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short light Jul 25, 2022, 3:06 PM

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Hug to @small musk for jumping in and helping me with figuring out which hardware to order for testing Web Workflow! Cheers!

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(also thanks for making me aware of the feather TFT, I'm looking forward to playing with it!)

midnight prairie Aug 5, 2022, 7:16 PM

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Hug to @small musk for both the inspiration and the image and image conversion script, I added a Winamp skin to my Album Art display. I pick an album on my website, and it sends the art over to the PyPortal and the artist name and album title display in Winamp. There's a picture in #show-and-tell. Big thanks!

unreal moth Aug 12, 2022, 1:58 PM

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A big Health and Safety approved* hug for @twin lagoon . Allayed my LiPo charging cutoff voltage fears and confirmed/cemented my understanding. Thanks for being on hand for all enquiries!

south bone Aug 13, 2022, 3:16 AM

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Hug to @jolly finch for taking the time out of their day to help me stumble through getting the latency lower on my neokey1x4 input scanning. They were very helpful, insightful and patient with me. They even wrote/adapted an input handling system that worked perfectly for me (even if it was for their github examples).

stray galleon Aug 16, 2022, 1:50 PM

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Hug to Richard Albritton for an amazing airlift learn guide with openweather. https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-connected-weather-cloud Allowed me to hit the ground running with my own airlift openweather related project.

uncut hemlock Aug 26, 2022, 9:57 PM

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My less technical friend gets a hug report because she wondered if hug reports were a kind of bug report about adding parentheses around something

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.. so hug report to her

midnight prairie Aug 26, 2022, 10:26 PM

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That's awesome

torn sphinx Aug 26, 2022, 11:41 PM

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hug report to coffee and sugar for making otherwise impossible projects possible

strange turret Sep 3, 2022, 12:24 AM

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hug report to the genius(es) that made this absolutely fab video https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/heroes/servo_hat.mp4

▶ Play video

stray galleon Sep 4, 2022, 3:43 AM

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Hug to @lethal egret for writing a fading animation class for displayio. That one is going to come in handy for a ton of different displayio projects.

lethal egret Sep 4, 2022, 4:11 AM

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stray galleon Hug to <@339922377746022402> for writing a fading animation class for displayio....

Thank you @stray galleon. The fader class’s ulab array approach was inspired by a CircuitPython class developed by @uncut hemlock and @drowsy shard.

stray galleon Sep 9, 2022, 2:19 AM

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Hug to @oblique latch for helping me setup serial console in windows vscode and @fading zodiac for showing me the error of my ways with socketpool.

manic glen Sep 19, 2022, 6:16 PM

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Many Thanks to Dan(@elfin cloak), Jeff(@uncut hemlock), and Mark(@whole trench21) for all the comments, guidance, suggestions, review, testing, and multiple side-issues with git, pre-commit, build issues, module structure and naming, and above all professional patience on new module analogbufio for RP2040 against issue #6757. A great experience! I hope I can continue to contribute likewise. Great Job!

unreal moth Sep 24, 2022, 2:27 PM

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Many thanks to @craggy cypress and @drowsy shard , but especially to @prime trench for sorting out adafruit-io this last week, bug fixing, shepherding through my pull requests, offering reassurance and debate, and fixing some esp related upload trickery. The adafruit ecosystem is a pleasure to work with, adafruit-IO for the quick bringup and circuitpython for the nitty-gritty / pleasure. The joy/simplicity it brings makes me recommend it unprompted 🤗

stray galleon Oct 4, 2022, 10:23 AM

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hug to @sturdy fog for adding tuple address support for stemma 7-segment display backpacks in the adafruit_ht16k33 library. prior to that i had to initialize each individual backpack. the non-stemma backpacks wired in parallel had tuple address support. i'm using both kinds in my project. this now brings the stemma backpacks up to date... cuts the stemma initialization code in half! ❤️

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old code ```py
#Stemma backpacks must be initialized individually then combined later
blue1 = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=0x74)
blue1.fill(0)
blue1.brightness = 0.5
blue1.print(1111)

blue2 = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=0x73)
blue2.fill(0)
blue2.brightness = 0.5
blue2.print(2222)

red1 = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=0x75)
red1.fill(0)
red1.brightness = 0.5
red1.print(3333)

red2 = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=0x70)
red2.fill(0)
red2.brightness = 0.5
red2.print(4444)

green1 = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=0x76)
green1.fill(0)
green1.brightness = 0.5
green1.print(5555)

green2 = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=0x77)
green2.fill(0)
green2.brightness = 0.5
green2.print(6666)

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new code ```py
blue = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=(0x74, 0x73))
blue.fill(0)
blue.brightness = 0.5
blue.print(11112222)

red = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=(0x75, 0x70))
red.fill(0)
red.brightness = 0.5
red.print(33334444)

green = segments.Seg7x4(i2c, address=(0x76, 0x77))
green.fill(0)
green.brightness = 0.5
green.print(55556666)

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fair grove Oct 4, 2022, 4:54 PM

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stray galleon hug to <@478616919721771019> for adding tuple address support for stemma 7-segme...

I'd love to take credit for correcting the type annotations to make it clearer, but I believe @sturdy fog is the one who added the actual support 🙂

stray galleon Oct 4, 2022, 5:08 PM

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then Melissa gets a big hug

sturdy fog Oct 6, 2022, 2:48 PM

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Aww, thank you

stray galleon Oct 7, 2022, 7:48 PM

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Hug to @storm dune and @tardy crag for helping me troubleshoot my rfm95 board issues. Figured out I somehow did not follow the guide wiring and did my own thing then tried using the guide pinouts. This had kind of an amazing and funny consequence of the ESP32-S2 triggering the IRQ pin instead of reset. Apparently... and everyone might want to write this down... if you accidentally send a reset signal to an IRQ pin on a lora board it will ONLY disable the receiver and not the transmitter.. Then the next time you hit save and do it again it re-enables the receiver (because it lifts the interrupt). This has the effect of toggling the receiver off/on with every file save. Good to know?

stray galleon Oct 17, 2022, 10:45 PM

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Hug to @ripe lagoon for the excellent picow guide. Especially thank you for a working example of the twitter api. Didn’t know you could add headers to a request.get that way. Was banging my head against the wall for days with auth fail returns. The way you constructed the header is a huge help. 🙏

ripe lagoon Oct 17, 2022, 10:48 PM

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stray galleon Hug to <@347203168121126912> for the excellent picow guide. Especially thank you...

thanks! so glad it was helpful!

trim mesa Oct 28, 2022, 4:14 AM

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I'd like to thank @elfin cloak (I think) for the ability to define USB HID descriptors in boot.py instead of needing to roll my own firmware variant, even though I did that the first time around. Updating to the newest version of CircuitPython and a different board, it took me about an hour to tweak my code.py and write a boot.py and get everything working! The first version of this thing took me days to puzzle out!

stray galleon Nov 8, 2022, 5:15 AM

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@jolly finch For helping me with an example for multiple MCP23017 chips. MCP's don't work with the keypad library. His MCP key scanning library is a savior. Saved me from having to write my own debouncing and key scanning script. Huge time saver. Also the new example he wrote uses asyncio! Thank you Neradoc. ❤️

north plaza Nov 8, 2022, 1:26 PM

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Hug report going to @elfin cloak for helping me with installing the CircuitPython toolchain. Great stuff! 🍩

unreal yew Nov 18, 2022, 9:55 PM

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@nocturne sage for detailed instructions on how to use the shared Dockerfile to build Circuitpython from scratch 🙏

stray galleon Nov 19, 2022, 5:26 AM

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@jolly finch @desert monolith @scarlet stratus @fading zodiac for troubleshooting a neat pca9548 multiplexer conflict issue with 7-segment displays in circuit python. everyone had some great ideas to get around the conflict. ultimately settled on using only half of the channels if using with address space conflicting backpacks. pca9548 multiplexer and backpacks use an identical I2C 0x70-0x77 address range.

unreal yew Nov 24, 2022, 7:28 PM

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@jolly finch for the detailed answer about caveats allocating large bytearrays

north plaza Dec 5, 2022, 3:15 PM

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I just want to leave a hug for Kelly, the creator of the Analog Electronic Birdsong Synthesizer .. I mean how awesome are these?!
https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/1024x768/5654-00.mp4

▶ Play video

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❤️ 🌈 🦄

stray galleon Dec 18, 2022, 5:38 PM

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I don't know if Adafruit gives out some kind of award for the best User Page guide of the year but my vote goes to @shadow ridge for https://learn.adafruit.com/u/joeycastillo/neopixel-christmas-tree-with-deep-sleep-and-lcd-featherwing Amazing guide. 🤗

formal scroll Dec 19, 2022, 2:02 AM

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General hug report for the Adafruit support team -- had an issue with some wire strippers, got help on the forum, and had a replacement order submitted within 12 hours!

storm dune Dec 20, 2022, 9:26 PM

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A special hug for the moderation team here. Things have been pretty busy on the discord lately and they’ve done a top notch job at keeping this community welcoming and warm. Thank you for all the diligent work you do making this probably the best discord in the maker community! 🙂

graceful crown Dec 29, 2022, 7:02 AM

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@jolly finch for making feel welcomed and his prompt assistance. Wish I could provide $$Tip.

unique arrow Jan 12, 2023, 4:49 PM

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sending extra grateful thanks to @elfin cloak & @uncut hemlock for solving the problems with the Pico W logging into WiFi networks that don't require a password. I am now able to simply pass in an empty string for standard Adafruit IO MQTT code & have the super-easy-to-use IO dashboard connect to a Pico W on campus, control servos & lights, etc. This will REALLY be a huge help to my students this semester. We'll switch from Raspberry Pis to Pico Ws, this will save a ton of setup time, limit frustration, allow them to do more/faster. The dashboard on Adafruit IO is also super cool. I'll be sure to post tutorial videos for all the course content we create so hopefully your great work can reach more students & faculty wanting to do great things. Just wanted to really underscore how much it means that you all made this a priority & got things done for the start of the semester. My very best to you all!

unique arrow Jan 15, 2023, 7:42 PM

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Quick thanks to @jolly finch who so kindly walked me through the not-so-friendly process needed to update CPBs to the latest bootloader. I have about 100 CPBs that all were pre 0.4. After kindly helping me with a step-by-step set of commands that I needed to follow, I was able to get the boards updated & ready for our class on Tuesday. Adafruit continues to be such an exemplar in community & support. I'm really grateful for the time that folks put in to helping others. Peace!

unreal moth Jan 21, 2023, 3:05 PM

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Big hug to @young ermine for being an open-source legend. (lvgl glue release on friday)

uncut hemlock Jan 29, 2023, 12:11 AM

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TFW when you're trying to learn more about something, and the name of a person you know pops up @mossy forge https://github.com/todbot/hidapitester

GitHub

GitHub - todbot/hidapitester: Simple command-line program to test H...

Simple command-line program to test HIDAPI. Contribute to todbot/hidapitester development by creating an account on GitHub.

mossy forge Jan 29, 2023, 12:16 AM

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uncut hemlock TFW when you're trying to learn more about something, and the name of a person y...

woohoo! let me know if you have any questions about it. hidapi has been upgraded greatly since I wrote that and while it's easy to rebuild hidapitester yourself, I've not published updated builds

uncut hemlock Jan 29, 2023, 12:16 AM

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will do

unique arrow Feb 2, 2023, 7:17 PM

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Got my first QT Py ESP32-S3 & it didn't show up when mounted on my MacBook w/Ventura. Saw @ripe lagoon's learn guide & @sturdy fog's reset tool. Reset went perfectly. Wi-Fi & STEMMA-QT tests on board are all working great. Thanks for the tools & desc. to help me quickly figure out how to get things working.

ripe lagoon Feb 2, 2023, 7:18 PM

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unique arrow Got my first QT Py ESP32-S3 & it didn't show up when mounted on my MacBook w/Ven...

yay!

stray galleon Feb 27, 2023, 9:09 PM

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Thanks to @elfin cloak and @jolly finch for helping me troubleshoot my feather S3 issue. I didn't choose the wrong firmware. I wasn't even using the board I thought I was... and it was sitting in my hand. A keen eyed Neradoc spotted it in a picture I posted lol.

unique arrow Mar 4, 2023, 4:09 PM

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small musk I have a Hug report for <@!273162248615100417> and John Gallaugher for the recen...

Hey I'm super (months) late to even seeing this, but thanks SO kindly for the comments. It really means a lot. I have to confess that I approach a lot of my interactions here sheepishly because I'm not an engineer & sort of cobble together my python knowledge on the fly (I'm much more comfortable in Swift where I teach a full course in app development). I just jumped into teaching PhysicalComputing since we didn't have a class like this that welcomed anyone & I thought the students could do a lot with it. So far it's been great for all, although I'm constantly tweaking things. The forum & all of your work on CircuitPython really helps me skill up & pass this on to my students & others. So just a quick "thanks back". You really made my day. You are most welcome to use any of the content I create. I drop weekly Keynote slides w/Challenges & Solutions into the course open Google Drive at https://gallaugher.com (apologies for the vanity URL - it's easy to remember & I can keep it separate from the university). Peace!

Gallaugher.com - The Week in Geek™

gallaugh

Home - Gallaugher.com - The Week in Geek™

autumn ivy Apr 11, 2023, 9:33 PM

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Guys I can't believe this u2if ! Once I got it all installed and tested, I took a Pico project in CP I had working, with a joystick and RGB LCD hooked up to I2C. The stick changes RGB colors (analogio).
Installed the u2if.uf2 boot code, changed TWO LINES OF CODE (only because of pin definitions) and it works perfectly (just slower) running the python script on the PC thru u2if. Incredible. PT has said a few times we "complain they're making it too easy..." well I love it! Thanks PT and LadyAda!

frosty bough Apr 15, 2023, 5:49 PM

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Hugs to ALL Adafruit for their engineering prowess!

By way of lengthy explanation: I'm a wee bit crazy, so I'm writing a bunch of "robotics" code from scratch using Kotlin/Java and the https://wws.diozero.com library. I've already done a CRICKIT Hat for the Raspberry Pi, which required translating the SeeSaw code (quite a load of fun, actually). Today I'm getting a NeoKey 1x4 - which includes a SeeSaw. It literally took me less than 5 minutes to create my Kotlin version - thanks to the SeeSaw!

Dang you guys make this stuff easy!

jagged shell Apr 26, 2023, 8:22 PM

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@elfin cloak the adafruit_board_toolkit just saved me so much time from having to figure out how to automatically select and hook into the data serial line for a project I'm working on. It was a huge headache and ended up just being super smooth and looks like it'll be cross-platform. THANK YOU!

elfin cloak Apr 26, 2023, 8:24 PM

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jagged shell <@329766224093249548> the adafruit_board_toolkit just saved me *so* much time fr...

You're very welcome, and also see https://github.com/Neradoc/discotool, which is a CLI tool with similar capabilities. Neradoc did the Mac side of the device discovery which I incorporated into the toolkit.

jagged shell Apr 26, 2023, 8:25 PM

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for which I am also thankful for as I'm currently developing on a mac and targeting a raspberry pi for deployment of the code! Very handy!

unreal moth May 1, 2023, 12:28 PM

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whoever wrote the CPY safemode learn guide docs, and included a documentation link just saved my old code after I foolishly played with disabling usb+remounting without a button toggle option. big hug worthy moment after 3weeks of not seeing the code.py file

fair grove May 1, 2023, 4:27 PM

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I believe that would be @elfin cloak!

lethal egret May 11, 2023, 5:58 PM

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The emerging M7 audio synth stuff is jaw-droppingly impressive. @uncut hemlock ’s contributions are stellar — and musically unbiased. They are creating the perfect synth foundational building blocks. Amazing.

strange zodiac May 12, 2023, 11:10 PM

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Shout-out to @elfin cloak and @merry void - prototype works now!

rancid copper May 25, 2023, 9:00 PM

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Big thanks to Liz @ripe lagoon for the new and fabulous ANO Rotary Encoder I2C Overview and Guide. 👍🏻

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ano-rotary-navigation-encoder-to-i2c-stemma-qt-adapter

Adafruit Learning System

Adafruit ANO Rotary Encoder to I2C Adapter

Navigate your next project over I2C

ripe lagoon May 25, 2023, 9:05 PM

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rancid copper Big thanks to Liz <@347203168121126912> for the new and fabulous ANO Rotary Enc...

glad it was helpful 😺

unreal moth May 26, 2023, 9:16 PM

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Thanks for including the team progress reports. Specifically this week the git bisect in CPY news, I'm an advanced dev with serious git experience who mercifully has not had to use git bisect and only casually heard of it's usage. Having the 1000 commit problem (changeset of 1000changes includes bug or fix) highlighted it's value quickly and brought on a good discussion with peers who had used it.

frosty bough Jun 13, 2023, 6:24 PM

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as a life-long "lighting effects" dabbler/afficiando, super kudos for the I2C->Neopixel board https://www.adafruit.com/product/5766

Adafruit NeoDriver - I2C to NeoPixel Driver Board - Stemma QT

NeoPixel LEDs (a.k.a WS2812 / SK6812 family) are a super-easy way to add addressable RGB lighting with only one GPIO. They're ubiquitous on microcontrollers, but some chips or single ...

torn sphinx Jun 18, 2023, 12:19 AM

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thanks to @hushed cypress @stray galleon especially and with contributions from @nocturne sage @warm solstice for giving me heavy help to regain faith/hope in my 3d printer in the last 3h30 on #help-with-3dprinting !!! 🙂

twilit lodge Jul 5, 2023, 10:21 PM

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I want to thank whoever came up with the idea of "frozen" CircuitPython libraries to free up ram - totally turned a frustrating MatrixPortal project into something that was fun again.

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Also seeing a company genuinely recognize pride and act on equity as a core value the way you do makes me feel less like a weirdo and restores some of my faith in humanity. lgtbq_pride_heart

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OK as you were.

hollow wave Aug 2, 2023, 6:29 PM

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thanks to everyone on the dev channel (specially danh and tannewt), always fast and great answers to my questions
looking forward to make more PRs, sorry for the dumber questions(and code) incoming 😛

opal locust Aug 4, 2023, 5:33 PM

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@bright sage for all your work in https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/7585. Became very useful today!!!

nocturne sage Aug 14, 2023, 6:38 AM

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Shoutout and thanks to the whole Adafruit team, for one product I just found you have.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5427
Guess who might be getting a new watch for Christmas this year. 🙂

old aspen Aug 18, 2023, 3:26 PM

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#general-tech message I just noticed that I don't think I've seen an Adafruit shop page that was obviously wrong... So thanks for that! 😄

empty mist Sep 11, 2023, 3:37 PM

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nocturne sage Shoutout and thanks to the whole Adafruit team, for one product I just found you...

Neat... I wish the vcore chip or supports did oximeter and pressure as well though.

storm dune Sep 22, 2023, 6:22 PM

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This hug report is for @golden crag

I’m really thankful to have had you as a moderator here in the community. You played a huge role in helping make this the open and welcoming community that it is. Your work with the other mods has been nothing short of amazing. Cheers 🍻 to your next endeavors. I know I speak for all the helpers and mods that there will always be a seat at the table here.

