My excitement is slowly growing. As I get ready to build out a few new things for my #mega65 and #c64u (namely, Idun and TeensyROM carts) I am getting my repair station built.

Today I have a successful upgrade and integration test with my #Pinecil

I really don't know how I lived before I got my #Pinepower either. These things are so amazing!

Pro tip: I use the alt text to describe things for those who want to deep dive.

Nachdem ihr uns völlig leer gekauft habt, haben wir jetzt wieder #Pinecil Nachschub \o/. Danke für die Geduld der Vorbesteller. Die Bestellflut wird jetzt abgearbeitet! 🥳 #MehrLötzinnFürBlötzinn #lötenVerbindet

(Im Bild auch mein schöner neuer #FahrradAnhänger 😍 )

Thought I'd give a quick glance of the #Pine64 blog to see what's been going on. Pleasantly surprised to read this:
https://pine64.org/2025/08/16/august_2025/
"We admit that both PineStore and Pine64 have dropped the ball and it has been very difficult to restart and recover after everything that has happened in the past."

Okay, so I guess I still have some hope for them.   
I actually welcome the discontinuation of #PinePhonePro, it's better if devs just focus on one affordable platform. And yeah, maybe not launching a bunch of new products when the existing ones still need more testing and/or have known defects would have helped. But I'm not buying anything new from them until I can be sure that their priorities are right. Right now I'm happier just not having any smartphone at all and will probably buy a cheap dumb soldering iron to replace/repair my #Pinecil that no longer works with USB-C.

Wir werden langsam professioneller (ist das gut? /o\): Wir haben jetzt auch Profi-Maschinen von Hakko im Sortiment: https://shop.blinkyparts.com/de/Loetkolben/?manufacturer=019a738ed2127ebfad57abe35f9b6778&order=topseller&p=1

Das Schöne: Die Hakko-Spitzen passen mit einer kleinen Modifikation auch beim #Pinecil! (Und Hakko spitzen sind schon echt ziemlich geil)