Donald Trump's second week in office continued his push to break new legal ground, including firing prosecutors who worked on his criminal cases.
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пятница, 31 января 2025 г.
NEW GUIDE: Adafruit Sparkle Motion #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit

The Adafruit Sparkle Motion is the flagship in our series of “Sparkle Motion” boards, that are our attempt to make the best small WLED-friendly smart LED driving board in the whole world. Our resident mermaid, firepixie makes a lot of projects with WLED and she loves it!
The Adafruit Sparkle Motion guide...
четверг, 30 января 2025 г.
Trump reportedly wants some space from Elon Musk. He may have found a solution.
Ali Velshi explains how, amid reports of tension between Trump and Elon Musk, the president seemed to suggest sending the billionaire to space.
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John Park’s Workshop — LIVE TODAY 1/30/25

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today! LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!
Project: Tank Meter
CircuitPython Parsec: BiColor Matrix Shifting
Live espresso shot pulling demo and possible latte art!
Fresh Discount Code
The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope...
среда, 29 января 2025 г.
Trump: 'America will never forget Laken Hope Riley'
President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, honoring the nursing student who was killed by a Venezuelan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally. He acknowledged her family at the bill signing and highlighted bipartisan support for the measure.
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вторник, 28 января 2025 г.
Trump's 'biological sexes' executive order includes a coded reference
Trump's anti-transgender order, which declared that there are only two biological sexes and they “are not changeable,” also references an anti-abortion strategy.
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Preparing Graphics for E-Ink Displays

What’s old is new again. Time to revisit this guide from the Adafruit learn system!
Back in the early Macintosh computer days, when the Earth’s crust was still cooling, getting photos and artwork to look presentable on these computers’ 1-bit monochrome displays was something of an art form.
Much of that know-how has fallen by the wayside...
понедельник, 27 января 2025 г.
Trump's mass firing spree was rare — and sends a chilling message to those who are left
President Donald Trump fired 18 of the federal government’s 73 inspectors general, sending a clear message to federal government employees.
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How much criminal conduct does Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 clemency cover?
The broadly vague wording of Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 clemency order raises legal questions with immediate consequences.
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What Does An Electron ACTUALLY Look Like?
Electron’s are elementary particles, not made of something else. Are they particles, wave functions, fuzzy blobs? Dive in with PBS Space Time!
What does an electron really look like? I mean, if we zoom in all the way. Is it a sizeless speck of charge? Is it a multidimensional vortex of quantum strangeness? Is it the boundary of a tiny universe with universe-electrons of its own? Let’s find out.
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Trump wants California to institute restrictive voter law before receiving fire aid
The president suggested California shouldn't receive fire aid unless it institutes enhanced voter identification measures.
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воскресенье, 26 января 2025 г.
Programmable RGB LEDs on Lily shaped PCB #ValentinesDay

Not feeling the romance? This Valentine’s Day do like Ayesha Iftiqhar on Hackster.io and MAKE yourself flowers. This custom PCB lights up and changes color with the help of NeoPixels and Circuit Playground!
As I was listening to Miley Cyrus’s ‘I Can Buy Myself Flowers’ on repeat, it suddenly dawned on me – why not build our very own flowers?...
‘It wasn't a peaceful protest, it was an insurrection.’ -Jan 6th rioter refusing Trump pardon
Katie Phang speaks with Pam Hemphill ,who was found guilty in the January 6th riot, on why she is rejecting Donald Trump's pardon and her fight against misinformation.
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суббота, 25 января 2025 г.
Magic GPT8 Ball
Cyril Engmann brings nostalgia to life with this neat Magic GPT8 Ball. They shared the details of their project on hackster.io!
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NewProducts 1/22/25 Feat Adafruit Sparkle Motions

