Tom Vulpes
@vulpeslabs.bsky.social
Maker, Educator, Creative Technologist, Musical instrument inventor. Creative Director for Hackoustic, CTO for MTFLabs, inventor of SPOKE.
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Tom Vulpes
@vulpeslabs.bsky.social
· Feb 12
I pulled the trigger and launched the kickstarter for SPOKE this morning.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
If you like it, consider supporting it or sending it to friends who might!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
If you like it, consider supporting it or sending it to friends who might!
The discussion in the UK about Indefinite Leave to Remain is infuriating. It's not easy to get ILR. It's not cheap either. The test for it is difficult too. I made all my colleagues take the test when my wife applied, including an ex-army veteran who was a member of the royal guard, we all failed.
October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The discussion in the UK about Indefinite Leave to Remain is infuriating. It's not easy to get ILR. It's not cheap either. The test for it is difficult too. I made all my colleagues take the test when my wife applied, including an ex-army veteran who was a member of the royal guard, we all failed.
Currently running all my unfinished compositions from the past 4 years through @timexile.com Finalist in order to actually FINISH AND RELEASE songs that have been dormant because I haven't had time to do the last steps. Thank you TIm and team for such a great product!
October 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Currently running all my unfinished compositions from the past 4 years through @timexile.com Finalist in order to actually FINISH AND RELEASE songs that have been dormant because I haven't had time to do the last steps. Thank you TIm and team for such a great product!
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Finalist is a new way to mix your music with simple controls. It can be as straight forward as picking a preset, with lots of ways to tweak it as well. Also, you own it. Infinite mixes, no subscriptions, no credits.
go.timexile.com/48us60k
go.timexile.com/48us60k
October 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Finalist is a new way to mix your music with simple controls. It can be as straight forward as picking a preset, with lots of ways to tweak it as well. Also, you own it. Infinite mixes, no subscriptions, no credits.
go.timexile.com/48us60k
go.timexile.com/48us60k
Autism was first described in 1942. Paracetemol was first released in 1950, (1956 in UK). Tylenol not until 1955.
This post was sponsored by Go Fuck Yourself.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Autism was first described in 1942. Paracetemol was first released in 1950, (1956 in UK). Tylenol not until 1955.
This post was sponsored by Go Fuck Yourself.
This post was sponsored by Go Fuck Yourself.
Im showcasing some of my work at this little museum in London called the V&A this weekend as part of the Digital Design Weekend. Pop down if you can. It's a free event and an amazing museum.
September 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Im showcasing some of my work at this little museum in London called the V&A this weekend as part of the Digital Design Weekend. Pop down if you can. It's a free event and an amazing museum.
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Since my book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal came out - not a day has gone by without me receiving a message from someone who found themselves , a parent , a partner or child in the pages - I am so happy to see them and it makes my heart sing
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm...
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My Adventures in Neurodiversity
My Adventures in Neurodiversity
uk.bookshop.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Since my book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal came out - not a day has gone by without me receiving a message from someone who found themselves , a parent , a partner or child in the pages - I am so happy to see them and it makes my heart sing
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm...
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imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
Exciting SPOKE update! Spent the day up at @pimoroni.com headquarters finalising the board and working out the kinks. Almost ready to go!
August 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Exciting SPOKE update! Spent the day up at @pimoroni.com headquarters finalising the board and working out the kinks. Almost ready to go!
Dear #BBCNews. You are allowed to not report on everything Reform says just like you don't report on everything the Greens or Lib Dem have to say. Thanks.
August 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Dear #BBCNews. You are allowed to not report on everything Reform says just like you don't report on everything the Greens or Lib Dem have to say. Thanks.
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They have 4 MPs. We are four years away from a GE. Yet our broadcast media is talking like they’re a government in waiting? This over platforming must end and end now! We have other parties and they must be heard. Sign here now. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms
The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
They have 4 MPs. We are four years away from a GE. Yet our broadcast media is talking like they’re a government in waiting? This over platforming must end and end now! We have other parties and they must be heard. Sign here now. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Absolutely inspiring, defiant sounds -- from Ukrainians and as expressions of global solidarity, across struggles. Music to beat back the darkness.
Death dances and liberatory sounds of I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free - CDM Create Digital Music
What can music do against darkness? It may be our one fuel for emotions, a weapon against depressive inertia. Today, on Ukrainian Independence Day, it's a perfect day to catch up with Ukrainian label ...
cdm.link
August 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Absolutely inspiring, defiant sounds -- from Ukrainians and as expressions of global solidarity, across struggles. Music to beat back the darkness.
Anyone else here looking forward to the women's rugby world cup?
August 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Anyone else here looking forward to the women's rugby world cup?