Don’t be a stranger and I hope we can help you in this next stage as much as just a maker as you’ve helped this community. ❤️

golden crag Sep 22, 2023, 6:35 PM

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@storm dune Thank you! 😊

random moon Sep 23, 2023, 8:56 PM

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Want to second what @storm dune said. @golden crag has done so much to help shape things around here over the past several years, and it really wouldn't be the same place if you hadn't been here

polar ginkgo Oct 25, 2023, 4:32 AM

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i got it working!!!

thank you so much to danh, paul cutler, romkey, and anecdata for helping me out in this brainaching day blinka_heart

clever scarab Oct 27, 2023, 11:56 PM

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polar ginkgo i got it working!!! thank you so much to danh, paul cutler, romkey, and anecdat...

Very cool!

stray galleon Nov 8, 2023, 1:44 AM

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Hug to whoever is developing the Playground notes. It's much easier to use than the initial version and is now enjoyable to work with. ❤️

elfin cloak Nov 13, 2023, 3:09 PM

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stray galleon Hug to whoever is developing the Playground notes. It's much easier to use than...

passed on to the devs

stray galleon Nov 16, 2023, 7:55 PM

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Huge hug 🤗 to @inner pagoda who helped fix an error handling issue I've been tracking for months intermittently. That was the last possible error I couldn't account for in my Feather Weather project. Now it's practically bulletproof no matter if wifi is down, openweathermaps is down, adafruitio is down, it will wait patiently forever and reconnect eventually. Thank you Deshipu for solving how to handle that random intermittent error. ❤️

lone epoch Nov 18, 2023, 4:28 AM

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Analog Electronic Birdsong Synthesizer

unreal moth Nov 25, 2023, 10:42 PM

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shout for foamyguy. the circup deep dives and PR's were interesting and informative, just built my first circup bundle with chained dependencies and it all works. Love it

hot robin Dec 22, 2023, 3:06 PM

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shoutout to "Adafruit Support, Stephanie" for a fast and amazingly helpful and useful response to my query

stray galleon Jan 26, 2024, 11:37 PM

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Hug to whoever creates the pretty pinout graphics. After having to look at some other manufacturer documentation it's given me a new appreciation how helpful Adafruit's documentation is.

autumn ivy Mar 13, 2024, 3:52 PM

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Thanks MUCHO to Neradoc for a few things - helping me out with dumb questions in the past... AND,
for these examples:
https://github.com/NeraSamples/circuitpython_usb_serial
After several attempts to read up on and learn the usb_cdc mystery (to me anyway), I finally have a grasp on this, and am happily sending data from Python to my CP boards, displaying in an OLED, etc., and also seeing debug prints in MU REPL. I'm dangerous now! Lots of new projects floating in my poor head.

GitHub

GitHub - NeraSamples/circuitpython_usb_serial: Examples for communi...

Examples for communicating via serial between a board and a host computer. - NeraSamples/circuitpython_usb_serial

cloud pilot Mar 16, 2024, 8:36 PM

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Hug to @unreal moth for helping me figure out boot.py and code.py, even if it was ultimately a very simple thing it's something that I was unsure about and needed help understanding, and now I have a much better grasp
And now my custom macro board works as originally intended

frosty bough Apr 3, 2024, 5:20 PM

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even though i haven't gotten any yet, HUGE shout out to whoever came up with the idea of putting cuttable LED power traces on the newer I2C boards 😻

hot robin Apr 4, 2024, 7:25 PM

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cloud pilot Hug to <@375674153203662851> for helping me figure out boot.py and code.py, even...

do you have a write up for your project? I like the look of those buttons

cloud pilot Apr 4, 2024, 7:31 PM

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hot robin do you have a write up for your project? I like the look of those buttons

I don't
they're Kailh Low Profile Choc Robins
https://us.maxgaming.com/us/switches/choc-low-profile-robin
with wrk. Dime keycaps
https://worklouder.cc/shop/wrk-dime/
the encoders and endcaps are generic ones off amazon, and the controller is a pi pico mounted underside on the left (to preserve aesthetic)

Choc Low Profile - Robin

Upgrade your typing today or gaming with Kailh Low-Profile Choc switches. Enjoy a reliable and accur...

WORK LOUDER™

Wrk dime - WORK LOUDER™

👉 Description The WRK Dime is a small pack of 10x1U that let you customize your custom build with a touch of Work Louder’s hard design. 🤔 FAQ: Details Material: matte ABS Spacing: MX (19.05×19.05mm) Set: 58x1U / 1x2U Compatibility Kailh choc (low profile)

hot robin Apr 4, 2024, 7:32 PM

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cloud pilot I don't they're Kailh Low Profile Choc Robins https://us.maxgaming.com/us/switch...

thanks - I love the look of those buttons (keycaps :) - bookmarking both

cloud pilot Apr 4, 2024, 7:34 PM

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hot robin thanks - I love the look of those buttons (keycaps :) - bookmarking both

these didnt exist when i initially ordered parts for this
kinda wish i had 6 of them blue ones, they'd go nice with the robins

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https://worklouder.cc/shop/wrk-together/

WORK LOUDER™

Wrk together - WORK LOUDER™

👉 This is a pre-order You will be charged for this item upon checkout. There are no refunds or cancellations on pre-sale orders. Shipping will commence when manufacturing/assembly has been completed. Any extra stock allocation past this date can be ordered until exhaustion. As with all group buys, delivery dates may change due to delays […]

keen plinth May 3, 2024, 12:43 AM

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I wish to extend gratitude to @austere basin - for their assistance in debugging CircuitPython IR.
They have great observations and helped identify 2 issues I encountered with IR on CircuitPython. First, we found an error in the CPX learning guide for IR (issue with correction opened). We also narrowed down a bug in the adafruit_irremote. Library (issue opened with details of a workaround).
I don't think I would have working code without their assist.

fossil kayak May 18, 2024, 4:47 PM

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I'm always impressed by how active @twin lagoon and @elfin cloak are - I often come to this Discord with random ramblings about vague project ideas and they've both been very helpful and friendly. It makes DIY projects so much more approachable :)

keen plinth May 29, 2024, 2:09 PM

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many thanks to whomever setup builds of mpy-cross and made them available on AWS. Having that tool available outside a full CircuitPython environment is great for testing 👏🏼

frosty bough Jun 17, 2024, 7:24 PM

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crazy amount of kudos to the creator of the Gamepad QT -- this has become my go-to for "i need a button or thing to initiate another thing" testing/usage platform: it's stupid simple to just plug it in and throw a couple of "is button pressed" code checks and away you go! (much prettier than except KeyboardInterrupt: 😀 )

exotic pulsar Jun 21, 2024, 2:52 AM

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Kudos to all the volunteers that answer questions on his server! I hope to pay it forward as I learn more.

fresh gulch Sep 8, 2024, 2:53 PM

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kudos to the person who made the name of this channel. it made me smile.

strange turret Sep 8, 2024, 4:18 PM

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Big shoutout to the folks at Adafruit and the CircuitPython community for making some of the best hardware and software on the planet! 😻

pallid charm Sep 29, 2024, 10:33 AM

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Shotout to all birds for being so beautiful! 🐦🐦‍⬛

uncut hemlock Oct 8, 2024, 1:37 PM

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@ripe lagoon woo your new guide is out. I want to do a digital video project with rp2350 soon

ripe lagoon Oct 8, 2024, 1:37 PM

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uncut hemlock <@347203168121126912> woo your new guide is out. I want to do a digital video pr...

yay! me too 📺⚡

exotic fulcrum Oct 18, 2024, 12:15 AM

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I hope this is the right place to give a BIG THANKS to DANH for coming to the rescue. I wanted to use the Bluefruit Connect App to work with the LED Glasses MC but connected to the 13x9 RGB Matrix. The problem was a 20 character limitation. Dan took the time to research and make the changes to allow the adafruit_ble to process more than 20 characters. I love working with CircuitPython. You guys make it so easy to work with. Thanks Dan.

dusky geode Nov 21, 2024, 11:15 PM

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Lots of love to the folks in the forums, on the discord, and the Adafruit staff. You all are wonderful and have created a warm and welcoming environment for everyone. It doesn't go unnoticed. blinka_heart_circle

old aspen Jan 29, 2025, 10:16 AM

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Thanks Adafruit for making these images https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/077/008/large1024/hand_tools_header_stabber.png?1560465197
https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/077/009/large1024/hand_tools_header_stacker.png?1560465224
I keep copy pasting them in discord and most people immediately understand everything. Way faster than trying to explain it in text

desert monolith Feb 12, 2025, 3:28 AM

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Thanks adafruit for putting screw terminals on the propmaker rp2040. Allows me to really make last minute projects possible, even if they’re made of paper…

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autumn ivy Feb 21, 2025, 2:29 AM

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Shout-out and special thanks to Tim/Foamyguy, who last night told me/us about a new guide page for the Feather RP2040 USB Host!
I have been using the "Text Editor on the Go", that I copied and modified/added code to send strings thru RFM69 to another board receiver.
Now I've successfully modified the code from that latest guide mentioned above, to take keystrokes from a regular ol' USB keyboard, build a string, then send that string out over RFM69. I know nothing at all about USB basically, and wouldn't even know how to get started on this code that Tim wrote. GREAT! 👍

restive lion Feb 26, 2025, 1:36 PM

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restive lion

– @exotic fulcrum

keen plinth May 15, 2025, 11:14 AM

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Many thanks to @elfin cloak for diving into my CircuitPython issues getting keyboard key codes over BLE working in conjunction with deep sleep. Not only did we find 2 bugs but Dan fixed one, created a PR, and provided a temporary build before I had time to write up. He also devised a workaround for the second issue so I could continue development.

thorn rose Oct 30, 2025, 4:14 PM

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@white matrix while giving me advice on my project, just went out of their way to sketch up a circuit diagram which really helped me get the idea solidified in my head! I just got here and I love the community already!

static sparrow Nov 9, 2025, 3:35 PM

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desert monolith

I recognize that case 🙂 Just put one of those on my wheelchaire.

restive lion Nov 21, 2025, 11:30 PM

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Despite the earliest divergent commit being around three weeks ago, and @restive sedge putting a "Status: Experimental" warning within its README.md, https://github.com/johnnohj/circuitpython/tree/wasm/ports/wasm#readme and the other markdown files within that folder seem to document the effort quite extensively. Although maybe not the best analogy, it looks similar to most LLMs, but with no obvious hallucinations, and at a more reasonable level of verbosity.

GitHub

circuitpython/ports/wasm at wasm · johnnohj/circuitpython

CircuitPython - a Python implementation for teaching coding with microcontrollers - johnnohj/circuitpython

keen plinth Nov 30, 2025, 9:58 PM

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Thank you to @gloomy fractal for the msc_sdfat example code. With only minor tweaks I was able to integrate it into my flavor of the tester_brains code. 👏🏼👏🏼

https://gitlab.com/bradanlane/portaprogxl

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bradanlane / portaprog_xl · GitLab

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vagrant phoenix Jan 31, 2026, 9:18 PM

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I have been ramping up on using Fusion and would like to give a huge thank you to @chrome pollen for all the amazing layer by layer tutorials. It is humbling and inspiring to see how proficient folks like him are at using this amazing tool. Thank you very much!
https://github.com/flavio-fernandes/fusion-getting-started-notes/blob/adafruit/fusion-layer-by-layer-checklist.md

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fusion-getting-started-notes/fusion-layer-by-layer-checklist.md at ...

Timestamped study guide, glossary, and index for a 16-part Autodesk Fusion Getting Started video series. - flavio-fernandes/fusion-getting-started-notes

keen plinth Feb 12, 2026, 12:07 PM

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A happy thank you to @sturdy fog for doing a wonderful job hosting the "show and tell" livestream this week. She was engaging with everyone who participated and kept the energy flowing! 🤗

proven falcon Mar 3, 2026, 7:18 AM

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@elfin cloak took my concerns seriously in https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/issues/10814, provided reasonable and effective debugging steps, and didn't call me an idiot even one time when it (of course) turned out to be (mostly) my fault. <3

GitHub

adafruit/circuitpython

CircuitPython - a Python implementation for teaching coding with microcontrollers - adafruit/circuitpython

echo halo Apr 10, 2026, 4:28 AM

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I just want to say thank you to the AdaFruit team for speaking out and using their platform for the people. I’m only recently shifting from labor work to 3d printing, electronics and potentially engineering. I’ve just been so inspired in this space!

I will strictly be sourcing all the parts I can from Adafruit. I just hope to get involved to make a difference, and thanks to you all it feels possible 💛

somber oxide Apr 15, 2026, 12:11 PM

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I recently bordered 3 aQt Py 2s plugging it into my main pc a Linux mint set up no drive appeared I did the slow dbl click like I've done with many boards to get into boot mode I copy the latest .UF2 file to the boot drive the drive disappears but instead of being in the circuitry drive it reloads to boot drive. Is there anything I can do my next thought is to try a sightly older uf2 if I can find it. Any other ideas I'd be most grateful. Sorry if this in the wrong place

elfin cloak Apr 16, 2026, 1:54 AM

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somber oxide I recently bordered 3 aQt Py 2s plugging it into my main pc a Linux mint set up...

please ask in #help-with-circuitpython or #help-with-projects . Please say eaxctly which board you have.

somber oxide Apr 16, 2026, 6:25 AM

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Qt Py 2s. (Esp32s2) I thought this channel was bug reports i now see it is hug reports

true light Aug 25, 2017, 1:07 AM

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ooh! New channel!

terse maple Aug 25, 2017, 2:40 AM

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Whats this channel for ?

mossy crag Aug 25, 2017, 2:54 AM

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Hug reports = thanking people

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The mail bag part I think Phil said he would sometimes share something they got in the mai

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Mail

terse maple Aug 25, 2017, 11:56 AM

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Oh !

frigid garnet Aug 25, 2017, 7:08 PM

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can I send a hug report of @gentle verge / @hardy peak ? running a public server can't be easy, but multiple times now I've seen actions that show a dedication to keeping this place welcoming and inclusive. it really does feel like we're building a community. so... thanks 😃

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I think I've said this already, but it's nice to know that in addition to providing great hardware, software and guides the people behind adafruit are A+ human beings too

hardy peak Aug 25, 2017, 7:27 PM

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aw, thank ya

lethal egret Aug 25, 2017, 8:44 PM

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I especially appreciate the moderators' diligence to keep the forums and chats granddaughter-friendly. Thank you.

gentle verge Aug 25, 2017, 8:45 PM

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@lethal egret thats a good way to describe it "grand-daughter friendly"

hardy peak Aug 25, 2017, 10:21 PM

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@frigid garnet thank you for the nice #hug-reports we read it at our weekly "state of the fruit" to the team!

thorn rock Aug 28, 2017, 12:34 AM

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Hugs for the great instructions for the NFC Arduino board - only PN53x board i've managed to get reliably working

cedar sirenBOT Sep 1, 2017, 11:24 PM

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From the mail bag!

Greetings,

I recently placed my first ordered and wanted to send feedback about my experience. First of all, yall (yea I am from Texas) do all the standard online shopping stuff very well. This would include easy to navigate website, plenty of shipping and payment options, timely communication and prompt shipping.

It is very clear that just making a sale is not the end goal. All the documentation, how-tos, open source software, videos and community interaction clearly proves that yall want a positive experience using the purchased items. Another small detail that illustrates this point is the flip top shipping boxes. As soon as I saw the box and noticed it was not the plain shipping box, I immediately had ideas how I could reuse it to help organize my stuff due to the flip top lid. I have found using plain shipping boxes don’t work so well and go straight to the recycle bin. This attention to detail only comes from people who are knowledgeable about pain points after the sale and are willing to spend the time and money for a better overall experience.

-Ben

frigid garnet Sep 4, 2017, 6:56 PM

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I like the celebrations of employees on Labor Day

true light Sep 5, 2017, 5:15 AM

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Love how you changed 'admin' to 'community helpers'.

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It's oddly comforting.

cedar sirenBOT Sep 7, 2017, 5:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

I’ll go ahead and take this opportunity to say I love your company and all the hard work your team puts in to get such high quality electronics and products out into the world, I’ve made a few wearables with your Neopixel rings and Gemmas for people and they are always so happy with them, and they love hearing that your company is based here in the US. Also, a few friends and myself have been kicking around the idea of opening a hacker space here in East Tennessee, so hopefully I’ll get to be bulk ordering parts from you guys in the next year or so.

Once again, thanks for all your hard work, love the products.

Yours Nerdily,

Chris

balmy rose Sep 8, 2017, 3:57 PM

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Thanks very much to @finite hill for prompt response to a problem with adafruit.io! 6 minutes from report to fix must be some kind of record. Once again, great customer service from @hardy peak 😃

arctic elk Sep 8, 2017, 7:15 PM

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Three cheers for @tardy crag for linking me to a project that provided exactly what I needed to know. And he did it just 10 minutes upon asking for help. 💯

cedar sirenBOT Sep 14, 2017, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

You guys and girls rock!

Just ordered RTL SDR and I’m in ZA!

Building https://learn.adafruit.com/freq-show-raspberry-pi-rtl-sdr-scanner

A fortune to ship but so easy to order and well worth it!

Site is fast, you offer UPS and your tutorials and libraries are so fun to

work with and they work SO WELL!

Please give my regards to Tony DiCola.

Absolutely the best Pi co.!

Yay!

Freq Show: Raspberry Pi RTL-SDR Scanner

See what's in the radio waves around you using software-defined radio and a Raspberry Pi!

wary vapor Sep 14, 2017, 3:36 PM

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Thank you (@hardy peak ? @gentle verge ?) for the blog-bot. I don't think to go look at the blog every day so it's fantastic to have the list to look at when there are new posts!

frigid garnet Sep 14, 2017, 3:37 PM

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it definitely makes it much easier for me to keep up on all the content!

