Australian software engineer Sarah Spencer hacked a 1980's knitting machine to create "Stargazing: a knitted tapestry" to show the universe in a unique way. 🇦🇺

Sarah explains, “By using a floppy drive emulator written in Python and a web interface, I can send an image to the Raspberry Pi over the network, preview it in a knitting grid, and tell it to send the knitting pattern to the knitting machine via the floppy drive port ...

https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/articles/knitting-network-printer

#WomensArt #Tech #Knitting #raspberrypi

Australian software engineer Sarah Spencer hacked a 1980's knitting machine to create "Stargazing: a knitted tapestry" to show the universe in a unique way. 🇦🇺

Sarah explains, “By using a floppy drive emulator written in Python and a web interface, I can send an image to the Raspberry Pi over the network, preview it in a knitting grid, and tell it to send the knitting pattern to the knitting machine via the floppy drive port ...

https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/articles/knitting-network-printer

#WomensArt #Tech #Knitting #raspberrypi

The #OpenPrinter Is a #RaspberryPi Zero W-Powered, Fully-Open, Highly-Flexible #Inkjet #Printer
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-open-printer-is-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-powered-fully-open-highly-flexible-inkjet-printer-30948a1787cc

The decision by #MegaCorps to follow the #enshittification path of things forces us to re-gain control over various parts of our life one by one.

Please, creative #hackers of this world, more of that! 🙇

#OpenHardware #RPi #InkjetPrinter #DIY

The #OpenPrinter Is a #RaspberryPi Zero W-Powered, Fully-Open, Highly-Flexible #Inkjet #Printer
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-open-printer-is-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-powered-fully-open-highly-flexible-inkjet-printer-30948a1787cc

The decision by #MegaCorps to follow the #enshittification path of things forces us to re-gain control over various parts of our life one by one.

Please, creative #hackers of this world, more of that! 🙇

#OpenHardware #RPi #InkjetPrinter #DIY

There's a new #RaspberryPi out today, the Raspberry Pi 500+ - an upgraded wedge-style Raspberry Pi 500 which doubles the RAM, populated the M.2 slot and adds a bundled 256GB SSD, and includes an RGB-backlit mechanical keyboard.

My review's up now, if you're curious. (And if you're not curious, my review's still up now.)

https://www.hackster.io/news/the-ultimate-raspberry-pi-wedge-a-hands-on-review-of-the-raspberry-pi-500-2baf8210bf1b

#technology #computing #gadgets

There's a new #RaspberryPi out today, the Raspberry Pi 500+ - an upgraded wedge-style Raspberry Pi 500 which doubles the RAM, populated the M.2 slot and adds a bundled 256GB SSD, and includes an RGB-backlit mechanical keyboard.

My review's up now, if you're curious. (And if you're not curious, my review's still up now.)

https://www.hackster.io/news/the-ultimate-raspberry-pi-wedge-a-hands-on-review-of-the-raspberry-pi-500-2baf8210bf1b

#technology #computing #gadgets