Drc3p0
@drc3p0.bsky.social
electronics nerd, explorer, endless maker of things, and strange PCBs https://links.darcyneal.com
Also bringing a new round of PCB pins to #defcon for presale, barter or trade! Hmu if you want to reserve some. The eye is from Aeon Flux and the pins have the hackers manifesto and a photo of Angelina Jolie from the movie hackers on the back.
Fired up the hotplate to assemble the rest of my SAO Daggers, which displays your SAO collection with a cyberpunk display board. Ill be at #defcon next week, so presales are open if you want me to save one for you! drc3p0.github.io/dagger-site for more info
This is a Lost PCB from the day 3 SMD soldering workshop at Hardware Hacking Assembly! This interactive cat PCB purrs when petted nicely, and hisses when provoked. Owner didn’t pick it up after MCu programming. See video and unique 0402 practice grid photo. Help us reunite! #39c3
I am at #39c3 in the hardware hacking assembly teaching my EMF explorer workshop for the next three days. Come grab your kit or join the workshop while it lasts!
For Bay Area Maker Faire this year, I made keychain PCBs for folks to solder using iFixit's Power Series portable soldering stations. Thanks to @OshPark for the purple PCBs, and @iFixit for the soldering irons. I have a few kits left to share. Catch me at the next event. #ifixit #oshpark #makerfaire
For my booth at Bay Area Maker Faire, I repped my EMF Explorer board with an interactive listening station for exploring sounds. The kiddos had a blast exploring! The EMF Explorer Badge is available from the Maker Shed, linked in my bio. Pro photos thanks to mallingong.com
Bay Area Makerfaire was another wonderful year, and I got to teach two EMF Explorer Badge workshops. With #iFixit sponsoring the soldering irons this year, it was SO much nicer having quality tools on hand for the students to learn with. Huge thanks to iFixit for helping make the event a success.
For #Teardown2024, I created an SMD solder challenge board. The OG design made by MakersBox was a perfect fit for the escalator artwork from the t-shirts, which I converted into PCB layers and printed by #OshPark. The component sizes went down to 0201, and some folks achieved a full build!
#Teardown2025 was our best year ever. I helped with so many wonderful workshops and taught a workshop myself, using my EMF Explorer Badge soldering board to explore electromagnetic frequencies. Thanks to all the epic folks who taught workshops and attendees who helped make it a success.
#HackadayEurope was a blast. Hosted at Motion Labs in Berlin, we showed up early to help solder up all the SAOs as a last-minute assembly party in preparation for everyone's arrival the next day. Attendees got a batch of SAOs to get them started, which paired well with Hackaday's SAO badge design.
The EMF workshop at dadaLab in Austin, TX was wonderful. The lighting, projections, and attentive students made for a wonderful event. Thanks again to dadaLab for providing such a great space. If you missed out and want an EMF Explorer board, check the link in my profile to buy your own.
It's the time of year where I get to show off all the cool things our friends make! Check out the 2025 Alpenglow Gift Guide and find something fun for that electronics nerd in your life (and maybe that's you!) www.alpenglowindustries.com/pages/2025-g...
#WHY2025 (What Hackers Yearn) was amazing. I taught 5 workshops at the Hardware Hacking Village, run by Mitch Altman. The strict photo policy and 50 students per class = no photos of participants. I'll be teaching again for Congress this winter in Hamburg, Germany. Are you going? If so, let me know!
For #Toorcamp2024, I taught my EMF Explorer Badge soldering workshop with about 40 participants, and there were SO many interesting things to listen to across the campgrounds! The event happens every other year on Orcas Island. Great way to relax in the woods with 700 nerds camping with fast WiFi
This was an experiment from years ago, but I still love it. I wanted to virtually create a sculpture. I sculpted the tree in VR, 3D printed it, then programmed touch-reactive lighting to create an adjustable lamp. I love the concept and hope to return to this sometime to create the next version.
This PCB I made can be installed either as an SAO (simple add-on) or worn as an “enamel” lapel pin. This eye is from Æon Flux, which was an animated avant-garde science-fiction adventure television series and a core part of my childhood. Find me at local events if you want to grab one for yourself.
I finally got an EMF Explorer Badge kit by @drc3p0.bsky.social! The PCB art is beautiful, the kit is easy to assemble & it sounds amazing. I spent some time over the weekend wandering the house listening to different sources of electromagnetic frequency noise. Demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYrN...
After almost 5 years of navigation through a pandemic, I must say that CO2 monitors and xylitol nasal rinse have become some of the most important tools of my daily covid prevention toolkit.
If you're looking for the coolest gift ideas, this is an epic list of unique products made by talented makers. Support small businesses ✨💜🛠️
Carrie (prev of Alpenglow)@alpenglow.bsky.social · 2y agoWe put together a Gift Guide in our last newsletter, highlighting a bunch of cool stuff our friends make! Get something rad for that maker in your life! view.flodesk.com/emails/6758b...
My EMF Explorer boards are available for sale at the MakerShed. Comes in kit-form and pre-assembled. They keep selling out! Grab one while you can, otherwise you can subscribe to be notified as soon as they're in stock! www.makershed.com/search?q=emf...
Past Lives is a 26k sq ft makerspace w/ studio space for rent in Portland, OR. Vibrant community and paid employees so it's surprisingly organized. They had an "ant weight" (under 1lb) robot competition tonight. Here's footage of two of them going at it.
Is this the new app to replace them all? We'll see..In the meantime, if you want to learn more about my work, check out DarcyNeal.com for all info. I teach electronics workshops and love designing new things. Will post here more often once I find a good cross-posting app. Have any reccs?
