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Made a (RoMac) Macropad

 A few months ago I wrote about making my first wireless keyboard. That was just a proof of concept that I disassembled right away. I then made another keyboard: the RoMac macropad. I've ordered a kit from 42keebs -  apparently one of the very few keyboard-related shops that don't charge an arm and a leg to deliver to Europe. I chose this kit because it was cheap (~9€), compatible with the choc switches I wanted to try out (because they're less tall), and compatible with the Pro Micro-style contr...
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The joy of leisurely projects

 I've spent many an evening on personal projects of varying complexity - from one-off data scraping jaunts, through creating various apps, to incrementally building up and upgrading what I call my "personal stack". None of them have any kind of deadline; they're my leisure activities. My as-the-time-allows projects. There were times when I was frustrated by my slow progress or stumped by technical issues but that virtually doesn't happen anymore. There are two factors in this: one is simply the...
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Made my first wireless keyboard

 Call now, and get the Ultimate Keyboard™ with these features! * An artisanal, hand-crafted keyboard * Fully wireless * Funky, metallic, glittery blue finish * Carefully placed switches for maximum ergonomy * Only the best, hand-picked letters for a clutter-free writing experience! Get all of that and more for just 499.99€! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay, jokes aside: the thing in the picture really is a fully working wireless keyb...
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Sewing a tablet case

 I wanted a sewn cover for a tablet. A few seamstresses offered to make it for me, but why have it done well and quickly, when I can do a botch job of it half a year later?...
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Introducing Obskurnee: A Companion for your Book Club

 Obskurnee is a companion for your Book Club that will help you decide on your book club's next read, along with a few other things. It's a web app you can host yourself....
obskurnee - book club open source self-hosted