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I mean, it makes me realize how much we need RSS. but I wasn't good enough at pruning out sites I didn't care about, so I would always be behind

wary vapor Sep 15, 2017, 11:44 PM

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@gentle verge helped a user in Discord who was very frustrated and striking out at ... everything. Scott showed incredible patience and empathy. Great job!

vital yoke Sep 15, 2017, 11:50 PM

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@gentle verge turned that user around from desiring to throw everything out....to being happy and willing to continue with the hobby 😃

hot glade Sep 16, 2017, 1:45 AM

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Yup! Nice job @gentle verge and everyone who helped the user!

gentle verge Sep 16, 2017, 1:53 AM

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thanks for the heads up @hot glade

hot glade Sep 16, 2017, 1:53 AM

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@gentle verge No problem, looks like they needed the help!

hot glade Sep 16, 2017, 6:30 PM

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@timid junco Just helped me get started with circuit python, even though I ended up messing up pretty bad at one point! 🙃 Now I've got some basic code running!

thorn rock Sep 16, 2017, 11:28 PM

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I am so happy with your new Gemma M0. It is a lovely little controller. Especially the capacitive touch function, I didn't expect that on such a tiny device. Thank you.

gray sun Sep 17, 2017, 1:12 AM

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You're a real inspiration Adafruit. Making the maker world a better place.

hot glade Sep 17, 2017, 5:16 PM

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Once again @left marsh and @gentle verge helped me get circuit python running!

low schooner Sep 19, 2017, 2:37 AM

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Thank you Adafruit Support, and particularly Kelly and Stephanie! You rock-stars helped me get my Adabox subscription sorted out so that I can get Adabox 005, and take it to an event this weekend where we're doing (among other things) retro-gaming.

fleet trench Sep 19, 2017, 9:43 PM

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big thanks to @timid junco and @left marsh I think if not for them, I may only have tiny bits remaining of my Huzzah board, and a slightly worn down hammer. With their help I was able to get everything properly set up with circuit python, and save myself a trip to the hardware store for said hammer.

left marsh Sep 19, 2017, 9:44 PM

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@fleet trench happy to help! 😃

wary vapor Sep 20, 2017, 11:54 PM

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A big thanks to @gentle verge for setting up Discord. I'm making connections I never expected because of it. For example, I found a mentor who is experienced at high power rocketry to guide me along as I learn. Never planned it, but fortunately there's Discord.... 😃

cedar sirenBOT Sep 21, 2017, 5:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear Adafruit Team,

Over the past couple months I have ordered the Arduino ARDX kit, some miscellaneous small parts, and most recently a new soldering iron with all the accessories. It was a major upgrade over my first iron which was a Christmas present that came from Harbor Freight Horror Fright. By upgrade, I mean it is actually powerful enough to heat rosin and keep it warm long enough to work with!

I’m constantly learning new concepts with the wonderful Adafruit learning system and the videos are a constant source of inspiration. As I’ve gone from my first time bread boarding to soldering my first through hole project, I now feel confident I can make whatever I set my mind to. I guess you could say, you guys have lead me to all the right tools for the job!

Rock on guys! Catch ya on the show and tell,

-Chance

cedar sirenBOT Sep 28, 2017, 5:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to send a big thank you to every member of the team for

everything that you all do. I’m always so impressed with the quality of the

products, guides, livestreams, website, ordering, packaging and shipping

that you guys have. Also speaking as someone who works in tech support and

is often doing work that no one ever really knows about behind the scenes, I

want to thank everyone at Adafruit in those types of roles as well.

I’m sending this this week because receiving Adabox 005 really made my week,

which had been a challenging week for many reasons both personal and

professional. It was my first time joining in and I was thoroughly impressed

by everything included. I love working with Raspberry Pi, especially as an

emulator, and can’t wait to try out the Joy Bonnet. I look forward to

tinkering with everything included and what a surprise to receive an issue

of The MagPi on top of everything else!

I just wanted to say thanks because I had the kind of week that reminded me

of how important it is to express appreciation. It is the little things that

matter most. Thank you all for everything you do in supporting open source,

making, education and community.

Best,

Liz

coral burrow Oct 2, 2017, 7:46 PM

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Major hug and thanks to @zinc kayak for giving his time, expertise, and patience to our talk at Geek Girl Con this weekend about getting started with Arduino. The demo gods were cranky that day, but he kept his cool through it all and gave a ton of valuable info to folks who left inspired and excited to give it a try. Thanks so much Tony for inspiring me, and lots of other folks!

cedar sirenBOT Oct 5, 2017, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Just a giant note of thanks from an engineer/hobbyist/nerd/geek/fan! Adafruit Industries ROCKS! From cool parts, awesome blogs, tons of info, and an accessible style that reinforces the FUN factor, you folks are just so completely awesome!

Cheers!

Rita

cedar sirenBOT Oct 12, 2017, 5:33 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi Limor + Phillip,

From all of us on the organizing team (and the hackers!) — thank you so much for working with us and giving an amazing fireside chat at HackMIT! We’re still tying up all the loose ends of the event, so apologies for this long overdue note!

Phillip — thank you for being such a pleasure to work with throughout the summer! It was great knowing that you were always accessible and willing to help

Limor — it was amazing hearing you speak. The tour of the factory (almost like we were right there in person!) was such a singular experience, and your Q&As about open-source hardware, education, and all the stories from Adafruit history were so inspiring. I’ll always remember that question about how to deal with being a woman in tech — and your perfect “Ah, you just kick their ass!” 😜

We have quite a few people on team who were beyond excited to have you with us at the event this year, and we all couldn’t be happier

Hope you all and Adafruit have a great year ahead, and let us know if you’re ever back in town!

HackMIT

A special thanks for Protecting innovation & privacy for @MIT students @MITstudents @adafruit

cedar sirenBOT Oct 19, 2017, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

A few years ago AdaFruit published a story about my daughter

and I working on a space balloon project (https://blog.adafruit.com/2012/10/18/high-altitude-balloon-experiment-to-rate-the-tenacity-of-presidential-candidates/). I figured I owe Ada Fruit an update. After working on the space balloon, new projects emerged for daughter. During her fifth grade year she participated on her school’s First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Team. From there she has gone on to be a student mentor for the team for the past 2 years. During this season she even spurred on the creation of an all girl’s robotics team at the school. This was mostly in part that she want to show that girls can be engineers and programmers. She had noticed that in the past the girls on the teams where sometimes streamed rolled by the boys. Often statements like you are “only a girl” would be said by the boys. She has made it a personal goal to show just how much girls can do when it comes to robotics. She has taken this love of technology and begun to spread it to as many people as she can. I just want crew at Ada Fruit how much they have helped influence the next generation of makers and builders.

Matthew

Volunteer Robotics Coach

wary vapor Oct 23, 2017, 2:44 AM

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Here's a shout out to @elfin cloak . I was having trouble getting my gcc toolchain working and he showed me how to update it. And @hardy peak and @drowsy shard sent me an M4 to work on, along with a JLink. So with Dan's help, I now have a debug image compiled so I can run it with the JLink debugging tools! Thanks for all the help!

cedar sirenBOT Oct 26, 2017, 5:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Could you please just tell Collin Cunningham he is awesome?

It’s surprisingly hardhard to findfind video content that is informative,trustworthy and delivered by someone likable. Not only does Collin do all that, he’s simply got an entertaining style that makes it fun to learn.

More. More. More!

Nevin

cedar sirenBOT Nov 2, 2017, 5:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

Can I just say… Adafruit rocks! I think that the accessibility you and your products have provided to electronic engineering is amazing. It’s made me break out the soldering iron again after many years, and I’m hoping that my two daughters will be similarly inspired.

I built the kaleidoscope goggles for my 8 year old daughter for Guy Fawkes night and Halloween and she loved them…

Craig.

golden crag Nov 4, 2017, 11:23 PM

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An amazing hug report for the entire Adafruit Discord server from @scarlet stratus who just joined: "I'm slowly going through some of the history on this server and I can't help but have one thought. People really are amazing. I can't help but feel like that when I see all the amazing, creative, things people manage to make. And even when they do fail they just step back and learn from it with the support of everyone else. It's amazing how persistent everyone for the sake of progress. I just can't help but be in awe by people."

cedar sirenBOT Nov 9, 2017, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to say thank you and that I appreciate your company very much. The details that are added in the order confirmation email such as links to tutorials specific to the products I bought is great. It shows that you all go the extra mile for your customers.

Thank you for what you do and the level of dedication you show.

From Todd

cedar sirenBOT Nov 16, 2017, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

I can not explain the details but am over joyed by the tech I have found and purchased here. Thanks for opening up some of the most hard to find solutions. From 3D sensors to 1ft hdmi cables (which I could not even find at Fry’s). You have helped me tap into my inner maker and not spend a bundle doing so. I hope the best for you and your team. Your are on to something really good.

Billy C.

cedar sirenBOT Nov 23, 2017, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Shared on the Adafruit Forums :

Outstanding!

by ritchcraft

Adafruit Rocks!

I’ve been purchasing products (or as my wife says, “toys”) from Adafruit for three years now and have NEVER had a failed part or manufacturing defect with anything. The customer service has been nothing but outstanding and the information made available to customers in the form of code, tutorials and projects is icing on the cake.

THANK YOU!

shy elk Nov 28, 2017, 12:02 AM

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Hi all! I just wanted to say how much I love & believe in this community!! I taught Mia tonight how to go on here to ask for help in working out a problem that she ran into while following the 'piano in the key of lime' tutorial. Being that Mia is only 8 I haven't allowed her on any public forums before. But I knew that this is a good & safe community for her to break her teeth on. Keep up the great work @golden crag (who, so patiently, helped Mia tonight & with even more patients has helped me so sooo many times before) & @everyone! Thank you for embodying your goodness, creating, & maintaining this awesome community. 😃

cedar sirenBOT Nov 30, 2017, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Greetings Adafruit team,

Thanks again for the excellent product and shipping. Please pass my thanks to the shipping staff, time lords, Mosfet, and the rest for the amazing product and support.

I would also like to thank Lady Ada for letting us look over her shoulder to see how she evaluates new product.

The impromptu demo of surface mount soldering of the peizo buzzer makes me want to have a go at it.

Lady Ada’s quick transistor biasing tutorial makes me wish I could pop by with a TARDIS and send her back in time to tutor active devices in college.

I drop little things while I’m working and am grateful that I’m not the only one. I keep a solid color mat under my work area to make them easier to find.

With gratitude,

tap

clever bramble Dec 5, 2017, 1:43 AM

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I wanted to thank Phil & Lady Ada for giving my class some Circuit Playground Express devices. My middle School class made a number of projects with them and then showed them off to the 4th graders. My class has really enjoyed learning about programming and the younger kids really loved seeing the projects. I thought I'd share some notes the 4th graders wrote as they really seemed to love the Circuit Playgrounds as well. Consider these notes to Adafruit as well as my class, as you guys have been very generous with your time and learning resources.

📎 IMG_20171204_202304.jpg 📎 IMG_20171204_202337.jpg 📎 IMG_20171204_202241.jpg

cedar sirenBOT Dec 7, 2017, 6:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you – By the way, your shipping is a model of efficiency – I cannot believe how fast you fulfill orders!

Also – thank you for your continuing support of education – it’s a critical investment in our future that results in confident, capable and creative young people.

— marv

cedar sirenBOT Dec 14, 2017, 6:48 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi there.

Support probably isn’t really Lady Ada, no matter what gmail tells me, but if it is: I really admire your work. I mean it. What Adafruit does is incredible. So liberating.

Cheers.

Peter

arctic elk Dec 20, 2017, 2:39 AM

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Hats off to John Park and the 006 opener. Great job! ...><>

cedar sirenBOT Dec 21, 2017, 6:21 AM

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From the mail bag!

I purchased this audio decoder https://www.adafruit.com/products/2341, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and one of your Perma-Proto half-sized breadboards. I wanted to make a simple radio prop that played static all the time, but interrupt it and play certain radio broadcasts when triggered. This was my first real electronics project, so I was worried I would short it out or touch two wires the wrong way and connect something wrong and ruin the board.

But after a lot of trial and error, it turned out great and works perfectly. I plugged in the speakers and heard static, and when I flipped the switch and heard the radio broadcast I cannot tell how excited I was that it worked, and felt compelled to write this. Thank you so much for making my first project a memorable experience.

alex

arctic elk Dec 21, 2017, 4:49 PM

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Hello everyone.
I want to give a big hug to Ladyada and PT. They are awesome.

One of my New Years Resolutions is to start providing project descriptions, tutorials and learning guides for Adafruit. I've never done it before and is something I would really like to do for this one simple reason. Adafruit Industries has given me purpose and reason to continue. I am not worthless nor useless even though I've been put out to pasture. I feel welcome at Adafruit and appreciated for some help I've been able to provide to others in this community. With that said, I am going to learn how to make tutorials and learning guides so I can help more people in more ways then I've ever been able to do.

That is my New Years Resolution.
John K Shaffstall
Make a great day... ><>

valid plank Dec 21, 2017, 5:31 PM

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@arctic elk Yes. Yes, they are. They and the company. Amazing people.

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@arctic elk I have a few related goals for next year, and have started executing on them already. Next year will continue and build on what I’ve started over the last few months.

scarlet stratus Dec 21, 2017, 6:42 PM

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The thing is, is that they're not amazing people: everyone is.

They just put it into motion. As anyone ever could have. 😉

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Just show me one non-primate that could do all this stuff we do.

lethal egret Dec 21, 2017, 7:16 PM

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@arctic elk Couldn't agree more with your accolades for Adafruit. They welcome everyone and value each person unconditionally, encouraging kindness as the currency of the community. The people of Adafruit and the community accepted me as-is and reinvigorated my interest in making. They gave me the opportunity to participate and learn and contribute. I’m looking forward to seeing your guides. Given your background, they are bound to be interesting and informative! (BTW, with Adafruit’s help, I authored two learning guides and am now inspired to write a couple more. You’ll enjoy the process and the results.)

cedar sirenBOT Dec 28, 2017, 6:21 AM

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From the mail bag!

This email is to let you know, that this has been the most amazing shipping ever. I ordered from Amazon Prime Europe the very same moment I ordered from you. And (although part of the honors go to UPS as well) you simply outperformed them by a full day!

Well done, great job!!!

Many Thanks

Philipp

cedar sirenBOT Jan 4, 2018, 6:13 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you ! You folks are amazing! You shipped my order in 4 minutes after the start of your work day (8:00 AM EST)! After watching Ask an Engineer last night I realized Christmas was quickly approaching and where better to buy my Christmas presents (plus a few things I wanted to play with beyond) than Adafruit! My order is estimated to arrive Tuesday well before I leave for the holiday! I have 3 days of snow delay buffer Whew what a relief!

Happy Holidays to you and the entire Adafruit Team! Thank you for the tremendous support!

Brent

cedar sirenBOT Jan 11, 2018, 6:46 AM

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From the mail bag!

I personally wanted to say thank you for just being you! This old retired FAE (I did put “intel inside” the Hubble among well over a few thousand other “design wins” as a DISTI FAE (Wyle, Anthem, Arrow, Avnet) representing Intel and a dozen other like TI-

-Pat

scarlet stratus Jan 12, 2018, 3:27 PM

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I just got to say that I never would have thought all this up. Especially, how to fund it. Who'd a thought there was a market?

I think that Adafruit has taken important strides towards doing for hardware what the GPL has done for software.

Carving out that niche is real pioneering work, and will be well-remembered by history, imo. -wa1tnr 2018

cedar sirenBOT Jan 18, 2018, 6:19 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for such fast shipping. My most recent order

made it from New York City to Vancouver, WA in three days via USPS First

Class. Ordered Friday, shipped Monday, arrived Wednesday. USPS gets some

credit, but y’all had to turn it around fast for them to do that. Nice.

Thank you.

Meanwhile, an order I placed with one of your competitors two days before

yours still hasn’t arrived.

-Kurt

cedar sirenBOT Jan 25, 2018, 6:27 AM

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From the mail bag!

Good morning,

I’ve been playing with the Huzzah and Bluefruit feathers for about a week now and these boards are fantastic! Oh the possibilities… Thank you for investing time and resources in creating innovative new products. Merry Christmas!

–Luke

cedar sirenBOT Feb 1, 2018, 6:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just “fan mail” – Nothing important.

I’m an electronics engineer and wanted to tell you (and the whole team) how

great I think you are. My kids love a number of your products, make a point

of listening to “Ask an Engineer”, and think Adafruit is “Crazy Sweet”!

I’m glad you’ve expanded your distribution, as I’ve been buying a number of

your products through Newark/Element14 and Jameco for prototyping, and even

some smaller production runs. I’ve bought 12 PCB Rulers for engineers that

think they are great!

-Brian

cedar sirenBOT Feb 1, 2018, 3:33 PM

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From the mail bag!

I am newly discovering Adafruit and I have watched

several of your new products videos, I really wanted to tell you how proud I

was watching a smart young woman running the show. I have truly never been

as inspired. Over the coarse of my entire life when asked “Who is your

hero”, who do I look up to or inspires me, I don’t think I have ever been

truly moved by anyone to answer, however I am so impressed and proud to know

that Lady Ada exists. Unfortunately I have let some people get under my

skin, discouraging me from doing the things that make me happy (programming,

carpentry and electronics) that I never met my full potential. I didn’t have

any person to reinforce the idea that it was okay for me to be me and I

dimmed my light to make others more comfortable. I feel like I am stronger

knowing you exist. I guess what I am saying is thank you for existing

-Alicia

cedar sirenBOT Feb 8, 2018, 6:26 AM

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From the mail bag!

I was going to write you another glowing note about how much I love your products, site, learning, live streams, etc., but then I decided to share it with the world, so I wrote a blog post instead.

If you’re interested in a bunch of compliments you can see it at https://sites.google.com/a/complexsys.info/scattershot/home/adafruit

Cheers,

Phil

Adafruit - scattershot

cedar sirenBOT Feb 8, 2018, 12:42 PM

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From the mail bag…

From the mail bag!

Just a quick note that the CircuitPlayground Express is awesome. My five year old daughter and I spend the afternoon using MakeCode

and exploring the extensive features and sensors built into the board. I just ordered some additional boards so we can explore the IR functionality and get the boards to “talk”.

-Harold

coral burrow Feb 13, 2018, 4:19 AM

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Major thanks to @golden crag @scarlet stratus @wet cobalt @tardy crag and everyone in the Circuit Python channel for helping me troubleshoot my project! Even though it turned out to not even be a Circuit Python issue, it was so great to have your calm, supportive, clever brains during my moments of need 😃 Big hugs and thanks yall!

digital frigate Feb 14, 2018, 11:17 PM

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A moment ago, my REPL replied with "Hello, CircuitPython!". Thank you for the board.

cedar sirenBOT Feb 15, 2018, 6:59 AM

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From the mail bag!

I wanted to say a huge “thank you” for making your perma-proto boards, as well as for including a free one for orders over a certain value. I’ve been burning the midnight oil the last few days, trying to finish a Christmas

present for my 1 1/2 year old nephew, who I’ll be seeing today, at the far end of a 4 hour drive.

I had to do so much rework on it when the initial design failed. If I’d tried to do that on the usual breadboards I use, I would have pulled traces up countless times, and had to rebuild the circuit on a new board. With the Adafruit perma-proto board, I was able to do SO much rework (vacuum desoldering tool for the win) without pulling up a single trace! As far as I’m concerned, these boards are worth their weight in gold.

In the end, I was finishing last minute assembly this morning before we left to see my family, after a 7 hour overnight print on my printrbot. Without the perma-proto, I don’t think I would have had time to finish this.

A big thank you to everyone at Adafruit. You have great products, great support, and you’ll make one 1 1/2 year old very happy today.

–Derek

cedar sirenBOT Feb 22, 2018, 6:06 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to thank you for the prompt service on my order, and the extra freebies of the Trinket and Trinket Pro!

My old Arduino Uno + CC3000 got consumed by a WiFi porchlights project, and so getting the Trinket and Trinket Pro got me back in business with experimenting again quickly!

Plus, it has been so much fun working with the Led Light strips! I’m replacing some old halogen under-cabinet (where the bulbs died every month or two!) with these awesome strips, and hooking them up to my SmartThings home setup so that we can control them from our phones. Your guide on the Led Strips has been super helpful, and I was able to get everything wired up on my breadboard in no time flat.

