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Tod Kurt (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 #blink1 #raspberrypipico #diysynth #eurorack #synthesizers #midi normally at https://mastodon.social/@todbot
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“Caturday? …again? ..okay fine” #caturday
Brown tuxedo cat on a patio looking meh at the camera
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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"LOS ANGELES NOVEMBER, 2019" in homage to Blade Runner opening
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Oh look, it's a biblically-accurate cable tester
www.tindie.com/products/iro...
USB and MORE tester from Iron Fuse
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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SAO wall at Hackaday SuperCon is so fun. And now @crashspacela.bsky.social has an SAO! #supercon2025
November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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“Time change. Fall back” “okay…” #Caturday
Brown tuxedo cat laying on a patio
November 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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“Want to hold 5000 of something?” It’s always so cool to get a full reel of SMD parts. In this case, resistors
A full reel of 5000 of SMD 0805 1M resistors
October 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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It’s #Caturday, time to vote!
Brown tuxedo cat laying down outside with an “I VOTED” sticker on his head Brown tuxedo cat laying down outside with an “I VOTED” sticker on his head
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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everyday, same question.
X-files screenshot, Mulder asking a cat "Hello, are you a UFO?"
October 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Want easy capsense touchpad buttons? Just a PCB & 4 resistors. Coming soon to my Tindie store! If you want to make your own, files are here: github.com/todbot/touch...
This demo in CircuitPython but also works in Arduino w/ my TouchyTouch lib
#circuitpython #capsense #captouch #raspberrypipico
September 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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“Caturday!? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within this backyard?” #caturday
Brown tuxedo cat lounging upside down on a concrete backyard patio, in the background is greenery under a grey sky
September 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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I was also doing USB HID with V-USB (then called AVR-USB) back in 2006! And I used it on the original blink(1) in 2012. And I'm still doing USB HID stuff (tho now with chips that have USB h/w)
Doctor Manhattan on Mars meme. "It's 2006. I'm doing USB HID. It's 2012. I'm doing USB HID". It's 2025. I'm doing USB HID."
September 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Finishing up the first ever electronic badge for our Sketching In Hardware conference (the 18th!)
They just need battery holders soldered & programming. A simple but fun design. Designed w/ @leeborg.bsky.social
#badgelife #attiny #avr #sketching2025 #sketchinginhardware
Stacks of 4” round electronic badges that say “Sketching in Hardware 2025”, on one side are badges waiting to be soldered, on the other badges that have been soldered
September 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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I'm in this photo and I don't like it
September 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Clouds are looking particularly cool this morning in SoCal. Good morning!
Segmented clouds in a blue sky Clouds in a blue sky with mountains in the background and a lone palm tree in the middle distance
September 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Woohoo I just paid $4326 in tariffs on a $14k product shipment. That won't affect our margin at all 🤬🤬🤬
partial screenshot of a DHL customs duty invoice showing a $4326 charge on a $14675 shipment
September 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Booping #Caturday
Brown tuxedo cat on the floor sniffing an outstretched finger
September 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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two rolls of US flag toilet paper
September 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Time to embrace #Caturday
Brown tuxedo cat laying on grass, each front paw reaching out towards the camera while he looks away. The wide-angle lens used on the shot makes his arms looks incredibly long
August 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Happy Skynet Day for those 6-fingered of us who celebrate
Terminator 2 screenshot: “Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14am Eastern Time, August 29”
August 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The #Caturday is requesting food.
This is what he does
Close up low shot of a brown tuxedo cat laying on a rug, looking at the camera while being heavily backlit by the evening sun
August 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Still a #Caturday. So much
Brown tuxedo cat laying on a rug looking at the camera, one paw reaching toward the camera
August 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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It’s a hard #caturday
Low shot of a brown tuxedo cat laying on a concrete backyard patio
August 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Done! Pretty uneventful, in the best way. Took about 5 minutes. Didn’t even get to finish my beer. It’s cute and purple and I can’t wait to hack on it
Framework 12” open source laptop fully assembled waiting for an OS
August 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Love the modularity of the @frame.work laptops. And real Ethernet! (Tho does stick out when installed)
Framework 12 DIY open source laptop getting ready to be put together
August 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Woohoo time to get drunk & put together an open-source @frame.work 12” laptop (with the help of a Cat and a Bunny with a Chainsaw)
A just-opened Framework 12” diy laptop box with an iPad open to the instructions, a cat peering up and a beer called “Bunny with a Chainsaw”
August 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM