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So I finally got around to using my two ESP8266 modules. This is just some notes that I’ve collected whilst working on them. If you’re interested in the boot data, it uses a different baud rate from the main interface. It might be briefly caught if the right baud rate […]

Since the very beginning of https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/l8smartlight/l8-smartlight-the-soundless-speaker/ the founders of this project/company have been appalingly slow in responding to *anything*. The product was delivered close to 2 years behind schedule, and in many cases backers had to plead for updates, and would often get one update every 2 to 3 months. […]

Some notes regarding the installation of Boblightd on Ubuntu Trusty mkdir ~/src/ sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev libusb-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libx11-dev libxrender-dev libxext-dev libgl1-mesa-dev svn checkout http://boblight.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ~/src/boblight cd ~/src/boblight/ ./configure –prefix=/usr make make install Restore /etc/init.d/boblightd from backups chmod +x /etc/init.d/boblightd update-rc.d boblightd defaults Restore /etc/boblight.conf from backups

This, and the subsequent videos, are a prime example of hybrid car building. One day, just one day, I hope to do something similarly daft/stupid/brilliant/expensive/etc 🙂