Ben Brandt

Maker / Developer / Tinkerer / Dad

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

@MojangStatus On Nintendo Switch I can't connect to any of the regular (non-Realms) multiplayer servers. I'm even using DNS to redirect one of them to my local Bedrock server, and that is being affected by this outage as well.

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Hey @pact_up , your docs say we can join your Slack community for help: https://t.co/3eRda5ClEc

How can I get access? Seems like I need an account which requires an email at https://t.co/wtQyGXp0zT or https://t.co/I7O1Mn5c7E

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

The Secret Briefcase https://t.co/EK0vSlx6zv

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Just in case our furnace breaks while we're on vacation, my @particle will let me monitor the house temperature, and get notifications via @IFTTT
I had all the hardware from a workshop at last year's @IoTDevFest and threw together this little mounting board.

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Making a small walnut tool holder https://t.co/RzhItwOkYI

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Wall Mounted Compartment Bookshelf from reclaimed plywood https://t.co/3b0NOqq9QU

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

@99piorg I enjoyed your recent "50 things" compilation. Reminded me of one of my faves you might appreciate: @FtguPodcast

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Water coming in the basement is stressful, but my @particle based water detector is making it a little better.

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

@typingclub My son is trying to load a lesson and getting a blank page that throws javascript errors in the console. Happening on multiple PCs here: https://t.co/cMFsmRlecV

[Clare Sudbery @ClareSudbery]

Ooh, my interview with ⁦@richcampbell⁩ ⁦and @carlfranklin⁩ on .Net Rocks has been published!
We talked about various learning models, coming up with standards for education in software and creating a culture that allows people to not know things:
https://t.co/yrCMD5Cuiu

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

@msftgeek @IoTDevFest Not really, motor was scavenged so no details on it. Overall project isn't really "production ready" so I haven't published that kind of detail.

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Achievement unlocked. Got my 9 year old to program. We hooked up a @seeedstudio Grove buzzer to a @particle board to play music notes. Fun hardware kits courtesy of the workshops at @IoTDevFest

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Gah! Forgot to mention my lab partner @StaarGray in there too who took the reins with most of the work!

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Teaching my kids about GPS with hardware built with @steve_lacy at @IoTDevFest. Drove around the neighborhood with one kid, transmitting coordinates via LoRa to the other kid at home. Big kid found our secret location on Google Maps with the coordinates.

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Cool, today I learned my phone can do 4G to WiFi tethering 👍 #conferencewifi

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

@particle mesh success! Thanks for the great documentation @christurvey @IoTDevFest #IoTDevFest

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Exploring @particle mesh with @christurvey at @IoTDevFest #iotdevfest

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Great talk about bringing iot hardware to production from @MacyKuang @IoTDevFest #iotdevfest

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

Great audience @IoTDevFest , thanks for great engaging questions

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

I'll be kicking off the afternoon talks at 12:30 @IoTDevFest . See how I mixed code, web dev, & electronics with power tools and woodworking #iotdevfest #iotdevfest19 #IntranetOfThing

[Ben Brandt @b2ben]

@IoTDevFest Googol: 1 followed by 100 zeroes