We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here
NewProducts 1/22/25 Featuring Adafruit Sparkle Motions
This week we debuted 5 New Products.
Visit www.adafruit.com/new for more info.
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Elon Musk addresses far-right crowd in Germany after backlash over salutes, Nazi puns
After facing backlash for gestures at Trump’s inauguration event and attempts to make Nazi-related puns on X, Elon Musk told supporters of Germany’s far-right AfD party there is “too much of a focus on past guilt.”
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пятница, 24 января 2025 г.
Ex-FEMA official reacts to Trump's comments to end agency
President Trump said today that he may “get rid” of FEMA while visiting areas of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene. Former Ohio Governor John Kasich and former senior FEMA official Lars Anderson join Chris Jansing to react to Trump’s comments.
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New Products 1/24/2025 Featuring Adafruit Sparkle Motion! (Video)
New Products 1/24/2025 Featuring Adafruit Sparkle Motion! (Video)
Adafruit CLUE – nRF52840 Express with Bluetooth LE (0:09)
Dual Panel Mount Extension Cable with HDMI / DVI and USB Type-C – 1 meter long (0:46)
NeoPixel LED Outdoor Netting – 40 x 20 LEDs – 1×2 Meter Sizing (1:31)
Adafruit Sparkle Motion with wFL External Antenna – WLED and xLights Board (3:14)
Adafruit Sparkle Motion – All-In-One WLED and xLights Board (3:14)
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четверг, 23 января 2025 г.
Soldering Flux Booster (Weixiu Lao Lead-Free No-Clean Soldering Flux) #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Shared by WU DIY on Maker World:
Soldering Flux Booster (Weixiu Lao Lead-Free No-Clean Soldering Flux),
The solder tin diameter is approximately 18.8MM,
Use your own M2*10 or M2*12 self-tapping screws,
Minimal supports are needed; refer to the image for placement.
Updated 20250109, added M3*8 countersunk screws
>Download the files and...
Trump and his party apparently aren’t done targeting Joe Biden
For all the Republican talk about "looking forward," Donald Trump and some of his GOP allies still appear preoccupied with Joe Biden.
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John Park’s Workshop — LIVE TODAY 1/23/25

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today! LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!
Project: Internet of Espressos
CircuitPython Parsec: I2C Battery Monitoring
Tool Tips nRF Power Profiling
Fresh Discount Code
The live video will be on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook.
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среда, 22 января 2025 г.
NeoPixel LED Heart Necklace #WearableWednesday #ValentinesDay

Ready to put your heart on your sleeve (or maybe just around your neck)? Get ready for Valentine’s Day with this wearable heart from the Ruiz Brothers.
In this project we’re building an LED heart with NeoPixels. This uses Black LED acrylic to diffuse the NeoPixels inside a 3D printed case. The heart is made from pieces of strips that are...
Trump intensifies his war on private enterprise with anti-DEI executive action
Trump directed federal agencies to identify private sector groups engaged in "illegal discrimination" through diversity programs.
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вторник, 21 января 2025 г.
Thomas and Gorsuch dissent from ruling in favor of woman convicted of killing her husband
Death row inmate Brenda Andrew argued that Oklahoma prosecutors “exploited sex-based stereotypes and presented concededly irrelevant evidence about her sexual history.”
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понедельник, 20 января 2025 г.
Why Trump’s false statements in his inaugural address matter
With the eyes of the world and the eyes of history upon him, would Donald Trump deliver an honest inaugural address? Of course not.
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Trump joins troops for the First Honors Ceremony at his inauguration
President Trump joined members of the armed forces for the First Honors Ceremony at Emancipation Hall in the Capitol.
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Kash Patel says Trump will help promote 'the American dream'
Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to lead the FBI, spoke to supporters at Capital One Arena ahead of the indoor parade and events scheduled there for the inauguration.
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воскресенье, 19 января 2025 г.
Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: CircuitPython 2025, Adafruit Hits 800 OSHWA Certifications & more!

ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP
We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.
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Thank you for #CircuitPython2025!
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TikTok restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it for millions
TikTok said it would restore service to U.S. users after blocking it for some 170 million American users. The video platform said President-elect Donald Trump provided necessary assurances to the company’s service providers. During his campaign, Trump, who had advocated for a ban during his first term as president, came out in support of TikTok, saying he’d save it.
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PacMan Cubed

PacMan in 3D, Tom Verdure has been busy working on this cubed PacMan project based on a LED Matrix Cube. Follow along on Twitter and Mastodon!
Cube 2 hasn’t been completely finished but LED panels for cube 3 have already arrived. They’re 128x128mm instead of 160×160 which makes a huge difference. This one will have a custom controller PCB...
суббота, 18 января 2025 г.
New Products 1/15/25 Feat. Adafruit Mini Sparkle Motion – WLED-friendly ESP32 NeoPixel LED Driver

We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here
New Products 1/15/25 Feat. Adafruit Mini Sparkle Motion – WLED-friendly ESP32 NeoPixel LED Driver
This week we debuted 4 New Products.
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A Natural Version of Colombia’s National Anthem
Back in August, biologist Santiago Monroy and producer José Álvarez trekked through the Colombian forests with parabolic microphones, recorders, cameras and field gear. After a 600 mile journey, the duo was able to gather enough audio to recreate the Colombian national anthem with some of the oldest inhabitants of the country – birds. Smithsonian shares the details.
Months before Álvarez and Monroy found themselves traversing...
The horror of Trump’s ambition to surpass Eisenhower’s deportation record
Katie Phang explains the historical precedent of President Dwight Eisenhower's mass deportations that Donald Trump has cited as a model.
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Automatons: Jason Nuttle

Fun story from Yale senior senior Jason Nuttle on his path to engineering and art. Nuttle combines servos, motors and gears to give life to art. Via Yale University on YouTube
Yale College senior Jason Nuttle combines skills in engineering with an artistic flair to create ingenious contraptions; specifically, he designs mechanical devices...
пятница, 17 января 2025 г.
Speaker Johnson rejects proxy voting for new parents in Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes a measure that would allow new parents to vote on legislation from home for up to 12 weeks. His pitch, however, falls short.
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четверг, 16 января 2025 г.
Tulsi Gabbard confronts bipartisan skepticism ahead of confirmation hearing
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's choice to serve as director of national intelligence, isn't exactly wowing anyone on Capitol Hill.
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среда, 15 января 2025 г.
Why Justice Alito asked if Pornhub is like Playboy during Supreme Court arguments
The Supreme Court held a hearing about a Texas law requiring age verification to access sexual content online, in a legal challenge from the adult industry.
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The Visible Zorker visualizes Zork data files #VintageComputing #Gaming #ReverseEngineering

Andrew Plotkin just released a tool handy for anyone looking through Zork files: The Visible Zorker.
The left pane is regular old Parchment, the Z-code interpreter, playing Zork 1. You type commands; the game responds.
Just regular old Parchment? Not quite! This is Parchment exposed. The upper right pane shows the stack trace...
вторник, 14 января 2025 г.
NEW PRODUCT – Raspberry Pi 5 – 16 GB RAM

NEW PRODUCT – Raspberry Pi 5 – 16 GB RAM
The Raspberry Pi 5 is the newest Raspberry Pi computer, and the Pi Foundation knows you can always make a good thing better! And what could make the Pi 5 better than the 4? How about a faster processor, USB 3.0 ports, and an updated Gigabit Ethernet chip with PoE capability?...
понедельник, 13 января 2025 г.
Pete Hegseth set to face senators at confirmation hearing Tuesday
President-elect Trump's pick to head the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, will face senators at a confirmation hearing Tuesday.
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воскресенье, 12 января 2025 г.
'I'm an L.A. girl': Alex Witt shares heartbreak as hometown Los Angeles battles wildfires
MSNBC's Alex Witt, who was born near the Eaton Fire and spent much of her childhood in Pacific Palisades, shared that her family lives in an area between the two fires and expressed gratitude for their safety. Despite living and reporting in New York, Witt says she has always considered Los Angeles her home. Fighting back tears, she shared the deep anxiety and heartache of feeling helpless as her hometown burns.
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Merry GIF-mas a Christmas Ornament

