Tod Kurt (todbot)

@todbot
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runs ThingM, maker of blink(1) USB LED & BlinkM, co-founder CrashSpaceLA hackerspace, Pasadena, CA, he/him 

#electronics 
#circuitpython #arduino #rgbled #usbhid #blink1 #raspberrypipico #diysynth #eurorack #synths #synthesizers #midi #openhardware #opensource #pasadena

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codehttps://github.com/todbot
hackerspacehttps://crashspace.org/
bloghttps://todbot.com/blog/
blink1https://blink1.thingm.com/
Show threadTod Kurt (todbot)35m ago
@azonenberg @deshipu @cnlohr “Your PCB May work”
Tod Kurt (todbot)4d ago
Watching the #WWDC keynote and the first 15 minutes is “Sorry sorry! We’re fixing Liquid Glass, really! We’re bringing back toolbars & reducing the stupid corner radiuses and turning off some of the transparency! And we're fixing Spotlight this time for real, honest!” #WWDC26
Tod Kurt (todbot)6d ago
Nonya BidnissJun 4
I'm against LLMs but this is amusing I guess. Chipotlai-max "The AI coding agent that runs on stolen Chipotle compute 🌯 Fork of OpenCode with Pepper AI as default model. Community project to add providers from Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Starbucks & more." https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max
GitHub - cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max: The AI coding agent that runs on stolen Chipotle compute 🌯 Fork of OpenCode with Pepper AI as default model. Community project to add providers from Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Starbucks & more.

The AI coding agent that runs on stolen Chipotle compute 🌯 Fork of OpenCode with Pepper AI as default model. Community project to add providers from Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Starbucks & more....

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Tod Kurt (todbot)Jun 5
Paul CutlerJun 5
Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: @todbot and I chat about Web Serial coming to Firefox and my surprise that it's still not a standard. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.
Tod Kurt (todbot)May 30
https://youtu.be/8jjT4AjTUMA
#windows95 #surrealism #vaporwave
Windows 95 startup sound pitched over surrealist landscapes

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Show threadTod Kurt (todbot)May 28
@andypiper ahaha! Really thanks to Tauri for letting me use web skills for making a GUI app and Claude for helping me write rust without really knowing it
Tod Kurt (todbot)May 28
Andy PiperMay 28
OK, @todbot has dropped something *really* interesting over on GitHub... I mostly use cyme for hw inspection these days, but USB Probester looks mighty useful too https://github.com/todbot/USB_Probester
GitHub - todbot/USB_Probester: Like Mac USB Prober.app, but cross-platform and up-to-date.

Like Mac USB Prober.app, but cross-platform and up-to-date. - todbot/USB_Probester

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Show threadTod Kurt (todbot)May 28
@andypiper Ooo I didn’t know about cyme. (I’m fairly new to the Rustiverse). That looks cool! And thanks!
Tod Kurt (todbot)May 25
Devine Lu LinvegaMay 20
"I'd also go so far as to remind sensitive AI boosters that this sort of indiscriminate rage at our corporatist authoritarian alliance is going to prove useful in the months and years to come-"
https://karlbode.com/anger-at-ai-is-inextricably-fused-with-justified-loathing-of-the-extraction-class-deal-with-it/
Tod Kurt (todbot)May 23
I was on the #teachingpython podcast! I got to talk with Kelly and Julian about Python, #CircuitPython, UF2 bootloader troubles, and #embedded systems in general. It was a lot of fun. https://www.teachingpython.fm/156
When Code Leaves the Screen

In this episode of Teaching Python, Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Julian Sequeira talk with engineer and maker Todd Kurt about physical computing and what happens when code moves from the screen to hardware. The conversation focuses on CircuitPython and MicroPython, including how they differ in design, teaching focus, and tradeoffs. Todd describes his background in engineering, web development, and open source hardware, and the group discusses practical classroom challenges such as bootloaders, UF2 files, board compatibility, libraries, and wiring mistakes. Kelly and Julian also share examples from their classrooms, where students use boards, sensors, NeoPixels, and other devices to build tangible projects and develop troubleshooting skills.

Teaching Python