Thanks again. I am having a blast with these things!!

Chris

cedar sirenBOT Mar 1, 2018, 6:51 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you, so much, for the live streams you do! I love Ask and Engineer and From the Desk of LadyAda! In fact, I have my Apple Watch configured to ding and buzz every time Adafruit goes live on Twitch, just so I don’t miss anything. Keep it up! We’ll watch as much as you produce! (And yes, it does successfully create sales.)

Cheers,

Phil

aka “hukuzatuna”

wet cobalt Mar 13, 2018, 4:00 AM

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From #circuitpython-dev

TG-Techie - 3/12/18 at 10:55 PM (CDT)
hey adafruit!  thank you so much!!!!!!! i love your cir-py boards and have been truing to make my own specific purpose board with cir-py for a while. and i just used adalink and a j-link edu to flash the itsybitsy_m0 bootloader back onto an itsybitsy by following your github notes and using the awesome resources you provide to teach myself.    thank you so much. the cir-py community and the adafruit company have helped me learn so much. you all have my eternal gratitude.                                                                              and i still need to work out some of the kinks but thank you all so much!

cedar sirenBOT Mar 22, 2018, 5:10 AM

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From the mail bag!

You guys are awesome!!! Adafruit gives me a whole new playground of cool, fun and creative possibilities.. I’m going to introduce my 11 year old daughter to these products, maybe she can start as a hobby and eventually grow a business in the long run. Wow, I’m already familiar with electronics, so it’s going to be fun and exciting learning about this creative LED world. – David

cedar sirenBOT Mar 29, 2018, 5:56 AM

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From the mail bag!

Love what Adafruit has become,,, I couldn’t find a general comment section so I’m using this space. I just wanted to say that I have been following your business for a

long while and love the progress. Your list of items now is wonderful and stimulates my ideaphoria tremendously.

It’s like walking into a hardware store of yore…so many cool things to use for so many projects. I was bummed that RS went out of favor but so glad to see you have taken their spot in spades. I’m a loyal customer for ever!

Clif

cedar sirenBOT Apr 5, 2018, 5:39 AM

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From the mail bag!

Greetings I am so thrilled I found your webpage, I really found you by accident, while I was looking on Askjeeve for something else, Nonetheless I am here now and would just like to say cheers for a remarkable post and a all round exciting blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to look over it all at the minute but I have book-marked it and also added in your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read more, Please do keep up the great work. -Lino

cedar sirenBOT Apr 12, 2018, 5:21 AM

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From the mail bag!

Wowzers! A couple of years ago I picked a Snap Circuits box, from yall’s shop. The boy ignored it for a good 2 years. We recently moved into a new house, and he (my 8 year old) came across it. Un-prompted, he completed a few projects. I guess it just took time and less force-upon to interest him.

Thanks again,

Roberto

cedar sirenBOT Apr 19, 2018, 5:16 AM

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From the mail bag!

I ordered items Monday AM ( while you were dealing with the nasty snow),, you shipped Monday afternoon,,,, I received Wednesday evening….. This is the second order that you exceeded expectations on …. Bravo !

William Sargent

Cognitoys Inc

cedar sirenBOT Apr 26, 2018, 6:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you!

Just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for the service

I’ve received so far. I’ve sent in a couple orders and both have been fulfilled and shipped very quickly. Very much appreciated.

Also wanted to thank you for making all this less intimidating. For a long time I’ve been interested in making many of the items you display on your site but was frustrated my my lack of experience and frankly the whole wiring this made me crazy. Through the “Learn: section on your site, I’ve been able to overcome this and am building things that actually work! Thanks again and keep it up!

Michael

cedar sirenBOT May 3, 2018, 5:20 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear Adafruit,

yes, this message begins with a huge thank you for all you are doing. Yours is a wonderful project!

Second, I just wanted to let you know that we’ve been using some of your parts in a junior high school project aimed at increasing ethnic and gender diversity in STEM education/careers. Our “renewable energy cell phone rechargers” combine part of your “USB, DC & Solar Lipoly Charger” with a circuit our students build on a mini-breadboard. Their project for the rest of the semester is to explore different sources of renewable energy they can tap into to possibly get their cell phones “off the grid.”

You’ve served as a fantastic resource in this endeavor, so we wanted to send you a heartfelt thank you.

Best,

Gerardo

Professor of Anthropology and Chican@ Studies UCSB

cedar sirenBOT May 10, 2018, 5:43 AM

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From the mail bag!

I wanted to thank Kattni for teaching a great workshop showing how to

get started with Circuit Python and Circuit Playground Express.

I attended Penguicon 2018 in Southfield, MI last weekend. Kattni showed us

how to setup Mu, get Circuit Python running on the board, and how incredibly

easy it is to edit and test code fast. Her GitHub has several great examples

to show how to use the various sensors and devices on the Circuit Playground

Express.

The last part of the workshop was combining different things to create a

touch enabled, light up organ. Fun!

Thanks to Adafruit for donating the boards so we can try more things at

home. I hope to start my own workshops soon at i3Detroit, our local

makerspace.

Thanks Adafruit and Kattni!

James

gentle verge May 11, 2018, 1:33 AM

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@golden crag in the hug report!

golden crag May 11, 2018, 1:33 AM

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cedar sirenBOT May 17, 2018, 5:39 AM

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From the mail bag!

I heard the piece about Adafruit on the New Yorker radio hour and was fascinated. We just began a STEAM class in my school and I was totally inspired by the way that engineering was discussed. I’m going to share it with our STEAM teacher for sure. Keep up the AWESOME work!!!!!

Laurie

https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/02/21/engineering-to-express-yourself-the-newyorker-radio-hour-wnyc-nicolatwilley-newyorkerradio/

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cedar sirenBOT May 24, 2018, 5:19 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just received my order. It is all here and I really appreciate the way it was packed. I look forward to doing future business with you.

Thanks

Ryan

oblique pagoda May 24, 2018, 6:14 AM

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I have to say that Adafruit has excellent products and service. -Karl

cedar sirenBOT May 31, 2018, 5:48 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thanks for making great content and selling quality products. You all really provide an incredible resource and a great value to the community.

Thanks.

Aaron

cedar sirenBOT Jun 7, 2018, 5:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for designing the MAX4466 board with such robust supply noise rejection.

I’ve been working on a project for a few months now. It’s a wall-sized realtime audio spectrum display, and I’ve spent lots of money and time designing and building it. Countless hours cutting and welding aluminum, vacuforming polycarbonate lenses, routing traces in eagle cad, pulling and soldering a few hundred feet of wire, etc… It has been intense and the piece goes on display in two weeks.

Up to this point I had been programming the µc on a breadboard with normal leds, which was working fine, but the actual project needs to be bright, so it uses 49 10w leds and constant-current drivers. These are all switched via shift-registered tip122 transistors with a 12v supply, and the same supply feeds a 5v regulator on the µc board. The switching is noisy, and when I plugged in the spark fun electret breakout (part# BOB-09964) I had been prototyping with, I almost had a stroke because the output signal looked like a horrible jagged mess of ramps and periodic ringing. The project had turned into a satanic feedback matrix that was emitting a train of chaotic incomprehensible transients.

I was about to give up and cry myself to sleep, but I realized I had a MAX4466 board in my drawer, and plugged it in just to make sure I’d tried everything. The project started working flawlessly. There was no noise in the audio at all! I can’t begin to describe the feeling of relief that I felt upon plugging it in.

Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks for the engineering that went into that great little board.

Cheers,

Cooper

random moon Jun 7, 2018, 12:43 PM

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"Satanic Feedback Matrix" sounds like a heavy metal band name.

cedar sirenBOT Jun 14, 2018, 5:18 AM

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From the mail bag!

There was not a complement option on the contact page so I used this one. Everything has been incredibly easy and informative.

Fantastic shopping here.

-James

cedar sirenBOT Jun 21, 2018, 6:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

Please take a moment and thank everyone there at Adafruit for doing what you’re doing. In 1969 when I built my first electronic project (audio oscillator using a 2N107 transistor) I had to buy the parts at a local TV repair parts shop. The shopkeeper, seeing the 12 year old kid come into his store, told me to get lost, but after a minute or two I convinced him I was actually there to buy something. Fast forward to 1980 and I could buy my 74xx TTL, Z80’s EPROMS and SRAMS and other electronics surplus via mailorder from places like Poly-Packs, JDR Microdevices, Jameco Electronics, et cetera; and after waiting a few weeks for the paper order form to make it to them and the parts to make their way back to me, I could power-up the Apple ][, dive into the chip data-books, heat-up the soldering iron and start building. Now fast forward to today; the miracle of Adafruit, Arduino (and the like) and the internet lets you not only buy the parts on-line with a few mouse clicks, but there are how-to’s, videos, schematics, sample code, and many other support resources. I feel very lucky to be alive in these times. The Maker Youth of today have a very bright future; hold on for the ride, the next 30 years are going to take your breath away.

Rick.

shadow remnant Jun 26, 2018, 5:17 PM

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My credit card info was stolen and my bank issued me a new credit card number. I thought it was going to be a hassle to update the billing info for my Adabox subscription; needing emails or calls to Support, but it was very easy to update on my account page. Thank you Adafruit website designers and programmers.

cedar sirenBOT Jun 28, 2018, 5:47 AM

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From the mail bag!

Two thumbs up up to the rainbow Adafruit logo! I am a nuclear engineer with two adult daughters and I am very proud of, and I am very supportive of Adafruit and its inclusive tendencies and promotion of science and engineering for EVERYONE.

Thank you Limor! Thank you Adafruit! Keep it up, when you wake and look in the mirror… its not just just you reflected, its all of us. And we love what you are doing!

– Scott

cedar sirenBOT Jul 5, 2018, 5:44 AM

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cedar sirenBOT Jul 12, 2018, 5:25 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanna say thanks for your hard work especially the getting started and the code examples. This was my first time to order Adafruit products. It is really exciting!

Hary

cedar sirenBOT Jul 19, 2018, 5:18 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just a quick note…because it must be stated,

You are by far our favorite vendor! From availability of many awesome breakout/proto boards to prompt shipping, minimal packaging (unlike Amazon’s box within a box) and invoice details you ladies rock and in my opinion are enabling the push toward technological advancement!

Cheers team Adafruit! 8o)

-Tim

quartz copper Jul 25, 2018, 11:08 PM

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Great work Adafruit team. I am really enjoying ADABOX 008. @drowsy shard Crickit looks wonderful.

cedar sirenBOT Jul 26, 2018, 5:55 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hey Lady Ada, Here’s 7 year old Emily Holcombe soldering the Powerboost shield. She’s quite exceptional!

-PJ

cedar sirenBOT Aug 2, 2018, 5:51 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just want to say thank you for your website. I recently started creating wearable glow items for my friends and my love for LED’s landed me on your site. I appreciate all the information, instructibles, and products that you guys offer… I will be placing an order as soon as I decide what I want to make for Lightning In A Bottle!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Danielle

gritty turret Aug 7, 2018, 1:16 AM

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Hey Adafruit Team, I haven't had this much fun since Lincoln Logs and Heathkit! Thank you so much for all you do, not just about your products but also promoting science and engineering for youngsters. I'm head over heels with my ADABOX 008, consider me a permeant subscriber ;~)

cedar sirenBOT Aug 9, 2018, 12:09 PM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for all your hard work at Adafruit. I am a huge fan of your YouTube videos. I like your explanations of things in general and what’s going on at Adafruit. So, I will be purchasing as much of my electronics needs from Adafruit rather than going to other websites. Keep up the great work.

– Jim

gritty turret Aug 12, 2018, 2:27 PM

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Is Tony D still with Adafruit? I haven't seen a videos from him lately, I learn more from one of his videos than I do from three books on coding. I miss TonyD

hard fractal Aug 13, 2018, 12:36 PM

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I have been in electronics for ~ 50 years, and deeply appreciate Adafruit and the new community here. Retired senior engineer.

scarlet stratus Aug 13, 2018, 3:59 PM

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It's a deeply pleasant change from the gruff rtfm standard online tech culture.

brisk salmon Aug 13, 2018, 4:04 PM

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I'm mostly used to annoying tech people in real life by now. I'm in a formula student electric team and it runs on overworked toxic techbros

strange flume Aug 14, 2018, 6:56 PM

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"Over-Worked Toxic Techbros".... Hmmm... didn't they release a new album recently? 😉

brisk salmon Aug 14, 2018, 7:48 PM

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(not sure if you're referring to overwerk who is a real producer but yes it's a great album)

cedar sirenBOT Aug 16, 2018, 5:13 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hello,

Just a quick “thank you” for sending out a pretty complicated (four pages in total) order and nailing it perfectly. I was quite impressed with the speed it arrived as well.

Sincerely,

Dan

cedar sirenBOT Aug 23, 2018, 5:32 AM

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From the mail bag!

I wasn’t exactly sure where to send this, but I still felt it needed to be sent. My senior design team and I have been working around the clock since the beginning of January. We designed and built from scratch a semi-autonomous card dealing robot. By the end of the semester, we had a fully-functional prototype capable of nearly all the physical actions and game management abilities of a human card dealer. I’m writing to thank all of you at Adafruit for your invaluable tutorials and terrific products. No one on the team had used Arduino before, and only a few of us had much coding experience. We would not have been able to accomplish what we did without those! Additionally, the vast majority of our electronic hardware came from you (V2 motorshields, LCD screen and backpack, buttons galore). Besides being just simply terrific products, the tutorials on how to use them were absolutely invaluable to us. Speaking personally, I know I will remain a loyal supporter and patron of your company, and I’m positive my team mates will too. Here is a link to a video we threw together to capture our work over the past months and a demonstration of our prototype (https://youtu.be/zfQ_hifbcZw ). Thanks again!

Sincerely,

Luke

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scarlet stratus Aug 29, 2018, 3:46 PM

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You guys are awesome. I've been off and on into electronics for over 20 years (currently "off" at the moment due to living situation, and no place for a tech bench) The stuff you have for sale gives me plenty of ideas for design for when I do get back into it. I really want to do something with those LED matrices. Keep up the fantastic work!

cedar sirenBOT Aug 30, 2018, 5:21 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear Ladyada (Ms. Fried):

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the AMAZING tutorials that your company provides. Your employees provide stellar examples and empower us (the end user) to be able to easily follow along. The concise instructions makes it easy to understand how to use the items. These examples also plant seeds of creativity for extending and creating new projects, because we are given the knowledge on how it works.

I especially want to thank Tony D, on his STELLAR tutorials, especially the recent three part series on the “Raspberry Pi talking to WIFI ‘Things’”.

His tutorials are clear, easy to follow and provided many insights as to why you want to code in a particular way, including explaining some of the pitfalls. His easy style, programming skill and past experience is clearly conveyed to the end user. I love his examples because he takes the time to explain why he is coding in a certain way.

Having previously been a developer (pre WEB), I am learning so much by following along in his coding examples. I can’t wait for new tutorials from him. I could easily see him being a formal instructor on learning Python or web based coding.

Best Wishes

…Paul

cedar sirenBOT Aug 30, 2018, 2:51 PM

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From the mail bag!

We read @adafruit blog post about election day and we love the idea! So we are going to do the same and giving our employees a paid day off on Tuesday. November 6th, 2018. https://t.co/dmsofAAUJC #adafruit #MakeTheVote

— Printed Solid (@PrintedSolid) August 29, 2018

Check out our full announcement here!

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cedar sirenBOT Sep 6, 2018, 5:10 AM

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From the mail bag! From the Adafruit Forums :

languid wyvern Sep 13, 2018, 2:23 AM

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Thank you, Adafruit for making such great products and tutorials! When I order a product from you, going to borrow a catchphrase here, "it just works." Super excited for the upcoming M4 MEGA and SABERWING products (my kids are sleeping so I have to express my excitement in capital letters in this forum)!!!

cedar sirenBOT Sep 13, 2018, 5:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just wanted to pass along my thanks for your awesome free shipping to APO! You’re making my 1 year deployment to Afghanistan so much more enjoyable when I’m able to order, receive, make/build within 10 days! You ROCK! Thanks Lady Ada and adafruit Team!

-=Matt

cedar sirenBOT Sep 20, 2018, 5:06 AM

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From the mail bag!

I sent a message already about how great Adafruit is, but here is another for the mail bag

I have been primarily a programmer for awhile and that’s what I have been interested in since high school. I didn’t have an interest in hardware or electronics as much because I had no idea about any of it. Along came the Raspberry Pi and I saw electronics projects then learned about the Arduino and how you can do all sorts of neat things. Of course I found Adafruit when searching around. My wallet may not thank you because I bought so many things, hundreds of dollars of electronics stuff and then a 3D printer because you inspired me to get into these things. But, I think it was all worth it

Through your tutorials and watching the Show and Tell, Ask an Engineer and 3D Thursday every week, I have been inspired to work on projects. The videos by Collin have made me not scared to try and learn how to solder and tinker with electronics. My parents saw that I was into this and handed down a 20+ year old Weller Soldering Iron that still works.

Thanks Neo and Pedro for responding to my questions on the 3D Hangouts videos. Because of your videos, responses and your discussion I got into the world of 3D printing, which has been both a rewarding as well as challenging and frustrating adventure, but your provided a resource that reassured me that everyone has been through these challenging moments, even those with experience.

I don’t think any other companies are as involved with the community as well as Adafruit. You are able to sell your products because you know that people will buy them because of the projects and tutorials you provide and you have people who will respond to your customers who are interested in them. No need for any other kind of advertising.

Thanks again,

Byron

vagrant lava Sep 25, 2018, 7:27 PM

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I am Really Loving @twin frigate's new book Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit playground express. the examples are so easy to do (especially with the make code examples) and the writing is so well done. Congratulations: on a awesome book. cpx blinka

twin frigate Sep 25, 2018, 7:29 PM

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coral burrow Sep 26, 2018, 11:29 PM

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Massive hug report to all the Adafruit team members and community that came to Maker Faire in NYC this weekend! Meeting up in the morning was a highlight of the day, and seeing you at my talks was so awesome, thanks so much for the support and cheers. Extra thanks to @gentle verge and @golden crag for coordinating and @solemn coral for the best pins ever. Let's do it again next year! adabot

cedar sirenBOT Sep 27, 2018, 5:26 AM

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From the mail bag!

I couldn’t find the right category for this, but I wanted to say thank you for your great products, your great service, and the great example you set for our kids in STEM.

-Ben

cedar sirenBOT Oct 4, 2018, 5:42 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you guys for the amazing tutorials and libraries you develop.

I have learned so much from you, I am very grateful.

Mimoun

cedar sirenBOT Oct 11, 2018, 5:24 AM

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From the mail bag! From Twitter :

Achievement unlocked: my daughter can solder thanks to the @adafruit Drawdio kit. pic.twitter.com/XddwmXzoR9

— Andrew Staroscik (@andrewstaroscik) June 29, 2016

cedar sirenBOT Oct 18, 2018, 5:51 AM

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From the mail bag!

