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At 8 Horses Lounge in Boise this Thursday, 4 to 10, with four photos of Boise landmarks on display. Come say howdy
#BoiseArt #TreasureValley #firstthursday
#BoiseArt #TreasureValley #firstthursday
September 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
At 8 Horses Lounge in Boise this Thursday, 4 to 10, with four photos of Boise landmarks on display. Come say howdy
#BoiseArt #TreasureValley #firstthursday
#BoiseArt #TreasureValley #firstthursday
It Photo Friday, and for today I chose a simple photo of a Lighthouse out on the Oregon Coast for National Lighthouse Day.
#PhotoFriday #NationalLighthouseDay #OregonCoast #Lighthouse #CoastalPhotography #PNWonderland
#PhotoFriday #NationalLighthouseDay #OregonCoast #Lighthouse #CoastalPhotography #PNWonderland
August 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It Photo Friday, and for today I chose a simple photo of a Lighthouse out on the Oregon Coast for National Lighthouse Day.
#PhotoFriday #NationalLighthouseDay #OregonCoast #Lighthouse #CoastalPhotography #PNWonderland
#PhotoFriday #NationalLighthouseDay #OregonCoast #Lighthouse #CoastalPhotography #PNWonderland
A few of my favorites from a past trip to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center. Prints available, DM if one stands out to you.
#Photography #PrintsForSale
#Photography #PrintsForSale
July 31, 2026 at 6:09 PM
A few of my favorites from a past trip to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center. Prints available, DM if one stands out to you.
#Photography #PrintsForSale
#Photography #PrintsForSale
Side Project Sunday: The water testbed plumbing is almost done! Pumps are wired in, tubing is routed instead of draped everywhere. Just need to reprint some parts before the ESP32/Modbus RTU loop runs end to end.
#SideProjectSunday #ICS #ESP32
#SideProjectSunday #ICS #ESP32
July 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Side Project Sunday: The water testbed plumbing is almost done! Pumps are wired in, tubing is routed instead of draped everywhere. Just need to reprint some parts before the ESP32/Modbus RTU loop runs end to end.
#SideProjectSunday #ICS #ESP32
#SideProjectSunday #ICS #ESP32
Starting out a new series called Photo Friday! Just a collection of photos or a single photo that I want to focus on for the week. These first photos come from a trip to Newfoundland Canada.
#PhotoFriday #Newfoundland #TravelPhotography #Canada
#PhotoFriday #Newfoundland #TravelPhotography #Canada
July 24, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Starting out a new series called Photo Friday! Just a collection of photos or a single photo that I want to focus on for the week. These first photos come from a trip to Newfoundland Canada.
#PhotoFriday #Newfoundland #TravelPhotography #Canada
#PhotoFriday #Newfoundland #TravelPhotography #Canada
Reminder that the free photo shoot offer is still open this week. Boise-area businesses, no cost, no catch, you only pay for what you want to keep afterward.
#Boise #TreasureValley #Photography
#Boise #TreasureValley #Photography
July 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Reminder that the free photo shoot offer is still open this week. Boise-area businesses, no cost, no catch, you only pay for what you want to keep afterward.
#Boise #TreasureValley #Photography
#Boise #TreasureValley #Photography
Starting something new this week. I am offering free photo shoots to Boise-area businesses, no cost to book, no pressure after. You only pay for what you want to keep. If you know a business that could use some photos, send them our way.
#Boise #BoiseBusiness #Photography
#Boise #BoiseBusiness #Photography
July 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Starting something new this week. I am offering free photo shoots to Boise-area businesses, no cost to book, no pressure after. You only pay for what you want to keep. If you know a business that could use some photos, send them our way.
#Boise #BoiseBusiness #Photography
#Boise #BoiseBusiness #Photography
Side Project Sunday is back. Water distribution test bench for my PhD research, still mid-build. ESP32 + Modbus RTU, designed to create a gap between what SCADA sees and what's physically happening. Finishing it out this week hopefully!
#SideProjectSunday #ICS #SCADA #ESP32
#SideProjectSunday #ICS #SCADA #ESP32
July 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Side Project Sunday is back. Water distribution test bench for my PhD research, still mid-build. ESP32 + Modbus RTU, designed to create a gap between what SCADA sees and what's physically happening. Finishing it out this week hopefully!
