Embedded Podcast<p>Dmitry Grinberg joined Chris ( <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://stoney.monster/@stoneymonster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stoneymonster</span></a></span> ) and Elecia( <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@logicalelegance" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>logicalelegance</span></a></span> ) to talk about running Linux on small microprocessors (physically small and/or 4-bit). Boot times vary between minutes and days, depending on the processor. </p><p>Listen to another insightful show( <a href="https://embedded.fm/episodes/506" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">embedded.fm/episodes/506</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> )</p><p>Thank you to Mouser for sponsoring us!<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/processors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>processors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/microcontrollers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microcontrollers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/optimization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>optimization</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embedded</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a></p>
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Moving away from the constant upgrade cycle & moving closer to the ideals of #PermaComputing #MalleableSoftware
Design and setup a redundant system of old/used, cheap, low-power devices running ia: #Guix, #Linux, #FreeBSD, #macOS, #HaikuOS, #Plan9Front, #X11, #P9, #NFS, all working together
Become an expert on #MicroControllers #ESP32 #STM32 #RP2040 #MIPS #RiscV
DIY sensors which sing like birds to communicate their status
DIY robots "drones"
Move as much as possible of my computing needs to the #Terminal, #Emacs, #Rio #CLI #TUI #P9
Get an #3DPrinter and learn to use it
Design and build my own portable 8dot #braille terminal & try out if 3x3 or 3x4 dots is also workable.
Design and build my own low-power computers, their OS, and tools
Writing more of my own tools #DIY
#SmallTalk #ObjectPascal #Prolog #Scheme #Racket #CommonLisp #Haskell #Rust #Go #ObjectiveC #Swift
Deploy #LoRa #ReticullumNetwork #RNodes #MeshCore #Meshtastic
Start an #InternetResiliencyClub
Add #Tor, #I2P support by #WebProxy
#SolarPowered #SelfHost over #I2P, #OnionService #Blog #Wiki #Repositories #GopherHole #Darcs #Mercurial
#SelfHost my own #EmailServer, which will only accept email from #KnownServers #CommunityEmail #MutualEmailAcceptance
Share files via #BitTorrent over #I2P
DIY #HomeAutomation
DIY #GardeningAutomation
DIY #GreenHouse
Get a house cat, train the cat, use voice and gestures
Start asking money for advice & technology support
Build/program my own opportunistic and strange cryptocurrency miners #BTC, #XMR, #ZEC, etc #Art
#MakeMoreArt #LearnToDraw #Learn3DModeling #LearnGenerativeArt #LearnToComposeAmbientMusic
#ReCreateJottit #ReCreateInstikiWiki
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Converting an E-Paper Photo Frame into Weather Map - Here’s a great hack sent in to us from [Simon]. He uses an e-paper photo frame as ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/21/converting-an-e-paper-photo-frame-into-weather-map/ #microcontrollers #raspberrypipico #softwarehacks #raspberrypi #weathermap #techhacks #hardware #e-paper #e-ink #art
Hackaday · Converting An E-Paper Photo Frame Into Weather MapHere’s a great hack sent in to us from [Simon]. He uses an e-paper photo frame as a weather map! By now you are probably aware of e-paper technology, which is very low power tech for displayi…
Pi Pico Powers Parts-Bin Audio Interface - USB audio is great, but what if you needed to use it and had no budget? Well, depe... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/20/pi-pico-powers-parts-bin-audio-interface/ #digitalaudiohacks #microcontrollers #paspberrypipico #usbaudio #adc
Hackaday · Pi Pico Powers Parts-Bin Audio InterfaceUSB audio is great, but what if you needed to use it and had no budget? Well, depending on the contents of your parts bin, you might be able to use [Veyniac]’s Pico-Audio-Interface as a free …
"Now, I never studied electrical engineering. And to be good at this stuff you probably should.
"But you don't have to be good. You just have to want to learn."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd42q3OaOrE
Ben Eater Makes Computer Noises - When [Ben Eater] talks, hackers everywhere listen. In his latest video [Ben] shows... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/19/ben-eater-makes-computer-noises/ #w65c22versatileinterfaceadapter #softwaredevelopment #6502microprocessor #digitalaudiohacks #microcontrollers #retrocomputing #computernoises #softwarehacks #hardware #beneater
Hackaday · Ben Eater Makes Computer NoisesWhen [Ben Eater] talks, hackers everywhere listen. In his latest video [Ben] shows us how to make computer noises using square waves and a 6502 microprocessor. [Ben] uses the timer in the W65C22 Ve…