Makerinator
@makerinator.bsky.social
Tinkerer turned speaker. The sparks fly either way.
Been a second. Excited to be back!
Flutter Community@fluttercommunity.dev · last wk.🔴 #HumpdayQandA with Live Coding! in 30 minutes at 5pm BST / 6pm CEST / 9am PDT today! Answering your #Flutter and #Dart questions with @devangels.london @randalschwartz.bsky.social @johnwiese.bsky.social and @makerinator.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEQp...
Check out what I'm bringing to Fluttercon USA! Captain Reef can't wait to reveal your destiny! This kiosk is powered by Flutter, Flame, and a Raspberry Pi. Want to learn more? Come to my talk... "Bare Metal Flutter" happening Thursday @ 10AM!
🔴 #HumpdayQandA in 15 minutes at 5pm BST / 6pm CEST / 9am PDT today! Answering your #Flutter and #Dart questions with @randalschwartz.bsky.social @johnwiese.bsky.social @makerinator.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOCd...
Humpday Q&A/AMA :: 8th July 2026 :: #HumpdayQandA #Flutter #FlutterCommunity
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Okay... Hear me out... A manga where every US state has to send their "man" (eg: Florida Man) to battle in an arena championship. Ohio Man vs Michigan Man would be epic. This is what America needed for its 250th...
This video is fantastic. I turned vegetarian in 2008 and vegan in... 2023 I think? youtu.be/Hcb6_44OjIo?...
i went vegan as a joke... it changed me
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Can't wait to stream again today! It's been a minute. :)
Simon Lightfoot 🥇💙@devangels.london · 2mo ago🔴 #HumpdayQandA and Live Coding! in 30 minutes at 5pm BST / 6pm CEST / 9am PDT today! Answering your #Flutter and #Dart questions with @devangels.london @randalschwartz.bsky.social @flutterfly.bsky.social @makerinator.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=noVm...
It's been a minute since I've been on stream. We're going live at 12PM EDT! www.youtube.com/watch?v=noVm...
Humpday Q&A/AMA and Live Coding! :: 10th June 2026 :: #HumpdayQandA #Flutter #FlutterCommunity
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"Keep going" is bad advice. It doesn't tell you what to keep going on. He quit the valve approach, the pump approach, the ring architecture. He never quit the goal. Those are not the same thing. youtube.com/shorts/T... #Makers #DIY #MakerCommunity #Making #ProjectLife
"Keep going" is terrible advice #Makers #HardwareProjects #Engineering #WaterClock
Original Project Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKB5-sgexI0 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@MakerinatorUncut This builder spent three months on a water clock — a
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FieldStation 42 doesn't recreate the nostalgia. It recreates the room. And a room full of people doesn't happen by accident. It happens because someone designed for it. www.youtube.com/shor... #RaspberryPi #OpenSource #DIY #Makers #MakerCommunity
The Project Isn't the Cable Box | #FieldStation42 #MakerCommunity #RaspberryPi
Original project link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR_qVZ_J22A 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@MakerinatorUncut FieldStation 42 is an open source project that turns a
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I solved the same CNC problem twice because I never wrote it down. Your AI assistant is only as useful as the context you give it. Documentation is the most valuable tool in the shop. youtube.com/shorts/B... #Workshop #Arduino #DIY #Makers #MakerCommunity
You've Already Solved This Problem. Twice. #Maker #Workshop #AI #Arduino #MakerCulture
Original project links: - https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/05/14/making-a-self-documenting-workshop/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IigSVjMAQxI 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtub
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"I felt like a bulldozer trying to catch a butterfly." The JSRF soundtrack remains glorious.
The nail polish on the keyboard is not a detail. It's the thesis. And the industry is going to sand it off trying to sell it back to you. Don't let them. youtube.com/shorts/R... #Cyberdeck #RaspberryPi #DIY #Makers #MakerCommunity
The Friction Is The Feature #cyberdeck #makercommunity #raspberrypi #diytech #makerculture #maker
Original project links: https://missmolerat.com/posts/pinkpad/ | https://makezine.com/article/technology/computers-mobile/destroy-big-tech-with-a-salvaged-cyberdeck/ 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel
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The flaw doesn't exist as knowable information until you build the thing that breaks. Version 1 isn't a failure. It's the only instrument capable of generating what you need to know. youtube.com/shorts/v... #Robotics #Engineering #DIY #Makers #MakerCommunity
They Built a Robot Dog That Only Turns Left #Robotics #RobotDog #MakerCulture #Engineering
Original project links: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLa1b1juUo - https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/an-improved-robot-dog-for-senior-design/ 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.you
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153 versions of the same Fusion 360 shape. Not because she was bad at building. Because she hadn't needed it badly enough yet. The project is the curriculum. youtube.com/shorts/3... #Fusion360 #3DPrinting #DIY #Makers #MakerCommunity
You're Not Bad at Building. You're Bad at Your Tools. #Fusion360 #HardwareProjects #Tamagotchi
Original project link: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_PvOEHy1c0 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @MakerinatorUncut Cassandra over at Chaos Theory spent a year bui
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A kid solved his hamster problem properly. In doing so, he accidentally solved a real energy harvesting problem. Silly problems have serious physics. youtube.com/shorts/l... #EnergyHarvesting #Electronics #DIY #Makers #MakerCommunity
This Hamster Just Solved a Renewable Energy Problem #EnergyHarvesting #HamsterPower #DIYElectronics
