- radio and electronics hobbyist
- decentralization optimist
- vegetable gardener
- weather watcher
- film photographer

Website: https://electro.pizza
Photos: penumbra (npub1x3u…4n4e)
Books: rho (npub1l9s…vl9d)
Phy: Austin, TX

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My copy of the @npub1psa…j5uh zine has arrived! It is beautifully printed and I can't wait to dive in. Love receiving physical media from them (and in general).
#404media #zines
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2026-01-30 14:49:40 UTC

Received a seed order in the mail today and its got me itching to get the season going.
#gardening #vegetablegardening
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2025-12-30 02:45:40 UTC

An order from Matt's Peppers arrived today. Despite being the darkest days of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere) it's already time to start making decisions about the 2026 garden. 🌶️
#gardening
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2025-09-21 16:26:50 UTC

The pepper plants that made it through the Summer are starting to produce again. This jalapeño variety (called "megatron") has been particularly productive for me.
#gardening
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2025-08-02 00:31:34 UTC

Our Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum) has been loving life despite the +100F (38C) temps.
#bloomscrolling
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2025-07-27 02:25:51 UTC

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peaches are the best, they taste like Summer

2025-03-09 15:50:34 UTC

Nice to see some pressure put on Peter Cottle of threads. "You've been saying it would happen for a while. What are the impediments to full activity pub integration?"
#fediversehouse

2025-02-09 01:40:09 UTC

Getting the year's peppers going this evening. I'm a bit late, but it should be fine.
Given... everything, I've set a goal to reach out to neighbors an community more. This is 36 cells of peppers of which I'll only use maybe 8 or 10 plants. The intention is for the rest to be gifted to my gardening neighbors, and taken to plant swaps.
Grow community, share knowledge, plant a garden. 🌱
#gardening #peppers
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2024-12-12 01:35:42 UTC

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Woah that is cool.
*checks ebay*
yikes!

2024-11-28 05:03:49 UTC

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What skin did you settle on?
It never occurred to me to change it, but now I'm curious.

2024-11-26 04:12:38 UTC

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A few shots from the initial test roll.
Good news is the camera seems to be functional and the shutter speeds seem correct. Bad news is the range finder does seem to be off slightly.
I think a more precise test is in order, and then maybe look into the possibilities of calibrating the range finder on this thing.
📷 Mamiya 6 K
🎞️ Kentmere 400
#filmphotography #foldingcamera
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2024-11-24 18:57:48 UTC

Put a roll through an old (new to me) Mamiya 6 folding rangefinder camera. It shoots 120 film at both 6x6 and 6x4.5, and has an interesting focus mechanism that moves the film plane rather than the lens.
Aside from some cosmetic dings, it seems to be in pretty good shape. Though the rangefinder seems like it may be out of alignment.
Excited to get this roll processed and see how it's shooting.
#filmphotography #foldingcamera
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2024-11-21 14:22:30 UTC

This is the first teardown of the Seed Studio's T1000-E Meshtastic tracker that I've seen. That little RF jack is almost too tempting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyCKTc709Jw
#meshtastic #lora

2024-10-20 21:05:35 UTC

Second year growing Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa). These are daughter plants from seeds saved from a single plant in last year's garden.
I'm fully sold on growing this as a Summer crop here in 9a. It doesn't mind the heat, the blooms are lovely, and the harvest is both beautiful and unusual.
I'm far from alone in my love for this crop, it's wiki entry is a tour of cultures and geography.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselle_(plant)
#gardening #bloomscrolling
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2024-09-24 01:22:22 UTC

The SenseCAP T1000-E Meshtastic client device arrived today!
https://www.seeedstudio.com/SenseCAP-Card-Tracker-T1000-E-for-Meshtastic-p-5913.html
The form factor is great, and setup was simple. I brought it along to dinner this evening and it was able to discover several nodes. I need to read up a bit more about the preferred Austin Mesh config and hopefully be able to make a first message contact.
#meshtastic #austinmesh #austin
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2024-09-08 23:10:15 UTC

#SilentSunday #filmphotography #pinhole #infrared #blackandwhite
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2024-09-05 23:13:08 UTC

Gave infrared pinhole photography another try last weekend, with some prickly results.
📷 Holga 120WPC + R72 IR filter
🎞️ Rollei IR 200
🧪 Kodak HC110
#filmphotography #pinhole #infrared #holga
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2024-08-19 02:25:18 UTC

#SilentSunday #filmphotography #believeinfilm #blackandwhite
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