Really wondering if this LLM RAM Apocalypse we find ourselves in, will end up fucking over some of the projects I've backed on #crowdSupply.

#crowdfunding #openHardware #gameBub

Happy new year!

Cool open-source software find of the day: HDMapping

HDMapping offers an open-source, open-hardware mobile mapping system compatible with Windows and Linux for extensive 3D surveys.

https://github.com/MapsHD/HDMapping

#remotesensing #lidar #drones #opensource #openhardware

There was a time when making your own device was everyday life for tech explorers. Homebrew computers, kit systems like the Apple I, and machines built from boards and chips were the norm because there was no other way to get computing power. As off-the-shelf machines got powerful and polished that hands-on culture faded, but today it is growing back.

Cheap system on a chip boards like Raspberry Pi, single board computers in a hundred form factors, and accessible microcontrollers have made building custom hardware practical again. Hobbyists turn them into everything from portable workstations and network tools to robotics and environmental sensors. Cyberdecks in particular, custom built portable computers with full online connectivity, show that general purpose DIY computing is once again alive and relevant. It is not nostalgia, it is capability made affordable and open.

#DIYComputing #HardwareHacking #Cyberdecks #OpenHardware #MakerCulture

We're getting close to releasing a maintenance update. No functional changes, but it will extend the security updates for another two years.

There's more testing to do, but hopefully that will go smoothly.

I hope to have another update out soon after that, which will be the same deal: no functional changes, but yet ANOTHER two years of security patches!

When I say long term support, I mean it!

#HestiaPi #thermostat #IoT #OpenHardware #electronics #OpenSource #FOSS

📌 NLnet Foundation announcement: welcome aboard 17 #free and #opensource projects to contribute to the three NGI Pilot programmes! 🤩
These programmes each focus on a specific domain:
🎯 NGI #Taler works on privacy-preserving digital payments,
🎯 NGI #Fediversity builds the hosting stack of the future,
🎯 NGI #Mobifree is liberating the mobile landscape.

Read what each project is working on 👇
https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251226-project-selection-pilots.html

@nlnet #NGI0 #NGIZero #fossfunding #OpenSoftware #openhardware