A gaggle of Bf109E-4 and Spitfire Mk.Ia in 1:72 from the Airfix boxing of Blood Red Skies. Have I played the game yet? No, but that's just a bonus.

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#scalemodels #histscalemodels #72scale

LEAP#837 YLD8-12X1W Reverse-engineer a faulty YLD8-12X1W LED driver, diagnose the issue, but determine the fix is not worth the effort.

Taking a look at a faulty LED driver.

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#electronics

Cheers Paul!

Shenyang J-5 (MiG-17F) as flown by Vietnam People's Air Force, 1969. Very nice Airfix kit, perfect for a 48hr group build - complete!

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#scalemodels #histscalemodels #72scale

This week's @cassidoo.co challenge: validate a pizza recipe. Using #rust this week..

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THIS is the energy the world needs. It should be simple: have values, and stand up for them.

LEAP#836 Using the Open HamClock Backend Using the new Open HamClock Backend (OHB) to give my HamClock client installation a new lease of life. Testing clients on Raspberry Pi, macOS, and Ubuntu.

Testing the new Open HamClock Backend (OHB) with HamClock clients on Raspberry Pi, macOS, and Ubuntu. A fully open-source successor with ~feature-parity for the defunct CSI services.

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#electronics #hamradio

This week's @cassidoo.co challenge: generate unique combination of Perrin numbers to sum to a target value. Using #Perl this time..

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Prompt Engineering Frameworks - A Practical Overview

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Worst pitch I've seen so far is "think of all the devs you can sack by getting AI to write all your tests"!

the finished, painted figure on a base

Initial 2D image generated from text prompt in ChatGPT

3D model generated in Tripo3D

printed on the Bambu Lab P1S

Testing the state-of-the-art in AI 3D model generation and FDM print c. early 2026: Tripo3D and Meshy do OK with recognisable IP or quality images; FDM printers (Bambu P1S) are good enough for gaming, but not quite ready for #scalemodels

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#ai #fdm #taiko

This week's @cassidoo.co challenge: calculate how well a city grid is covered by fire stations. Using #Julia this time..

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All the recent moves to finally deprecate xslt browser support had me take a look at my (very old) notes on XSLT..

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I guess XLST is **an** option if you want to generate a Mandelbrot set(!!)

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Taking a quick look at the #julia language. Lots to love.. feels like a sweet meld of ruby/python and c (esp bit ops and structs).

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Loved Yellowface by @rfkuang.bsky.social: a truly unique vehicle for exploring many contemporary issues, especially the US dumpster fire and zh diaspora. The genius was to have Juniper tell the story in the 1st person. It is so unsettling to know you are being manipulated into backing a bad actor!

This week's @cassidoo.co challenge: min swaps to create alternating array. Using #clojure and it proved quite suited to this class of problem

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The list of functioning democracies is even shorter, so how???!🤣😐

Taking a quick look at #miniKanren for logic programming (specifically the implementation embedded in Clojure)..

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TIL SEA-LION is a family of open-source LLMs designed for Southeast Asia’s diverse languages, cultures, and contexts. Developed by AI Singapore.

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#ai #llm

Midnight diner, but the guy did it!

Crickey, by that definition, Google must be guilty for making maps of the UK, directly benefiting foreign intelligence services

Ironic for company whose main claim to fame is using AI to make better programmers

This week's @cassidoo.co challenge: find the majority element in an array. I'm using #idris for this one..

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Taking a quick look at #idris 2 - a language designed for type-driven development.

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LEAP#834 CD4028 Quad Exclusive Interlock Building a 4-pole exclusive interlock using the CD4028 BCD to Decimal decoder, with a simple LED switching demonstration.

How to implement a quad exclusive interlock with a CD4028 BCD to Decimal decoder..

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#electronics

Yep, this is not the AI Revolution we were sold. Remember, the one that would solve globally critical issues like cancer and climate change? The world was not on the brink because of programmer productivity .. but hey, since that's the only nail it seems good enough for, then hammer away!

LEAP#162 LM2577S/LM2596S Boost/Buck Converter Module A quick test of an LM2577S/LM2596S Boost/Buck Converter Module, with a fresh look in 2026 to verify its current control behaviour and mount it in a laser-cut case.

I took a fresh look at the specs and behaviour of this buck-boost module and laser cut an open case for better mounting

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#electronics

distinct new year resolution vibes from this one😂

poster: "the United Ukrainian Ballet: Swan Lake"

Swan Lake: love demands truth, loyalty, and moral clarity - and even a moment of deception or weakness can have devastating consequences.

Слава Україні!
#ukraine