PinnedWhat I’ve been doing in 2022 (so far)Preamble: my content It has been a while since I’ve written a general “what I’m working on” post, so I’m fixing that now. …Life9 min readLife9 min read
PinnedOn living with the feelings in my headWhen I was 10 years old, I learned that my father had a brain tumour. He was treated, our family life continued. Around that same time — just before, actually — I’d been taken out of my state comprehensive education, and moved into a private school 10 miles from where…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
PinnedBuilding a compact Pi clusterAt the start of 2021, I built my first “Raspberry Pi Cluster-in-a-Box”. It was based on a HAT (Hardware Attached on Top) expansion board for the Pi, called the Cluster HAT. Some folks thought it was cool… and others (somewhat predictably) asked… why? The answer…Raspberry Pi6 min readRaspberry Pi6 min read
Aug 14, 2022In this blog we’ll recommend you to use Esp32 Version 17 bin firmware file : Esp32–20210902-v1.17.binMaking a Micropython C extension module with CMake523HabileLabsWhy this particular version?Why this particular version? MicroPython 1.19 is the stable version and I've found that there have been a lot of improvements for ESP32 support lately.1 min read1 min read
May 23, 2021Honestly? I love it. I cannot at all imagine going back to doing a fairly steady engineering job and reliably delivering applications. Even when I last did that sort of role, I was part-time and doing advocacy/consulting/training for …Best Things About Developer Advocacy81Lorna MitchellI cannot imagine myself in a role where I need to deliver code to a spec on a specific schedule.I cannot imagine myself in a role where I need to deliver code to a spec on a specific schedule. I've been fortunate through consulting, problem solving / support, and Dev Rel, to not have to do that on a 9-5 basis, and to have gained all the platform stack and coding language skills you mention. It turns out to be a great role for my mindset :-) and the community aspect speaks to my social preference, as well.1 min read1 min read
Mar 16, 2021Was it, a Dream?A couple of weeks ago, I learned from my podcast co-hosts, Michael Martine and Michael Rowe, that something new was afoot. tl;dr I’ve long been fascinated by the convergence of the physical, virtual, visual, and digital worlds (as have Michael and Michael), and I have a background in literature, Shakespeare…VR3 min readVR3 min read
Feb 8, 2021Andy’s discoveries and musings — Issue #2Well, if the “new” world of newsletters is going to be any, for me, it’s likely to be a slow burner. I remember Roo’s Letter was a fun weekly distraction, and Benedict Evans has had one for the longest time… Going even further back, Delicious used to post a weekly…7 min read7 min read
Nov 29, 2020Upgrading my WFH desk setup[this story was originally posted on DEV] Along with many others in tech, I’ve been working from home on a forced-permanent basis since mid-March. Over that time, I’ve incrementally improved my working environment. I’ve been living in the place I’m currently at for a little over 7 years, but up…Wfh Tips6 min readWfh Tips6 min read
May 4, 2020On VE Day and its meaning in 2020(spoilers: let’s move on) What was “Victory in Europe”? – it was a defining victory for peace and freedom. Amazon’s infallible algorithm is suggesting I might want to buy Union Flag bunting, or a “stick the cigar on the Churchill” game, stuff I assume is in high demand ahead of the 75th anniversary of…Ve Day3 min readVe Day3 min read
Mar 28, 2020Loose threads, broken pieces — Concluding Picard season 1As a long-time confirmed Trek fan (I read TOS novels at school… I was secretary of my university Star Trek society, I stood in line for the first of the Next Gen movies back when I was at university too, wrote magazine articles… oh, I’m the geek you always knew…Star Trek4 min readStar Trek4 min read
