I gave a fun little talk (youtu.be/u9-sDQ1ksdA) about some of the fun little things I’ve made - from lights, to LEGO and NFC. It's also about me feeling old and exploring how to make, using withered technology.

Withered Technology - Feeling of Computing Meetup - London, June 2026

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I made a Lego music cube to play Spotify songs using NFC tags. The original aim was just to quickly play Elizabeth Mitchell’s cover of Woody Guthrie’s “Sleep Eye” - a magical song that does wonders when in need of a soothed baby. youtube.com/shorts/-XKlT...

I made a Lego music cube

YouTube video by Forest in the Tree

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Arc light - playing with controls Up = add Down = remove Left/Right = change colour (led strip in front of joystick shows prev, current and next colours) Any other ideas of how else to control this light with the joystick? youtube.com/shorts/OHbHb...

Arc light - colourful circular light controlled by arcade stick, wrapped in lego #diy #experiment #raspberrypi #pico

A Miffy night light I made for my niece's 5th birthday. See it in action, set to ROSÉ + Bruno Mars’ APT (which I’ve since learnt is best heard at a 5yr old girl’s bday party): youtube.com/shorts/FehDm... Or, for the techie internals: youtube.com/shorts/aR67F...

I made a Miffy night light for my niece's 5th birthday

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Crocheted bottle light with external controller. Fade out...