Shared on the Adafruit Google+ Community

Just wanted to give a big shout out to +Adafruit Industries for being awesome. They stand behind their products and treat every customer with great care. I appreciate all they do, their excellent customer services and just being all around awesome. I highly recommend you look to Adafruit for all your Maker needs. And no, I was not paid for this, just wanted to share an honest review of a great company.

by Michael

wet spruce Oct 18, 2018, 12:59 PM

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@tight berryMitchell I have to agree 100%. The book is fantastic and for starting out learning CircuitPython, that book and the CircuitPlayground Express is the perfect combination. Kudos to @twin frigate!

cedar sirenBOT Oct 25, 2018, 5:10 AM

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From the mail bag!

I didn’t see a way to make a general comment, but I bought quite a few things to build a robot for my daughters that plays music. In general, all of your products kick butt, but that mp3 music shield is awesome. I built a robot for the garage that plays my music (roams around). I got my 8 & 4 year old daughters interested and they are gonna help me build the “princess” bot. Keep up the great work.

-Jeffrey

cedar sirenBOT Nov 1, 2018, 5:45 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi.

First of all, thank’s for all the rad stuff you guy’s sell!

Sitting here, alone, in front of the computer with debit card in hand, is like leaving Dracula alone in the blood bank!

I just received the slotted aluminum extrusion and all the connectors and screws and everything I ordered.

Thanks! I love this stuff! It’s the erector set my parent’s never bought for me!

-Clayton

cedar sirenBOT Nov 8, 2018, 6:26 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hello Adafruit,

So I’ve been wanting to share this story about how I got connected (or maybe addicted haha) to Adafruit. I was helping my 14 year old daughter Vicky with her school science project a few months ago (monitor plant/soil moisture and automatically water as needed using only solar power) and bought an Arduino Uno starter kit from Amazon. All seemed to be going well and we were working thru learning enough about Arduino to get the project going. The most painful part was getting an LCD going to display live information. Sadly the LCD was also purchased on Amazon and there was no support or instructions to get it working. No problem, I’m a network engineer and I’m used to figuring things out…..so as I put my google-fu to work I keep finding Adafruit…in many libraries….tutorials….everywhere. So I start looking around on the site and buy a few items….see the cool looking lady with the pink hair here and there. I tend to be fairly tunnel visioned when working out technical issues so didn’t realize for at least 2 months that this was a female owned company! How cool is that? The initial motivation for learning this stuff was to encourage my daughter to learn engineering skills and here I am buying products to teach her from a female engineer owned company without even realizing it. BTW – science project got a full 100% grade. Can’t wait to get Vicky going on the soon to start AdaBox!

THANK YOU for being you Adafruit! I love the “learning site with a gift shop” way of doing things. The tutorials have definitely made learning a wide range of technologies incredibly easy and provide just the right amount of foundation to go make whatever we want with the products.

BIG THANKS to Tony D as well! Loved the “wifi things” series and now micropython!

-Matt

cedar sirenBOT Nov 15, 2018, 6:03 AM

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Nice The picture of that fiber optic dress just inspired a whole slue of ideas and discussion between my daughter and I for the dance recital that my daughter is going to be in at the end of the upcoming school year.

Keep’em coming. Danon

cedar sirenBOT Nov 22, 2018, 6:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you so much!! I am a huge fan of your website and I credit it with helping to get me into electronics tinkering which is now one of my passions and hopefully a new career path.

LF

random moon Nov 26, 2018, 7:13 PM

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I want to give a hug report to everyone that went ahead and messaged us about the pm spammer this morning. It's easy to just ignore something like that, but reporting that ensures that things like that can't spread. And it protects people who are a little too trusting to strangers on the internet - For a discord here, my immediate thought is younger people, but the stereotypical target of such things are the elderly that aren't familiar with such things.

I also want to give a hug report to @vital yoke for his very good message in #general-tech on the appropriate response for such things.

cosmic perch Nov 26, 2018, 7:15 PM

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just listening in today

cedar sirenBOT Nov 29, 2018, 6:12 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi there!

I’m dad to a 2 year old. While he can’t quite work on electronics projects

with me yet, he LOVES watching the weekly New Products videos. Every time

Lady Ada comes on and sings “new new new!”, he sings along with her.

My fiancée bought me an Adabox as a gift. I brought it in, and before

opening it, my son saw the Adafruit logos all over it. He snatched it away,

and started running around yelling, “new new new! New New new New! New New

New!”

I managed to get the contents out of the box, but the actual box everything

came in? It’s for the big Adafruit logo on it, so it’s now my 2 year old

son’s New New New box!

Just thought you guys might enjoy the story!

– Alex

cedar sirenBOT Dec 6, 2018, 6:20 AM

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From the mail bag!

This company is so cool! It’s really awesome that it’s

100% women owned; that’s not something I see often and it seriously inspires

me and brings some tears to my eyes. Keep up the super cool work and keep

figuring out how to get women involved in STEM! I will definitely be

thinking of someone who will enjoy a gift from here.. or just find a project

for myself since there’s so much interesting stuff and I want to support a

great company! Thanks for inspiring and empowering women – you are doing the

good, hard work.

-Madison

cedar sirenBOT Dec 13, 2018, 6:18 AM

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From the mail bag!

hi,

just a word from a guy who lives in the Netherlands and has no clue of

electronics but learning on the road.

I think you guys rule, deep respect to everything you did, done, and will be

doing.

i try to learn electronics and use it and enjoy it.

and what I noticed that in search of libraries, adafruit supplies just the

best and most suitable.

Many thanx for this effort and keep it up!

thumbs up!

-Bas

cedar sirenBOT Dec 20, 2018, 6:53 AM

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From the mail bag!

You guys are awesome!

From your products, your technical support, your online training and your customer support, I don’t know of another company that handles everything so well.

-Cliff

cedar sirenBOT Dec 27, 2018, 6:33 AM

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From the mail bag!

Adafruit’s team is awesome. It makes me so happy doing business with you. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Best regards,

–Terry

wispy mulch Jan 1, 2019, 11:07 PM

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adafruit thank you for discovering my inner maker and tinker - luv b

cedar sirenBOT Jan 3, 2019, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Last couple weeks I have placed a couple huge orders from you guys.

I just wanted to say, the quality is 100000%.

out of every item, after assembly, everything was 100% working with out a

single defect and or problem.

Not to mention the massive library of tutorial’s available for every

product.

I wanted to say thank you for being an awesome company that I can always

rely on.

Thank you for the unmatched quality!

And look forward to years more great products.

-Mario

cedar sirenBOT Jan 10, 2019, 6:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

I literally owe my life to AdaFruit. As a Vet and for over 30 years, a

variety of PTSD has not been good to me. The past 5 years in retirement,

mindless challenges, and no way to apply positive thinking seemed to be a

big drag downward. Then, I found AdaFruit. I bought some of your breakout

components and Trinkets and other things to stimulate imagination and

creativity. For the past 2-3 weeks, I have been glued to your website, my

breadboard, and sketches. I go to sleep at night thinking about your

products and I wake up enthusiastic and positive about what’s in store for

the day of DIY projects. At age 67 now, time is compressed but everyday is a

good Adafruit day. Thank you so much. I wish I’d met you all sooner. Your

work is nothing short of miraculous.

All the best, Bill

tropic patio Jan 12, 2019, 12:42 AM

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cedar sirenBOT Jan 17, 2019, 6:09 AM

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From the mail bag!

To Mr, and Mrs. LadyAda,

First and foremost, I would like to say I very much appreciate you and all the things that you do. By the fact that Mrs. Lady Ada who just happens to be a very talented woman get enough recognition. And I don’t think that you get all the recognition the you should get.

I would also like to point out that I love the diversity that you have in your company. The diversity the I mention is that of women and men of different cultures. I appreciate that you all took a conscious effort to achieve this. This shows a big part of what Adafruit Industries is all about. I know that ‘Making’ transcends a lot of that but I just wanted you to know that I notice and its one of the many reasons why I will continue to support you all.

Sincerely,

Stuart

cedar sirenBOT Jan 24, 2019, 6:44 AM

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From the mail bag!

Couldn’t find anywhere to simply comment and say thanks for

the products and services you provide. I’ve done a lot of things in my

life- pilot, structural welder, sculptor, writer, Linux enthusiast- but I never was an electronics tinkerer or maker, though I wanted to be. Thanks to you I can be. And I’ve looked around the wide web and can find bits and pieces for less money but none of those options support what you’re doing and so I’ll stick with you. So thanks, and here’s to continued success!

cedar sirenBOT Jan 31, 2019, 6:05 AM

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From the mail bag!

I placed my order today. I must have messed it up some how the first time. Thank you for the quick response. I just recently became an Adafruit customer. I think the company is awesome and I’m glad it exists. Let everyone there know that their customer support is on point and that the company as a whole is doing great things!

Have a good day!

-Chad

cedar sirenBOT Feb 7, 2019, 6:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Great library and super easy to use and integrate into future projects. Great instructions and explanations on the implementation and use. I spent a couple hours on the web looking for a good library and this is by far the best one. I only wish I found this board before building my own board after gathering all the parts. Would have saved me time and money. I’m coming here first for my next project.

_Learn guide reader

cedar sirenBOT Feb 14, 2019, 6:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

I got my Adabox today, and first and foremost I wanted to say thanks! It’s

completely awesome, far exceeded my expectations. I’ve been a programmer

for over 20 years and have worked in a lot of languages, but only within the

last year have gotten into things like the RPi and Arduino. Your site, and

the content you put out on various other platforms has taught me, and no

doubt countless others, so much. I primarily got the Adabox subscription as

a way to help support your company, so hopefully you can inspire others to

take on new challenges.

-Scott

cedar sirenBOT Feb 21, 2019, 7:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

As a former tech support person for 23 years or so, I understand the value of making technology empowering, easy, affordable, and most of all; fun! And so does Adafruit!

Please forward my highest regards to your entire team! What you are doing is important for creative advancement and understanding, both of which are vital to our collective futures!

And, for what it’s worth, it was Lady Ada and Tony D. who I made a real connection with when watching their ‘learn’ videos, or product demos. I’ve spent a fair amount of time looking at electronics vendors from TI (love my Sensor Tag!) and others, but you stand out above the noise generated by the rest as being; run by humans, for humans. TI has plenty of products but you make finding what will really work tremendously easier!

You have also done a tremendous job of doing something that is near and dear to my heart; it’s all about making cool stuff, but then it’s all about writing clearly to inform and educate others about how cool it really is!

Stay Groovy!

Larry

cedar sirenBOT Feb 28, 2019, 6:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Collin makes very good awesome instructional videos. Your piece on the history of batteries is a great learning module that lends itself to easy classroom replication. Perfectly balanced with words and pictures without drudgery of written chemistry formulas that would be over the head of primary and secondary school students. It also lends itself to good home study and kitchen science. Granted some specialized shopping for metals is required but, that the price of true science

Most excellent sahib, keep up the good work.

cedar sirenBOT Mar 7, 2019, 6:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your outstanding customer service and overall business model. In the past I have purchased my raspberry pi and beagle bone black gear through Amazon, but after experiencing your customer service (as well as loving your products, and your tutorials/educational materials) I will now be ordering everything directly from Adafruit – to include some featherboards soon.

Keep up the awesome work! It’s great to see a legitimately good company, doing good things, giving back, and taking care of their customers.

Keep up the good work!

Chris

cedar sirenBOT Mar 14, 2019, 6:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

It’s been a bit over one year since I first started learning and making things with Adafruit kits and components (see below). My projects are steadily becoming more complex and sophisticated — and more technically challenging! I now have experience with the Feather family including designing an interrupt-driven arbitrary waveform generator, a music synthesizer interface, a time machine movie prop, a workshop corrosion monitor using packet radio, and my first exposure to microPython. My experience working with Adafruit products has also propelled me into designing and building custom ATTiny 85 development PCBs, MCU programmers, and yes, even some analog sound modules. These experiences have also led to greater involvement in our local maker space where I was encouraged to teach.

What’s on the horizon? Well, more Feather applications, of course, but soon I’ll expand into a couple of Pi projects. There are many more ideas in my logbook that are just waiting for my attention.

You continue to amaze me with the depth and innovative breath of your product line, support forums, and educational tutorials. The enthusiasm, dedication, and exceptional positive business philosophy of your staff clearly shine through your product line. To a person, my experience with the Adafruit team has always been stellar. Thank you for continuing to keep my creative spark alive.

— Jan

cedar sirenBOT Mar 21, 2019, 5:40 AM

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From the mail bag!

Having had a serious profession for 40 years (flying commercial for A/A International), I have a tendency to speak frankly and to the point. Words matter, as they say. I have written both praise and criticism as I see it pertaining to AdaFruit products and services. I am hoping that my suggestions are taken as being non-personal and being constructive in nature and that they are helpful to your business. Generally, my experience through life tells me that people tend to reject criticism unless we have confidence in the person voicing it. That is one reason I have tried to be sure that I am just as quick to praise as to be critical. I was just reading your file on “Introducing Trinket” and this is one of those times to praise. THAT is incredible work by you and your employees.

So, thank you very much for the product AND the documentation to use it. AdaFruit is my “go-to” company for anything Arduino. Yes, I do order via Amazon Prime for obvious reasons. But, I still search for AdaFruit first. Product loyalty is difficult to attain and you all have earned mine.

Sincerely,

William

cedar sirenBOT Mar 28, 2019, 5:58 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi there. I just wanted to let you know about a pretty

cool experience I had.

I recently began supporting a local Girls Who Code club and while speaking

to the person running it she told me that the kids – in their second year –

were starting to get interested in interfacing the programs they wrote to

hardware. The kids are at several different experience/comfort levels,

mostly using Scratch. Taking that information I did some research into what

might be useful starting with the most dangerous place for my wallet and

read up on the Circuit Playground Express. Seemed like a good fit – lots of

onboard hardware to interface with and multiple languages including an

option familiar to Scratch users – and the teacher agreed so I started them

off with a few educator packs. I’m pleased to say they were a big hit; the

first evening they had a shot at the boards they had a lot of fun and (I

know this was important for me in my early days) a lot of positive

reinforcement. If you check your records you’ll see I’ve recently ordered a

bunch more (just the boards this time) because the 6 we got to try out

really aren’t enough.

So, short summary: That’s a winner of a board. Thanks for making it.

cedar sirenBOT Apr 4, 2019, 5:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear ADAFRUIT team,

I don’t know how to start, but i am so happy with your service and the

products.

They have always helped me out in my projects and saved my day.

I find nearly all my electronics related products here.

Also,i get tutorials on how to use them also.

The technical team is really good and helpful.

Just keep up the good work.

I would really be happy to receive products for testing

THANKING YOU,

Your Happy User,

Kavish

cedar sirenBOT Apr 11, 2019, 5:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

I think you guys have the best Learning guides out there

for your products you sell. Fair prices, and I have to admit that the first

time I seen ask an engineer it was some type of joke, but after watching the

ladyada desk series I have come to be quite a fan of the Lady. Limor you are

a very good engineer and I am ashamed of myself for thinking otherwise.

Continue being yourself and stay true to it!

Regards,

Bill

cedar sirenBOT Apr 18, 2019, 5:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi team! I just wanted to say that I sent in my first

order last week, on my Thursday (I’m in Australia) so you would have seen it

your Thursday morning, and last night (Monday) I was unboxing it!

What amazingly fast service to have my goods packed and shipped so quickly

from the US to Australia.

I’ve been a big fan of your company, products and videos for a long time,

but it took me a while to place my first order (mostly due to indecision)..

but I am so glad I did and you’ve earned a customer for life.

Thanks!

Seon

cedar sirenBOT Apr 25, 2019, 5:18 AM

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From the mail bag!

Despite Adafruit being a techy company, I believe there will be a

human that reads this and just wanted to say ‘thanks’ for the prompt

delivery of my raspberry pi. I was notified by email that the product

shipped on Labor Day despite the fair warning that it would be shipped on

Tuesday. Needless to say, it was a huge boost to my confidence and

appreciated your dedication to customer service.

Thank you again.

Jim

cedar sirenBOT May 2, 2019, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

I want to thank Lady Ada and everyone at Adafruit for excellent products and

customer service. Adafruit is the best resource for Engineers, Makers, and

Hobbyists. The design, quality, and ingenuity of Adafruit products are

truly marvels of technology. With an amazing line of products and

supporting descriptions, technical details, and helpful learning

documentation, Adafruit will always be my go to for awesome electronics.

…

Adafruit rocks!

Thank you again Adafruit. Everyone at Adafruit is greatly appreciated. When

that box with the Adafruit logo arrives, I know it is filled with

awesomeness.

trent

cedar sirenBOT May 9, 2019, 5:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hey guys! Just this morning I watched a podcast, where

you folks had mentioned the sometimes difficult customers, that were..

ummm… vocal and maybe a little belligerent about issues related to

delivering the new RiPiZero W. It compelled me to drop a note to you just

to say, I think you guys do a fantastic job, and you are an inspiration to

all the creative folks out there that are hungry for cool and innovative

ways to express themselves. We rely on people like you to make it happen

and truly appreciate your contribution to the creative community! Cudos to

you and your whole team. Keep it up and never stop! Your affectionate

fan, Jeffrey

cedar sirenBOT May 16, 2019, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hello adafruit!

I’m a software guy that’s pushing 50, and up until recently, I never even

owned a soldering gun. I got inspired by watching videos and am voraciously

learning as much as I can about the hardware side of the world.

I am thoroughly impressed by your company. From the quality of the products

that I’ve used, to the interesting videos (including the show and tell

videos and many of the others), to… well, so many other things as well.

Most of all, though, I am impressed to see Ladyada providing a positive role

model for girls that might be interested in STEM education and careers. Her

attitude in the videos along with an obviously brilliant mind makes

engineering like this fun. I really hope that my middle school daughter

sees me watching and gets inspired by seeing the things you showcase.

Keep doing what you’re doing,

Rob

cedar sirenBOT May 23, 2019, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

I ordered two of the Adaboxes. wanted to for a while

but never pulled the trigger on the subscription. purchased 001 and 003.

Opened 001 and followed Lady Ada unboxing and was disappointed when didn’t

get the Feather Pin. Then read website (okay so I didn’t read so good the

first time when I ordered..finally caved on buying Adabox didn’t need to

read anything) anyway got over it when I read the website and totally get

the exclusive bonus to subscribers…my daughter agreed. “dude did you read

the website”…Anyway this is a positive story. I was over it. happily

playing my feather and lighting up the Neopixel wing…yay….then wanted to

go all IoT and opened up Adabox 003. Had already read website, accepted no

cloud pin and no Digikey Ruler. My guys at work have ordered from Digikey

and have the coveted ruler already. so lots of ruler envy going on

but…hey I read the website, I’m cool with that. ….but I opened my back

order no subscriber box and what was in side……A DigiKey ruler…of my

own. Thank you so much Adafruit. I am going to subscribe now…so my

daughter can have the highly coveted exclusive pins. I love your stuff,

love your guides…We have successfully built a bunch of the projects. All

top notch. Great job. Lady Ada you Rock and your team are awesome too.

Thank you all for doing what you do.

