I finally got my other project finished (more on that later). For now, boredom is back, because I recieved my new camera module!
Enjoy!
Previously On
Boredom In 14 Segments
June 30, 2025
Boredom is currently offline due to a project I’m currently working on that needed a wide angle Pi cam; my spare was a standard one, and that wasn’t a wide enough view. Don’t worry, though! A new camera module is …
December 14, 2024
Just a couple of general updates to the boredom project:
Added an uppercase-only font and updated the live config to use it. Lowercase letters are kinda iffy on that thing.
Added a boredom widget to the front page to see if more …
April 3, 2023
If you prowl web sites that discuss embedded hardware and operating systems, you will occasionally find people complaining that Linux is not a “real-time operating system”. What do they mean by that? Why is it important?
Why do we …
March 28, 2023
I just can’t resist tinkering. I’ve pushed out a change that does the following:
Kills off an infinite loop bug that occurred if RabbitMQ lost the connection. Enables scrolling long messages. This post also updates the …
March 27, 2023
I’ve long held a certain fascination with old-technology displays. There’s just something special about them. Notable on the list is the 14-segment alphanumeric variety.
These displays are very similar to the ubiquitous 7-segment …