Pete Prodoehl 🍕

Maker / Designer / Creative; electronics, digital fabrication, art, photo, video, printmaker, noise, cats, pcomp, bike, USB, MIDI, MKE, searchable… blogging since 1997, programming since 1980! [he/him] See rasterweb.net and peteprodoehl.com 💾 Just my toots: https://justmytoots.com/@rasterweb@mastodon.social

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2026-07-17 11:20:52 UTC

Some rides are worse than others…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/snake-caught-in-bike-chain/106920972
#BikeTooter #snakesOnAPath

2026-06-14 14:08:58 UTC

Liberalism taught me that we can only try to prevent things from getting worse. Leftism taught me that we can try to build a better world.

2026-05-09 04:55:02 UTC

Boy was I wrong about the Fediverse
https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/
#bookmarks

2026-04-08 14:04:53 UTC

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@nprofile…n00n Your password must contain at least one emoji that you associate with your personality. 🐈 🚲 🍕

2026-03-25 21:13:31 UTC

Do people who do not have cats not know what "toe beans" are?

2026-03-25 17:54:01 UTC

Made more buns…
#baking #food
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2026-03-24 21:26:47 UTC

This one is trickier than it seems...
If you choose to run over the 5 Billionaires first there is a chance the trolley will derail and not get that last Billionaire... But what if the opposite happens and you only get the one Billionaire and miss the other five!?
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2026-03-19 22:40:46 UTC

I started reading someone’s blog and then found a post that was pro-AI and just closed that tab and quit my browser to go bake bread instead.

2026-03-19 15:47:55 UTC

There’s a new local brewery opening 4 blocks from my house, which is cool, but it’s a shame I don’t drink beer. Maybe they’ll have food trucks now and then.

2026-03-09 14:03:26 UTC

Fairplayer is sort of like a federated Bandcamp...
"Fairplayer plays music from a decentralized ecosystem. Artists and communities publish their music on their own websites and link them to a player where the user can listen to them all."
https://fairplayer.band/
#music #web

2026-03-07 19:44:28 UTC

Make Magazine is starting to use Substack… Isn’t that the site that platforms Nazis?
https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/make-comes-to-substack/

2026-03-04 00:01:22 UTC

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@nprofile…mk4g Mount Loaf!

2026-03-03 21:51:37 UTC

Tiny loaf of bread turned out weird looking but tastes just fine.
#baking #food #bread
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2026-03-03 14:03:18 UTC

I’m not that smart but I’m posting this on the Fediverse can one of you smart people shutdown X/Twitter somehow?
It would be a public service and you would be considered a hero.

2026-03-03 13:31:08 UTC

Hey kids, in the olden days you bought (instead of “rented”) software and it came in a box with a disc and it was yours to use forever!
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2026-03-03 05:22:18 UTC

I don't even verify my code before I run it you think I'm going to verify my Mastodon account!?

2026-02-28 22:36:55 UTC

I read a README file I wrote a few weeks ago and decided it didn't have enough information, so it's now twice as long with a lot more detail.
I'm the only one who will ever read or use the file, but I have learned I cannot rely on my own memory a few months or years from now when I need to revisit the project or do something similar.
Make notes! Make more notes. It's a text file, it won't take up much space but it might save you a bunch of time in the future.

2026-02-28 20:48:16 UTC

Favorite comment I read today:
"I don’t know why anyone trusts “the cloud”. It’s named after clouds for fucks sake, those things that are impermanent and shift and change and blow about in the breeze or break and cover you in rain and even with the best of human science are only reliably predictable a few days into the future."

2026-02-28 03:08:02 UTC

A friend of mine built this thing called Pysey:
"A desktop emulator and development environment for Pygame-based video synthesis. PYSEY is for visual artists, musicians, and developers who work with EYESY-style video synthesis."
https://pysey-synth.com/
#music #video #art

2026-02-26 19:25:47 UTC

I'm getting a late start today but how soon after I brush my teeth can I have some candy?

