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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 28, 2026

Spent the day prepping a dozen kits for our MakerSpace CircuitPython on the Raspberry Pi Pico workshops. In 90 mins we’ll copy & paste then describe code as we wire & run NeoPixels, sound, a potentiometer, and servo.

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 27, 2026

Yell-mumbled at by the neighborhood wanderer again. Only thing I could make out was “…on vacation from the North Pole!” He remains committed to the idea that I look like Santa. He’s sad, harmless, and I must admit this is weirdly flattering, as being mistaken for Santa carries a bit of cachet.

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 26, 2026

#CSed w/AI is *so* different than what we'd previously done. We had taught techniques with mostly right and wrong implementations. Now it's: you've got this skilled and flawed team that will give you different answers than your peers. Build skills to manage & critique these partners. It's like we now need to teach project management while teaching fundamentals to students who are supervising work in an unfamiliar domain.

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 26, 2026

It’s 12:35AM and the city of Newton has a series of incredibly loud snow removal machines running across the street. I have a white noise machine on high and can’t mask the beeping and scraping. No one can sleep through this. Whole family is up. The road has been cleared two days so what is this?

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 25, 2026

View from home lab window. Plow mountain is “stop sign” high.

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 24, 2026

After shoveling today my body is screaming at me: "Dude, don't you know how old we are?!? Get a damn snow blower ffs!"

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 24, 2026

Admiral Grace on her throne by the fire. #cats on a snow day.

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 24, 2026

Doorbell cam pic at the end of the storm. Plow got stuck outside our house this AM and they just started running again at 8pm. Just outside Boston. Looks like about a foot and a half on top of what was already there - maybe a foot left from last week.

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 23, 2026

Current blizzard status: plows not in the neighborhood yet. Worm snowed under. Bird feeder is less inviting.

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 22, 2026

BC ran its first ever Spiritual Hackathon thx to the leadership of Prof. Marina Bers. Stopped by for some quick inspiration & nudged along a CircuitPython build. As Batman’s sidekick might say “Holy Hacking!” Love it!

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 22, 2026

Red boy stocking up before Boston snow.

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 22, 2026

Knitting my first cat bed. Tabs seems to approve. Just a 2” ring for now but it’s on. And double-stranded. The color name? Werewolf.

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 21, 2026

“You just stay right here” #Caturday.

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 20, 2026

Want to get a IR Break Beam sensor working with a @raspberrypi.com Pico using @circuitpython.org? My brilliant student @eshapatel.bsky.social has put together this great tutorial. Esha & her team member Jenny Weber created the brilliant Interactive Hopscotch - https://www.instructables.com/Interactive-Hopscotch/. Hack on, CircuitPython & Raspberry Pi Pico Makers! https://youtu.be/oWJWMwDTsVs

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 20, 2026

Hey! Apple is looking for first-gen college students majoring in Finance, Business, Data Science, Economics, Math, Statistics etc. with a Winter 2028 or Spring 2029 graduation date. Reach out if you or someone you know is interested and fits all the criteria! #Swift #swiftui #Apple

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Feb 02, 2026

The #1 question my #SwiftUI students ask my TAs (and me) is how to fix "The Local Repository is Out of Date" error when trying to push from #Xcode to GitHub. I've created this YouTube video illustrating a fix. I hope it helps others. https://youtu.be/bEkuh95iajc

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Jan 31, 2026

Finished latest #knitting project: worsted ribbed watch cap. A few notched stitches but getting better. I’m a newbie and have been knitting super bulky before this, so thinner yarn was new. Also started a sweater class this week. Stay warm! 15°F in Boston as I post this.

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 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world

 Distinguished Educator. Professor Tech & Business, Boston College. YouTube.com/profgallaugher. iOS, SwiftUI, Maker, CircuitPython, advisor to student entrepreneurs, founder Boston College TechTrek field studies (SF, Silicon Valley, Seattle, NY, Boston, Ghana).

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@gallaugher@mastodon.world · Jan 14, 2026

Is there a Prince song for this?

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