2025-12-11 22:22 UTC
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@paulrickards@mastodon.social 2025-12-12 04:17
@robdaemon It's like they were twins. He did a really good job modeling and part selection.
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@paulrickards@mastodon.social 2025-12-12 04:22
@robdaemon I think I need a version with my tiny pen plotter built into it. True slabtop.
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@alech@chaos.social 2025-12-11 23:17
@paulrickards wow!
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@AlanGrassia@noc.social 2025-12-11 23:56
@paulrickards That keyboard!! 🥰
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@elliot@microscopic.network 2025-12-12 01:40
@paulrickards I love the orange and also the aspect ratio of the screen.
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@hkz@social.chinwag.org 2025-12-12 06:09
@paulrickards w00t, that looks gorgeous
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@claus@fosstodon.org 2025-12-12 06:56
@paulrickards Well done! It matches the style so well!
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@morrick@appdot.net 2025-12-12 11:28
@paulrickards This is so sick, it’s infectious! (Now, where's my jaw again?) 😄
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@penguin86@social.ichibi.eu 2025-12-12 12:59
@paulrickards this is the coolest thing I've seen in a while!
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@synlogic4242@social.vivaldi.net 2025-12-12 14:55
@paulrickards ooh. WANT
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@Berto@woof.tech 2025-12-12 15:16
@paulrickards Excellent work! Goodness, that's looking super clean. I've been working my own portable computer based on a Pi 5 -- though, er, it's still most certainly at the casing-made-of-balsa phase, as I got it to a presentable point and then switched gears to an RP2350-based digital watch. Instead of a higher-discharge single battery, I went with four 3Ah batteries connected in parallel, then used two sets of them for two AmpRipper 4000 chargers: one for the Pi 5 itself, another for the USB hub that powers the monitor and any other connected components. It works, but ideally I should be putting in parallel battery managers as well too. Also now that I have more experience with I²C and SPI, I should implement battery stat readers from the chargers. [I'm also planning to combine the output from the two AmpRipper 4000s with an LTC4370.] I did end up going for an HDMI monitor instead of a DSI one, since there were a greater variety of HDMI monitors that were suitable for daily driver use. I tried to use adapters to run HDMI signals over ribbon cables, but the ribbon cables I was using were just not durable at all -- so yeah, regular cables it is. But, yeah, this system has been working well as a primary computer! https://woof.tech/@Berto/114883167574533511 [Pictures of the front are a bit further back in the thread]