These little guys are miracles; they have the exact same effect on the voltage as a traditional potentiometer but with all the advantages of hall-effects. Straight upgrade. And unlike optical encoders, the positioning is absolute, so no calibration needed. The sensors are a slightly different form factor though, and because my first prototype prioritized fewer parts over upgradeability, a tiny little change requires a complete re-design. As you can see, I'm trying to avoid that in the future. This version has far more parts that bolt together rather than weld, particularly where sensors get installed. This was also an opportunity to make some long overdue ergonomic adjustments (the thumb position was atrocious) and add a couple extra sensors for my fingers. If I've done everything right (and I almost never do) this will be easier to repair, lighter, and more expressive.

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Some of my favorite jacks this year

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Inside all of us, there are one dog. This dog.

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My entry for the Pen Store Talents competition! Was given 6 random pens and had to make a piece that uses all of them.

I actually really like the colors I ended up with, very vibrant!

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Target has a "game show contestant" halloween costume and the yellow one has the number 701?? AND IT'S REAL?? SAY IT AGAIN??

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A couple of the Harold/Muriel tree photos I took yesterday

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Various collateral, promo, and ephemera for Nickelodeon, found in the 16th, 17th, and 18th editions of the book series, 'The Broadcast Design Awards'. (1995-1997)

Edit: Apologies, meant to switch accounts before posting! I'll leave it up and will make up for it with some Y2K finds coming soon!

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