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R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:I was using my everyday thumb drive for storing photos, so I dug up an old thumb drive from my box of disks at home, and I found my 1st or 2nd thumb drive from 2003-2004, and it still works! The awesome thing is that it has <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlinkenLights</a>, which is sadly missing from most modern thumb drives.

gábor ugraySo, since <a href="https://mastodon.social/@dec_hl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dec_hl</a> nerdsniped me into checking out <a href="https://chaos.social/@marove" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@marove</a>'s Blinkyparts webshop for Solder Things, I had to order a few sweet kits. I just completed this one in a bit over an hour. It's not the most spectacular of the boards, but definitely the most complicated! I'm a tiny bit proud that it works straight away :D<a href="https://genart.social/tags/MeditativeSoldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeditativeSoldering</a> <a href="https://genart.social/tags/Blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blinkenlights</a>

R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:Is it too late to get rid of meaningless spinning activity (not "progress"!) indicators?Just tell me what you're doing! :PAlso, bring back HDD/SSD activity <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a>. They were helpful.

IT NewsBlinkenlights-First Retrocomputer Design - [Boz] wants to build a retrocomputer, but where to start? You could start with the... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/blinkenlights-first-retrocomputer-design/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/blinkenlights-first-retrocomputer-design/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computerhacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/frontpanel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#frontpanel</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ledhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ledhacks</a>

Positive SecurityAt <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/38c3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#38c3</a>, we presented our <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BlinkenCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlinkenCity</a> research, which started as a fun art project idea, and ended up as a plausible European <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blackout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackout</a> scenario.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAf-T3bFJFs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAf-T3bFJFs</a>Details: <a href="https://positive.security/blog/blinkencity-38c3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://positive.security/blog/blinkencity-38c3</a>TL;DR: Some European countries use unencrypted and unauthenticated <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/longwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longwave</a> radio to steer parts of their renewable power, enough to potentially cause a Europe-wide blackout.The control signals can be sent with just a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Flipper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flipper</a> Zero over short distance, or via self-built transmitters over a long distance (e.g. using a kite to lift an antenna wire).The system is also used for street lamp control, allowing for a scaled-up “Project <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blinkenlights</a>” art installation that transforms an entire city into a screen (for astronauts).The company operating this system has threatened us with lawsuits and (now publicly) denies the risk.

AxWax<a href="https://ravenation.club/@socool" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@socool</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/@dhilowitz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dhilowitz</a> Btw, big shout outs to <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ecken" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ecken</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/@videopixil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@videopixil</a> for making amazing <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@adafruit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@adafruit</a> tutorials about using piezos with microcontrollers to make sound reactive <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> way over a decade ago and to <a href="https://nula.pub/@beckystern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@beckystern</a> for making all things shiny, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronic</a> and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/wearable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wearable</a> super accessible to n00bs and fiddlers like myself!<a href="https://learn.adafruit.com/gemma-powered-neopixel-led-sound-reactive-drums" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://learn.adafruit.com/gemma-powered-neopixel-led-sound-reactive-drums</a><a href="https://learn.adafruit.com/midi-drum-glove/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://learn.adafruit.com/midi-drum-glove/</a>

Andy PiperOK, now *this* is very much in my <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electronics</a> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroPython</a> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/LEGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LEGO</a> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> interest space!! <a href="https://shop.pimoroni.com/collections/tiny-fx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shop.pimoroni.com/collections/tiny-fx</a>

Blake PattersonStarted with a Divoom Ditoo, and just picked up a Pixoo-Max 32x32 pixel art display (on the wall). <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LED</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AtariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AtariST</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computerrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computerrooms</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gameroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gameroom</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/mancave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mancave</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ByteCellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ByteCellar</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pixelart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelart</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogames</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atari</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Divoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Divoom</a>

IT NewsLED Choker Is a Diamond In the Junk Pile - Isn’t it great when you find a use for something that didn’t work out for the proj... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/led-choker-is-a-diamond-in-the-junk-pile/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/led-choker-is-a-diamond-in-the-junk-pile/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wearablehacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wearablehacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/seeedxiaos3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seeedxiaos3</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ledhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ledhacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/necklace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#necklace</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/choker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#choker</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/leds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leds</a>

C.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@jerry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jerry</a> Was this before the big launch? I see barely any red indicators on.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/blinkenlichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlichten</a>