#SideProjectSunday #ICS #SCADA #ESP32
#SideProjectSunday #ICS #SCADA #ESP32
The new Anomalous Designs site is live. Built around treating art and engineering as two sides of the same coin.
July 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The new Anomalous Designs site is live. Built around treating art and engineering as two sides of the same coin.
New design for the Anomalous Designs site is done by end of this week. It's built around treating art and engineering as two sides of the same coin.
July 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
New design for the Anomalous Designs site is done by end of this week. It's built around treating art and engineering as two sides of the same coin.
My final project at Boise State this semester is almost out. Humanizing Science is a short documentary following two grad students and asking who scientists actually are. Releases next week.
#ScienceCommunication #HumanizingScience #Documentary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6c3...
#ScienceCommunication #HumanizingScience #Documentary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6c3...
Humanizing Science Short Film Trailer
YouTube video by Oliver MacD
www.youtube.com
May 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
My final project at Boise State this semester is almost out. Humanizing Science is a short documentary following two grad students and asking who scientists actually are. Releases next week.
#ScienceCommunication #HumanizingScience #Documentary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6c3...
#ScienceCommunication #HumanizingScience #Documentary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6c3...
"40 Bits" placed third at BSU's ArtSci exhibition. Named after the stat that humans process 40–60 bits/sec consciously. Industrial control panels ignore that. Printed on aluminum so it reads like the thing it's critiquing.
May 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"40 Bits" placed third at BSU's ArtSci exhibition. Named after the stat that humans process 40–60 bits/sec consciously. Industrial control panels ignore that. Printed on aluminum so it reads like the thing it's critiquing.
I am super excited to be running a workshop at @hackfort.bsky.social ! Stop by to learn how you can use some cheap parts to track the temperature of your house or if your garage door is open. I'll be running my workshop from 1pm - 1:50pm on Saturday 3/28 so come say howdy!
#Hackfort #Hackfort2026
#Hackfort #Hackfort2026
March 24, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I am super excited to be running a workshop at @hackfort.bsky.social ! Stop by to learn how you can use some cheap parts to track the temperature of your house or if your garage door is open. I'll be running my workshop from 1pm - 1:50pm on Saturday 3/28 so come say howdy!
#Hackfort #Hackfort2026
#Hackfort #Hackfort2026
Rebuilding Anomalous Designs this week after about a year of keeping it quiet. New website, new portfolio work, finally getting my photography into some kind of order!
#art #consulting #commissionsopen
#art #consulting #commissionsopen
March 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Rebuilding Anomalous Designs this week after about a year of keeping it quiet. New website, new portfolio work, finally getting my photography into some kind of order!
#art #consulting #commissionsopen
#art #consulting #commissionsopen
We are starting to roll out access to the QTex AI schematic review tool. If you want to be one of the first teams on the platform, join our wait list!
https://forms.gle/tXTYbKHUXYYL1Px67
#schematic #electronics #electronicsdesign #startup #hardware
https://forms.gle/tXTYbKHUXYYL1Px67
#schematic #electronics #electronicsdesign #startup #hardware
March 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
We are starting to roll out access to the QTex AI schematic review tool. If you want to be one of the first teams on the platform, join our wait list!
https://forms.gle/tXTYbKHUXYYL1Px67
#schematic #electronics #electronicsdesign #startup #hardware
https://forms.gle/tXTYbKHUXYYL1Px67
#schematic #electronics #electronicsdesign #startup #hardware
Spent today on pillar one of four. It's a sculpture set, each one representing a foundational discipline of engineering. First piece in a sculptural portfolio I'm working on building out.
Three more to go!
#SundaySideProject
Three more to go!
#SundaySideProject
March 22, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Spent today on pillar one of four. It's a sculpture set, each one representing a foundational discipline of engineering. First piece in a sculptural portfolio I'm working on building out.
Three more to go!
#SundaySideProject
Three more to go!
#SundaySideProject
SXSW 2026 wrap-up: pitched a startup, met incredible people, and walked away with more ideas than I know what to do with! Austin's street art scene is also something else entirely.
