Jeff Martin @cuchaz@mastodon.technology
Entrepreneur, Developer, Scientist
Joined Mar 2019
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Finally got my single-board-computer working as a USB device! 
Now to get the host side working.
And here's a shoutout to the Linux kernel for letting me do almost all of this in user-space! 
Jeff Martin
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If you see an open-source project that has support for Twitter (in one way or another, could even be just linking to Twitter profiles in a website theme) but not Mastodon, go file an issue and ask kindly for it to support Mastodon, too.
Let's help this network grow!
Who would be insane enough to solder surface-mount parts without a PCB? Apparently me.
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Once more calling out for help:
A bigger #Mastodon instance wants to move out of Crimefl… ahem, Cloudflare, and is looking for an affordable CDN it can move to. We're talking about half a terabyte of data – and it needs, well, a CDN and HTTPS support at an affordable price (so Amazon is out, if it ever was in); and it should be privacy-friendly and ideally FOSS friendly (the latter two are my additions, but feel right).
Any recommendations? Asking for a friend :wink:
Pls boost if you don't know yourself.
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My dream for Mastodon is for it to be a viable choice as a publishing platform for any creator. In other words, for people to not feel like they're locked in to Twitter or Instagram if they want to be professionally successful.
Had to make these little wires for a thing. Dang, soldering these tiny little parts is hard! Dunno if I could do it without that amazing low-temp solder paste. Even still, I keep melting the plastic. No one will see the mess once I put the shrink tubes on though.
Getting the print settings dialed in on these tiny prints seems to be very much an art form. Still tweaking to get rid of 1st and 2nd layer adhesion issues.
Hard at work today printing little white domes with my LulzBot Mini 2. Got the 0.25 mm print nozzle installed today and now I can do ultra-detailed little prints. They’re so tiny!
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A realistic presentation of my resume versus my real life.
The first layer settings for this height leave very thin lines which don’t stick to the print bed very well. Looks like I’ll have to venture away from the default slicer settings.
Hmmm... that print didn’t go well. I ended up with a hairy elephant.
This is startup culture in the US at the moment.
My 3D printer finally arrived!! Let the games begin!
I ordered a LulzBot Mini 2. So far, everything about this printer screams quality. I can’t wait to see what it can do!
Great advice on how to communicate software changes to users.
Some computer science humor:
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Logitech keyboards and mice vulnerable to eavesdropping and remote attacks:
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vim: copying text is called yanking
emacs: pasting text is called yanking
everyone else: nothing is called yanking oh my god
The new Raspberry Pi 4 looks super interesting! I'd really like to see a version with better GPGPU though, and USB device capability. The price point is really great though.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/
Nothing makes soldering these ridiculously tiny parts easier than my Quad Hands! Love it!
Jeff Martin
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When you correct someone on terminology, you deeply hurt your chances at winning them over to your worldview. You should be willing to sacrifice the correct words if it means you can win the correct thoughts
Entrepreneur, Developer, Scientist
Joined Mar 2019
