Gadgetoid (Phil)

Hi! I write about consumer technology at Gadgetoid.com. This profile is intended to be a microblog for my spur of the moment experience with tech. If you want to tap into my stream of consciousness then this is the place, otherwise follow gadgetoid (npub1jjf…jh0u)

Blog: https://www.gadgetoid.com
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Last Notes

2026-03-04 17:26:12 UTC

This is a completely silly way to defrost a car, but it works. This isn’t even the second time I’ve done this 🤣
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2025-10-21 20:17:01 UTC

The keycaps round off the board. I quite like this white/purple combo!
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2025-10-21 20:08:52 UTC

There is nothing quite so satisfying as opening a kit and finding it’s comprised of ALL THE PARTS!
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2025-09-27 21:20:51 UTC

Somehow this HALL effect PCBs involves no analog multiplexers and a whole lot of capacitors and resistors.
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2025-07-24 20:35:29 UTC

I have been experimenting with custom badge designs but I need a better paint match and more careful painting!
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2025-06-30 20:42:28 UTC

Not willing to admit defeat I went wildly in the other direction switching to chunky 14mm o-rings that would sit loosely and act like big damping springs- I like a quiet springy board!
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2025-06-27 13:22:50 UTC

Line em up, bash em in. If a five year old can do it you’re gonna be f…. Aaah my pins!
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2025-05-19 19:43:58 UTC

I did prune down the little bird perch I added to our wayward birdhouse (the one screw holding it up had rotted out over winter and it fell on the ground). Drilled a hole and found a branch to friction fit and cut to a reasonable length. I’m probably a bit late for this season…
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2025-01-10 21:35:41 UTC

Really feels like you’re getting your money’s worth, many parts! Though some cut corners.
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2024-12-29 22:44:28 UTC

Upon further inspection the glaze is- as you might guess- thinner at the very edges. This lets a small amount of light bleed through with the backlight turned up. It’s much easier to see with a bright mobile phone torch though!
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2024-12-29 22:41:29 UTC

With the backlight at full brightness it shines through both the white keycaps and the very edges of the black keycaps. It looks almost like a trick of the eye in the case of the latter. These caps are so very, very dark gloss black!
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2024-09-30 20:02:25 UTC

Squeeeeee!
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2024-09-27 23:19:49 UTC

Go home JST, you’re drunk!
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2024-09-27 20:54:08 UTC

Finally got a keyboard that goes well with one of my Prototypist lucky dip desk mats- the Keychron Q1 HE. Yes the HE stands for Hall effect.
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2024-09-05 15:12:13 UTC

Soundcore Space One Pro (white), quite a visual detachment from the Space One (blue)!
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