2026-02-24 14:58:37 UTC

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@nprofile…65q8 "Self-hosting requires a heck of a lot of privilege."
This can be true, but it's easier (and probably cheaper) than ever before.
And I'm doing it mostly to just say no to corporations getting my data.

2026-02-22 14:22:33 UTC

I made some bread last night. I’m not very experienced making bread but my pizza making knowledge helps a bit.
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2026-02-19 11:39:57 UTC

Beta software tester but you’re just a Windows user.

2026-02-09 23:46:33 UTC

I went to a web site and it said "It's free! Just sign in with Google." and first though "Hell No!" and then I thought "That's not free..."

2026-02-09 16:14:14 UTC

I've never watched a half-time show before, so I thought Green Day was going to be the opening band and then Bad Bunny would be the headliner.
I guess the Super Bowl doesn't work the way most shows I've been to work. 🤷🏻‍♀️

2026-02-07 01:07:17 UTC

I just finished episode 1 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and I can’t decide if it’s going to be too goofy or not.

2026-02-06 15:15:52 UTC

No Gods, No Masters! (Except for Cats.)

2026-02-06 01:35:02 UTC

I have too many unanswerable questions about Fallout the TV show. Mainly how everything electrical and mechanical kept running.

2026-02-04 14:35:54 UTC

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@nprofile…nekg I also get up and move, typically every 20 minutes if I can. I’ve found there are dine times now where I just cannot sit without immediate pain, so standing is a good option for those times.

2026-01-23 19:58:27 UTC

Numberwang

2026-01-23 13:10:47 UTC

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@nprofile…fl85 @nprofile…qvj0 Good Luck with the bread! 🥖

2026-01-13 00:45:09 UTC

I’ve been trying not to just post about the pain I’m in right now but the problem is I’ve got pretty much nothing else going on… except for Star Trek.

2026-01-07 22:20:38 UTC

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@nprofile…m2xn That gives them two options: drag you from your vehicle, or if you lock the doors to prevent that they'll just shoot you through the window.

2025-12-29 17:50:22 UTC

I'm not saying I've got a hot ass but I've been sitting on a heating pad for two hours...

2025-12-05 19:20:36 UTC

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@nprofile…x9jp I want the dog to forget I exist and never ever come near me. Do not want BFF. I may need to just wait until dog passes away. (A few more years probably.)

2025-12-05 19:13:17 UTC

The dog at work saw the tennis ball I have to sit on for my PT an now my like is ruined and I may need to work from home or work nights when the dog isn't there or just find a new job. 😩

2025-11-20 19:17:13 UTC

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@nprofile…6xes I dunno, do you have to actually move your arms and get exercise like some kind of sucker?

2025-11-19 13:29:03 UTC

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@nprofile…x9jp I thought red lights were for the rear of a vehicle…

2025-11-18 13:33:19 UTC

I’m really disappointed in NPR using the phrase “underage women”.

2025-10-31 19:42:56 UTC

I don't even care if I get any leftover candy next week I just want Mamdani to win.

2025-10-29 16:23:08 UTC

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@nprofile…t03n I don't believe in God but I do believe in trying to be a good person, treating others kindly and with love, and feeding and housing the hungry. I don't need God to believe in any of those things.

2025-10-27 21:49:59 UTC

Instructions for disabling Gemini in Google Drive but hey that's right I quit using Google Drive earlier this year!

2025-10-27 20:19:38 UTC

I'm not against ethical AI, I just haven't seen it yet.

2025-10-27 01:34:31 UTC

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@nprofile…duyn @nprofile…ren5 I live in a country that has fallen into fascism in the last 9 months and I'd happily choose socialism over that.

2025-10-22 19:44:03 UTC

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@nprofile…x9jp Oh, good reminder! I wanted to add a note with my contact info and reward offered in case I ever lose my panniers!

