Yay! This is one of the main things I still use chrome based browsers for. The other main thing being Microsoft admin bits at work.

https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/05/web-serial-support-in-firefox/

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Best thing about occasionally going to London for work: gigs!

I managed to see a couple of metal bands on Tuesday (Psychonaut and Cobra the Impaler) in the 100 Club, which was super fun. Also booked a ticket for Steven Wilson in October 👌🏼

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The #3dprinting fun continues!

I added the enclosure and then some 24v COB LEDs now, basically like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOXev6kwDsA (annoyingly the splitter cables I grabbed have the red/black reversed relative to the printer 🤷)

Then I grabbed a Sovol SH03, and a bunch of tube to see if I can mount the reels under (or over) the printer, and also keep them dry. Seems to be working well so far, even if it’s a bit of a money pit :alex_hot:

Meanwhile I designed and printed my first part using FreeCAD 💪🏼 It’s just a simple handle for a wooden drawer, but wow, this software has a bit of a learning curve!

@kn4ntu The reddit 3dprinting wiki has been really useful https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/wiki/index/

I’ve also just been printing a load of fun random things to get the hang of what works (which seems to be most things, I’ve only had a couple of failed prints so far, one from lack of support, one thing didn’t stick to the bed).

As for FreeCAD I started running through some tutorials about a year ago and now really need to start again.

@kn4ntu oh, I see! I’m still very new with regards to DIY designs. I did a lot of measuring and a bit of sketching, then translated my sketches into CAD.

I printed a prototype, then reviewed that and iterated. I think having low expectations around success probably helps too.

I’ve only really used the flashforge branded orca so far, not gone too deep into that!

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I’ve been seeing the odd bit of #meshcore activity out and about but the density of devices/repeaters is a bit too low in my bit of IO81. Time to get something installed!

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hah, I plugged the #3dprinter into a smart plug I had last used for a lamp…. so my shutdown automation turned it off when I went to bed! Good test of resume, which seems to have worked :alex_crazy:

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After years of umming and ahhing I finally got a 3D printer.

First big job is printing an enclosure for it, and so far things have been seamless!

#3dprinting

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I just spent much longer than I care to admit trying to use a USB-C power cable for data :alex_sigh:

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I definitely must not buy more screwdrivers…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpMtg03CQOg

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The latest episode of Amp Hour is on visualising EM fields in blender and other open tools, it’s absolutely fascinating:

https://theamphour.com/695-making-the-invisible-visible-with-sam-aldahar/ https://www.youtube.com/@samerps/videos

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Today I learned that Microsoft Defender generates an (informational) alert if you plug in a Flipper Zero!

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