So #HackerBoxes dropped of number 124 today "Bus Driver", and I'm looking forward to using it. But I also realized that it has the basis for a good workshop on exploring hardware interfaces which I use #GlasgowInterfaceExplorer for.

https://hackerboxes.com/collections/past-hackerboxes/products/hackerbox-0124-bus-driver

🔈 Badge just audibly rickrolled me 🎤Activated with an #esp8266 D1 mini.

Anti-#silentsunday #badgelife #hackerboxes

Something fun - #hackerboxes this month has a different form factor. Just-received box on the bottom and the usual size box on the top.

What could possibly be inside?

I've spent the last few months canvassing residential neighborhoods in #Boulder for petition signatures for various candidates I support. But because I am an inveterate #hacker I quickly realized I could bump up my #WiGLE #wwwd rank if I engaged in a little complementary war-walking.

The #HackerBoxes "wispy" kit (https://hackerboxes.com/collections/past-hackerboxes/products/hackerbox-0089-wispy) is a pair of ESP-32 WROOM dev boards, a GPS receiver and a daughterboard with an OLED display and two antenna mounts. It tracks wifi and Bluetooth/BLE and fits inside a clipboard! #ElectMoreHackers

All tiles in place! Had to use the seam ripper a couple of times. Don't get your pattern accidentally turned upside down :)

Time for #Tessellation with #Hackerboxes #sewing project. This is a prototype for a larger #quilt and shows circle of fifths concepts.

A more prosaic part of the pattern: attaching the #hackerboxes LED panels with buttonhole stitching. First one went down without incident. Soldering will be done with a shield protecting the fabric.

Time for #Tessellation!

Time for #Tessellation prototype gets black and white checkered #quilt binding. Not a bad effect - reminds me of NASA rockets.

We are going with the #arduino IDE because it looks like all the needed libraries are there, and the circle of fifths demo running on the #hackerboxes parts will fit.

All code will be #opensource.

Time for Tessellation #quilt prototype tile layout below. This is an exploded #tessellation, and so far, it's my favorite, because it shows more of the quilt top. #hackerboxes control tile goes in the center.

I am going to do the anchor points for the control tile now. I'm using a historical sail eyelet model and built-in stitches on the #sewing machine to achieve the reinforced holes. Need a good thread to suspend the control tile and provide strain relief for the flexible wire that will route through these holes. Something neutral is what I am looking for.

The control tile will be able to move, therefore utilizing the #accelerometer to change the pattern of the circle of fifths #music #theory theme.