Oh shit. This one hits. I was at their first London gig when they supported High on Fire and met them all most times they came play here. Top blokes. Remission remains one of my favourite albums.
Brent Hinds, the co-founder of Grammy-winning heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the group for 25 years before his departure earlier this year, has died at age 51.
Brent Hinds, Mastodon Co-Founder and Former Lead Guitarist, Dead at 51
Brent Hinds, the co-founder of acclaimed heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the group for 25 years, has died at age 51.
rollingstone.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Oh shit. This one hits. I was at their first London gig when they supported High on Fire and met them all most times they came play here. Top blokes. Remission remains one of my favourite albums.
I use my JUMBO PICO in my classroom to explain the gpio. It's a great teaching tool!
It's the final day of our BIG BIRTHDAY SALE! Get up to 50% off a huge range of goodies in store... Also get a free JUMBO PICO with orders over £35 (excl. shipping)!
Nice!
shop.pimoroni.com
Nice!
shop.pimoroni.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I use my JUMBO PICO in my classroom to explain the gpio. It's a great teaching tool!
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It's the final day of our BIG BIRTHDAY SALE! Get up to 50% off a huge range of goodies in store... Also get a free JUMBO PICO with orders over £35 (excl. shipping)!
Nice!
shop.pimoroni.com
Nice!
shop.pimoroni.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It's the final day of our BIG BIRTHDAY SALE! Get up to 50% off a huge range of goodies in store... Also get a free JUMBO PICO with orders over £35 (excl. shipping)!
Nice!
shop.pimoroni.com
Nice!
shop.pimoroni.com
Just saw 28 years later. The music was good. The rest was utter shite.
August 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Just saw 28 years later. The music was good. The rest was utter shite.
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I think anyone who has any form of platform who is not saying anything about what happened in London yesterday is saying a great deal about the world they will accept
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-V...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-V...
Hundreds arrested at protest in support of Palestine Action in London
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
m.youtube.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I think anyone who has any form of platform who is not saying anything about what happened in London yesterday is saying a great deal about the world they will accept
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-V...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-V...
New skill unlocked. Sorta. I worked out how to create a custom .uf2 file that includes all the example code and libraries needed to run SPOKE in circuitpython straight away. The only issue I have is that it's 4Mb large as picotools copies all the blank space on the chip too...
July 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New skill unlocked. Sorta. I worked out how to create a custom .uf2 file that includes all the example code and libraries needed to run SPOKE in circuitpython straight away. The only issue I have is that it's 4Mb large as picotools copies all the blank space on the chip too...
I submitted SPOKE for the MIDI awards. Public voting starts soon (now?). There's at least 4 other projects in the awards of people I know and who also deserve to be recognised. So, you know, vote for who you think should win :)
midi.org/innovation-a...
midi.org/innovation-a...
SPOKE
midi.org
July 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I submitted SPOKE for the MIDI awards. Public voting starts soon (now?). There's at least 4 other projects in the awards of people I know and who also deserve to be recognised. So, you know, vote for who you think should win :)
midi.org/innovation-a...
midi.org/innovation-a...
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Making music from mud!
Blowing bubbles with a small air pump, and resonating the sound (from a hydrophone) in Ableton.
Blowing bubbles with a small air pump, and resonating the sound (from a hydrophone) in Ableton.
July 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Making music from mud!
Blowing bubbles with a small air pump, and resonating the sound (from a hydrophone) in Ableton.
Blowing bubbles with a small air pump, and resonating the sound (from a hydrophone) in Ableton.
The packaging for my very soon to be released board is AMAZING. Artwork by the wonderful @jakeblanchard.bsky.social printed by uk company EcoCraft.
July 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The packaging for my very soon to be released board is AMAZING. Artwork by the wonderful @jakeblanchard.bsky.social printed by uk company EcoCraft.
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Recording lightning with my solar panel microphone. Dramatic cracks and pops!
Each flash of light generates an electrical output from the solar cell, which is connected directly to an audio output.
Each flash of light generates an electrical output from the solar cell, which is connected directly to an audio output.
June 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Recording lightning with my solar panel microphone. Dramatic cracks and pops!
Each flash of light generates an electrical output from the solar cell, which is connected directly to an audio output.
Each flash of light generates an electrical output from the solar cell, which is connected directly to an audio output.
Working on a project that needs to use an i2c to spi bridge. Thinking of using the SC18IS606 so if anyone's got any advice/experience in using it please hurl your wisdom at me. thanks.
June 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Working on a project that needs to use an i2c to spi bridge. Thinking of using the SC18IS606 so if anyone's got any advice/experience in using it please hurl your wisdom at me. thanks.
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