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Tod shares some of his favorite talks from the recent Supercon conference in Pasadena, CA. Paul and Tod each share one thing they found interesting. Follow Tod on Mastodon: @todbot@mastodon.social Follow Paul on Mastodon: @prcutler@fosstodon.orgShow Notes0:00 Welcome to the Supersize Supercon episode3:17 The Supercon badge8:02 DIY Vacuum Tubes by Nick Pool10:31 Personal Electric Vehicles by Bradley Gawthrop13:00 Samy Kamkar's Random Walk Exploration15:45 How to Hang and Sell Your Blinky Goodness as Art byChris Combs18:15 Back in person19:40 Python in the browser22:00 Tod's PicoStepSeq

Tod and Paul share a few interesting things including virtual breadboards, Hey Github, and creating virtual synthesizers.00:00 Welcome00:26 MicroPython by Arduino Labs6:15 Home Assistant9:50 WithDiode.com and virtual breadboards14:09 Hey, Github17:40 Virtual Synthesizers - Turn Max patches into VST22:48 MastodonFor detailed show notes, transcripts, and to support the show, visit TheBootloader.net.

In episode 4, Tod and Paul discuss macOS Ventura, the Matter smart home specification, video synths and more.Show Notes:00:22 macOS Ventura cannot copy UF2 files2:37 Matter smart home specification7:00 3D printing for good causes10:00 Video Synthesizers13:10 IO Rodeo's Open Colorimeter15:40 ffmpeg.guideThank you for listening! For show notes, transcripts, and to support the show, visit thebootloader.net.

In episode 3, Paul and Tod share news about boards, code editors, sensors, and something fun at the end.0:15 RISC-V Arduino Chip04:28 Code editors and JetBrains Fleet09:35 Person Sensor by Useful Sensors13:38 GitHubCopilotInvestigation.com19:18 CircuitPython's ulab23:57 MakerDeckIf you like what you hear, one of the best things you can do to help the show is tell a friend or write a review.Consider supporting the show financially - your support helps with the cost of hosting, recording and transcripts. Thank you for your support!

In episode 2, Paul and Tod talk about some makers and their cool projects, including the Lux Lavalier and Pikon; creating music in a web browser, and more.PixelBlaze expression language (Tod #1) 1:45 Lux Lavalier Created by the team of Jason Coon, Debra Ansell, Ben HenckeWhisper OpenAI (Paul #1) 5:50 Blog post, paper and Google Colab example linked from their GitHub repository From OpenAI, who developed Dall-E Machine learning to transcribe and / or translate audio filesMusic generation in the browser (Tod #2) 11:03 Tone.js in-browser synthesis (https://tonejs.github.io/), and examples using it, like: Acid Hit StrudelPolyKeyboard (Paul #2) 16:41 (Paul #2) Poly Keyboard with OLED keycaps) Keycap demo on Twitter Blog and Ko-FiSamplebrain by Aphex Twin & Dave Griffiths 21:27 (Tod #3) Samplebrain Homepage Samplebrain manual Download pageKevin McAleer and the Pikon 23:48 (Paul #3) Pikon story on DigitalCameraWorld.com Kevin's HomepageKevin's YouTube Channel So many cool projects!Robots and more robots! Pomodoro Pico W Desk Robot Kevin's Pikon videoBlog post Raspberry Pi News StoryLike the show? Support the show by telling a friend or writing a review. Consider sponsoring the show with a donation - your sponsorship helps with recording, hosting, and transcription fees.

In this first episode, Paul and Tod each share a few things they found interesting. They discuss open source projects including tio and Belay, 3D printing, and a rock star's Python project.Follow the show on Twitter or visit The Bootloader for full show notes and transcripts. 00:23: Fullcontrol.xyz 02:11: tio 04:14: Belay 06:36: Rivers Cuomo 08:57: CircuitPython Camera Support 11:36: Bambu Labs X1 Carbon 3D printer reviewThe Hosts Follow Tod on Twitter Follow Paul on TwitterSponsor The Bootloader Your financial sponsorship helps with the cost of hosting, recording and transcripts. Thank you for your support!

Paul and Tod preview The Bootloader and share a fun fact. The Bootloader is coming September 26th.Follow us on Twitter @thebootloaderVisit our homepage at thebootloader.net

Welcome to The Bootloader with Tod Kurt and Paul Cutler. Each episode we'll bring you news, project updates, and more from the maker and tech scenes.