Blenster @Blenster@social.cleverlibre.org
Hacker/maker, inventor, nerd, apprentice knife-maker, Co-Founder of
@mrblinkybling
. Rapid prototyper. Member of
@LVL1Hackerspace
http://youtube.com/blenster (he/him)
Joined Apr 2022
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I really truly think a social media hack is enthusiasm.
People follow me on Twitter who have no career focus on computer security.
I follow farmers on YouTube just talking about their tractor repair tribulations with perseverance.
This is a magic ingredient. You can't really fake it. And people know when they see it. It's one of those inescapably human manifestations the brain recognizes micro-signals from.
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Okay! 👏
I want to spend the new few months focusing on building an interactive, open source, browser-based KiCAD file viewer.
I'm looking for sponsorship to make that happen, and I'd love if you'd consider it. Here's a link to the details:
Sharing always appreciated 💜
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If you are a #maker (any sort) you should consider entering: https://www.instructables.com/contest/anythinggoes/ #instructables #contest, there are great prizes and some amazing entries already! I'm gonna have a crack at it this month. #circuit #technology #making #esp32 #arduino #sewing
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Because you worth it! Cookie Monster knows his stuff. #SesameStreet
Home safe from Atlanta; weather pushed me back a day but it was a smooth drive home.
Plenty of traffic though; made me wish I was flying a small plane instead.
It's me: I was "some men" and I learned a lot of crap that women aren't impressed with before I figured out what I really needed to have as skills.
Some men learn that women want to "feel safe" around us and take that as "women want a beefy special forces type" and don't realize they just don't want to feel like we might hurt them someday.
There's so much focus on being "manly" in some "not great" ways but that's missing the point.
What they want are signs that we won't eventually become emotionally/financially/physically abusive.
Signs we're emotionally mature and have good communication skills.
Not Rambo.
Still finding folks here; I am going to try one of the twitter import tools soon to find more of y'all.
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one of my favorite things on social media is when people nerd the heck out about hobbies I don't know anything about.
I have a friend on instagram who's super into Breyer horses and like, I know fuck-all about either real horses or plastic ones but she does these explainers about the hobby that are always a delight to read
Post about your hobbies. It's okay to take up space. Delight somebody with details.
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As a human rights lawyer who has done extensive immigration work, let me make something absolutely clear.
Asylum is legal immigration.
There's no "port of entry" requirement.
There's no "visa" requirement.
There's no "first country" requirement.
You enter the United States, and you apply for asylum.
Because asylum is legal immigration. Period.
Period.
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Reorganizing my office is slow, because I keep encountering old projects that I want to fix up. These fiber optic hyperbolic paraboloids from two years ago had LED strips secured with duct tape that was starting to peel off, so I printed new covers to replace the tape, and clips to secure them to the frame mechanically. I added the STL files to the project write up which is on my blog: https://www.geekmomprojects.com/fiber-optic-hyperbolic-paraboloid/
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Merry Catmas! Rascal is helping with my physical therapy exercises this morning.
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Forgot to announce the winner yesterday! There were 3 correct answers (some were via dm) - and @axwax wins the random drawing and resistor bender! Honorable mentions to @smitty and @borisbuilds who also got it right.
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You're not weird
You're limited edition
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The holidays can be a really tough time. The advice I often heard was, "Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Help others. Get out of your head." It's perfectly fine advice, but unhelpful if the mere thought of interacting with people is overwhelming. Anyway, here's a thing I did one year that did help:
I bought a Cookie Monster costume, went to the airport, and waited at arrivals with a sign that said "COOKIE"
Didn't have to talk to anyone and boy did I get to watch people's faces light up.
Hacker/maker, inventor, nerd, apprentice knife-maker, Co-Founder of
@mrblinkybling
. Rapid prototyper. Member of
@LVL1Hackerspace
http://youtube.com/blenster (he/him)
Joined Apr 2022