Christmas may have come and gone but winter is still holding strong. Keep some cheer going with this GIF-mas ornament shared by mars91 on Instructables. Uses a custom pcb and some Adafruit gear including the Adafruit QT Py ESP32, microSD Card BFF Add-On, MiniBoost 5V @ 1A – TPS61023 and more!
A customizable Christmas ornament that plays...
суббота, 11 января 2025 г.
Death toll rises to at least 13 as Southern California wildfires spread
Death toll rises to at least 13 in Southern California wildfires. This comes as the Palisades Fire is expanding into Brentwood and Encino creating more evacuation warnings.
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Trump promised to ‘save’ TikTok, but he doesn’t have a lot of options
If the Supreme Court decides not to block the law or delay the Jan. 19 deadline, the app’s fate may lie with President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated the next day.
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'I'm an L.A. girl': Alex Witt shares heartbreak as hometown Los Angeles battles wildfires
MSNBC's Alex Witt, who grew up near the Eaton Fire and spent much of her childhood in Pacific Palisades, shared that her family lives in an area between the two fires and expressed gratitude for their safety. Despite living and reporting in New York, Witt says she has always considered Los Angeles her home. Fighting back tears, she shared the deep anxiety and heartache of feeling helpless as her hometown burns.
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пятница, 10 января 2025 г.
Scott’s #CircuitPython2025

Every new year I like to think further out about what I want to do in the coming year. 2025 is going to be shaped by lots of bonding time with my second child. They were born at the end of October and I took four weeks off then. This year I plan on taking eight more weeks completely off and then working part time when they nap until they...
'The whole sky was red around me': Man saved homes from wildfire with his garden hose
NBC News' Ellison Barber spoke to Felipe Carrillo about how he tried to save his and his neighbors' homes in Altadena from the wildfires with just his garden hose. "I did as much as I could," he said as he recalled trying to save as many homes as possible while the sky was red around him.
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четверг, 9 января 2025 г.
Trump’s inauguration guest list is a who’s who of far-right leaders
The reported list of foreign invitees to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is a rogue gallery of illiberal international politicians, in what seems like an unsubtle signal about the kind of government Trump intends to lead in his upcoming term.
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Hairbrush Cleaner #3DThursday #3DPrinting

micmey78 shares:
Say Goodbye to Stubborn Hair Stuck in Your Brush!
Introducing the Ultimate Hairbrush Cleaner – an ergonomic tool with 8 combs of varying lengths, designed to make cleaning your hairbrush a breeze. Its round shape ensures a perfect grip, while the thoughtfully crafted combs tackle even the toughest tangles with ease.
Loved...
среда, 8 января 2025 г.
New Year’s incidents highlight the rise of AI-enabled terror
The man who killed himself before exploding a Tesla Cybertruck outside of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day used ChatGPT to plan his attack, authorities say.
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The House just passed a bill that would give Ken Paxton unprecedented powers
The Laken Riley Act would hand state attorneys general, like Ken Paxton in Texas, veto power over large swaths of federal immigration policy.
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вторник, 7 января 2025 г.
Demystifying common microcontroller debug protocols

Many developers know that the answer to “How do I debug this microcontroller” is either “JTAG” or “SWD”. But what does that mean, exactly? How do you get from “Wiggling wires” to “Programming a chip” and “Halting on breakpoints”?
This talk by Sean “xobs” Cross will cover how common debug protocols work starting from signals on physical wires,...
First human death from bird flu reported in U.S., but officials say health risk to public remains low
Health officials said Monday that a patient in Louisiana with a severe case of bird flu has died, the first reported human death from the disease in the U.S.
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понедельник, 6 января 2025 г.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio asks Trump for Jan. 6 pardon
The lawyer for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys chairman who is serving 22 years in federal prison in relation to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, wrote a letter to President-elect Trump asking for “a full and complete Presidential Pardon.”
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воскресенье, 5 января 2025 г.
Crickit Powered Dancin’ Snowman!

