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Every now and then I work on hardware for doctors doing something interesting.

This time a doctor needed a way to measure rotation of a device that someone built for them so I made this little shaft extender that will get glued into a metal pipe.

The potentiometer goes into an enclosure, connects to a microcontroller, and sends data via USB to a computer.

Radical liberal view of a path out of the news mess pluralistic.net/2024/12/12/the

What we actually need to balance this is working grassroots #DIY media like #indymediaback but a working liberal media would also be a step.

Please don't just be a prat on this subject, thanks.

pluralistic.netPluralistic: A Democratic media strategy to save journalism and the nation (12 Dec 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Crochet is so cool because machines apparently still can't do it- imitate it, yes, but it's a different process, not all one thread being manipulated. So if you're buying (real) crocheted stuff, you know a human made it and I love that (outside of slavery, obviously don't buy crochet that's dirt cheap unless you know who made it). I only know how to make long chains from when I was a kid. Maybe I'll learn properly now that I'm grown? Advice for newbs? Seems pretty #solarpunk
#crochet #DIY