2025-10-21 18:41:25 UTC

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@nprofile…u6hy What are the regulations where you are?

2025-10-13 16:28:57 UTC

Okay I love the video of Zohran getting on a bike where someone calls him a "Communist" and he replies "It's pronounced 'cyclist'!"

2025-10-06 14:23:38 UTC

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@nprofile…c0uv Does a reboot fix it? My Spotlight issues (just not working) seem to get fixed when I reboot, but it's annoying to have to do that.

2025-06-23 13:16:50 UTC

I found a fan this morning (biked home with it for five blocks!) and tried to get it working. No luck yet, motor might be burned out or seized up.
The fan I found in an alley two years ago works totally fine. Hoping I can get this one running.
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2025-05-19 01:20:48 UTC

I don't agree with everything in this article, but it's a good read. I'm actually of many opinions and it might require a blog post to get more in-depth, but give it a look if you care about open source software.
➡️ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/what-the-open-world-must-do-better/
#opensource #software

2025-04-20 12:18:55 UTC

It’s Raster Sunday for those who celebrate and occasionally spell things wrong.

2025-03-26 14:16:34 UTC

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@nprofile…j53y Have you tried Debounce?

2025-03-20 15:17:29 UTC

Does SATA rhyme with “data” or with “data”?

2025-03-19 00:40:08 UTC

If you're a macOS user who also uses a lot of shell scripts you might find Platypus really handy.
➡️ https://github.com/sveinbjornt/Platypus
#macOS #commandLine #shell

2025-03-18 19:17:08 UTC

Hey Electronics + Radio Nerds, is there a way to use an attenuator as a switch?
Someone gave me a 12 position rotary attenuator hoping we could use it as a multi-position switch in a microcontroller project but I've yet to figure out if it's possible.
#radio #ham #electronics #diy #maker #hacker

2025-03-17 11:23:51 UTC

It used to be that people used computers but nowadays computers use people.

2025-03-11 16:46:37 UTC

I read one post that said Pinterest was going to use their ("our") data to train AI and that's all it took to log into the account I haven't use for years and hit "delete"...
But it's not that simple... see, they then send you an email:
"Deleting your account is permanent and means you won't be able to get your Pins or boards back. All your pinterest account data will be deleted."
#noAI #data #delete #pinterest
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2025-03-10 20:07:51 UTC

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@nprofile…lpyw @nprofile…4yhx @nprofile…5zs3 Oh yeah, I just mention Nginx because of that guide but please feel free to point me at other guides as this is all pretty new to me. 😅

2025-03-10 19:35:17 UTC

Coming up on my task list is getting multiple/different containers running on a single domain using subdomains… can that work?
So app1.example.com is one Podman container and app2.example.com is a different Podman container… (both using port 80)
I’ve found this guide I might try, but if you have a better way please let me know!
➡️ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/podman-nginx-multidomain-applications
#podman #docker #containers #web #nginx #selfhosted

2025-02-28 19:02:09 UTC

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Also, fuck Spotify! While I am trying more and more to *not* use Google as often at least I can say I've sent no money or goodwill to Spotify.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/spotify-military-industrial-complex-daniel-ek-prima-materia-helsing

2025-02-28 18:59:43 UTC

Resistance can be as simple as using certain terms:
"online video" instead of "YouTube video".
"online search" instead of "Google Search" (or "do a search" instead of "google it".)
"music playlist" instead of "Spotify playlist".
Do not give these company any free advertising by using their names.
Do not make them the default term for something.

