My life is almost complete. I can finally edit .scd files in #nano on minimal #debian on my #android and then rawdog sclang to experience the joys of #supercollider on my old phone. The #audio quality does leave something to be desired. I’m not sure if that’s a sandboxing issue with the virtual #alsa driver or what. Still. My life is full of joy.

Don’t forget to replace those old CMOS batteries in your “retro” or “vintage” or “10 yo every day driver” laptops. I couldn’t figure out why every now and again this laptop wouldn’t boot after the battery completely drained. Duh.
#dell #cmos #CR2032 #stupidcustombatteryconnector #linux #kde

We are currently working on revising the initial prototype of the CAFFEINE Pod ( https://www.scottericpetersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CAFFEINE-ICMC2025.pdf) to make it smaller. Here we see most of the important components, the #ESP32S3 , the #mpu6050 IMU, the #LipoRider boost and charging module, the #hcsr04 distance sensor, and a sound module (microphone.) #floss #creativecoding #creativetoots

I didn’t realize you could type ‘pinout’ at the terminal on the #raspberrypi to get a sweet #tui pinout description! Now how do I get this for my #esp32 boards?

Ever change the rear tire on an e-bike? iT’s fUN! I even got to use a hammer to get the wheel off the frame!

Is this the biggest disappointment of my life? Probably. I guess I won’t be surfing #mastodon in #Lynx (text based web surfer) running on my 2009 #EeePC. #ugh.

In disappointing news, I will not be running #supercollider on my #android yet. Turns out the Google #terminal app does not expose audio hardware to the #linux #vm. Lame sauce.

#linux terminal on #android offering “full” #debian installs (no DE/GUI) for recent #pixel owners. I stared for a second, then thought “sure, I’ll break my phone.” In all fairness to Google, this is very cool and only actually broke when I tried to run “sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade “ which, halfway through died somehow leaving the app unable to run. It did, however, offer to start again with a fresh install…

Anyone else updating their #linux #audio systems for Spring? I found a bug with #kdeneon when updating to 6.2 where it breaks #activedirectory in a weird way: when logging in via GUI, the interface freezes. The only way to fix it is to update your sssd files and restart the service **after** applying all other (recent) system updates. Fingers crossed this is my last #lab machine to fix then it's all students making bleeps and bloops! #computermusic