Andy Piper

Tech speaker, #DevRel @ #MastodonAPI, communities person 💗💜💙 I do things with code, and tinker with gadgets #3DPrinting #MicroPython #MQTT #PlotterArt #LEGO #BoardGames #DoctorWho … I’m an ambassador for @openuk, one-third of a weekly #podcast 🎧@gamesatwork_biz & help with a #hackspace meetup 🛠️@makeroni@mastodon.org.uk

Public Key

npub1w5mgu3hyew5mucx7vm7nm8q20ml342w93sqqqh72xjqzqq7tqd9shqjlsz

NIP-05 Address

andypiper_at_macaw.social@mostr.pub

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs82d5wgmjvh2d7vr0xdlfans98alc648zccqqqtl9rfqpqq09sxjcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qfycnpu

Publishing to

relay.mostr.pub

Author Public Key

npub1w5mgu3hyew5mucx7vm7nm8q20ml342w93sqqqh72xjqzqq7tqd9shqjlsz

Show more details

Last Notes

2024-08-28 18:55:35

- reply

@npub19rt…02nu well, it would have to be after the 4.3 release which is what we are working on now, but yes, that's on the roadmap.

2024-08-11 14:53:37

- reply

@npub19lt…qfjk it is gone. What has been done is really not something that can be reversed.

2024-08-11 14:26:31

- reply

(with thanks to @npub19lt…qfjk for nudging me into doing something here, and for helping others with code)

2024-08-11 13:47:39

Fixing digital holes - replacing "lost" Twitter and YouTube content from my blog #Blaugust2024 #100DaysToOffload
http://andypiper.co.uk/2024/08/11/fixing-digital-holes/

2024-08-03 23:40:18

- reply

@npub13le…6saf it is a shame it seems largely abandoned and the mobile apps are decaying, but I quite like my Line-Us!

2024-08-01 21:28:10

Deadpool & Wolverine was thoroughly fun!

2024-07-30 21:13:33

- reply

@npub13le…6saf I have one of these but need to expand my repertoire of 3D printed pen adapters to cover more options!

2024-07-30 20:02:38

If you are interested in vintage #penplotters (like me) then the current thread that @npub13le…6saf is posting is fantastic - I mean, I was a fan already... start here https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards/112876013581802563

2024-07-14 20:42:39

Always interesting to see how multiple implementations of the same concepts pop up in tech. Maybe it happens the same way as the movie studios all bringing out films about pirates, or squirrels, all in the same year.

2024-06-30 18:51:00

With Smart launching their “Hashtag 1” and “Hashtag 3” car models, I have to wonder whether @npub1lj7…zczx was offered a vehicle, for coming up with their naming concept… 🙈https://uk.smart.com/en/models/hashtag-one/

2024-06-27 16:39:13

- reply

@npub1dqg…q2lq you seem to be posting this same thing (on a hashtag that I follow) daily, and that seems very spammy. Please stop doing it.

2024-06-27 16:37:36

I might make a local Mastocon list of the accounts on Threads that I follow as a reminder to interact with them from here, so they see that I’m reading their content via Mastodon.

2024-06-20 22:16:08

- reply

@npub19lt…qfjk nice, anything useful you spotted in there?

2024-05-31 11:20:07

I think MastoDot is my star installation of #emf2024 so far (but I may be biased)

2024-04-12 15:31:15

Exhausted and fed up thanks to the travel chaos today. My fun weekend in Berlin is looking a lot less fun.

2024-03-12 11:32:35

Level up! 48. -1 wealth, +3 old man stories. 💫

2023-10-03 18:05:49

I am at Newspeak House in London for Cybersalon, celebrating the 30th birthday of the Mosaic web browser (more or less)
https://macawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/172/403/692/416/754/original/6d9364d4d6b54be3.png

2023-09-22 17:56:29

- reply

@npub1r2f…wacd enjoy! I'm at least a week or so behind you, have to wait on mine... 😬

2023-09-19 18:36:55

Ooh, 16 min Benchy on #prusamini ... definitely need to update my #3dprinter firmware next time I'm in the studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enObHcW2ooo

2023-09-18 09:24:33

- reply

@npub1k9f…mynj some kind of clever leaf-removal device may be required when we take it down.

2023-09-18 09:17:22

- reply

@npub1k9f…mynj ha - as the only ones left in the field we might have been a good target - no supercharged devices this morning though.