2025-02-10 19:39:54 UTC

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@nprofile…wmsn Even more...
"Musk has a lot of money because he is good at cost efficiency, he has made many companies profitable by being efficient. If you believe that he should not be the one doing it, then who is more qualified with experience?"
Sigh... how the fuck do people fall for that shit?
#USPol #musk

2025-02-10 19:30:11 UTC

Some dumbass tried to defend Musk in the comments of one of my posts... My response was simple.
"He is a fucking Nazi and anyone who defends him is a fucking Nazi sympathizer, it's that fucking simple."
"You need to ask yourself if you are a Nazi, because right now you are defending a Nazi, and you know what they say about the Nazi bar..."
#USPOL #Nazi

2024-12-24 18:13:40 UTC

Happy Christmas Pizza! 🍕
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2024-12-22 15:43:15 UTC

Sometimes I have a really hard time throwing things away. I found a bunch of jigs and parts and prototypes from a client project I did years ago and somehow I can’t seem to just chuck it. I tossed some, but not all. Sigh…

2024-12-22 01:08:36 UTC

With people saying "President Musk" do you think Trump will get jealous and turn on him at some point? I mean, can two narcissists really work together? Maybe this could be a strategy, make them distrust and hate each other... Can we make them enemies?
#USPOL #musk #trump

2024-12-21 15:26:56 UTC

Recently one of my computers could not ssh into my server and I tried from another computer and it worked fine... weird, but that's computers, right?
Finally fixed it by adding this to ~/.ssh/config
HostKeyAlgorithms +ssh-rsa
So yeah, all good now.

2024-12-19 01:57:55 UTC

Pro Tip: If you are unsure how to spell "conscious" just spell "unconscious" but remove the "un" at the beginning.

2024-12-18 02:44:26 UTC

The last 24 hours saw a return of sickness, (after I was on the mend) a sleepless night, a trip to the emergency room, and now antibiotics. Can I be done with all this shit soon please?

2024-12-16 15:44:31 UTC

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To be fair a lot of posts in those groups are like "I just bought a printer, what sells well?" or complaints about not getting enough "points" on whatever site they post designs on.
I got into 3D printing because it allowed me to make things I could not (or did not want to) buy. It's fucking magic if you do it right.

2024-12-16 14:05:20 UTC

I called Musk a “dummy” in a 3D printing group on Facebook. People took offense and some came to his defense…
Anyone on the Fediverse care to defend Musk? Explain how he’s a genius please.

2024-12-12 17:44:11 UTC

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Come to my house, I’ll use my phone to open the door, then you carefully give me the 13 year old laptop that is just out of reach and the cat will not have to be disturbed.

2024-12-12 17:37:22 UTC

A poem:
I am sick
Cat is on me
Computer is out of reach
Oh cruel world!

2024-12-10 18:43:52 UTC

I say pico like “pee coh” but I saw a video where the person said it like “pie coh” and I’m afraid to hear how they say nano.

2024-12-10 17:01:15 UTC

My solar powered project isn’t working, my LiPo powered microcontroller project isn’t working, my head hurts, I’m congested, it’s dreary out, my antennas probably all suck, and last night’s print turned out poor. This week is not great so far.

2024-12-09 14:14:03 UTC

Trying some solar stuff today to charge up a battery to power the lights on the Free Little Art Gallery…
This is one of the 3D printed rugged boxes I made with a silicone seal I cast. The wires are just pinched between the silicone. Not ideal, but should work for testing.
#maker #diy #3DPrinting #solarpunk
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2024-12-06 17:01:59 UTC

My work phone has now gone for a month without resetting itself and losing all of its settings... I think this is a new record!
Usually I need to login as the admin and restore a config file after a couple of weeks.
I'm guessing it will fail imminently.

2024-12-05 21:29:11 UTC

Saw my PT today and mentioned my injury from yesterday and she said "Did you go to urgent care?" and I basically said "LOL! Of course not... I'll give it a few days to see if it gets infected" and I feel that was a totally normal response.

2024-12-05 20:25:06 UTC

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... but I still do not know how to fucking type properly...

2024-12-05 20:24:40 UTC

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Not Only that, but also... <sigh>

2024-12-05 20:23:31 UTC

I recently learned that "NoSQL" does not mean "No SQL" but means "No Only SQL" and did the people who named it actually want to confused the fuck out of everyone else!? If so, then job well done.