IT NewsBack to Basics with a 555 Deep Dive - Many of us could sit down at the bench and whip up a 555 circuit from memory. It’s... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/02/17/back-to-basics-with-a-555-deep-dive/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/02/17/back-to-basics-with-a-555-deep-dive/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/shouldhaveuseda555" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shouldhaveuseda555</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/backtobasics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backtobasics</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/oscillator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oscillator</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/deepdive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deepdive</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tutorial</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/timer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#timer</a>

IT NewsYour Home Mainframe - We miss the days when computers looked like computers. You know, blinking lights, ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/your-home-mainframe/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/your-home-mainframe/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/frontpanel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#frontpanel</a>

IT NewsAgate Light Twinkles Just Right - Mother Nature is often a cruel mistress, but what can you do? You’ve got to make t... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/11/23/agate-light-twinkles-just-right/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2023/11/23/agate-light-twinkles-just-right/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/greenhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenhacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beetles</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/agate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agate</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pine</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a>

Trevor FlowersOn one hand, I forgot to enable supports for an overnight print. 🤦 On the other hand, I'm impressed that the machine made the part at all. 💪 All of the downward facing surfaces are boogered but everything else is fine so I can use it for the last (I hope) prototype. 🙏 Assuming that everything goes well with this first full assembly, today I'll begin production of parts for 1:10 scale Connection Machine 2 miniatures with blinkenlights! <a href="https://machines.social/tags/miniatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#miniatures</a> <a href="https://machines.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://machines.social/tags/cm2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cm2</a> <a href="https://machines.social/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a>

Andy PiperBack from camping. <a href="https://andypiper.co.uk/2023/09/25/tech-in-the-tent/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://andypiper.co.uk/2023/09/25/tech-in-the-tent/</a> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroPython</a> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/RP2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RP2040</a> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maker</a>

Noah BurneyPicked up an early birthday present for myself at VCFMW last weekend: a real, working IMSAI 8080 from 1975Also got a few other S-100 boards to go in it, including Josh Bensadon’s JAIR board which makes getting up and running with CP/M super easy. But definitely looking forward to toggling in some simple programs by hand<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/IMSAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IMSAI</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/s100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#s100</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a>

Walrus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿<a href="https://toot.wales/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a> A few days ago, some time after I had told people these Pi's were not running too hot, I burnt my hand (slightly) on one of the ethernet sockets. OK, it's all running far too hot...I have obtained some more open cluster case parts, with nice little fans, and I shall be rebuilding it all. I think there will still be <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Lego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> to hold it all together, and it really should have <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> as well....Offers on four Lego compatible Pi3 cases, anyone?More soon!

IT NewsA More Conspicuous Computer Assistant - Back in the last century, especially in the ’40s to the ’60s, one of the major hom... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/06/25/a-more-conspicuous-computer-assistant/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2023/06/25/a-more-conspicuous-computer-assistant/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computer</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/display" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#display</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amazon</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sci</a>-fi <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/style" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#style</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#echo</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/leds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leds</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/60s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#60s</a>

Steve (hacks the) GibsonAlmost done with assembly of the <a href="https://mastohack.com/tags/PiDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PiDP</a>-11 (PDP-11/70 replica) kit. Still waiting for some connectors to arrive from <a href="https://mastohack.com/tags/Adafruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Adafruit</a> for the back panel that bridge to those on the Pi inside.Booted up into RSX-11M-PLUS, an OS I haven't touched since high school. As the Pi on the inside is connected to my wifi, I'm able to SSH into the console and login as SYSTEM (lol)."Last interactive login on Tuesday, March 30, 1982" -- pretty close!<a href="https://mastohack.com/tags/TimeMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimeMachine</a> <a href="https://mastohack.com/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastohack.com/tags/BlinkenLights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlinkenLights</a> <a href="https://mastohack.com/tags/PDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PDP</a>

DaveI'm enjoying the <a href="https://sevenscreens.net/tags/advanced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#advanced</a> view on <a href="https://sevenscreens.net/tags/desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#desktop</a>. I don't know how practical it is but it sure is fun to watch all the <a href="https://sevenscreens.net/tags/fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fedi</a> posts streaming in and have all my lists open at the same time. Big <a href="https://sevenscreens.net/tags/blinkenlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blinkenlights</a> vibes.

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