Martin

cedar sirenBOT May 30, 2019, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just want to make sure that you now what a wonderful

experience shopping and learning from Adafruit is. I have always loved

every product I’ve ordered. I think that Adafruits support for the MAKER

community is nothing short of spectacular. As a FIRST Mentor and Coach,

your support of STEM and getting more girls involved is a shared goal. I

look forward to buying many more products from Adafruit in the future.

Thanks

Russ

cedar sirenBOT Jun 13, 2019, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hello I just wanted to say thank you for my order being dispatched and delivered so quickly. I know its only 30 white Noepixels but to find them anywhere else was virtually impossible. Most seller didnt know what chip set they had along with a few technical issues an old electronics engineer like myself has never heard of.

Still I got what I needed to complete my current project.

I will be watching your utube shows as usual from the UK on Friday (live is past my bed time).

I found Adafruit back in March 2011 and been following since. Keep up your great work informing young and old what is possible with lots effort and sound ethics.

Many thanks Dale

cedar sirenBOT Jun 20, 2019, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

A colleague and myself have been using Adafruit components in

workshops at events for middle and high school girls in the Philly area to

broaden interest in STEM fields. I built the kits 4 years ago and also use

them in my own classroom. I have not had a single component fail and have

been quite happy with the service at Adafruit.

…

We just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate your products and how

helpful the tutorials are for educators that may not have a very technical

background. If there is anything that you would like us to include we would

be more than happy to do so.

Thank you,

Suzanne

cedar sirenBOT Jun 27, 2019, 5:40 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear adafruit, im not quite sure where to begin. (5 min

later) you have been a go to company for more than just products and ideas,

you and your staff have also taken time out to help me with tons of my

projects as well! I would literally send a plethora of questions to your

staff and they were willing to help me in any way they could. When your 15,

alot of people dont take you seriously. Adafruit on the other hand treats me

like a person and a maker. Not like a kid with some insane project idea and

because of that i am able to pull off most of my insane projects! Most of my

friends now call me a “mad scientist”, there darn right too and i am more

than happy to accept that title. I guess what i am trying to say is… Thank

you for helping me with all my crazy ideas and also having the products i

need! – Ethan

cedar sirenBOT Jul 4, 2019, 5:58 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just a note from a happy customer to say THANKS!

I received my shipment from Adafruit on Tuesday as delivered by DHL.Not only did they deliver it a day earlier than promised, they managed to navigate Canadian customs.

I am thoroughly impressed by the people at Adafruit, the quality of their products and their excellence in product delivery and support. Thank you for supporting the creation of on-line content and video. Without exception the content of the guides, videos, chat and forums is excellent.

Thank you for creating a community where good things happen.

Sincerely,

Terry

wispy lion Jul 6, 2019, 4:28 PM

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Good afternoon,
I just wanted to say a BIG thank you for the clear step by step instructions found on your site in regards to the upgrade of CircuitPython and especially on how to upgrade with the new code and all the new files for the PyPortal (Adabox 011). Being a teacher and on vacation, I am finally able to play with my Adabox 010 (NeoTrellisM4), my Adabox 011 (PyPortal) and my soon to be open (Adabox 012) (PyGamer). I’ve watched all the Adabox unboxing done by John Parks before opening my Adabox 10 and 11 boxes (I believe I started doing that with my first Adabox (08) Make Robots Your Friends and I don’t open my Adabox box before John Parks open his on YouTube, it’s hard but so far so good 😃 and since he did the Adabox 012 this week, it was hard but I was able to resist the urge of opening 012 first. So the past week, I enjoyed discovering the NeoTrellisM4 and the PyPortal. I have to admit, I really had some difficulty with setting up my PyPortal until I found your clear instructions. So thank you lady ada, John Parks, Philip Torrone and all the people involved in making Adafruit products. You are making this vacation one of the best ever.

Nathalie

cedar sirenBOT Jul 11, 2019, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Many Thanks!

I would like to thank you for this wonderful company. You are helping

newbies to become interested in electrical engineering as well as you are a

great platform for experienced makers.

I am an electrical engineer and working for a german automotive supplier.

Being in the SW Test department I introduced small projects using Arduino.

To support your company I order primary products from ada fruit.

Please continue with your great work, I try to support you as good as I can.

Many greetings from Germany,

Florian

cedar sirenBOT Jul 18, 2019, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Keep up the great work. You and Ladyada are affecting people around the globe in a positive way; and I can’t think of a better legacy than that.

regards

David

cedar sirenBOT Jul 25, 2019, 5:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

I have a program that spits out a random “quote of the day”

when I sign on to my work mainframe. I thought you might like to see today’s

quote.

“The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom

weaves flowers and leaves.”

— Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)

I love doing business with you. My orders are always 100% correct and are

usually received a day or two (or more) before they are expected. Keep up

the good work!

Dave

cedar sirenBOT Aug 1, 2019, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear Lady Ada, and all you great folks at Adafruit.

As a relative newbie to this stuff, and ‘age challenged’ to boot, your products, the learning aids and assistance available to the newcomer on your site, YouTube and the fantastic libraries you have put together – is SO valuable. I just wanted to say a sincere and heartfelt ‘Thank You’ to you all for the really great stuff you do. Adafruit stuff just works out the box, as advertized.. unlike some of the cheaper stuff out there.

Well done, and please keep doing what you do so well.

Sincerely

Robert

cedar sirenBOT Aug 8, 2019, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you so much! Adafruit has always been incredible for me; forums, support, and product selection is the best!

So much appreciated!

Nick

cedar sirenBOT Aug 15, 2019, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to drop you a note to say how awesome you are. I’ve made several orders in quick succession and they’ve all been handled flawlessly. I even placed an order on the 4th of July and (completely unexpectedly) someone packaged my order on the same day! Adafruit is just consistently fantastic. 😉

Cheers,

Phil

cedar sirenBOT Aug 22, 2019, 5:07 AM

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cedar sirenBOT Aug 29, 2019, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

I gave my wife a Circuit Playground as a geeky Mother’s Day gift, and she

thought it was great. The rest of the family loved it so much that I’m back

to buy a couple more.

Great job on this – looking forward to lots of fun play and experimenting.

-Christopher

cedar sirenBOT Sep 5, 2019, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for your amazing product like your blufruit

feather and your Neo Pixels. Without you all this wouldn’t be possible and a

special thanks to your engineers for helping me solve problems.

-Cameron

cedar sirenBOT Sep 12, 2019, 5:20 AM

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From the mail bag!

Love Adafruit! I am a hobbyist/professional. By that I

mean I used your parts for both personal projects and one-off projects for

my customers.

-Steve

cedar sirenBOT Sep 19, 2019, 5:57 AM

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From the mail bag!

Lady Ada,

Just a note to thank you.

In my February order, I included a Solar Digital Caliper PID 3720 that you had advertised as new in the AdaFruit Store. I cannot tell you how many times I have used this superb instrument. As with everything you seem to recommend the functionality as well as the quality is top notch. I was so impressed with Star Simpson’s Circuit Classics, I sent orders to my grandchildren who had a ball putting the circuits together. Another example of a great product is the Fully Reversible Pink/Purple USB A to micro B Cable – PID 4111. Every time I insert the connector in a hard to see slot, I think of Lady Ada. Thank you for not only designing and manufacturing outstanding products, but for recognizing other products that we might use in our electronic hobby

– Ted

cedar sirenBOT Sep 25, 2019, 1:36 PM

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From the forums , a totally clean build Phoenyx33 writes –

“I knew that you built your various boards including the Grand Central to take a lot… I just found out how much they can take. I just moved to a new apartment and I was washing all my laundry that had been packed in one of the boxes. The washers here are front loading and the doors lock until the cycle is complete. Shortly after I started one load I heard ‘clanking’ of something hard hitting the glass. I about died when it paused and I saw my recently purchased Grand Central sitting among the clothes in the washer. Needless to say I was severely bummed as I thought the board was ruined. As a prayer I set it aside and let it dry for a week. Just today I plugged in a usb cable to see what would happen. A red light flicked quickly, then the ‘on’ led lit and the RGB led started pulsing green. Thank you, Lady Ada and all your people there for building them so well!”

Read more !

cedar sirenBOT Sep 26, 2019, 5:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hello Adafruit Industries and Mrs Ladyada Mr Ladyada,

You are the best of all the companies selling Arduino and Raspberry stuff! I

love you guys a lot! I really like feathers they are just so cool……and

lite. You know guys, you inspire me a lot. And I like the thing that you are

so socially active and you all are so inovative that every weekend you have

always got something to show us every weekend!

Regards Sagnik from India.

cedar sirenBOT Oct 3, 2019, 5:27 AM

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From the mail bag!

I have a son and 3 daughters. My son is about to be 10 and we’ve done a few kits together (a couple from your site and a couple more based on the Amazing tutorials you folks write). Thank you for the level of education you sneak in beside the “Wow! This is aweosme!”.

More importantly, I wanted to directly thank Ms. Fried. My eldest daughter is 7, and she loves math. I have recently shown her this site and several videos from it to show her that girls who like math and science can stick to it and do amazing things.

Thank you for being a role model to a little girl in Canada that her dad can be ok with. Hopefully she learns to solder well faster than her brother did.

-Michael

cedar sirenBOT Oct 10, 2019, 5:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

I have and will continue to buy your excellent products.

They are great quality but I also want to support your articles on women in

tech. and science. I have a three year old granddaughter who I want to know

what women have done and will do in the future. I intend to get her started

very soon with science and math. Maybe even a Adafruit project.

Regards

Glenn G.

cedar sirenBOT Oct 17, 2019, 5:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for your fast service. Your website is “geek

oriented” in that it is accurate and informative. I had an issue with

powering my RPi3 — lightning bolt on screen during boot and operations. A

quick interWebs search pointed me to the issue (under power) and your

website specifically pointed out which part (1995) I needed. I ordered what

I needed and some other stuff on the 20th and it all arrived on the 21st.

Lightning bolt gone. Bought second one for RPi2 which is serving as a NAS

and print server. Thanks. Keep up the good work.

-Robert

cedar sirenBOT Oct 24, 2019, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for responses to forum posts for the

Music Maker Arduino shield. They helped me have confidence in a solution to

a problem with the VS1053’s player_simple example. …

Also, thank you for the random quotes at the bottom of each web page.

I’m going to take the one to heart when organizing next year’s Burning Man

camp (it seems to be good, general management advice): “If you want to build

a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks

and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the

sea” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Back to work! Thank you. Kerry.

cedar sirenBOT Oct 31, 2019, 5:50 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi, my name is Cameron and I just want to say you guys

have totally gotten me out of somewhat of a rut I’ve been in for the past

couple years. Your website, your videos (especially your how-to’s and

educational ones) have really lifted me up and gotten me back into a

creative mindset. I’m learning again, I’m reading and experimenting again,

and most importantly I feel like my self again. I’ve set up a pretty sweet

“maker shop” in my office complete with some Adafruit parts and tools, and a

3D printer. I think this is a very scary and unsure time for a lot of people

like me, and what you guys do at Adafruit is truly inspiring. I love that

you actively and openly support of women in engineering/science/math/etc and

the LGBTQ+ community. Sometimes I feel like some companies kind of

marginalize us or forget about our group, but Adafruit doesn’t!

Anyway, thanks so much for snapping me back to myself, getting me active and

thinking and making again! Thank you for your support of ALL men, women, and

children who have a shared love of technology and engineering. Maybe I’ll

see you on a live stream one day!

Sincerely

Cameron

cedar sirenBOT Nov 7, 2019, 6:05 AM

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From the mail bag!

Love your company – Love new products – lady ada and

phil Rule! Collins lab is one of my favorites.

Anyone that promotes learning to young people should be commended-great

job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pseudo palm Nov 12, 2019, 4:19 PM

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cedar sirenBOT Nov 14, 2019, 6:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

I’ve been wanting to mention that I really enjoy your site and site content. Great work in this area. I work in the profession and understand the challenges.

Thanks again,

richard

cedar sirenBOT Nov 21, 2019, 6:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

Love your products, and thanks very much for making

useful electrical products available in small quantities, such as small

lengths of wire. I really like the silicon insulated wire, and just bought

some magnet wire.

-Jim

cedar sirenBOT Nov 28, 2019, 6:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Customer service is outstanding at Adafruit!

These products are very difficult to implement for a novice such as my self. I started with a soldering issue, and moved up to a very difficult software issue. While documentation for all products like this could use improvement, a responsive support team at the selling company helps significantly. My problem involved writing data,in CSV format, from a sensor to the SD card. After many ill-fated attempts, I contacted Adafruit – they responded within 24 hours, and over a period of several days, we successfully got the system working. That is writing my data to the SD along with Date & Time stamp. To achieve that required programming skills beyond my level and I’m grateful to Adfruit’s customer service.

-ed

cedar sirenBOT Dec 5, 2019, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi Limor and all at Adafruit,

Firstly thanks for my recent parcel of goodies which left The USA on Sunday

and was delivered to me in Adelaide Australia on Tuesday, not bad DHL, and

good work team for sending it on the day of the order.

Secondly I’m really, really impressed with Adafruit’s products, support, and

attitude – Crash Hot team!

(I wish I could afford more of your goodies – I Love this time in history!)

Cheers, Danny.

cedar sirenBOT Dec 12, 2019, 6:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just wanted to say Happy Holidays. Thanks for your kind

and understanding treatment. I am not good with words at all. The English

language doesn’t portray feelings well at all. Going to give it a try any

way. I brought up an issue I was having with a product and the great people

at adafruit took a look at my issue and not only did they agree they hooked

me up with the new product and put up the new product for everyone. Also

the new cheaper shipment prices are awesome. A lot of time I just need a

few things and the lower prices help a lot. In summary; much love to all of

adafruit, thanks for the great business with kindness and caring.

-Dave

cedar sirenBOT Dec 19, 2019, 6:12 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just a quick note that the CircuitPlayground Express is

awesome. My five year old daughter and I spend the afternoon using MakeCode

and exploring the extensive features and sensors built into the board. I

just ordered some additional boards so we can explore the IR functionality

and get the boards to “talk”.

…

Anyways, great job on a great product.

Harold

cedar sirenBOT Dec 26, 2019, 6:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Merry Christmas Adafruit.

Just recently I pulled out a couple of MintyBoost kits my son and I decided

we were going to finish once and for all. I printed the instructions on

2/12/11 from ladyada.net. My son was 14 then, he is 21 now. Regardless of

my procrastination or inability to complete things, it made me think once

again about how glad I am for Adafruit.

What you do and the way you do it is a great example to me, and gives me

hope that there are smart, hard working people who will find a way to run a

business that helps people learn and contributes positively. I know I can

always count on “Show and Tell” to lift my spirits, the weekly emails with

“Engineer of the Week” helps me see past preconceptions, and just the

general spirit that I see brightens my day.

I know I am not your best customer, but I am a huge fan and just want to let

you all know how much I appreciate you and all you do.

Have a great holiday, take care,

Brian

cedar sirenBOT Jan 2, 2020, 6:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi. Just watched the ‘her big idea’ video. Limor is an

inspiration gives me hope for my daughter’s future career (wherever that may

lead).

Happy new year to you all from the UK.

Dave.

cedar sirenBOT Jan 9, 2020, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hey adafruit staff! I just wanted to write this email

because, I have used many different “electronics” websites and I absolutely

love and adore the simplistic yet technical layout of adafruit.com, I just

recently got out my electronics kit, and needed a guide to solder up some

parts and start programming a 4-digit 16-seg alphanum display, and I found

it quickly and easily followed it. I even added a few things to my wishlist

for my next project. Love you guys, stick around and I’ll always come back!

-Logan

cedar sirenBOT Jan 16, 2020, 6:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear Lady Ada, et al.,

I have been purchasing fun products from your company for a few months now,

and I have to say you have completely spoiled me! Now ordering from anyone

else feels like torture.

…

It is not just that your orders get to me faster, what I love about ordering

from Adafruit is that you make me FEEL like my specific order is important,

and that you are working at light-speed to help me to enjoy my

impulse-purchase as soon as is humanly possible. I hope you take pride in

the way your company operates, because it is extraordinary.

Long story short, you should start carrying translucent breadboards.

Please stay as awesome as you are

ProfShanks

Duluth, MN

swift stag Jan 19, 2020, 7:59 PM

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Hi, i have installed Arduino IDE 1.8.10 on an Raspberry Pi 4 under Buster with the latest Updates! I have installed the latest Arduino SAMD From Board Manager! When i install the latest Adafruit SAMD from Board Manager, then i always get Compile Errors with the Blink-Sketch! If i use a older Version of Adafruit SAMD it works. It look like a Problem with the path, because it is looking for a arduino15 folder, which does not exist on the pi. The Problem with the older Version of Adafruit SAMD is that i get compiling errors with the tensorflow examples. The arcadia examples are working! Many thanks for help!

timid junco Jan 19, 2020, 8:02 PM

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@swift stag You may be better off posting this question in the #help-with-arduino channel

scarlet stratus Jan 22, 2020, 10:44 AM

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@swift stag I've solved this at least twice. I can't remember what was done, though. ;)

uneven phoenix Jan 22, 2020, 6:39 PM

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@hardy peak One for the mail bag:
https://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=161239

1.3" TFT Display with Metro Mini

by Klankster on 22 Jan 2020 05:54

I just had to comment about how awesome your hardware is -- I've been involved in hobby electronics for over 50 years and just recently found out about your company -- it seemed almost too good to be true that I could pick up a tiny computer and TFT display for such a low price and I was super skeptical about how well they would work.

Well, I just spent about 20 minutes hooking up the Metro Mini and a 1.3" 240x240 TFT display on one of my breadboards and programming it to run the simple demo with the Arduino IDE -- it was crazy how simple it was to get working and to start customizing!

My hat's off to the Adafruit team -- this makes electronics tinkering so much more accessible -- I wish that hardware this cool had been available when I was a kid!

cedar sirenBOT Jan 23, 2020, 6:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

I JUST found out about all of the amazing things you

have been doing, and I am so impressed and inspired. I feel like I am

ridiculously behind the curve

I am so excited to get some kits and build with my son, and ecstatic to give

him another incredible female role model in how this all began.

So excited for my family to join this amazing community!!!!

Thank you Limor, and all of the amazing people that are helping to make this

happen.

-Kevin

vital yoke Jan 28, 2020, 4:42 PM

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Worth noting: I saw this from a community member praising one of our Community Helpers, @twin lagoon:

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scarlet stratus Jan 29, 2020, 4:23 AM

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hello @vital yoke When do hug reports emerge?

vital yoke Jan 29, 2020, 4:41 AM

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They're right here, @scarlet stratus ! 🙂 There isn't an official post that gets released, but feel free to point out exceptional behavior that deserves praise.

At PT says, "we are what we celebrate." 🎉

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I'm hug reporting you @vital yoke !

cedar sirenBOT Jan 30, 2020, 6:00 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just received my first order from the Adafruit website.

Shipping was extremely fast to the other side of the United States. I picked

up some heat-shrink tubing a couple of Adafruit designed breakouts and some

stickers to put on the back of my laptop. I was amazed at the size of the

breakouts (as small as a dime) and the extremely high quality of the items.