2024-12-02 20:49:17 UTC

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@nprofile…5zs3 Maybe it's nine.

2024-12-02 20:48:09 UTC

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@nprofile…5zs3 But what does it mean?!?11?!?!?!??1

2024-12-02 20:39:08 UTC

Today I came across two different posts from two different people that used the word "tripple" when they meant to use the word "triple" and the weird thing is that now I know what tripple means.

2024-11-30 23:35:02 UTC

Looks like it's time to buy (yet) another USB hub...

2024-11-30 13:23:47 UTC

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@nprofile…5zs3 As is quite common, the web site does a terrible job of explaining what it does... can you give me a brief? Does it tell you when something *did not* happen?

2024-11-30 03:49:22 UTC

Just discovered my backup drive was disconnected... oops! It was only offline for a few hours but I should probably write a script to check on that once a day.

2024-11-28 02:34:12 UTC

I made a handlebar mounted sliding holster/holder for my Heltec V3 by modifying the "Pager Style Holster" designed by Alley Cat... It just attaches with zip ties for now.
➡️ https://www.printables.com/model/936466-pager-style-holster-for-the-muziworks-h1-heltec-v3
#meshtastic #3Dprinting #biking #bikeTooter
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2024-11-26 19:29:22 UTC

I just got an email from Omnifixo and I appreciate that I get about one email per year from them.
I got the OF-M4 a few years ago, and I've found that for my needs the OF-S2 would probably suffice as well. (Might need to grab one just in case.)
➡️ https://omnifixo.com/
#maker #diy #electronics

2024-11-25 22:01:03 UTC

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@nprofile…5zs3 Yeah, please! Also, did you have a Meshtastic node or were you waiting for @nprofile…d5tr to get you one? (And if so, maybe I can do a bike pickup/delivery of the hardware.)

2024-11-25 20:37:52 UTC

For the curious I have plenty of blog posts about molds and casting... many weird experiments some work and some are... interesting.
➡️ https://rasterweb.net/raster/tag/molds/
#DIY #maker #mold #silicone #3Dprinting

2024-11-25 14:00:09 UTC

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@nprofile…4lke The suggestion is to print it with TPU which is "sort of" flexible but nowhere near what this silicone is.

2024-11-25 13:55:51 UTC

I was able to create a silicone seal/gasket for the rugged box. I've got a few notes on how to do it so it may warrant a full blog post.
#3Dprinting #silicone #mold #diy #maker
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2024-11-24 20:05:14 UTC

Sigh... the Prusa MINI+ is really not earning its keep around here.
#3Dprinting #fail
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2024-11-24 19:03:28 UTC

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@nprofile…lmnj Cool! I used to work with a guy who had previously been in the plastics industry and he would just wave a torch at a piece of plastic and then smell it to tell what it was.

2024-11-24 18:46:03 UTC

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@nprofile…lmnj That's the thing... I don't know! These are push buttons I buy and I do not know what plastic they are made of, so it was a bit of luck that it worked.

2024-11-24 15:43:01 UTC

My first attempt at dying white plastic worked! I just mixed a little bit of Rit all purpose dye with some acetone and let the button sit overnight.
#diy #maker #plastic
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2024-11-20 22:21:02 UTC

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@nprofile…5zs3 Keep trying!

2024-11-20 20:48:27 UTC

Someone replied to a comment I left on another network and told me to "look up how to remove the stick from my ass".
I replied "I apologize if I offended you..." and then explained my previous comment.
They actually apologized for their rude reply.
Sometimes these tactics actually work.

2024-11-20 02:22:53 UTC

Working on a new controller... (Laser cut banana for scale.) Those are 33mm arcade buttons in 250mm wide enclosure.
#maker #electronics #3Dprinting
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