#SXSW2026
#SXSW2026
March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
SXSW 2026 wrap-up: pitched a startup, met incredible people, and walked away with more ideas than I know what to do with! Austin's street art scene is also something else entirely.
#SXSW2026
#SXSW2026
1 minute on stage at SXSW as an alternate in the Student Pitch Competition. Company. Goals. Impact. Done before the timer hit zero.
Incredible seeing the hardware ecosystem all in one place. If you want to scale your electrical team's capacity without growing headcount, join our waitlist!
#SXSW
Incredible seeing the hardware ecosystem all in one place. If you want to scale your electrical team's capacity without growing headcount, join our waitlist!
#SXSW
March 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
1 minute on stage at SXSW as an alternate in the Student Pitch Competition. Company. Goals. Impact. Done before the timer hit zero.
Incredible seeing the hardware ecosystem all in one place. If you want to scale your electrical team's capacity without growing headcount, join our waitlist!
#SXSW
Incredible seeing the hardware ecosystem all in one place. If you want to scale your electrical team's capacity without growing headcount, join our waitlist!
#SXSW
Excited to announce that QTex AI will be pitching at SXSW Pitch 2026 next Friday! Would love to connect with other founders and anyone building new hardware. See you there!
#SXSW #SXSW2026 #SXSWPitch #StudentStartup #Austin #Founder #HardwareStartup
#SXSW #SXSW2026 #SXSWPitch #StudentStartup #Austin #Founder #HardwareStartup
March 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Excited to announce that QTex AI will be pitching at SXSW Pitch 2026 next Friday! Would love to connect with other founders and anyone building new hardware. See you there!
#SXSW #SXSW2026 #SXSWPitch #StudentStartup #Austin #Founder #HardwareStartup
#SXSW #SXSW2026 #SXSWPitch #StudentStartup #Austin #Founder #HardwareStartup
I am hosting the first QTex webinar this Wednesday (the 4th) at 3pm MST.
We’re building an EL panel driver live for a light box idea from our content manager Katie. Real design decisions, real constraints, no hand-waving.
If you want to see some live electronics work, come check it out!.
We’re building an EL panel driver live for a light box idea from our content manager Katie. Real design decisions, real constraints, no hand-waving.
If you want to see some live electronics work, come check it out!.
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am hosting the first QTex webinar this Wednesday (the 4th) at 3pm MST.
We’re building an EL panel driver live for a light box idea from our content manager Katie. Real design decisions, real constraints, no hand-waving.
If you want to see some live electronics work, come check it out!.
We’re building an EL panel driver live for a light box idea from our content manager Katie. Real design decisions, real constraints, no hand-waving.
If you want to see some live electronics work, come check it out!.
This post from Ben Eater is such a perfect snapshot of real engineering. Circuit design is hard because the context matters.That’s exactly where big, general AI systems fall apart.
That’s why we’re building 𝗤𝗧𝗲𝘅 𝗔𝗜 with real datasheet-grounded answers.
#Electronics #Hardware #AI
That’s why we’re building 𝗤𝗧𝗲𝘅 𝗔𝗜 with real datasheet-grounded answers.
#Electronics #Hardware #AI
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This post from Ben Eater is such a perfect snapshot of real engineering. Circuit design is hard because the context matters.That’s exactly where big, general AI systems fall apart.
That’s why we’re building 𝗤𝗧𝗲𝘅 𝗔𝗜 with real datasheet-grounded answers.
#Electronics #Hardware #AI
That’s why we’re building 𝗤𝗧𝗲𝘅 𝗔𝗜 with real datasheet-grounded answers.
#Electronics #Hardware #AI
Started the semester with a science communication class and wrote a reflection on why technical work isn’t finished until it’s communicated. On sharing work, building trust, and communicating with intention. Check it out!
#sciencecommunication #engineering #research #builders
#sciencecommunication #engineering #research #builders
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Started the semester with a science communication class and wrote a reflection on why technical work isn’t finished until it’s communicated. On sharing work, building trust, and communicating with intention. Check it out!
#sciencecommunication #engineering #research #builders
#sciencecommunication #engineering #research #builders