This is going to work great for my projects. The icing on the cake is the

great documentation and examples that I can find on the adafruit website. I

will definitely be ordering some more things for my future projects. Because

of the tutorials and shared libraries, I’ve been able to get my projects up

and running with in minutes. The examples just help spawn more ideas for

more projects

Thanks,

Chris

scarlet stratus Jan 30, 2020, 11:47 PM

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HUG REPORT Hug for Kattni at Adafruit - she accepted it but just reportin' for the community

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scarlet stratus Feb 3, 2020, 4:59 AM

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I'm filing a hug report for a community moderator here in the Adafruit server, @wet cobalt , for a hug over in the Python Server - just worth noting since it does involve an Adafruit CM.

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Okay there - I uploaded the wrong pic

primal tinsel Feb 3, 2020, 6:33 PM

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Hi. Just want to send a big THANK YOU (hey i rarely use capitals) to the Adafruit2 Site Admin that helped me through my pyportal problem. my portal had suddently lost use of it's esp32 and she/he went through various test directing me to the right links to figure out what is going on. the admin decided to replace the portal which is great but what is even better is that i applied the knowledge i learned from this to un-brick a esp32 feather that i totally bricked two years ago. thanks for the lessons, i an truly gratefull to all of you :):):)

golden crag Feb 3, 2020, 6:39 PM

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@primal tinsel I've passed it on. Thanks for the hug report!

cedar sirenBOT Feb 6, 2020, 6:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hello guys, I received my order a few days ago, now I’m working with it and I love it!! I just wanted to send you this email to say that I really love your products and that you have really made my life so much easier! Seems to me that you are really focused to understanding the mind and need of your customers and that you develop your products accordingly. Keep up the awesome work.

Thanks,

Leonardo

cedar sirenBOT Feb 13, 2020, 6:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just wanted to let all of you know how awesome you all are.

Im Frank, my friends call me Chip. I’m 50 years old and have been involved

with tech since I built my own Apple II+ and packed it with an amazing

amount of RAM (48k). I have never been to a sight as informative and as

friendly as the ADAFruit sight…. I have also noted a trend with the people who

work there. Everyone is polite, non condesending, helpfull and truely good

souls. not just people how are on their best behavior because thats how they

are expected to behave.

I have recently subscriber to your podcasts and love the tought and

creativity that gets mixed in to the tech.

Your #1 fan!!

Chip

cedar sirenBOT Feb 21, 2020, 7:38 PM

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From the mail bag!

I can’t [say] enough of the great things you have accomplished with Adafruit IO. Total sublime, so easy to create triggers and dashboards.

Thank you!

Glen

cedar sirenBOT Feb 27, 2020, 6:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

My Circuit Playground Express just arrived, and I have

to say it’s your best product to date. I’ve been using the Circuit

Playground (classic – so last year) in my class at Art Center College of

Design in Pasadena, and it’s worked great as a self-contained learning

tool.

The Circuit Playground Express is a big leap forward by adding support for

MakeCode Visual Programming and Circuit Python. The ability to drag and drop

programs doesn’t sound revolutionary but it really helps keep the focus on

design, prototyping, and art. That is after all the overall goal, design and

make cool stuff.

Thanks and keep up the excellent work.

cedar sirenBOT Mar 5, 2020, 6:04 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi, I just love the organisation that you have created.

I have been playing with electronics for some time now and I am always

having to incorporate new items… your company, the reliability of your products and the lessons help to get me up and running quickly.

Love you all!!!

Regards Graham

cedar sirenBOT Mar 12, 2020, 5:23 AM

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From the mail bag!

First time receiver of Adabox. The product arrived and right from the start of opening the package, I could tell the amount of thought that went into this product. I was very impressed with the packaging and content of the box. … I am sorry I did not subscribe sooner. This is truly a quality offering.

Thank you for your efforts!

Ed

cedar sirenBOT Mar 19, 2020, 5:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Limor and Phil,

I just watched your video post concerning your decision to suspend operations at Adafruit as a result of the current events surrounding COVID-19. I wanted to let you know that I’ve been following Adafruit since late 2010, and I’ve always been inspired and impressed by your emphasis on treating people fairly, and focusing on community and the progression of humanity, despite the many challenges that have been occurring around you. I look forward to watching this week’s Show-and-Tell, and returning to Adafruit for all of my maker-electronics needs.

Keep up the excellent work, and thank you for being a constant in a sometimes inconsistent World.

Sincerely,

Michael

cedar sirenBOT Mar 24, 2020, 11:10 AM

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From the mail bag!

I logged on to say thank you that because Adafruit exists, my childhood dream of designing and building electronics ‘gadgets’ is realized. I am 71 years old and with COVID-19 floating around, staying completely isolated. Because of Adafruit, and only because of Adafruit, the core elements, products, and software that I could have never imagined as a kid are available. Seeing these clips of your operations adds to the enjoyment and pride.

Thank you all for this and I want you to know that in the context of the current situation, you all have my best wishes in staying well and successful.

All the best – GOV

cedar sirenBOT Mar 26, 2020, 5:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Adafruit Support was really fast and helpful and

fixed my problem so i could order. Thank you guys

-Blade

cedar sirenBOT Apr 2, 2020, 5:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

From a customer:

I wanted to give you some specific feedback about the guide, but had to set up sound for a jam session this afternoon. First of all, you broke down a rather complex build into very logical and digestible steps. Even if someone hadn’t planned to build the entire project, there are enough technical nuggets in there to apply to other projects. Second, the front panel design was very intuitive and would be easy to learn with a little practice. The build was very clean; I liked the way you organized the wires into bundles and groups. Made it easier to understand and ultimately, to troubleshoot.

And finally, in your workshop sessions and learning guides, I usually pick up on at least one fabrication/making hint that I haven’t considered before. The technique you use to solder the rainbow jumper wires to components like potentiometers and switches is brilliant. It solves the strain relief problem I run into when cutting jumper wires to solder — the copper wire is so small and flexible compared to the insulation that it fatigues very quickly near the solder joint. I’ve tried using heat shrink tubing to strengthen the wire, but that can eventually fail with even a small amount of flexing. Leaving the wire in the crimped pin or socket keeps the stiff insulation from bending the tiny copper conductor at the joint.

I switched to silicone wire for that reason, but would prefer to use rainbow jumper wires when grouped wires are needed. What a great technique! Thanks!

New tricks –> old dog.

cedar sirenBOT Apr 9, 2020, 5:05 AM

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From the mail bag!

I am a long-time fan of your team and your attitude, but I’ve

never been more impressed than I am right now after reading what you are

doing to help during the Pandemic.

We need Adafruit and its wonderful leadership to shine as our beacon of home

in these dark times. I just wish YOU were doing a daily news briefing

instead of that guy in Washington.

Be safe. You’re already great.

Byron

cedar sirenBOT Apr 9, 2020, 6:41 PM

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From the mail bag!

(Hugs) to PT and Limor for instantly transforming Adafruit into an agile and responsive contributor for supporting first responders and medical staff. It’s inspiring to see how quickly they morphed into a different focus while fully supporting all the company’s staff and associates, setting an example and placing the bar high for others to aspire to reach. They are the best of us.

And to the maker community at large for their inventive dedication and demonstrating the maker creed to learn, adapt, collaborate, and respect each other. I’m amazed at the diversity of talent both as directly applied to technology for the pandemic response, but also to foundational social needs for education, art, music, entertainment, and creating a sense of belonging for all. I am overwhelmingly humbled by the diverse scope of the community’s contribution.”

Thank you!

Jan

cedar sirenBOT Apr 16, 2020, 5:52 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hey just sending a friendly e-mail. Saw New York

mentioned in a news story. Hope you are all doing well. Thanks for all you

do. Take care. Can’t wait for your live show on Wednesday

-Anthony

cedar sirenBOT Apr 23, 2020, 5:36 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hello Adafruit!

I’ve been interested in digital electronics since high school in the 90s,

though I never got past simple dabbling and tinkering with arduinos. I

recently discovered micropython, and it all of a sudden opened up a whole

world of opportunities for me. I code python professionally, so now that I

can use that on an MCU, it takes away a big pain point – now I can focus on

troubleshooting the hardware aspects, knowing that the software side is

fine. It was extremely challenging when both sides were a learning curve.

Anyway, I’ve been discovering the wealth of knowledge available on your

site, your excellent youtube channel, and your incredible products. I like

everything about your business, it’s truly inspiring and I’m excited to get

re-hooked on electronics knowing I’ve got such a great resource around. I

can’t wait for my 2-month old daughter to start being able to learn

electronics and science – and you guys even have kids books!!

Thank you, Lady Ada and your whole team, for being totally awesome!

-Dan

PS – I have a dog named Ada (ala Lovelace, but now also I’ll count it as

homage to Adafruit)

cedar sirenBOT Apr 30, 2020, 5:27 AM

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From the mail bag!

wide fossil May 6, 2020, 3:33 PM

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What is happening to the bot?

cedar sirenBOT May 7, 2020, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Your website is the first I’ve encountered that actually

respects the “do not track” flag so well that it avoids embedding videos

from non-compliant 3rd party sites. You continue to be one of my favorite

retailers and educational places on the web.

-Noah

cedar sirenBOT May 14, 2020, 5:57 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hey folks!

I just wanted to drop you a line and tell you I love your company and how

you do business. I order almost everything I can from you, and your

customer service is top-notch.

Thanks for being awesome,

Scott M.

cedar sirenBOT May 21, 2020, 5:07 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just discovered your 64×64 matrix LED’s with their

Raspberry Pi interfacing, and I’m totally interested. This is going on my

hobby budget ASAP, so that I can realize an idea that I’ve been poking

around for a decade or two. Thanks for the inspiration, but now I have to

temporarily switch my interests from Arduino to Raspberry Pi. Oh well,

retirement is great!

-Arthur H.

cedar sirenBOT May 28, 2020, 5:32 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you

specifically for the quality of your tutorials. They are top notch! I have used several of your tutorials in the past to help make progress on various projects.

There was however one that I used recently to help me solve a problem on a project that compelled me to send off this email. I was creating a revision of an existing Arduino compatible ATMEGA328 based open source project and I was looking for an easy way to perform the initial programming of the serial based boot loader into the AVR. Your How to Make a Pogo Pin Test Jig tutorial really hit the mark. It gave me exactly the information I needed to [build my own pogo pin based programmer]…This tutorial made the project so easy that I was able

to accomplish it in an evening. Thanks so much!

-Adam

cedar sirenBOT Jun 11, 2020, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for standing up for George Floyd and Black

lives Matter movement.

cedar sirenBOT Jun 18, 2020, 5:51 AM

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From the mail bag!

Lady Ada you are the most amazing human being in my headspace today, maybe one day I can dream to achieve and become if only just a quarter of the kind hearted funny witty clever devilishly ingenious passionately both opensourcing and capitalizing with financial aptitude. Then instead of selling out like everyone else you discounted wholesale resale sell out entire stock and back order requests stacked up for im lightly guessing a whole half year on some products as they are so high in demand and you stand for something so unique and inspiring I remember your fireside chat with Barrack I absolutely adore your entrepreneurial spirt you are an example of what both young women and teenagers and little girls should be aspired to be not the Kardashians or any other thot encouraging bad behaviors – ProGamer code

cedar sirenBOT Jun 25, 2020, 5:15 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hey guys, Limor,

from Germany I would like to express my deepest compassion for the dramatic

events in NYC and in your whole country. The things that have happened now I

would not have thought possible in 2020 – although, I felt, I had almost

become accustomed to the grotesque face of what we consider to be a

transatlantic parallel world, which is bad enough.

Please carry on as you describe it on your landing page – …

Limor and her entire wonderful team have my highest appreciation for their

achievements so far, their great ideas, their professional approach and

their clear state of mind that is communicated to the outside world. It is

rather rare that a clear statement FROM the business is formulated FOR the

people and acted upon as you do. In my opinion, the hollow media chatter is

a very bad social disease that has to be overcome.

Yes, it is important to act now and I hope you can finally end this historic

political drama at the end of this year! I wish you all, all the best!

BTW: … and of course I support you and get your beautiful IoT-toys here in

Germany !

Many greetings and much energy for your actions from Berlin

Thomas

cedar sirenBOT Jul 2, 2020, 5:10 AM

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From the mail bag!

First thing is first. Adafruit has re-ignited my love for electronics. I went to school and became an electronic technician in the early 90s. I ended up working with computers in IT instead and always wanted to turn my education in to a fun hobby. Thanks to your extremely educational website, this is finally turning in to a reality for me.

…

Thank you so much Ladyada for you and your whole team making learning about

electronics so interesting, fun, easy and accessible.

-Michael

cedar sirenBOT Jul 9, 2020, 5:45 AM

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From the mail bag!

I’ve been singing your praises to all of my friends who

feel a bit intimidated about getting into embedded projects. “Go to

adafruit”, I tell them. “you’ll learn everything you need there AND you can

trust them for the best materials.”

-Brett

cedar sirenBOT Jul 16, 2020, 6:01 AM

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From the mail bag!

My very best to you all. Thank you for all you have

done. Take care of yourself. We are all supporting you.

-Daniel

cedar sirenBOT Jul 23, 2020, 5:49 AM

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WOW… impressed!!! I heard Phil say your shipping was back to pre-COVID standards but this still exceeded my expectation.

I am pleased to know that Adafruit has weathered the proverbial storm. Stay Safe Adafruit and NYC!!!

-Howard

primal tinsel Jul 23, 2020, 7:03 PM

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Hi, just got my adabox, DHL rocks. Thanks for the mask, can always another one. I'd to share this photo of downtown Montréal after a Black Lives Matter community event.

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@primal tinsel Feel free to share! You can also email support@adafruit.com with your hug report if you like. I don't believe this channel is checked much for active input, but the emails sent to support are always read - that's where most of the entries here by packet-bot come from.

primal tinsel Jul 23, 2020, 7:08 PM

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ok kattni thanks I'll send it to support

golden crag Jul 23, 2020, 7:08 PM

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@primal tinsel Thank you! The photo is lovely, thank you for sharing 🙂

cedar sirenBOT Jul 30, 2020, 5:11 AM

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From the mail bag!

Stumbled on your page while trying to figure out how to

make conductive gloves for use with touch screens at the veterinary hospital

I work at. Thank you for all you are doing to help with Covid-19! It’s

incredible. Stay safe!

-Natasha

cedar sirenBOT Aug 6, 2020, 5:47 AM

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From the mail bag!

Ms. Limor Fried (Champion of Change)

Let me begin this by thanking you for… so much. First, I suppose, for

making both product and knowledge so accessible. Adafruit has made my

re-immersion into hands-on tech a pleasure and fulfilling. Secondly (and

more importantly), thank you for your promotion of science and technology to

younger generations and to all genders, is something for which I will be

forever grateful. It is because of this service and support I’ve enjoyed

with Adafruit, that I now find it difficult to inform you that I will be

greatly reducing my orders to your company.

-Dale

cedar sirenBOT Aug 13, 2020, 5:19 AM

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From the mail bag!

To all the wonderful people at

Adafruit,

I don’t know where to start, there are so many great and wonderful things

I’d like to address. The one that I just worked out – Using my Pixel 2XL Cell phone to create,download and use a Circuit Playground Express. I have been fascinated with you, your company and and your products. One thing I always wanted to do was use my cell phone with Makecode and the CPX. I recently purchase two of your USB-C to Micro -B1 (I think I got that description right) P3879D cables. And voila a CPX shows up on my phone and I

can download to it!

I had been using the provided USB-C dongle that comes with the phone and an

assortment of cables. In many cases, I could see the CPX as a USB but could

not interface with it to download. I suspect that in all the junctions,

things just were not getting through. Then I saw the Ask an Engineer last

week and decided to try the short cable.

Oh man I can’t tell you how excited I was when my phone showed the

CPlayground in the notifications bar.

Now I have a “Show and Tell” to take to people that I can fit in my shirt

pocket…

Thomas

62 YO that feels young again.

cedar sirenBOT Aug 20, 2020, 5:45 AM

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From the mail bag!

More companies need to be like Adafruit ….especially

the bigger ones. Thanks for being who you all are.

-Doug

cedar sirenBOT Aug 27, 2020, 5:09 AM

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From the mail bag!

More requests from family & friends for “TV-B-Gone”s.

You folks have no idea the shenanigans we get up to here in Oregon! Thank

you for offering this as even my Dad likes to mess with TVs, especially when

out and about. Got to the point I had to make the “TV-B-Gone blocker” for my

Mom. Mutual detente!

Anyway, I love ordering from Adafruit Industries; y’all always have the

neat, cool, and downright interesting things.

Cheers,

Jeremy

cedar sirenBOT Sep 3, 2020, 5:57 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just really wanted to thank Adafruit for their:

fast shipping,
innovative stuff, and
helping NYC tough out the COVID-19 pandemic.

-Hugo

cedar sirenBOT Sep 10, 2020, 5:37 AM

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From the mail bag!

OMG! I’m jumping up and down with excitement, I received my

Adabox today. Weeeeeee…….

Thank you

cedar sirenBOT Sep 17, 2020, 5:52 AM

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From the mail bag!

I wanted to say that I really love the Hallowing. I am

work on several projects for special needs kids and I am really hoping you

will have them in stock again soon.

cedar sirenBOT Sep 24, 2020, 5:26 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi. Six months ago I had an idea for a wearable electronic device, but I had no clue as to how to make on. A friend recommended Adafruit, and since then I have learned from your tutorials and I’m making new electronics projects almost every week, including a water monitoring machine for a local business. Thank you for what you do, the most valuable part about Adafruit isn’t the electronics, it’s the education that comes along with it. I love making and programming electronics now, and I would not have been able to discover that passion without you.

Thanks!

-Tyler

cedar sirenBOT Oct 1, 2020, 5:29 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for setting an example for the rest of

commercial America by counting election day as a holiday. Perhaps it’s a

small thing, but it’s one more reason I love Adafruit!

cedar sirenBOT Oct 8, 2020, 5:43 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just wanted to say that I previously bought the

Untztrument 8×8 and absolutely loved putting it together and playing around

with it, and I am BEYOND excited after seeing the Trellis M4… this thing

looks absolutely amazing! Please continue doing whatever you’re doing making

awesome and interesting MIDI controllers! Maybe you guys could make a sonic

rangefinder theremin next?

Thank you all for your amazing work making electronics fun and accessible to

laypeople! I love your stuff!

cedar sirenBOT Oct 15, 2020, 5:17 AM

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From the mail bag!

Good morning,

I read your letter regarding Covid 19 procedures at your facility and I wanted to take the time to commend you on your efforts to remain open safely. I especially appreciate the part regarding the well being and safety of your employees. The extra step of testing surfaces at your facility deserves a “gold star award”.

I have been a customer for years and just placed an order. My wife is high risk because she is going through chemotherapy, and trust your company during this strange year. I wanted you and your staff to know we appreciate what you offer and what you are doing for your staff and customers.

Thanks,

Joel

cedar sirenBOT Oct 22, 2020, 5:05 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just a short note of appreciation for the great service

and massively fun parts & project bits. Thanks bunches. Eric.

cedar sirenBOT Oct 29, 2020, 5:03 AM

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From the mail bag!