Original project links: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKXwT878a04 - https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/using-hamster-power-to-charge-a-phone/ 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtu
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Man... I am waiting with baited breath for this McMaster Carr order to arrive... 😂
That optimization was inside every ESP32 ever made. The charging cable is why nobody went looking for it. Constraints find doors that comfort never does. youtube.com/shorts/0... #ESP32 #Wearables #Electronics #DIY #Makers
The Charging Cable Is a Creative Ceiling #esp32 #smartwatch #maker
Original project links: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBj7sOVVzNI - https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/lightink-a-solar-powered-esp32-smartwatch/ 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.y
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He designed an e-ink display. Then he picked up some wood and cord instead. Zero power. Looks better. Sometimes the tech answer just loses. youtube.com/shorts/n... #DIY #LowTech #Makers #Making #MakerCommunity
Not Every Problem Needs a Circuit
Original project link: https://makezine.com/projects/123-hanging-book-frame/ 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @MakerinatorUncut Sam wanted to put a book on his wall. Hi
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He built a triple monitor workstation out of a 6th gen iPod Nano. It can't send an email. I haven't been able to stop thinking about what we gave up when we decided it should. youtube.com/shorts/R... #iPod #Apple #DIY #Makers #IntentionalTech
The Most Important Computer I've Seen in Ages (It Can't Run Excel)
Original project link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRGp8LWK9-k 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @MakerinatorUncut Someone built a triple monitor workstation out of
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The piano isn't neutral. It's a gatekeeper. A controller that lives on your fingers might quietly change who gets to call themselves an artist. www.youtube.com/shor... #MIDI #Music #WearableTech #DIY #Makers
This Finger Controller Changes Who Gets To Be A Musician
Project Link: https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/wearable-midi-controller-built-with-raspberry-pi/ 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @MakerinatorUncut A maker built a weara
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I have a thing for fortune telling devices. This is dope and I love it!
Amber Mac@ambermac.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Will your next project be a success? Only time will tell, but if you build Gokux’s tiny ESP32 fortune cookie, we predict that, at the very least, there won’t be any crumbs involved." hackaday.com/2026/05/21/e...
I just want to say... The GBA / GameCube link cable was peak gaming.
Raspberry-Pi@raspberry-pi.activitypub.awakari.com.ap.brid.gy · 2mo agoSomeone turned a GBA into a Switch controller, and it uses the OG Link Cable as the cord It's amazing what a Raspberry Pi Pico can do in the right hands. One of the coolest ways people use SBCs... #Entertainment #Nintendo #Switch #Nintendo #Game #Boy #Advance Origin | Interest | Match
He spent two years building a worse watch and a worse Game Boy. He also became an entirely different engineer. Nobody asks a powerlifter why they're lifting something they're just going to put back down. www.youtube.com/shor... #GameBoy #Electronics #DIY #Makers #MakerCommunity
The Project Isn't the Point. You Are.
Original project link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTUg_NePXy8&t=2s My pointless Decisioninator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo7hUsJqTZI 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.you
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I have a deep love of fidget toys. I need to print one of these!
Bacon Brand@baconbrand3d.bsky.social · 2mo agoChapstick Fidget Clicker model now live on Makerworld! Includes sticker PDFs for printing the sticker designs in photos. Check out the website for details about commercial license and additional sticker template resources. #3dprinting #3dprint #3dprinted #bambulab makerworld.com/en/models/28...
"Obsolete" is a marketing word, not a technical one. Your old phone is a processor, GPU, touchscreen, WiFi, and camera that's already paid for. Open the drawer. www.youtube.com/shor... #Upcycling #DIY #Sustainability #Makers #MakerCommunity
Your Junk Drawer Is a Computer Lab
Original project link: https://andmartijn.notion.site/The-Rephone-Project-3353c0279d5a801c848df5e7b2012129 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @MakerinatorUncut A French d
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Pinball is 80 years old. Nobody made it truly multiplayer until someone with a 3D printer ignored how it was supposed to work. Constraints ask better questions than roadmaps do. youtube.com/shorts/0... #3DPrinting #DIY #Pinball #Makers #MakerCommunity
Maker Solves 80 Year Pinball Problem
Project link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7c_iTuHRgs My stab at multiplayer pinball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGx43u8oE0w 🎤 Have me speak at your event → https://www.makerinator.com 📺 Main Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @Makerinator 🔨 Build Channel → https://www.youtube.com/ @
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We're going live for Humpday soon. Lots of Google I/O stuff to talk about. Be there or be square!!!
Flutter Community@fluttercommunity.dev · 3mo ago🔴 #HumpdayQandA Google I/O Special in 20 minutes at 5pm BST / 6pm CEST / 9am PDT today! Answering your #Flutter and #Dart questions with @devangels.london @randalschwartz.bsky.social @makerinator.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Tb...
Bump Mesh from CNC Kitchen is truly incredible. The fact that this exists, works well, and is OSS is astounding. This is going to change how I design for #3dprinting.
Tonight I accidentally super glued my hand to my CNC machine. #maker
