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biglesp@mastodon.social

Freelance maker for hire at <a href="https://bigl.es" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://bigl.es</a> Content Editor at Pimoroni Previously written for Tom's Hardware, Linux Format, The MagPi, Electromaker, Linux User & Developer, KidsCodeCS, Linux Voice, micro_mag, HackspaceAll views are my own. Greggs is life

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Post #4276655
Over the last three years I've steadily been building a CD collection from charity shops and car boots instead of streaming. My little CD player is connected up to stereo speakers and I put on an album and don't skip around. I just play it. 99% has been great, a few albums weren't but so far the experience has been great.
Post #4169260
From Pibow to Picade and everything in between! Pimoroni are 14! So the team put their heads together and thought that we should discount over 1400 products. So they tasked me with picking a few that I personally own and writing about them. Buy the micro nippers, mine are still good six years later! https://blog.pimoroni.com/its-our-birthday-save-up-to-40/
Post #3805631
Trying out intermittent fasting. Nothing major. 10 hour "eating window" (10am to 8pm) and 14 hours with no food. Also reduced sugar intake, which was low anyway. Been about a week now, feel hungry in the morning, but no ill effects and feel generally better for it. I shall monitor and adjust as needed. :)
Post #2376332
Spent the day weeding and cleaning up rear garden. Brambles had started to take hold. Now it is clear and my back hurts. The upside is that three robins dropped in to visit / supervise my progress.
Post #2376331
Today the postie delivered me the Hackers movie soundtrack. This makes me very happy! The Thinkpad? That is my new X13 Gen 2. 11th Gen i5 CPU, 16GB DDR4 and I dropped a 1TB NVMe SSD in because I had one.
Post #2376330
Been busy at Pimoroni and here is a sneak peek at an upcoming tutorial. Using Tufty 2350 to control RGB LEDs connected to Plasma 2350 W via the magic of MQTT. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-ijFhtYLc4s?feature=share
Post #2376329
Thonny on Ubuntu 26.04 is like the bottom line on an eye test...
Post #2376328
I&#39;ve printed sooo many &quot;badgies&quot; (Star Trek commbadges) to test my 3D printer manual bed levelling adventures. I&#39;ll have to find a home for them all. Any cosplayers / Star Trek fans need a few badges? Let me know.
Post #2376327
New laptop. A Lenovo X13 Gen 2 with an 11th gen Intel i5 1145G7, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. Screen is 1920x1200 which is lovely! Runs great with Linux.
Post #2376326
I&#39;ve also assembled a shallow drawer under my desk. A drawer for those little bits that you like to have handy. Drawer sliders are my design, and I made them to fit Hobbycraft&#39;s £2.50 trolley trays.
Post #1540117
RE: https://mastodon.social/@andy_warb/116447408338915984 This is fantastic!
Post #1379348
A couple of months ago, Linus Media Group got in contact, asking me to review its range of screwdrivers. After many weeks of testing (fixing two PCs, 3D printer and some shelves), my review of the #LTT screwdrivers is now live! https://bigl.es/ltt-screwdrivers-review/
Post #1096073
My first piece of work for Pimoroni talks about the new Badgeware range. Badger, Tufty, and Blinky may sound like cartoon characters, but they are the new RP2350 powered boards. Badger is e-paper, Tufty is an IPS LCD, and Blinky is 872 bright white LEDs. https://blog.pimoroni.com/tiny-screens-big-ideas-show-us-your-badgeware-projects/
Post #901523
I&#39;m a maker with a leaning towards retro it seems. #shelfie
Post #739272
RE: https://mastodon.social/@thepihut/116239403504639949 And just in case you need a review to help your purchase decision. https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/the-dream-of-a-raspberry-pi-laptop-becomes-a-reality-argonone-up-review I still use mine, the CM5 is a powerful platform. But the cost of a CM5 really ramps up the initial outlay. That said, you *should* be able to upgrade to a CM6 if it uses the same connector pinout.
Post #739271
Powering a Raspberry Pi 1 web server using the USB port on my DIY NAS build. Yeah, I&#39;m scared too :) Hope to reveal more over the next week.
Post #739270
Shiver me timbers!!! After nearly six years at Tom&#39;s Hardware I am heading off for new horizons! Pimoroni, purveyors of maker toys, tools and kits has added me to its crew! From April 1st I will be Pimoroni&#39;s Content Editor. Creating content to inpsire everyone to be a maker! https://youtu.be/q1FYxBLDyQk
Post #739269
Currently playing: Radiohead - Pablo Honey Tinkering with some code and listening to CDs while the sun shines through the window.
Post #739268
To fully confirm that I am middle aged and live in a bungalow. I am very pleased to announce that my tea and coffee shelf is now organised.
Post #739267
My portable vacuum cleaner has died... Again. Breaking out some new tools to have a tinker. LTT / LMG has sent me pretty much all of its screwdrivers for review on bigl.es They&#39;ve got no input on the review and I turned down any form of payment. Looking forward to fixing stuff and reporting to you.
Post #739266
Oops! Early birthday / I survived surgery present to myself!
Post #739264
I&#39;ve been meaning to read this. So tonight seems like a good time to start Project Hail Mary.