r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖
@cypnk.bsky.social
Coffee & Cabins. Medical hardware industry (formerly). Keeping ancient machines running with tape and hope. Also on https://masto.hackers.town/@cypnk and https://mastodon.social/@cypnk
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These are some of the days of all time
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 AM
These are some of the days of all time
I'm a Software Ungineer
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I'm a Software Ungineer
If all your problems are billionaires, all your solutions end up looking like guillotines
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM
If all your problems are billionaires, all your solutions end up looking like guillotines
This seems like a good time to remind folks of this invaluable resource on soldering. Absolutely essential to brush up while #hardwareHacking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIT4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIT4...
Basic Soldering Lesson 1 - "Solder & Flux"
YouTube video by paceworldwide
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This seems like a good time to remind folks of this invaluable resource on soldering. Absolutely essential to brush up while #hardwareHacking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIT4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIT4...
The safety word is "cyber"
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The safety word is "cyber"
I think there might be an actual market for a sheep-powered cactus zapper
Or a cactus-powered sheep zapper
xkcd.com/35/
Or a cactus-powered sheep zapper
xkcd.com/35/
January 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I think there might be an actual market for a sheep-powered cactus zapper
Or a cactus-powered sheep zapper
xkcd.com/35/
Or a cactus-powered sheep zapper
xkcd.com/35/
Is "Sigma Male" the summation of males?
January 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Is "Sigma Male" the summation of males?
Since AI is taking so much energy to run, I propose we get our own brains in on the processing to share the load
January 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Since AI is taking so much energy to run, I propose we get our own brains in on the processing to share the load
The only real reason I have anything of Microsoft is because of work. I wouldn't need Windows at all, if it weren't for a bunch of proprietary programs. Including a console program, last updated when Clinton was president
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The only real reason I have anything of Microsoft is because of work. I wouldn't need Windows at all, if it weren't for a bunch of proprietary programs. Including a console program, last updated when Clinton was president
A search for "library cabinet" or "apothecary cabinet" brings up pages upon pages of the same kind of knockoff cabinet with cheap hardware and artificially aged look
What a shame
What a shame
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
A search for "library cabinet" or "apothecary cabinet" brings up pages upon pages of the same kind of knockoff cabinet with cheap hardware and artificially aged look
What a shame
What a shame
The saddest phrase on the web:
"Wayback Machine has not archived that URL."
"Wayback Machine has not archived that URL."
January 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The saddest phrase on the web:
"Wayback Machine has not archived that URL."
"Wayback Machine has not archived that URL."
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*walks into kitchen*
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
*walks into kitchen*
Happy (timezone-specific) New Year!🎉
January 1, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Happy (timezone-specific) New Year!🎉
Reposted by r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖
Confession:
I still don't fully understand how to use Git
I still don't fully understand how to use Git
December 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Confession:
I still don't fully understand how to use Git
I still don't fully understand how to use Git
Just saw a Reddit thread about stainless steel cutting boards. For anyone who doesn't cook, in the kitchen, these are to be avoided like the plague. They destroy your knives while letting whatever you're trying to cut slide around (making a bigger safety hazard)
December 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just saw a Reddit thread about stainless steel cutting boards. For anyone who doesn't cook, in the kitchen, these are to be avoided like the plague. They destroy your knives while letting whatever you're trying to cut slide around (making a bigger safety hazard)
I'm so glad I grew up at a time when my family had no means of sharing my childhood goofs on the Internet
I shudder to think of my 7 year old self exposed
I shudder to think of my 7 year old self exposed
December 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I'm so glad I grew up at a time when my family had no means of sharing my childhood goofs on the Internet
I shudder to think of my 7 year old self exposed
I shudder to think of my 7 year old self exposed
TIL There are multiple OpenWRT projects to turn it into a CNC core
December 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
TIL There are multiple OpenWRT projects to turn it into a CNC core
Meanwhile, in China....
December 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Meanwhile, in China....
Amazingly, WordPerfect is still being sold
December 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Amazingly, WordPerfect is still being sold
James May Tests 1-Star Kitchen Gadgets
YouTube video by James May’s Planet Gin
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Ah, yes. Pain
An old self-inflicted friend in #HardwareHacking, but this one was more explicit
#Robotics
An old self-inflicted friend in #HardwareHacking, but this one was more explicit
#Robotics
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Ah, yes. Pain
An old self-inflicted friend in #HardwareHacking, but this one was more explicit
#Robotics
An old self-inflicted friend in #HardwareHacking, but this one was more explicit
#Robotics
I finally realized that it's not "keyboards" that I like. It's the "Idea of Keyboards"
I.E. A rudimentary device which turns pushes of buttons to electrical impulses, which in turn makes the electrical box do things
I.E. A rudimentary device which turns pushes of buttons to electrical impulses, which in turn makes the electrical box do things
December 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I finally realized that it's not "keyboards" that I like. It's the "Idea of Keyboards"
I.E. A rudimentary device which turns pushes of buttons to electrical impulses, which in turn makes the electrical box do things
I.E. A rudimentary device which turns pushes of buttons to electrical impulses, which in turn makes the electrical box do things
Merry Saturnalia!🎄
December 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Merry Saturnalia!🎄