Nerd achievement unlocked! First attempt at making my own ethernet patch cables was a success!

I unplugged from social media yesterday. Too many bad takes, distressing takes, etc. Instead I somehow managed to successfully(?) refactor and improve the most complicated area of the @SeedSigner code. This isn't really meant to be a flex, more of a: "Oh, shit. I got something amazing done during peak outside world distraction!" Of course I'll return to moments of obsessive scrolling and the associated rage, terror, depression. But diving DEEP into something really f'n complicated was an unexpectedly effective escape. Try to stop fretting. Just keep building.

Experimenting with Home Assistant and ESPHome to make a not-yet-smart wireless speaker with NO Google or Amazon integration at all. Bought this bamboo toothbrush cup as a possible makeshift enclosure for the speaker + esp32s3 + mono amp. Turns out that the BOX IT CAME PACKAGED IN sounded WAY better! 🤣

Pfft, I'm not reading the instructions for an ethernet switch, don't be ridicul... ...uh, oh, uh, wait, what...? [Narrator: He read the instructions]

Weekend DIY project (nearly) complete! For the 1% hard-core nerds: the writeup includes lots of details and rationales for my design and build approach. For the vast majority: Just peruse the pics of the build process! The stands look simple (okay, they ARE simple), but it's pretty cool how many different techniques were involved. View article →

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About to replace a car battery for the first time. If you don't hear from me in a couple hours... ⚡️⚡️☠️ (apparently 12V is basically harmless, but I don't actually understand electricity so 🤷‍♂️)

Congrats to @Schnitzel! @ODELL's assertion: if you can have a baby, you can certainly take care of your own private keys. Corollary: if you can handle twins, you can jump straight to multisig...?

Happy b-day @npub1kuma...z2v7! The best doggo ever is 6 today! She's been a bit miserable the last few months because the vet said she had to lose 9lbs -- 23% of her total body weight!! Vet said to cut her normal food in half -- IN HALF!!! -- and replace with vegetables. She hates it, but happy to report that she's making EXCELLENT progress toward the 30lb target! How fast could YOU lose 23% of your total body weight, anon? 🤣

Timeline cleanser after those cicada posts. Bugs are so gross. But nature overall tends toward pretty. By the way, curious if y'all can see the difference in these images posted as "Ultra HDR" (high dynamic range). Brights should be brighter, colors more richly saturated. #flower #iris(?)

As a city boy / suburbanite, nature definitely freaks me the fuck out sometimes. #cicadas #bugs #canileavethisplacefortwomonths

Born in 2007. Hibernates. Emerges into a world that now has #bitcoin. Immediately dons laser eyes. #cicadas #bugs #gross #whygodwhy