Pete Prodoehl 🍕

@rasterweb
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Maker / Designer / Creative; electronics, digital fabrication, art, photo, video, printmaker, noise, cats, pcomp, bike, USB, MIDI, MKE, searchable… blogging since 1997, programming since 1980! [he/him] See rasterweb.net and peteprodoehl.com 💾 Just my toots: https://justmytoots.com/@rasterweb@mastodon.social
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LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕11m ago
@grimmy The RepRap instructions just sort of... stopped. I had to go to IRC and ask for help.
Pete Prodoehl 🍕15m ago
Max Leibman3h ago

Understanding common tech features and marketing terms:

Safety: surveillance

"Smart": surveillance

Connected: surveillance

GPS-enabled: surveillance

Personalized: surveillance

AI: surveillance

Integrated: surveillance

Partner: surveillance

Free: surveillance

Collaboration: surveillance

Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕15m ago
@grimmy Fancy! I bet you had a full set of instructions as well. 😜
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕1h ago
@fistfulofdave @joe Hey man, I go to the bank at least... well... I went a few years ago!
Pete Prodoehl 🍕1h ago

Another bike ride I'll miss...

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/05/11/world-naked-bike-ride-returns-to-milwaukee/

World Naked Bike Ride Returns to Milwaukee

'Bare as you dare' event will roll into town for sixth year.

Urban Milwaukee
Pete Prodoehl 🍕2h ago

A guy I was trying to get a job interview with in March of 2020 just posted this long thing about how he uses AI at work.

Dodged a bullet thanks to COVID I guess?

Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕2h ago
@dm What is this new car you speak of?
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕2h ago
@joe It might be more than your mortgage but it might be less than the rent for some people.
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕2h ago
@grimmy The quality was a bit better than the random box of hardware store parts that created my RepRap.
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕3h ago
@wesdym Thanks, good advice! (I wasn't sure if you confused Walgreens with Walmart. I don't know how widespread the former is compared to the latter.)