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Simen E. Sørensen

@simenzhor.bsky.social

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You may know me as that ferrofluid guy. Norwegian maker. Sometimes upload YouTube videos as «Applied Procrastination» #Electronics #Maker #DIY

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Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Dec 7

Hi, I’m Simen 👋

A maker/hardware hacker type from Norway.

Here’s some of the coolest shit I’ve made recently!

#introduction #pcb #maker #electronics

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Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Sep 9

Da er valgresultatene inne, og det blir mer og mer åpenbart at Høyre befinner seg i en aldri så liten Geelmuyden krise 🤭

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Aug 7

Awesome to see someone picking up the ferrofluid mantle 🤩 great solutions and progress shown in this project

Hackaday @hackadayofficial.bsky.social · Aug 6

2025 One Hertz Challenge: An Animated Ferrofluid Display

Hackaday Article

hackaday.com

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Jun 6

Jeg er 194 og tenker jeg kunne vært attraktiv hvis jeg bare var 170 år yngere

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Jun 5

Det resonnementet ble litt baklengs. Det jeg mente var at godt skrevne karakterer alltid vil ha litt tvetydighet man kan klamre seg fast til. Ikke fordi forfatterne ønsker det så klart, men fordi de bygger en hel verden og forer detaljer med spade fremfor teskje.

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Jun 5

Det virker dessverre som om de folka har funnet sitt halmstrå i Syril - og forsvarer han som en slags uskyldig brikke/helt.

Men det er kanskje bare baksiden av en utrolig godt skrevet karakter? At det er mulig å speile sine egne holdninger i hvert lille snev av tvetydighet 🙄

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Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · May 21

Yeah, what in the product placement was that? 😂

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · May 15

You have a lot to look forward to!

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · May 14

Andor. So good.

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Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · May 13

Ellie and Elliot imply the existence of Elliotto 🧐

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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · May 10

Is the US trade war affecting your business? Have you received emails, watched videos, read social media posts from manufacturers & suppliers explaining how the tariffs are affecting them? Share them! More info:
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Tariffs Are Bullshit

tariffsarebullshit.com

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Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · May 1

This was meant to be a joke, but here we are 🚰

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · May 1

Currently in Bath 🇬🇧

Thought I’d finally pour myself a glass of that world-famous Bathwater everyone’s been raving on about

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Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Apr 28

Admittedly I had two gameboys available, one of which was inherited - with no emotional attachments. So I wasn’t too afraid of risking it with a mod. The mod turned out to be very easy though! I also did an even simpler USB-C charging mod to avoid wasting too many AAs on the power hungry screen

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Apr 28

It’s a preference thing though. Some people don’t like the idea of “ruining” the original hardware with modern tech. For me it was such a dramatic improvement that it elevated the experience from being a nostalgia-trip to making the console genuinely fun to use again 😊

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Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Apr 28

I did an AMOLED mod on mine last year, and got a lot of joy out of playing old classics again 😊 Can highly recommend the mod if you’d like to use it more but are a bit bummed about the lack of backlight and poor contrast of the original LCD.

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AISLER @aisler.net · Mar 4

Are you attending
@hackadayofficial.bsky.social Europe?
Send us your PCB design, and we bring a few copies to the Event for you. Simply DM us your project.

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Jan 16

This was a fun little build! I made a satellite reaction wheel using liquid metal and the magnetohydrodynamic effect.

No moving parts other than the liquid metal, which has some unique benefits for space applications.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRM...

A Unique Satellite Reaction Wheel

YouTube video by Breaking Taps

www.youtube.com

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European Space Agency @esa.int · Jan 9

Hello @bsky.app, here's to looking into more #bluesky and beyond... 😉

Image of the Moon, on a background of the blackness of space, and foreground at right of Earth's atmosphere in shades of blue, taken by ESA astronaut André Kuipers from the ISS in 2012.

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Moheeb Zara @virgilvox.bsky.social · Dec 24

Anyone hiring for hardware/IoT DevRel?

This last year has been demoralizing.

My entire team got axed at EMQ last December and then in April my entire team at Thunkable was laid off ONE MONTH IN

Tech industry is suffering and marketing/developer relations is always first to go. Short sighted imo

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Natalie @nataliethenerd.com · Dec 22

Open sourced my Light Color (GBC in a GB Light shell) PCB! (without the cool Tahk0 art sorry).

Merry Christmas

github.com/nataliethene...

Game Boy Color in a Game Boy Light shell

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Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Dec 23

No worries! Supercon is super hectic. It’s impossible to do everything 😊

Simen E. Sørensen @simenzhor.bsky.social · Dec 23

That’s amazing, Mohit! Still a bit sad I didn’t get the chance to see your sculptures in person when we met at Supercon ☹️ Maybe one day!

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Dec 23

Running some test animations on the latest lander sculpture. I had to time box myself this weekend to work on the console design, otherwise I can spend countless hours tweaking and redesigning it 😅
#circuitsculpture

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Dec 17

Creating a little pocket in the back where the battery will go.

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Mohit Bhoite @mohitbhoite.bsky.social · Dec 17

Using simple fixtures and paper templates to align the frame.

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