pt
@ptorrone.bsky.social
@adafruit formerly - founder of hackaday / writer / editor make, craft, engadget, popsci, 2600 & fallon
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a hot take on governor hochul’s 2026 ny state of the state tech proposals! 🗽🔥
support open standards.
include small and mid-sized hardware makers.
boost hands-on learning + real-world systems.
blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/14/a...
#opensource #hardware #edtech #maker
Wegmans’ press release, translated: how to say “we scan your face” and call it safety
blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/13/w...
dead shrimp. living machines. necrobotics is here... blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/d... we are going to try to turn seafood waste into flexible robot grippers using nature optimized actuators, and then make a beetlejuice shrimp hand 🍤🤖
my latest... New York begins cargo drone trial between Manhattan and Brooklyn...
adafruit.com/nycdrones
#dronedelivery
the things i do for latinum, and for the resistance (this is so cool - mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/)
placeholders for testing, trying out a dual-cast vertical thing too ...
some test recording(s) for some new shows! turned out great, this is going to be fun ... first show, making an open-source version of teensy & navigating the maker business landscape in 2026, AND MORE ...
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the gul loves the bajor, but not the bajoran.
occupation by night. latinum by day.
swipe right for latinum. swipe left for the resistance.
make your own metal airpod holder
learn.adafruit.com/bajoran-airp...
(makeup later with kid(s)) if you don’t like me, just keep swiping …
#DS9 #StarTrek #BajoranResistance #Latinum #TerokNor
drone delivery in nyc is happening.
wrapping up a big article while high on cough meds and feeding a baby.
here’s dronie, made years ago for our drone film fest, long before ai.
looks like a flying ball gag to me now.
Don’t Let the Grocery Store Scan Your Face: A Guide to Fighting Back Against Biometric Surveillance at Wegmans
blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/07/d...
follow up to your article (good work) Don’t Let the Grocery Store Scan Your Face: A Guide to Fighting Back Against Biometric Surveillance at Wegmans
blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/07/d...
sent an email, want an IR blasting hat to go there scan-free?
open-source teensy-compatible - what features do you want?
forum.pjrc.com/index.php?th...
"Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity."
met a snow person today. not frosty. carrots like accusations, eyes made of melted empires. built fast, doomed by noon, still standing there like it knows something we don't ☃️😎🧊
i tarnish. emotionally, spiritually, occasionally physically. nervous system makes stainless steel jewelry that does not. i wrote about it here 🖤
adafruit.com/n-e-r-v-o-u-s
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happy kill bill day to all who celebrate revenge as a form of cardio. it’s not a grudge, it’s a story arc. this club has it all, vengeance, yellow jumpsuits, and strong moral lessons about not messing with kiddos 📜🔪 see you at the alamo once i figure out some logistics ...
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brooklyn literacy loop. walking the book beat with a cup of conscience cleaner. just dropped a techy giving tuesday piece, now switching to brooklyn vibes. two spots worth a visit and a boost for kids’ reading. if this is your jam, consider helping.
i use charity navigator for the full liner notes. at our company we do paid time off for charity and any 501c3 counts. follow your heart, follow the data, and pass a book forward.
there are no llms online today, everything is faceplanted through cloudflare, which makes it a perfect day to slip out the worst possible updates, rug-pulls, and files am i right? qualcomm arduino just pushed a privacy policy and terms qualcomm-rewrite TODAY...
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arduino didn’t update their terms. arduino reflashed itself into a surveillance appliance with proprietary firmware and told everyone to smile Q.
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arduino.cc/en/privacy-p...
arduino.cc/en/terms-con...
that photo of me as taken in 2017 with the email that around nov of 2025 arduino would nuke itself. this train is never late, way to go guys, never change...
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