Dave Briccetti
@dcbriccetti.bsky.social
Programmer, K–12 computer science teacher (micro:bit, Lego, Python, TypeScript, React, Java, p5.js, BJC, Vision Pro, Unity, Swift, …), maker, community volunteer, occasional French horn player. youtube.com/davebriccetti
This was my first time changing the oil on any vehicle. The biggest challenge was seeing and accessing the filter and drain plug and getting tools in there.
June 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This was my first time changing the oil on any vehicle. The biggest challenge was seeing and accessing the filter and drain plug and getting tools in there.
A motorcycle ride around where I live.
youtu.be/_LHT3sJZqVM
youtu.be/_LHT3sJZqVM
Ride around Lafayette and Orinda (Bear Creek Rd, Happy Valley Rd) on a Honda NX500
YouTube video by Dave Briccetti
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May 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A motorcycle ride around where I live.
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youtu.be/_LHT3sJZqVM
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Click and drag to change the view direction while the video plays. Made with an Insta360 X4 camera.
Click and drag to change the view direction while the video plays. Made with an Insta360 X4 camera.
Riding a Honda NX500 up the steep Martino Road in Lafayette, CA. 360˚ video.
YouTube video by Dave Briccetti
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May 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Click and drag to change the view direction while the video plays. Made with an Insta360 X4 camera.
Click and drag to change the view direction while the video plays. Made with an Insta360 X4 camera.
Not well documented yet, but a work in progress:
github.com/dcbriccetti/...
My students are noisy sometimes and I want a way to monitor sound levels in a room (in up to 25 locations).
github.com/dcbriccetti/...
My students are noisy sometimes and I want a way to monitor sound levels in a room (in up to 25 locations).
GitHub - dcbriccetti/room-sound-monitor: Shows a graphical representation of sound levels from multiple micro:bit microphones placed around a room.
Shows a graphical representation of sound levels from multiple micro:bit microphones placed around a room. - dcbriccetti/room-sound-monitor
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April 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Not well documented yet, but a work in progress:
github.com/dcbriccetti/...
My students are noisy sometimes and I want a way to monitor sound levels in a room (in up to 25 locations).
github.com/dcbriccetti/...
My students are noisy sometimes and I want a way to monitor sound levels in a room (in up to 25 locations).
A distance sensor with a micro:bit 
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A distance sensor with a micro:bit 
YouTube video by Dave Briccetti
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April 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A distance sensor with a micro:bit 
youtube.com/shorts/S4X7b...
youtube.com/shorts/S4X7b...
Reposted by Dave Briccetti
Here is @microbit.org 🟥 light 🟩 light coded in python 🐍 Press A to send a 🫷message to a class of students. Move on 🫷 and stop or you are out! Code shared on @github.com here 👉 github.com/MrL832/mrlov...
March 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Here is @microbit.org 🟥 light 🟩 light coded in python 🐍 Press A to send a 🫷message to a class of students. Move on 🫷 and stop or you are out! Code shared on @github.com here 👉 github.com/MrL832/mrlov...
Reposted by Dave Briccetti
1/6🧵The Democratic Party should be taking all of the problems that are animating the low propensity voters in the MAGA direction (govt inefficiency & dysfunction, immigration, “wokeness”, election fairness, etc), reframe them and present alternative solutions that speak to universal values.
March 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
1/6🧵The Democratic Party should be taking all of the problems that are animating the low propensity voters in the MAGA direction (govt inefficiency & dysfunction, immigration, “wokeness”, election fairness, etc), reframe them and present alternative solutions that speak to universal values.
I’m looking for a habit tracking app like Fabulous but that keeps personal information only on the device. Strange opt-out here:
“What are my opt-out rights?
You may opt-out of anonymous analytics collection by Streaks by uninstalling the app using the standard iOS app uninstall process.”
“What are my opt-out rights?
You may opt-out of anonymous analytics collection by Streaks by uninstalling the app using the standard iOS app uninstall process.”
March 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I’m looking for a habit tracking app like Fabulous but that keeps personal information only on the device. Strange opt-out here:
“What are my opt-out rights?
You may opt-out of anonymous analytics collection by Streaks by uninstalling the app using the standard iOS app uninstall process.”
“What are my opt-out rights?
You may opt-out of anonymous analytics collection by Streaks by uninstalling the app using the standard iOS app uninstall process.”