We don’t need any snow to build this awesome snowman with this guide from the Adafruit learn system!
We just need some foam balls, stiff wire, festive decorations, a Circuit Playground Express (CPX) with CRICKIT, a servo motor and some extra electronic goodies.
To make this snowman dance, just touch the top of his hat! This triggers...
Sen. Blunt Rochester is first Black person to serve in both chambers of Congress
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware was trapped on the House balcony during the U.S. Capitol attack. She joins MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart to reflect on the Jan. 6 riot four years later. "We knew how close we were to losing our democracy," Sen. Blunt Rochester says.
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Epic Spaceman shrinks 10x every 21s until I’m an atom – The Micro Universe
At scale it’s hard for my tiny human brain to comprehend just how big, and small, the universe is. This video from Epic Spaceman does a great job giving a feel for how small things get down to the size of an atom. It’s almost tangible.
This is a journey into the microscopic world, we usually think about the Universe as planets, space and galaxies but so much of the scale of the Universe is in the world of the small. I’ve always...
суббота, 4 января 2025 г.
‘In a new realm’: China’s escalating cyberespionage leaving the U.S. ‘so vulnerable’
On Friday, the U.S. announced sanctions on China’s Integrity Technology Group, a cybersecurity firm linked to the Chinese hacking group Flax Typhoon, which has been accused of carrying out a litany of cyberattacks on Americans in recent weeks. China’s escalating cyberespionage campaign against the U.S. and its allies is one of the more overlooked stories, yet its stakes are intensifying. As cyber-attacks ramp up, top China cybersecurity...
Amanda Knox: Wrongful convictions aren't black and white
25% of wrongful convictions that were overturned by DNA evidence involve a false confession. Amanda Knox talks with Katie Phang about how she is using her experience of being jailed for nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit to advocate for others who are also wrongfully convicted through false confessions.
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The Accidental Invention of the Snow Globe

Sometimes the best inventions are the unintentional ones. Smithonsian shares how tinkerer Erwin Perzy I made the first snow globe when trying to make better lighting for operating rooms.
In the opening scene of the 1941 mystery Citizen Kane, the eponymous protagonist, played by Orson Welles, clenches a snow globe in his hand as he utters...
Jan. 6 defendants are asking to attend Trump's inauguration. Some judges are saying no.
Trump has repeatedly vowed to pardon those charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, calling them "patriots" and "hostages."
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пятница, 3 января 2025 г.
Sarah McBride to become first openly trans member of Congress amid hostility from GOP colleagues
Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride is set to be sworn in Friday to the House, where she’ll be the first openly transgender member of Congress amid a climate of heightened anti-trans animosity among Republicans.
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четверг, 2 января 2025 г.
New Orleans attack victims include a devoted mother and a recent high school graduate
The FBI initially said it did not believe the attacker acted alone, but later said investigators were "confident" he had no accomplices.
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среда, 1 января 2025 г.
Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas being investigated as possible terror attack
The Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas is now being investigated as a possible terror attack. Sources say the vehicle was rented through the same service used by the suspect in the New Orleans incident. Tesla CEO Elon Musk addressed the situation on X, writing, "The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now. We’ll post more information as soon as we learn anything. We’ve never...
PyLeap ESP32-S3 TFT Boxing Glove Tracker w/ Adafruit IO
Track your punches with precision on Adafruit IO using this accelerometer-powered Boxing Glove tracker with an ESP32-S2 or ESP32-S3 TFT! In this guide we’ll just refer to the ESP32-S3 TFT.
This project allows you to build your custom Boxing Glove Tracker using a Feather ESP32-S3 TFT running CircuitPython with an ADXL345 accelerometer. The ESP32-S3 TFT reads accelerometer data to measure the force of punches you throw.
The data...
New Orleans Update: Sugar Bowl likely postponed after deadly attack
Amid the deadly attack on Bourbon Street, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams says the Sugar Bowl is likely to be postponed until tomorrow. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian and Jesse Kirsch report the latest. Senior Vice President for Global Operations at the Soufan Group Christopher O’Leary and former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi join Christina Ruffini to discuss the latest on the investigation.
from...