Tom Archer

Embedded software engineer, maker and STEM ambassador.

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

how it started how it's going

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@lastfm #Playback25

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@chinbeard Inkscape is great, I used it to design these Futurama-related PCBs.

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@bouphe "Nothing to inspect." I beg to differ.

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

Wow wow wow I just sold my 100th Clamps badge! This was the first item listed in my @tindie store.

https://t.co/Vyj5TWYn2U

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@LockFarm This is how it came out.

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@LockFarm It always feels like I'm a step away from a neater solution. Pretty happy with this effort though.

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

Unaware of the Sainsbury's issues before I went out shopping earlier. Cash or chip-and-pin, no contactless, not a huge deal. One guy yelling at a cashier because he'd tried the wrong PIN too many times. 🤷‍♂️

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@SimonHoneydew @bouphe @Geestargames Always enjoy listening to you all talk about films, but most of all I enjoy listening to you all laugh about films! Infectious, and not in the "chest-burster" way.

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

The unicorn has been hanging out on my speaker cabinet for the last few weeks.
#gunshipunicorn

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

Definitely didn't learn DaVinci Resolve just for my latest #NewVinyl post!
@GUNSHIPMUSIC #gunshipunicorn

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@ViolenceWorks In high school we were asked to do presentations on famous mathematicians. One student spent his entire alloted time talking about the cow catcher.

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@65dos First 10 people to find me at the London show will get a free 65 blinky badge!

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@concreted0g @Raspberry_Pi @HackSpaceMag Having just hand-soldered 720 LEDs across 5 PCBs, I will be keeping an eye out for this.

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

I made some bootleg @65dos merch ahead of their Wild Light 10th Anniversary tour in September.

They asked us to bring "pixel accessories" and I took that a bit too seriously!

https://t.co/wUYXp1idTy

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@hannahmakes Do you hand assemble your PCBs? I've just finished soldering 720 LEDs for a project. Next time I think I need to look into PCBA 😂

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@65dos You said bring "pixel accessories", did I understand the brief?

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

I found another 10 Roberto badge kits. They're up on @tindie now!
https://t.co/HlAylD5pVx

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@SoVeryBritish Me this morning reading my car number plate to someone, "It's K for Knight."

[Tom Archer @groundcontrolto]

@NVIDIAGeForceUK @MSI__UK @Sips_ @strippin_ @bouphe @Ravsy_ Team UK, you've got this! #DiabloIVDLSS3