2023-09-18 09:14:11

- reply

@npub1sjy…087h @npub1gwq…seja @npub1m8y…zamm they went in no time…

2023-09-18 09:01:58

Yesterday was windy; today is wet ⛺️ #camplife

2023-09-17 07:53:32

Sounding windy outside the tent this morning… 😬

2023-09-15 13:25:15

Hampshire views 🏞 #camping #uk
https://macawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/069/384/060/235/577/original/81f4cf787877d4ad.jpeg
https://macawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/069/384/588/340/596/original/3b74abfd6696bade.jpeg

2023-09-13 18:33:38

Just spent a bit of time setting up lighting for the tent. Fortunately, like any prepared #maker, I happened to bring soldering iron, solder mat, trimmers, #pimoroni Plasma 2040 #rp2040, and a lot of LEDs along on the camping trip. /cc @npub15nn…sdr0 TODO: a nice case for the Plasma 2040; I did not bring a #3dprinter with me to this field in Hampshire!
https://macawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/059/271/822/503/279/original/c7e281c0cb246323.jpeg
https://macawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/059/272/656/722/067/original/1998dc56b950fc45.jpeg

2023-09-12 21:19:38

Cor, @npub1ur3…kwtl is winning internet points again, and got featured in @npub196q…96ja - I knew him after he was already internet famous, of course… https://hackaday.com/2023/09/12/a-virus-for-the-bbc-micro/

2023-09-09 15:14:02

- reply

@npub1ars…2tca there is a mixture of apps here.

2023-09-03 10:16:34

- reply

@npub19lt…qfjk I had Easy Money recommended to me by @npub1jz8…q6yl - I'm about halfway through, but you will probably also enjoy / despair at this book. https://bookrastinating.com/book/481780/s/easy-money

2023-09-01 08:43:06

- reply

@npub1cnc…wf6u I asked Alexa what time it would *stop* raining, she helpfully told me, “it’s raining right now” and didn’t answer the question… 🙄

2023-09-01 08:38:49

Today I’m headed to explore the Creative Craft show in Farnborough… been a while since I’ve been back to that town.

2023-08-31 14:13:33

More experiments with my Helperbot model...
http://andypiper.co.uk/2023/08/31/still-messing-with-helperbot/

2023-08-15 19:29:51

- reply

@npub1lun…qflh very much not what the t.co service was about / intended for, but weaponised for the sake of making him feel superior.

2023-08-15 19:24:39

- reply

@npub15yw…htxl @npub1pgt…g6wv sure thing, I still have another piece to print tomorrow, but most of the way there. #3dprinting #octocat #octolamp #maker
https://macawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/110/895/256/073/495/628/original/8bb48041cbbee707.jpeg
https://macawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/110/895/256/088/507/361/original/067d53d646ac3a28.jpeg

2023-08-15 19:21:21

- reply

@npub1lqw…56wu @npub1n93…pgcw @npub1mqw…mz5q glad you enjoyed the episode! Will definitely be looking out for the update, and continuing to experiment with the app.

2023-08-15 13:29:08

I'm finally #3dprinting a #octolamp (from @npub1pgt…g6wv wonderful design), after meaning to build it for ages. Moar Blinkenlights!

2023-08-14 21:43:56

- reply

@npub1cz4…d79q some apps let you do that. On iOS I think Tusker, Ice Cubes and others have ways to pin the local timelines of instances you choose.

2023-08-14 18:10:14

- reply

@npub14wz…9t47 extremely straightforward so far! I'm not replying through it, though - it's great for managing posts and history, less useful perhaps for general social tasks. I actually just re-bought a license, having lapsed back in ~2.x days I think.

2023-08-14 15:58:55

Trying out the Mastodon posting support in MarsEdit 5.1 beta! (H/T @npub14wz…9t47) https://redsweater.com/blog/4025/marsedit-5-1b1-initial-mastodon-support

2023-08-14 12:19:59

- reply

@npub162a…fs83 @npub1yqq…djzl the Mastodon API is the client side piece for the platform, backend federates on ActivityPub, and not everything is a direct mapping, so yes, it makes it more complicated.

2023-08-13 18:20:36

- reply

@npub1yqq…djzl acknowledged! it's a little complicated to engineer it in to the existing development process, but definitely on my list of things we should get to soon.

