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Gus

@projectgus@aus.social
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes.

Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · 2d ago
"Everyone is going through something that you have no idea about" is a great piece of wisdom to carry around, but it's still a bit of a shock when a stranger apologetically tells you that their something is a war.
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · 2d ago
Inquired recently about a PR where the author hasn't been active lately:

> Sorry for the late response. I'm still interested in this, but I live in Iran and the internet here was completely cut off for about 40 days. It just came back recently, but only GitHub and a few other services are accessible right now, and there's no guarantee it won't go down again.
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> Given the instability, please feel free to make those updates cause I definitely don't want this PR to stall because of my connectivity issues.

They absolutely do not need to worry about this little PR at the moment!
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · 2d ago
@hailey Perish the thought of running an LTS kernel on Windows 98, like some kind of peasant! 😁
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · 3d ago
@Unixbigot Nightmare fuel
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Apr 07, 2026
@cliffle @dngrs Nevertheless, seems plausible that at one time someone somewhere in the bay area tried to refine uranium in their laundry, panicked, shut it down and then left all of their lab contents out on the kerb...
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Apr 02, 2026
@futzle @scruss ❤️ Happy I was able to channel my enormous annoyance into entertaining snark, at least.
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 25, 2026
@sad_electronics New strain of LinkedIn brainrot discovered
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 13, 2026
Pro tip: if you sit by yourself next to a nice dog at the cafe then you get to make friends with the dog, receive compliments on behalf of the dog, and deflect the criticism of people who don't appreciate the dog blocking their path.
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 12, 2026
@deepfryed Yes, and from what I've seen Nexperia China was somewhat coerced into this situation as well. Now they hold a lot of the cards!
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social

Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 12, 2026
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@sad_electronics/116215677717290721

Woah, what a press release!

Some background, and additional inflammatory announcement by Nexperia China, at https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nexperia-china-announces-12-inch-wafer-breakthrough-tensions-with-dutch-hq-2026-03-09/
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 07, 2026
@MissingClara Ah, that's exactly the mechanism for it!
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 07, 2026
@petrillic I'll dream that dream with you!
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social

Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 07, 2026
@simon sad but true
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 07, 2026
This Toot composed while waiting for a 504 Gateway Timeout from manualslib dot com
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social

Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 07, 2026
I want a torrent tracker for manuals. Like manualslib/manualzzz/blahblah but good.

None of the HTML summary nonsense, just torrent downloads of PDFs and an obsessive nerd community making sure only the cleanest and most up to date copies are posted.

Surely the EU or someone should fund this!
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 05, 2026
Watched the last bit of the video at lunch, he says he received $3800 in fines in his first year. 😅

(Mostly for smashing through red lights, it sounds like. Plus he's got a helmet on in the last third of the video.)
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 04, 2026
Am surprised old mate gets around Sydney CBD all day without a helmet. Regardless of safety situation, that seems like catnip for bored cops.
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 04, 2026
Nice video following a cargo bike courier in Sydney, delivering flowers. https://youtu.be/mUhMNDkwTs0

Also learned there is a worker-owned cycle courier co-op in Sydney 🤩
https://www.hotlinecouriers.com.au/

#bikes #cooperatives
Delivering Happiness in Sydney | Claudio and his Cargo Bike
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Delivering Happiness in Sydney | Claudio and his Cargo Bike

SAFA Brian

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Mar 01, 2026
TFW Past You has cost Current You a lot of misery, and you don't even remember why
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social

Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Feb 26, 2026
Internet friends, do any of you have a Fronius Gen24 series solar inverter on the same network as a Linux computer?

If so, could I trouble you to please run the following two commands and send me back the output?

avahi-browse -rv _Fronius-SE-Inverter._tcp

avahi-browse -rv _Fronius-SE-SmartMeter._tcp

(If you've not got the "Smart Meter" addon then the second command might not do anything, not to worry if so.)

Is all in the aid of reverse engineering for interoperability. If what I'm trying to do works then it'll be open sourced. 💪

Boosts for reach appreciated!
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Feb 22, 2026
@joe @ThermiteBeGiants @redscare Ooh, I do like a bike build! Might push the budget picking sturdy enough components though
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Dec 08, 2025
Our Community Investment Co-op got a write up from the ABC!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/castlemaine-cooperative-privatisation-economic-democracy/106103270

#cooperatives
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Big ol' nerd. Interested in electronics, reverse engineering, open source, repairing things, cooperatives, bikes. Variously part-time as: MicroPython maintainer, embedded systems consultant, EV reverse engineer, patter of good dogs.

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@projectgus@aus.social · Sep 30, 2025
@alvaro I've seen this on super cost-optimised $20 no-name gadgets. Wild to do it on a $500 device which is directly competing with <$20 devices - and the main selling point is "this one is more reliable so you won't waste your engineers' valuable time!"
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