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/
More lessons as I rush to get read for Fall semester: An intro to displaying images on TFT or OLED displays using CircuitPython. Demo uses a Raspberry Pi Pico2 & an ili9341 aft display. https://youtu.be/_kZa1JUZohA #CSed, you are welcome & encouraged to use in your own classes if appropriate.
Loading & Displaying Images on TFT & OLED Displays using a Raspberry Pi Pico (CircuitPython School)

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Hi @MonaApp! The Mona MacOS app has started crashing ~17 secs after launching. Any tips on a workaround? Thanks and thanks for Mona
Sigh, is it #Caturday yet?
If you were a fan of the Roland MT-32, you’ll love the MIDI Blaster that JP built and the devices that inspired it! #generalmidi #midi #mt32 https://hachyderm.io/@prcutler/114971198879894365
Paul Cutler (@prcutler@hachyderm.io)

New episode of @thebootloader@www.circuitpythonshow.com is out! John Park joins the show and shares floppy disk MIDI boomboxes, @todbot@mastodon.social shares AlgoRave, live coding music, I talk about the rp2350 as a mini-computer with the Adafruit Fruit Jam released just days after recording, and more! Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit https://www.thebootloader.net/blog/2025/08/04/drop-the-beat-with-john-park/

Hachyderm.io

New episode of @thebootloader is out! John Park joins the show and shares floppy disk MIDI boomboxes, @todbot shares AlgoRave, live coding music, I talk about the rp2350 as a mini-computer with the Adafruit Fruit Jam released just days after recording, and more!

Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit https://www.thebootloader.net/blog/2025/08/04/drop-the-beat-with-john-park/

Dollying in on #Caturday
Pleased to announce that my book, Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media, is now available online, and will be out in print in a couple weeks!
https://moveslowlybuildbridges.com
That site has more stuff, too -- links to related articles, some notes about how I researched it, and a contact form in case you want to talk about the fediverse with me! (I'd be happy to chat with journalists about it!)
#academicChatter #bookstodon #fediverse #mastodon
Move Slowly and Build Bridges, by Robert W. Gehl

It's official! @todbot and I will be hosting a special live episode of @thebootloader for #CircuitPythonDay2025. See you there! https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/07/28/circuitpython-day-is-august-15-2025/
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