First, the very good news: Version 4.0 of The Ultimate Tape Archive, a compilation of Commodore 64 cassette-based software, has been released, with Internet Archive as the primary download!
https://archive.org/details/Ultimate_Tape_Archive_V4.0
16gb of cassette based software, scans of the cassettes and inlays and instructions.
The even better news: The collection has ALL of them, emulated!
https://archive.org/details/ultimatetapearchive
That's 2000 tapes for you to enjoy.
not fully bidirectional yet, but i got the remote servo control working!
https://howtomechatronics.com/tutorials/arduino/arduino-wireless-communication-nrf24l01-tutorial/
A projector is casting messages on the DeKalb County jail - live now https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1kvKpmQXLvkGE
And now for something completely different: adversarial anti-camera hoodies: https://www.macpierce.com/the-camera-shy-hoodie
I think I got it sorted out.
It's the Birdbox, the motion-sensing device appliance that has hundreds of birds held captive inside its wires
Much as i love touching hot circuit boards, its best that i rewire these. I started with the off/on button and soldered on some leads. I was going to use a doorbell but ultimately wired up this chonky arcade pushbutton
this was the problem: the plastic buttons flexed when pushed, turning backwards force into downwards force and hitting the button switches on the circuit board. One of the plastic strips came free and got lost in the housing
needed aa better stand. someday i'll find a busted up coffee table but for now this chair from the dumpster will work after some modification
the town's hottest hackerspace/a pile of trash with its own website