Guy Dupont

@gvy_dvpont
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PC Gamer once called me "One of history's greatest monsters"

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As Slow As Possible

An algorithm has decided where my family will be living for the next 4 years and we don't get to find out until noon tomorrow 🙃
When you can't be bothered to log out of your QA account
The MacBook Neo is such an interesting machine that it coaxed a thousand-word-essay out of me: https://samhenri.gold/blog/20260312-this-is-not-the-computer-for-you/
“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri Gold

Sam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software.

Oh, right, the round-up! First up is a neat-o project from @gvy_dvpont: an "IRL YouTube" which uses a microcontroller-based standalone QR Code scanner to let his daughter watch a hand-curated list of educational YouTube videos... from a literal printed binder of thumbnails and QR Codes.

https://www.hackster.io/news/guy-dupont-makes-an-irl-youtube-with-home-assisant-automation-and-a-qr-code-scanner-42feb6cc2ae9

#Technology #News #Hackster #HomeAutomation #Video #Microcontroller #HomeAssistant #Jellyfin

Guy Dupont Makes an "IRL YouTube" with Home Assisant Automation and a QR Code Scanner

Designed to provide a three-year-old with limited access to the streaming service, this setup turns curated videos into printed codes.

Hackster.io

RE: https://mastodon.social/@gvy_dvpont/116009869251151294

Finally did a high level write-up on my paper YouTube project:

https://guydupont.leaflet.pub/3mfimqfm3a22x

Do you ever set calendar alerts for _after_ an event starts and/or ends?
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Note that @LaserMistress could use some help getting her Maker Rig up and running again - this thing will be an amazing resource for tech education and barrier-breaking on wheels when it’s done. https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-my-amazing-maker-rig-alive
Donate to Keep My Amazing Maker Rig Alive, organized by Claire Cassidy

After my first Maker Rig and open source regenerative living space conversion on wheels… Claire Cassidy needs your support for Keep My Amazing Maker Rig Alive

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Can we just stop fucking talking about it for like ten minutes