Jason Coon @jasoncoon@mastodon.social

Wow, I had no idea I was going to be on the cover of HackSpace Magazine!
I had a great time chatting with Andrew, and he somehow wrangled my ramblings into an article. 😅
Hope I conveyed how grateful I am to all of you, sources of constant inspiration, whether you're mentioned or not.
Subscribe, buy a copy, or download for free (although I hope you donate first 😁): https://hackspace.raspberrypi.com/issues/55

Fibonacci64 Micro HDR w Pixelblaze Pico & magnetic wearable battery connector is awesome but doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. 😆 Help us pick a better name in the poll above. ☝️
We're still finalizing details, but these pics should convey the awesomeness that is coming soon.

Help us pick a name for this in the poll above. ☝️ The beautiful organic spirals of Evil Genius Labs Fibonacci64 Micro w 64 HDR LEDs; the amazingly easy, powerful, yet low-power ElectroMage #Pixelblaze Pico; and the awesome magnetic wearable battery connector from @geekmomprojects!

Help us decide on a product name! It's a Evil Genius Labs Fibonacci64 Micro HDR with ElectroMage #Pixelblaze Pico & @geekmomprojects magnetic wearable battery connector. Here's our top picks, vote for your fave. Reply with others, if we pick yours we'll send you one! Pics & video 👇

Here's a link to it in my LED mapper tool, if you want to play with it: https://jasoncoon.github.io/led-mapper/?c=JYSAHg7ATCCeBsAWAUABhImBmKyCMGBWArMtgJwhYTJZXxUAcyiVd1yxVRpDW6OZBG4go5ZIzaialLAyjx8AylBp4CiAmPwxEXQXjqJ54vK0STV+LsS2K8DYqyt5hxE-knFhByu6qkUOhOVDRQBLZMZLqSHFBGfIHmGqhkXIisWOIKGAyIqaoYlJhkXuh6ZMXFzPwYbqlYGqy2tLrBDeySFrSZXaQkTBi4ciL5tD7mw7Hm-bLmzPlUMMSpmqJ+eCwwUDardPEYC866pHqiRrjGoumrwlCx4hbSSywqiZzoUJk0keFRxDA8LEfnQHAFOKw8PpcMQuGDtP4gdJOHc7JxLM4fm91sh4AJtih4FoVLxtvJCft9rgkOcQHhxPAuAcHLj5AwzLi7pRDLjYoDCXM6YoIAI4eIIERjkI2qIUBBOqJcBBvnTxfpJCyIHl0ByIMJEKCsEIuuy5VUhRJytzxIwNCpcIxdOSJEZ9qRGKw8S9GFwiTjGAx4PsaIxhPA2RJJPAVCHKBKceR0NAXuQCPGSMhyDBo6FM3Rw1FyJ72DJfTxM44Lpm3NrM15ZOJyJR4G0lOgaSU8KgCIyMKQu9n5kp88tUl3mhslDZHGPUJXDko3EZ+6gul4jV2NiAAfgu9vmhv1NvHP28Ms3Mx1HR-ETd81i7ubD2UOo8lHD-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-hGuE54oUz17E+E94E1C5l0rg4TzjBTNLrN4Trha4R+ONMHBNyrN-MlHIwYO0sHL29LRJ6Uowb6BLRI4JLRDWspAA

Finally revisiting this project. Waiting on some new capacitive touch sensors to try, so I thought I'd write a new pattern to take advantage of the rings.
I mapped all the "connections" between rings, randomly switch to a new ring & change direction.
Code: http://github.com/jasoncoon/esp8266-fastled-webserver/blob/jcoon/hack-fix-all-json-truncation/esp8266-fastled-webserver/esp8266-fastled-webserver.ino#L1570

Fibonacci64 Flower: 148mm PCB w 64 RGB LEDs & six touch pads, mounted in engraved black LED acrylic, driven w Adafruit QT Py SAMD21 & #FastLED.
All six touch pads now work & the waves are slower.
Hope to have a few in my Tindie store in a few weeks.
Code: https://github.com/jasoncoon/fibonacci64-touch-demo/tree/f64-flower

Still working on getting all six touch pads working correctly, and I'm going to slow the waves down a bit.

The PCBs arrived! I have one assembled, and I'm pretty happy with the result. 😁

I've been inspired by @lixielabs@twitter.com & @NorthAllenPoole@twitter.com to improve my 3D modeling skills. I still have a long way to go, but I'm making progress. 😁

Knife making class day 2 complete! Highly recommend it if you get the chance. 10/10 will be back for more.

I'm no @Blenster, but I think I did alright for my first time? 😆
The instructor was awesome and a huge help.
Here are some examples of what we're attempting to create.

Had a great time today at day one of the knife making class at Hammerspace Community Workshop & Makerspace! Today we profiled & beveled the damascus steel billet. Tomorrow we'll use the forge to heat-treat, add a brass bolster, deer antler handle, finish and sharpen.

Hello! 👋

By day I'm a professional software engineer. By night I enjoy making things, especially organic-looking things with LEDs and electronics, using 3D printing and laser cutting. I sell some of the things I make, as Evil Genius Labs. 😈

I've made Fibonacci LED PCBs both tiny (128 1.2mm LEDs on 33mm disc) to giant (1024 LEDs on 500mm disc).

More: https://evilgeniuslabs.org

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