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Henderson Hummel on consumerism in electronics tinkering

henderson.lol

I look at it like a puzzle - how long can I work with what I have? You’d be surprised sometimes how well you can do without a purpose-built item, or even how eventually you might end up preferring whatever you started with. There’s a big social element to this, in that there can exist a culture within a hobby or professional circle about what is “required” and it can take a certain amount of “waking up” to realize that this is total bull.

Anyways, buying stuff: it’s a question of balance always. I can’t put a post like this out without encouraging balance.

MatthewKuKanich/FindMyFlipper

github.com

The FindMy Flipper app turns your FlipperZero into an AirTag or other tracking device, compatible with Apple AirTags and Samsung SmartTag and Tile Trackers. It uses the BLE beacon to broadcast, allowing users to clone existing tags, generate OpenHaystack key pairs for Apple’s FindMy network, and customize beacon intervals and transmit power.

How not to say the wrong thing

latimes.com

Here are the rules. The person in the center ring can say anything she wants to anyone, anywhere. She can kvetch and complain and whine and moan and curse the heavens and say, “Life is unfair” and “Why me?” That’s the one payoff for being in the center ring.

Everyone else can say those things too, but only to people in larger rings.

The Wooden Sound System

bitti-gitti.com

A German Design Award winning smartphone speaker, handcrafted from prime quality birchwood. ‍> Requires no batteries or power source, and the universal design fits all smartphone models to provide the best listening experience.

Saw one of these at local shop recently. Great idea and execution.