2023-08-13 13:27:29

A new #MastodonAPI client in PHP 🎉 I love things like this, and want to ensure that community-contributed libraries are publicised for everyone to benefit. Thank you @npub1tym…zppc 🙏🏻 https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/26451

2023-08-07 18:19:52

- reply

@npub1xzm…eykm aha!

2023-08-07 18:19:39

- reply

@npub1cw5…y3qz will be attached to a metal flask so it does all make sense in the end!

2023-08-07 18:18:59

- reply

@npub1sjy…087h yes, normally there would be a number. Thanks.

2023-08-07 18:18:39

- reply

@npub10du…45xp will be attached to a metal flask. Thanks.

2023-08-07 18:18:18

- reply

@npub189n…7mgz I thought left symbol was safe in dishwasher, I was wrong. Thanks!

2023-08-07 18:17:39

- reply

@npub1w20…cvuv thanks!

2023-08-07 18:17:32

- reply

@npub1zuc…vn90 I thought dishwasher safe, at odds with the text... turns out it meant food-safe.

2023-08-07 18:16:52

- reply

@npub1f88…fn44 I had thought the left icon was dishwasher safe, thanks!

2023-08-07 18:16:30

- reply

@npub1tgq…49j4 ah, right, yes - it is intended to be stuck to the base of a metal flask. I was confused and thought the food grade one was dishwasher safe… but it also says hand wash... thanks!

2023-08-07 18:16:06

- reply

@npub10jl…5yg5 I was confused and thought the food grade one was dishwasher safe… but it also says hand wash... thanks!

2023-08-07 18:15:58

- reply

@npub1grd…km72 it is intended to be attached to a metal flask, so that's ok... I was confused about the left icon, turns out it means food safe.

2023-08-07 18:15:23

- reply

@npub1xzm…eykm I was confused and thought the food grade one was dishwasher safe… but it also says hand wash... thanks!

2023-08-07 18:14:59

- reply

@npub1r9g…h2nx ah, I was confused and thought the food grade one was dishwasher safe…

2023-08-07 15:50:39

Look at the two symbols in the middle of this piece of flexible plastic. What do they denote?
https://macawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/110/849/126/496/021/551/original/3ff924a1aefaabcb.jpeg

2023-08-07 10:06:55

Good piece on #OpenSource licensing that I missed last week, uncovered via @npub14wz…9t47 newsletter https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2023/08/03/why-opensource-matters/

2023-08-06 20:44:21

- reply

@npub1yyx…qa5g he could go back and use the so-called “unlimited fund” to actually pay the severance that was owed to employees made redundant via an unlawful process… what a load of nonsense. Words are cheap.

2023-08-06 20:19:02

Back from a camping trip at a 40th birthday party/festival thing.

2023-08-01 14:06:17

- reply

@npub1lls…a70x @npub14zr…x7ym oh, lovely! Totally coincidentally, I've been thinking of moving our podcast account over to that server. The graphics look great, nice work.

2023-08-01 11:48:40

- reply

@npub19lt…qfjk looks lovely. How are the koalas, btw?

2023-07-31 17:57:54

- reply

@npub18v4…2ch2 it really was a good thing for a while.

2023-07-31 12:04:55

I just deleted 15 Twitter accounts. Time to move on.
http://andypiper.co.uk/2023/07/31/goodbye-to-my-life-on-twitter-2007-2023/

2023-07-29 20:59:31

Looking forward to joining the #techgrumps #podcast recording tomorrow (I know, I know, I’m usually such an optimistic ray of light in your various online channels…!). Past (and future) episodes may be found at https://techgrumps.wordpress.com

2023-07-21 20:42:42

- reply

@npub1rnw…jkr9 love to hear it 👍🏻

2023-07-21 20:38:22

- reply

@npub1rnw…jkr9 on a brighter note, knowing what other things you’re visiting for, have a flipping terrific trip and weekend!

2023-07-21 20:37:34

- reply

@npub1rnw…jkr9 I’m so sorry about that. Also, Fox was an actor, with a decent reputation, at one point earlier in his career.
It’s all very bad and sad and awful. On the plus side, the channel has vanishingly few viewers and is generally regarded as a joke - although of course I’m in my own filter bubble…

2023-07-21 16:08:24

Oh hi there @npub1dc2…r625 👀 this is where we will be sharing news about code releases and updates, and related news useful for developer and instance operators #MastodonAPI