Thanks for EduBlocks, @joshualowe1002.bsky.social ! My students will be using it today.
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St. Perpetua 2024–25 Computer Science Grade 4
Dave Briccetti writes software for clients, and teaches computer science, electronics and making to kids.
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February 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thanks for EduBlocks, @joshualowe1002.bsky.social ! My students will be using it today.
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davebsoft.com/programming-...
Fun idea!
February 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fun idea!
I love these Hack Packs from Crunch Labs. Here’s the Sand Garden. youtube.com/shorts/AuOh2...
Crunch Labs Sand Garden Hack Pack 
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February 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I love these Hack Packs from Crunch Labs. Here’s the Sand Garden. youtube.com/shorts/AuOh2...
Reposted by Dave Briccetti
End-to-end encryption by default means “if you show up with a warrant or a subpoena (to Signal), they have almost nothing about you that they can hand over,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @cnn.com.
How to keep your private conversations private | CNN Business
As we all live more of our lives online, it’s important to understand who might have access to our conversations and internet searches – and to understand how to maintain privacy in an increasingly co...
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February 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
End-to-end encryption by default means “if you show up with a warrant or a subpoena (to Signal), they have almost nothing about you that they can hand over,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @cnn.com.
Thank you, Joseph for educating us!
I created a new post on Step Into Vision every day of January! Not every post was example code, there were a few labs and resources in there. Still, I'm pretty proud of this small achievement.
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February 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thank you, Joseph for educating us!
January 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Looks fun!
Playing with my new #XGORider from #elecfreaks. Using MicroBlocks to program it.
January 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Looks fun!
Reposted by Dave Briccetti
That's lead me to read/practice all kinds of things, some notes in the "Things I've learned from past years" section here:
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neil-vass.com/some-things-...
Some things I love about Advent of Code - neil-vass.com
Advent of Code is an advent calendar of coding puzzles – one puzzle appears every day from 1st to 25th December. Each puzzle is in two parts; solving the first part (by writing some code to work out t...
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January 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
That's lead me to read/practice all kinds of things, some notes in the "Things I've learned from past years" section here:
neil-vass.com/some-things-...
neil-vass.com/some-things-...
This can easily be done correctly using the conditional operator or “if” expression of many popular programming languages.
January 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This can easily be done correctly using the conditional operator or “if” expression of many popular programming languages.
I had a special guest in my computer science elective class today at one of my schools: @vrhermit.bsky.social. Thank you Joseph Simpson for showing us some of your Apple Vision Pro projects. It’s great to know you.
January 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I had a special guest in my computer science elective class today at one of my schools: @vrhermit.bsky.social. Thank you Joseph Simpson for showing us some of your Apple Vision Pro projects. It’s great to know you.
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A 3 year old I know and love has started to tell, people whose conversation she's bored with, to 'skip' in the same way I talk to Spotify on my smart speaker! I'm now speaking respectfully to smart speakers -- she doesn't know they are not sentient.
January 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A 3 year old I know and love has started to tell, people whose conversation she's bored with, to 'skip' in the same way I talk to Spotify on my smart speaker! I'm now speaking respectfully to smart speakers -- she doesn't know they are not sentient.
We’ve gone from “on premises” (correct) to “on premise” (stupid) to “your premise” (absurdly stupid).
January 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We’ve gone from “on premises” (correct) to “on premise” (stupid) to “your premise” (absurdly stupid).
Reposted by Dave Briccetti
Very cool. I purchased a second hand DJI Tello drone and used the DroneBlocks app to connect with a simple block coding program made the drone take off, hover then land! This drone is no longer viable but I am looking at the CoDrone as another codable drone option for pupils.
January 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Very cool. I purchased a second hand DJI Tello drone and used the DroneBlocks app to connect with a simple block coding program made the drone take off, hover then land! This drone is no longer viable but I am looking at the CoDrone as another codable drone option for pupils.
Great idea!
📣 visionOS Devs: Join the new Step Into Vision community group on LinkedIn.
We'll use this group to share updates, organize meetups and office hours, and generally try to help each other as we build the future.
www.linkedin.com/groups/13126...
We'll use this group to share updates, organize meetups and office hours, and generally try to help each other as we build the future.
www.linkedin.com/groups/13126...
January 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Great idea!