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alexglow@chaos.social

<p>πŸ’™: robots, music, languages, biohacking, arcane tech, PCBs, open-source hardware.<br />Renaissance nerd posting on Hackster.io &amp; beyond; thoughts &amp; feels my own.<br />Boosts do not imply broader support of the OP.<br />A.K.A. glowascii; she; chaotic good; human-generated.</p>

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    Anybody got an extremely simple DIY bralette tutorial? Ideally a triangle-cup style similar to this (from the excellent @freesewing@freesewing.social ): https://freesewing.eu/showcase/bee-by-ts I think this is what I want (https://freesewing.eu/docs/designs/bee/options#crossbackties) but if there&#39;s a faster/easier one, I&#39;d love to know; it&#39;s more for coverage than support, and rough/messy is OK :) Bonus if it works with T-shirt material (jersey?) scraps! I have a bunch from croppin...

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    Gonna do these live in a sec for a *quick* #SpaceSongSunday – ft. the octave mandolin :) On IG for now, for technical reasons, but recording will go on #MakerTube ✨ https://instagram.com/glowascii https://chaos.social/@alexglow/116575412583408397

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    I worked over the weekend, but still... [NOT glorifying overwork i&amp;#39;ve just signed myself up for a lot of things] https://icy.wyvern.rip/notes/amea4luzv98es3j8

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    Also: reminder to myself to check out that list of fair #music platforms! https://nham.co.uk/2026/05/151176-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/

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    No lie, I&amp;#39;ve been planning one of these for years! Apparently there&amp;#39;s a girlypop #cyberdeck moment going on, so maybe the burnout-recovery gods will finally grant me the executive function to complete it... https://www.hackster.io/glowascii/polly-s-primer-polly-pocket-inspired-pi-powered-cyberdeck-ed8178 https://chaos.social/@davedarko/116597117130992796

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    hmmm https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116616431063734378

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    @pikesley definitely despairing!!!

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    I met a Traveller from an antique land, Who said, &amp;quot;Two households, both alike in digβ€” Hang on. I&amp;#39;m here for Shakespeare? If you can...&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Next door,&amp;quot; sighed I, and cursed this Shelley gig.

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    Legendary https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116478730703849451

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    No lie, I&#39;ve gotten so tired of unsolicited advice (which is usually given before attempting to understand the context – and is thus laughably basic and/or plain wrong) that I started designing these cards for what to do instead. This one in particular would get a lot of use πŸ™ƒ https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116415412197082035

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    Two hours to go ^_^ Chill and cozy stream, acoustic guitar + voice, more originals &amp;amp; fewer Space Songs (but not none!) ✨ https://mastodon.social/@limebar/116415071720047743

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    Latin nerds, I need you! Offering Elvish nerdery in return πŸ‘‡ Trying to translate &quot;keep it secret – keep it safe&quot; to #Latin, which I know is tricksy. Looking at verbs like servare and conservare, and adjectives for &quot;safe&quot; like tutus/salvus/securus...?? If you can help, I will write your phrase of choice in Tengwar (Elvish script)! Here&#39;s a sample of one way I write it – though I&#39;ll do straight lines πŸ˜… I&#39;ll write them on a livestream and link image files for you....

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    Honored to be invited for another virtual concert with excellent Fedi folks 😸✨ I&amp;#39;ve been working on making some better recordings to share along with this – but since I&amp;#39;m slow, I&amp;#39;ll add &amp;#39;em below. It&amp;#39;ll be cozy and casual, with mostly originals; open to requests from https://www.spacesongsunday.com after the set :) Thurs, April 16 9pm UTC = 5pm Eastern = 2pm Pacific Live on TIBtv: https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/ Part of a whole series, so follow @nham &amp;...

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    For #Arduino Days &amp;#39;26 (March 27-28), @ishotjr &amp;amp; I are hosting 3 preview livestreams – short, fun interviews giving a peek inside the company, from robotics to DevRel. See this thread for details! The main event is a free, online gala open to everyone: β€’ Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBQTn2shxho β€’ Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqfmK3qyVAA β€’ Official page: https://days.arduino.cc/about

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    RE: https://chaos.social/@alexglow/116133185247194467 This Thursday! Live companion bot building 🀩 I really like the Alvik – it&amp;#39;s cute and approachable, but when I did the unboxing a couple years ago, I realized that its components and API are way more powerful than it lets on: https://www.hackster.io/glowascii/first-steps-with-the-arduino-alvik-robot-kit-f229bb#toc-approachable--yet-powerful-0 Glad to finally come back to it!

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    Live in an hour! Here&amp;#39;s my #Arduino Alvik unboxing from a couple years ago: https://www.youtube.com/live/NNUt5bylkRY https://chaos.social/@alexglow/116133185247194467

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    going live now! (btw, we stream to both our channels &amp;amp; you can join in from either :D ) https://chaos.social/@ishotjr/116138037765184480

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    Hope they get the support they need! But also: lol https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116140706520098114

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    Different instruments, same key: black hemp twine knotted around black pearls, dark Baltic amber from a friend, pyrite, heavy black glass beads. t e x t u r e

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    Hey, #chainmail friends: Got a reliable source for high-quality scale #maille? I&#39;ve been prototyping with scales from Fire Mountain Gems, but 30-60% are unusable for jewelry – due to scratches/scuffs and the occasional discoloration. :/ Preferably: - 35.8mm x 22.2mm size option - USA - Multicolored aluminum (OR extra points for reasonably-priced titanium/niobium anodized scales!) // #Maker #SolicitedAdvice https://chaos.social/@alexglow/116014646843186181

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    What if you could save data to your earrings? I&#39;ve been working on this #Charmware MicroSD jewelry concept for a year+, and (as with the recent LED one), am SO EXCITED to finally pull together some semi-polished prototypes!! This year, I intend to finally start selling my functional circuit board jewelry – including custom/branded options for these. Site coming soon at https://charmware.tech πŸ‘€ Current info: https://www.notion.so/alexglow/dataCharm-2ae5bc4fe79880368b71f871e3fb6ef4 // #jew...

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    New LED Charmware #PCB video is now up on YouTube as well! Embeddable, intricate, arcane electronic jewelry bits: https://youtube.com/shorts/pnCRKq--q70

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    New vid! #PCBs I made in 2025, part 1: LED charm ✨ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTH1NuelDig Finally pulled together a prototype with this little board – one of my new #Charmware set, reviving the series of modular tech #jewelry bits I started back in 2018. Been dreaming of assembling these with elytra and bike-leather, and the day finally came... The board still needs some tweaks (smaller switch etc.), but with my fixed-up #KiCad workflow, those will be a snap. 😸 // #Maker #LEDs #WearableTec...