2026-05-23T05:39:43Z https://yabu.me Erin Rose https://yabu.me/npub1ut7fddxjpnr4sc5ep50l3gkwune2lq8vrr0ydh5xlpy8y94azflslrnn8g https://assets.chaos.social/accounts/avatars/109/245/632/578/244/560/original/9a4b2ae6e9b2dc8a.jpeg https://assets.chaos.social/accounts/avatars/109/245/632/578/244/560/original/9a4b2ae6e9b2dc8a.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswva8j7zfu838pecpkc5tra4nx3yes09p0d6pwpy246f8kec4656szyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87gjphlz OH: meow softly and carry a high power fiber laser 2026-05-04T11:33:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsghfr7fwgffx6mvgap5d4rp3qcwakqppa3g8r5w4cvzkwlprh4nuqzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87g6qu2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8v3h28pd3ujlcjt9lh7ear69nkrve3n74sd9paqxqx9kvytwg5qsy99gew'>nevent1q…9gew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>engineers need to get over their shame about how messy their Fusion 360 design timeline is and publish the fucking source files.. 2026-04-05T14:28:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9ndwyfd52f2h9q3rjdqwrxt9fwf6063kxu99kdqjg5ua7l3j6dgzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87z9m9z8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstm8k9vzjflq4rzfefg2daqkrhwlj4g9tjs8l6my4lyjgrls03s0svpnccc'>nevent1q…nccc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what even is there to patent?? it’s an off-the-shelf ink cartridge on a motion system with a little cutter wheel, that’s literally it 2026-04-05T14:25:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstm8k9vzjflq4rzfefg2daqkrhwlj4g9tjs8l6my4lyjgrls03s0szyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87sfx43r so cool of the new open source printer people to patent it (somehow?), and then choose a license that stops anyone else from selling replacement parts or mods…<br/><br/>(<a href="https://www.opentools.studio/">https://www.opentools.studio/</a>) 2026-04-05T14:18:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswedj3es9yc4g2ef9mmt5uv0der2ys365wemfdm9c50d6crxz9ywgzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f873xe2gs any engineering problem that isn’t solvable by “hiring a bunch of autistic trans women” isn’t worth solving anyway 2026-04-02T00:08:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ydsva78g6jewy4kx37heys2845a9vu8dpmdgmzs9wg5zlrj0j7qzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f878956rh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3v4d5hqjeutazq3cdy0cux7ay73slt58lhg8hrr76t58jeh880q28c4zw'>nevent1q…c4zw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>her girlfriend who doesn’t really understand: “erin, why are there machine screws on the bed?” 2026-02-07T13:25:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3v4d5hqjeutazq3cdy0cux7ay73slt58lhg8hrr76t58jeh880qzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87ame9st girl who takes devices apart to see how they work: “oh, I understand how this works now!” 2026-02-07T11:31:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxkmgs248wwh4ntmry3uzws9me0xcngz5se9x54d55edg9qh5eeaszyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87kw22ck I love how little eurostar border security cares, so far I have travelled with:<br/>- a disassembled laser cutter in a sainsbury’s bag <br/>- 5 bottles of home-made progesterone spray<br/>- unlabelled tub of white powder (legal)<br/>- my adhd medication without any documentation<br/><br/>I will continue to test their limits 2025-12-31T19:37:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy292fgcdm6qzphjs66nhxwjdxjnt5zkuug0p7jrmrr39equpu6wczyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87xqql28 are you an EE (eepy engineer), ME (meowing engineer), or RF (really feral) engineer? 2025-11-30T17:09:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9l624nkutar32d460s8sdyfs5jd2huyt8kwssgdf3jzcms9y0vsgzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87mgafvc I finally got a production Tangara! <br/><br/>…couldn’t resist swapping in the aluminium back from my prototype unit, but it still feels special<br/><br/>I love working on open source hardware with my friends 🧡<br/> <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/582/766/166/008/597/original/5b4637ced0d21a31.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-20T15:37:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h053g3gcxz0skyarhpp9nhkumt5dwerxgkchm6trq872sx7fx6gzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87d28m38 <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/115/249/255/020/097/503/original/4faea875be48f754.png"> <br/> 2025-09-22T18:02:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2r8f8df7mcm8mx4yvrk6hzp8p4suw29mx3nkdvsysz57ey5a3vdszyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87skzccq (attempting to flirt)<br/>“want to start a project together that we probably won’t ever finish?” 🥺 2025-08-19T15:02:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqp44nkq647rg36qnc46rddys5rqxlzd0e4tv8e7qjs47skvap0mqzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87hl86xa the best part of needing a fiber laser for a work project is doing silly projects while learning to use it<br/><br/>(this was a 0.6mm utility blade, now it’s a tiny saw :3)<br/> <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/114/620/913/863/888/361/original/0c0e311443207686.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-03T18:45:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsglevp2uk3npqr6yetff9wu8s9f97jrqdkma5ksumv7flj20lxfhqzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87l0yphf competent engineer at work, but perpetually unfinished personal projects? <br/><br/>just admit that your hobby is “recreational over-engineering”, and stop feeling bad about it! 2025-04-24T20:58:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcfnmc95u90k9avw9lhvlu6uv7erzqu498nhkvg87yksa92829mczyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87pz20ag In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsru45wt5cakd80p5r8stvepg26em9m94ednk93afw4zywxr05wmxcucpuw0'>nevent1q…puw0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>are we on different fediverses? fedi feels so extremely un horny-on-main to us ._. 