Ah yes, another DIY CPU saga where reality decides to take a hard left turn away from blissful simulation fantasies. 🚀🤖 The author hilariously discovers that breadboards aren't just urban legends, and that the Arduino Mega is apparently the Swiss Army knife of ROM loaders. 😂🔧✨
https://willwarren.com/2026/03/12/building-my-own-cpu-part-3-from-simulation-to-hardware/ #DIYCPU #DIYProjects #ArduinoMega #TechHumor #MakerCommunity #HackerNews #ngated
Building My Own CPU - Part 3: Just Like the Simulations (It Was Not Just Like The Simulations)

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Will Warren

Registration closes 19 March — just 2 days left!

@fossee_iitb Arduino Day 2026 is a free, national open-source hardware event organised by IIT Bombay.

📅 23–25 March 2026
🆓 Free participation
🤖 Learn Arduino, build projects, get recognised

👉 https://arduinoday26.fossee.in/

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Tomorrow is our @makerdeck monthly meeting at Formula Brewing in Issaquah from 6pm - 8pm.

Come join fellow makers and hang out with the community. Formula Brewing has great beer, pizza, and other appetizers. Plus, free parking.

Hope to see you there.

PS I’ll be bringing this Titan Falcon that I printed last week.

RSVP in the thread 🧵👇🏻

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MakerDeck IRL Mixer: Makers, Techies, & Geeks! · Luma

Welcome to the MakerDeck IRL Mixer: Makers, Techies, & Geeks! Join us for a night of networking, collaboration, and fun with fellow makers, techies, and geeks…

Are you a maker or into 3D printing? Come hang out with Chris and me along with other fellow makers. It doesn’t matter what your experience level is. Everyone is welcome.

Our next meetup is Monday, March 16th at Formula Brewing in Issaquah.

I’ll also be showing off this 3D printed R2D2 that I made.

RSVP in the below:

https://luma.com/0lipi6oe

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MakerDeck IRL Mixer: Makers, Techies, & Geeks! · Luma

Welcome to the MakerDeck IRL Mixer: Makers, Techies, & Geeks! Join us for a night of networking, collaboration, and fun with fellow makers, techies, and geeks…

Dutch Designer Brings Iconic 1979 LEGO Computer Brick to Life as Working Mac Mini

Dutch designer Paul Staal created the M2x2, a functioning 10:1 scale replica of the 1979 LEGO computer brick housing an M4 Mac Mini inside a 3D-printed case.

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📢 Celebrate open hardware at FOSSEE Arduino Day 2026!

🗓 23–25 March 2026
🔧 A community event for makers, students, and educators passionate about Arduino and embedded systems.

Learn more & register:
https://arduinoday26.fossee.in/

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🚀 FOSSEE Arduino Day 2026
📅 23–25 March

Dream Big with Arduino 💡
Celebrating Open Source Hardware, innovation, and hands-on learning.

Students, educators & makers — join us in building openly and collaboratively.

🌐 https://arduinoday26.fossee.in/

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#FLOSS #OpenEducation #Fediverse #Makers #OpenTech #OpenInnovation
#DigitalPublicGoods #STEMEducation
#MakerCommunity #EdTech #LearningByDoing #AcademicCommunity
#DIYElectronics
#EmbeddedSystems
#Robotics #FreeSoftware

HEADING TO EMBEDDED WORLD 2026? 🇩🇪

Next week, Meshtastic Solutions, Inc. is hosting a community meetup at their booth at embeddedworld 2026 in Nuremberg! Come hang out, talk hardware, and meet fellow community members.

Don't have a pass yet? Visit the event page below for the full meetup details and to secure your voucher code for a FREE ticket to the event!

🔗 https://www.meshtastic.com/ew26

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