2025-03-08T02:08:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2g9zcde6xuvhtxyhmuyzakh2yuhtquws5ju49jaw8uvwcdnlqvqczyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87nd9yrr We made an aluminium Tangara case! :3 <br/><br/>bluetooth seems to work fine, even when face down on a metal surface (??) we love how it feels!<br/> <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/114/077/471/480/087/813/original/e80bf8f90f9171ca.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-27T19:35:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs938ca93ca40nvuulx46guyh7de3elf0s7hpwpe0jcervyhhwkurczyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87s5p3s0 The real goal of social media is finding friends in a broad enough range of timezones that you can be distracted from getting work done at any hour of the day 2024-11-13T23:48:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8007f5n8rfuwe7357sccp080jk2q9sc2cwdsvtmt2zufxhzfqduszyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87dmryxe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxyr7jwlkpw525s0zq3lnz2h52wpslq5vf9fsr6ky5gpe44h098cp3j5kx'>nevent1q…j5kx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>can i join a second time 2024-11-06T20:30:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8eyr89rcehx77gtelzreweg7s62jgrpzemzdf5tjcw9p6cz4hcnszyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87g2ccsp certifications? yeah we&#39;ve got some of those :3<br/> <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/113/426/375/308/865/032/original/566bdf4b073a3a73.png"> <br/> 2024-11-04T19:42:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8cpjw7kvqur63560ywr5efdn2setfyxsp4zndrn2c6l8u4n2xhjszyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87fzvlth girl with ~10 different spools of colourful / sparkly filament, and her &#34;5kg spool of black petg&#34; girlfriend 2024-11-02T23:16:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyfdrf60hnqpyd0cycuvmevhxq03t6z6y4tjy22a8fxpe8ek80mczyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87c0nsku Helping with Tangara case design early this year is what (indirectly) let me shift fully to freelance industrial design this month for my health. <br/><br/>I&#39;m doing so much better, and finally have energy to bring my Fusion model back into parity with the production FreeCAD. <br/><br/>feels good c:<br/> <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/113/358/412/347/119/235/original/c11274a5c911727d.png"> <br/> 2024-10-23T19:38:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfkuuqxs07pnl93lrm38ukmswkv0gug864eg4dlmhtxf8ftxy47ugzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87l8gyl2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspq5986jwgw020fzastaacztuyf4afd2lpux6nmnsdv6sq83dhwggz8kq5u'>nevent1q…kq5u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have tactically avoided all the actual hard work of assembling tangaras by living in the UK 2024-10-13T22:50:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstuar3t5qyl2h7vutxvzkr56hy7utpymhpffaxx8ahjaxscx7zguqzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87hnwa5u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2kwwryvs70r9xlnu65d98fyfpuddn6uyply2j3wflej5kz7d63cqn6t7wp'>nevent1q…t7wp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not too far for me… It is tempting.. 2024-10-13T22:45:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7d9f2s46rdjs6n3hqlxkna0sgjp8p0n77n27fkkg3tkex4wdfgczyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f877yjzzx imagining an oshw project where the primary distribution method is “get clones to show up on aliexpress/ebay as fast as possible”.. 2024-09-17T20:25:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszpq6a8rx4zwrf9w0gqljmzg8rga9x0m56myz7u7s0u2j38cpfyeqzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87e5t4y4 so ifixit&#39;s new $80 standalone soldering iron has no way of adjusting the temperature besides.. wifi???<br/> <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/113/126/768/068/927/351/original/4e86a7ae463b5272.png"> <br/> 2024-09-12T21:45:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdplt5ku4t99v2st8p204w74mlh7xucddkzau0p06c3tm3qz35dgzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87zh3z03 my solder fume extraction tube was missing something :3<br/> <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/112/916/373/050/311/216/original/4cfdd2895b2c7e5c.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-06T18:02:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ecc5kgll6rjay9ecf6meelc44y35hwca7dm089fhkwwqm4ryyhczyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87v9kmwp I noticed my local fastener supplier sells M42 nuts for under £5 <br/><br/>…I now have an M42 nut :3 <br/><br/>(M5 for scale)<br/> <img src="https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/112/888/692/473/407/651/original/fc921c04dcfe5bfe.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-01T20:40:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgs0dtffu35c7u65d282u8dvnea6egxcu7548ht4pwr05fvmwdjvszyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f87nme7lj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf4ymkrjqjdana2akh0wz02tnvah8vsrfg9se0sen3607xmpnk6ng4njnms'>nevent1q…jnms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh my god i’m so glad<br/><br/>this was the last major thing i was worried about 2024-07-08T08:11:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzn3fhfys4gdgtl3l3vs0sdfxwucv3j2ys6p0qr8jh8mk94pd82qzyr30e9456gxvwkrznyx3l79zemj09tuqasvdu3k7smuysuskh5f877pw8xc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zen4jcmlw4shq57a2s436dxe7p6mxwehjpfeasu96rqchx23rpsddjdev'>nevent1q…jdev</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>but i don&#39;t want to be a queer elder yet :( 2024-07-01T21:31:57Z