Lady Ada continues to be an awesome example of what

women can do in the STEM field and Open Source in particular. As I’ve said

before, regardless of the fact that I am a 53 year old LGBTQ+ geek, I still

want to grow up to be like Limor! I would absolutely love to be on the team

at Adafruit some time. I am always recommending you and your products to

people wanting to get into the Maker and IoT space. Please keep doing what

you are doing and opensource hardware will eventually conquer the world!

In honor of equality in the Maker movement, Phil is in no small part the

partner behind a very successful and impactfull woman that Limor is! Keep

on pushing each other and the and the staff doing your passions!

Keep Kickin’ IT!

Colleen

cedar sirenBOT Nov 5, 2020, 6:56 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi, I’ve been customer for a few years. Wanted to say

thank you for the quick turn-around on my orders. You have an excellent

selection of products and I like your in-house designs (large differentiator

for you). I recently bought your metro mini and its perfect. Works great

on my solderless breadboard. Recently completed remote control project

with it. I like the blue/black color of your PCBs. Best Regards.

low schooner Nov 5, 2020, 2:08 PM

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A quick hug for @grave sable and @quiet ridge who have been super cool and helpful about my obsessing with getting into electronic music and MIDI and synthesizers. Thank you so much!

cedar sirenBOT Nov 12, 2020, 6:27 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you. Your service and products are all top notch.

I am constantly in a learning mode, and having excellent products with solid

code libraries to back them up is remarkable. When in doubt, I order more

stuff, if for no other reason than to register dollar votes for your

company. I only wish you were there in 1963 when I tried to build my first

robots and started experimenting in automation. Things I struggled to do

then are just too simple and inexpensive now. I am living my greatest bucket

list item now. Again, thank you.

cedar sirenBOT Nov 12, 2020, 8:05 PM

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From the mail bag!

Hello Adafruit team,

As much as I complain online all of the time, I’m a firm believer that you

must also give credit where credit is due. Every order I have made with you

has been exactly what I order and delivered as advertised/calculated.

I thank you. It is very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Chris

cedar sirenBOT Nov 19, 2020, 7:02 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just want to say thank you for the free item promotion you’re running. I’ve

been working on getting my 4 year old into electronics and saw that you are

giving a Circuit Playground with large orders so am definitely all in on

this one and just made an order!

We have been watching the ABC electronics based youtube Circuit Playground

videos and he’s picking things up really well. We have snap circuits around

the house he loves playing with but your videos are really helping things

click for him. My 2 year old daughter watches him like a hawk so I’m hopeful

I’ll have a bunch of little engineers running about over the next few years.

He has been asking me about programming (I’m a rust programmer) so I’m

really excited about the way the Circuit Playground will let him quickly

build up working logic visually with the MakeCode. He has just started

getting into reading where he no longer needs our help so I think this is

going to really give him a chance to get creative. He mentioned the other

day he wanted to be a Creeper for Halloween next year and then said he

wanted to put a motion sensor on it so when kids ran by it’d make the

hissing noise even so he definitely is starting to see the big picture.

When covid hit I originally looked on your site and saw that you were unable

to send out orders because of the shutdowns but was glad to see you all

really went the extra distance and helped on the PPE front. I’m glad things

have mostly settled down with covid and will be coming back often in the

future as my son gets more into electronics. You all are awesome, keep up

the good work!

-Tim

dry galleon Nov 19, 2020, 9:38 AM

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cedar sirenBOT Nov 26, 2020, 6:07 AM

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From the mail bag!

Many years seem to have passed, since I last thanked you

for little electronic whatsits . It would seem I now try to teach my grand

child the art of creating tiny electronic circuits, since he finds fishing

boring . Your tutorials and github listing have been a blessing in this

quest. So I thought it only proper to thank you once again

cedar sirenBOT Dec 3, 2020, 7:49 AM

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From the mail bag!

Oh My goodness. New toys! new bits and pieces and

amazing toys! I just want to give compliments to the awesome work Adafruit

does. I’m constantly amazed at the new things you come out with. I’ve got

a backlog of projects currently, but just browsing the New Products fills me

with inspiration and fuels ideas for future projects I can’t get to yet.

Keep doing what you’re doing! You are the sparkling diamonds in my nighttime

sky. And.. um.. I will admit I do a little dance to LadyAda’s “new new

new” song.. You guys rock all kinds of awesome.

cedar sirenBOT Dec 10, 2020, 6:37 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi, been a fan of your products and learning guides both

for educational tools and for personal projects for awhile now and just want

to extend a thank you for doing what you all do. I came across an old

post from the all things IoT section and literally laughed out loud when a

link discussing 7-Layer OSI’s and burritos actually linked to the tacobell

website. Always appreciate good humor in great education. Cheers!

cedar sirenBOT Dec 17, 2020, 6:49 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to say thanks for being around and doing what you guys do. I

have only been making things for a couple years. Adafruit has taught me so

much and I still have so much more to learn. I was able to recently take

what I learned and created a customized Pi Grrl Zero. It took me about 3

months to complete in between a busy school semester and finding extra time

to work on it. Though it isn’t anything ground breaking, I’m still proud to

be able to call is my own. Please give my thanks to everyone at Adafruit,

you give me the tools and inspiration to make my imagination a reality :)…

P.S.S. Hugs to everyone at Adafruit

cedar sirenBOT Dec 24, 2020, 1:38 PM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for saving Christmas! I received the voice kit this evening. I will recommend your company to anyone who is looking for electronic/computer supplies. It was a pleasure doing business with you.

Sincerely,

Janice

cedar sirenBOT Dec 31, 2020, 6:18 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hey Adafruit! My middle school engineering students have been having an absolute blast with all the cool toys I’ve picked up from you all the last few years. Your products make the world a brighter place every day, in a literal sense.

…

Thanks for your help,

Kevin

cedar sirenBOT Jan 7, 2021, 6:16 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear Adafruit:

In those difficult days – your products, Wednesday 8PM presentations – and most importantly – your essential-service to the community – helped us breath better, feel better and sometimes – hope better.

Thank you for being there!

Regards,

Kumar

cedar sirenBOT Jan 14, 2021, 6:36 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear LadyAda and Mr. LadyAda,

I can’t thank you enough for everything you’re doing to encourage creation of hardware & software. I love how you provide practical STEM education resources which include everything a beginner needs to progress toward completing their projects.

Thanks also for your support of diversity/BLM. Racism and prejudices are endemic in our world and I appreciate your stand against them.

A woman owned and managed company provides a powerful message to young women that they can pursue and succeed in engineering and, frankly, any other field.

Thanks again,

G

cedar sirenBOT Jan 14, 2021, 4:09 PM

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From the mail bag!

I am a loyal viewer of Sunday’s Desk of Lady Ada videos and really enjoy hearing from both of you.

I think the chemistry you two have is great. Your opening statements/news are refreshing, her technical presentations and demos are obviously badass, and I really like how you guys do some back-and-forth to keep things moving along.

Cheers to you both; hoping 2021 will be less trash garbage than last year, though it seems to be horrible so far.

Basically just wanted to say that you guys rock!

Be well!

-J

PS – The stars aligned over the holidays and I successfully snagged a Magtag kit from the site. Very cool board, indeed!

cedar sirenBOT Jan 21, 2021, 6:14 AM

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From the mail bag!

Last year we were fortunate enough to receive a grant that allowed us to purchase pretty much the full suite of Atlas Scientific’s environmental sensors. Between their sensors and your actuators and other goodies, there isn’t a growing variable that we cannot monitor, creatively visualize, and remotely or automatically adjust.

Adafruit IO was the icing on the cake. Especially in these remote learning circumstances, the dashboards we have created allow students to continue monitoring and adjusting our grow lab even when they are not in the classroom. Here are a few screen shots of the dashboards we have created for observing variables, adjusting system parameters, and calibrating sensors.

cedar sirenBOT Jan 28, 2021, 6:38 AM

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From the mail bag!

You guys are TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL! whenever I’m sad I go

on your website. it makes me happier than ice cream and chocolate TOGETHER!

and cholent!! i may cry from happiness. if i do, it will be the third time.

the past two times, obviously, i was looking at the website after the wifi

went down for a few minutes. During those few minutes, i felt as if the

world was coming to an end. Perhaps, perhaps – could i continue living?!

what is life without www.adafruit.com? The pain was so intense it felt like

a solid thing, something i coulf feel inside of me. Perhaps that was what

had been wrenching inside of my stomach which made me throw up twice. Just

as the terror reached its peak – there was a little bloop.

Salvation.

The bars rose up.

The website reloaded.

And that beautiful flower emblem sparkled at the corner of my screen.

www.adafruit.com makes the light of my life turn on.

cedar sirenBOT Feb 4, 2021, 6:26 AM

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From the mail bag!

just want to say thanks for the top-notch operation

you run there. I’ve been a customer for years, and I don’t see that ending

anytime soon!

Best Regards,

Chuck

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stoic grotto Feb 9, 2021, 4:05 PM

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My wife hugged me yesterday. Im hoping for additional hugs

gentle verge Feb 9, 2021, 7:20 PM

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thanks for the report 😉

cedar sirenBOT Feb 11, 2021, 6:08 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to reach out and say THANK YOU for having

such high quality items! It’s why I choose to come back again and again!

(That and your awesome tutorials on how to actually use the items you sell)

Sets you well above the rest! Keep it up!!!

cedar sirenBOT Feb 18, 2021, 6:41 AM

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From the mail bag!

I am writing this email to let you Lady Ada and your team know how much I

admire the workmanship and the dedication your company displays!

I am over 63 years old and I have been wanting to be an Electrical Eng since

I was 6 years old but life got in the way. Since finding your company and

buying as much of your products as I can afford, I have finally started. I

can’t thank you enough …

I was not happy being retired and did not have much to look forward to, but

I can now say I am excited learning again, I love circuit python, anyway

there is so much I would like to say!

So I will just say thank you, you have

changed my life, Stephen

cedar sirenBOT Feb 25, 2021, 6:48 AM

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From the mail bag!

Please pass my compliments and thanks on your designers

for the Adafruit “Music Maker” MP3 Shield for Arduino w/3W Stereo Amp. After

years of rats-nesting older MP3 shields to work with non-UNO boards, I got

to use one of your shields in a project I am doing for an artist in a

side-gig, and it really was a breath of fresh air to just solder 3 pads and

have it just work! Historically I have shied away from recommending this

type of shield to students because of the re-wirring required on the old

boards (we use Mega for lots-o-IO or Leonardos for USB-device-emulation, and

don’t have any real use for Unos here!). I will definitely be ordering a

bunch more for my faculty’s maker space (once we have some students to use

them back on campus one day!)

cedar sirenBOT Mar 4, 2021, 6:44 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you so much for your amazing products. I have

been trying to get my daughter interested in coding for a while now and none

of them worked. A friend of mine referred me to your Circuit Playground

Express (CPE) so I decided to give it a try. Before the CPE even arrived

she had over 5 projects created and tested in MakeCode. We just received

the CPE yesterday and the smiles on her face from seeing her coding come to

life in the CPE will stay with me forever. Thank you for an awesome

product. We are going to create the snow globe project this weekend.

cedar sirenBOT Mar 11, 2021, 6:42 AM

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From the mail bag!

I would like to thank the people that ship the orders

from Adafruit. Over the past several months, EVERY order I have placed (27)

has had the correct items, safely packed, and arrived on time. This

consistent good work is one of many reasons why I support and purchase from

Adafruit.

Sincerely,

Steven

cedar sirenBOT Mar 18, 2021, 5:31 AM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to say that I adore Adafruit’s commitment

to quality and community. I have been using the M4 Express for some projects

using Circuit Python and I just love it. Great job. I know I will keep

spending my money with you. I have started to buy direct instead of impulse

buying from Amazon so that I can get more for my dollar with you.

Also I love the quotes on the webpages.

There is a lot to love about Adafruit. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

cedar sirenBOT Apr 1, 2021, 5:37 AM

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From the mail bag!

I received my most recent order and it was well packaged

and everything was there. I watch Colin and Lady Ada’s videos when I can,

and I really like Adafruit. I wish I could have met a person like Lady Ada

earlier in my career. You all are so lucky to have such a wonderful,

charismatic leader at Adafruit. I hope Lady Ada and Adafruit continue to

do well. Go Team Adafruit!

cedar sirenBOT Apr 8, 2021, 5:34 AM

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From the mail bag!

I want to express my admiration and love of the work that you are doing to

promote STEM to the nations youth &, in particular, young women and girls….

Finally, please keep up the awesome work & making hacking an approachable

subject for people.

Cheers —

Ray

cedar sirenBOT Apr 15, 2021, 5:38 AM

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From the mail bag!

There was a mix-up with my order, as the post office

seems to have lost my package or somehow never received it. Even though it

was no fault of Adafruit, the customer service department responded to all

my emails promptly and courteously and straightened it out for me with no

hassle. I’ve honestly never experienced such an amazing customer service

team. Thank you so much!

cedar sirenBOT Apr 22, 2021, 5:45 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi Adafruit team. I’ve been a fan and customer for

years, stopped building stuff while working abroad, and may be coming back

to MAKEing. I found your products at one of your distributors in Malmo,

Sweden, was reminded of Adafruit’s attention to quality and education when

I brought home an ESP32 Huzzah board and, of course, it worked right away.

Great product, good (enough) instruction to re-remember my Arduino habits to

get the ESP32 running immediately.

Thanks. You have a fan for life.

cedar sirenBOT Apr 29, 2021, 6:22 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi,

I’m so happy that I ordered Funhouse the same day the announcement showed up

in my inbox and that I received it a week later. I’m new to github and

Circuitpython but was able to make some fun Funhouse things happen after a

few sessions with my chromebook. Thanks Melissa and the team for all of the

new updates, looking forward to trying them!

don in StL

cedar sirenBOT May 6, 2021, 5:53 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just wanting to say thank you. Adafruit makes creating home brew projects

easy. Using the Itsybitsy M0, TFT displays, GFX library, DS3231 RTC,

RTCLib, are the starting point for all my projects. Your libraries and

examples are totally awesome. The part lib for Fritzing is awesome. You

guys are doing amazing work. Definitely want to support your efforts by

buying from Adafruit. Currently working on a making a watt hour meter,

(measuring ac current) using Adafruit components to determine how many watts

it takes to ride my ebike 1 mile.

You guys are really good and i wish you much success,

Louie

cedar sirenBOT May 13, 2021, 6:16 AM

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From the mail bag!

I have been a IT programmer for 40 years and am just

starting to play with Arduinos and Pi’s. Your site and videos are so

helpful. I am now waiting for my first Pi and look forward to working with

Adafruit for a long time

Jeff

cedar sirenBOT May 20, 2021, 5:44 AM

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From the mail bag!

Thank you for the individual wrapped

Facemask. When I saw that you were sending them automatically, I was like,

“Please, I do not need another mask. “. BUT, It came in handy in the lab

today. A guy walks in with a mask half on. I quickly, grabed your mask and

asked him if he wanted a better fitting mask? He then pulled pulled his

mask on properly.

Evelyn

half prism May 25, 2021, 3:46 PM

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hey so i heard we had a seattle thread!!!!! I live there too!

cedar sirenBOT May 27, 2021, 2:19 PM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to drop you a line to say I appreciate the adaboxs. I am an inspiring maker and the kits spark new ideas. I am a paramedic, during the past year with COVID it has been great to look forward to something and have something to do to unwind. I appreciate all you all do. Thank you.

Chad.

cedar sirenBOT Jun 3, 2021, 1:10 PM

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From the mail bag!

I just wanted to thank you! i spent hours messing with

the IRremote.h library. Its been changed/updated but almost everything

online and both of my Arduino books are based on that library and NONE of it

works, So, thank you for doing what you do! Adafruit hasn’t usually been my

goto for help but it will be now!

cedar sirenBOT Jun 10, 2021, 12:38 PM

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From the mail bag!

Hello. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate

Adafruit Industries. I work in the Medical Device Industry and have used

your products to develop medical devices that ultimately will be used to

save peoples lives. Your work is important. I appreciate everything your

company does. Thank you so much for all that you do.

cedar sirenBOT Jun 17, 2021, 2:58 PM

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From the mail bag!

Hi…just had to

write you and say thanks for your continued efforts to be open during all

the craziness. I’m a business analyst for a credit union, and recently got a

Raspberry Pi 3+ to use as a thin client, but I’ve become totally obsessed

with open source hardware and coding. This is something that has always

interested me, but during the pandemic it’s just been such a joy to learn

python, build a camera for my kids, and feel empowered by technology instead

of beholden to it. I needed to pass this along because it has really changed

the way I look at my role, my future career, and a new hobby for my kids and

I to be involved in. Thank-you! The next thing we plan on tackling is

soldering…

There are even other suppliers here in Canada that are fine, but I have to

say that I actually enjoy purchasing from you more. Love your videos, and

the project pages, and your very timely shipping – please feel free to share

with anyone that is a part of making your service great.

Aaron + Family

cedar sirenBOT Jun 24, 2021, 5:58 AM

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From the mail bag!

Great interview with Tai Lopez. Amazing insights into

how to successfully build and run a open-source business and community.

Michael

cedar sirenBOT Jul 1, 2021, 5:54 AM

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From the mail bag!

Get more [insert popular item] back in stock or, by god, I WILL sign up for

notifications and wait in line to place my order like everyone else!

Don’t believe me?! Send it and we’ll see what happens!

…

You guys are awesome. I don’t just mean the faces we see every week

(although, they are a delight), but the people that i only get to see when I

open my shipment that contains every super cool electronic doodad that i

ordered, neatly packed (when possible), and in working order EVERY time or

when i need an example to give a silly project a push in the right direction

and there’s already a doc for it well prepared and available with just a

click. How cool is that?! Answer: very.

Fostering inspiration, providing guidance, and trying to keep the idea of

what the internet should be alive.

Keep those in stock and you’ll always have a least one customer.

oh! and the blinky things! keep those in stock, too, please. love the blinky

things… blinkyblinkyblinky

cedar sirenBOT Jul 8, 2021, 5:58 AM

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From the mail bag!

Dear Limor,

I came across your work when reading ‘Invent to Learn’ (Martinez and

Stager).

It is people like you and the work that you are doing that is the most

worthwhile for the future of education. I am sure at times it must feel like

an uphill battle, but it is and must be the future of education.

Anyway, not sure if you will even have time to read this – but just wanting

to say thank you and keep up the good work.

Mitchell

cedar sirenBOT Jul 15, 2021, 6:17 AM

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From the mail bag!

You guys are awesome! Not only do you provide high

quality parts with an easy to use interface, but you have all these neat

little things that make every experience that much better. I love the random

quote on each page, and have used many of your tutorials to sort out how to

build stuff. Keep up the good work!

cedar sirenBOT Jul 22, 2021, 5:30 AM

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From the mail bag!

Hi,

I just want to say that your blog is so, so good. I’ve been reading it for

years but never said thanks

I find so much cool stuff there, so whoever is responsible for it, thank

you!!!

I have a 2-year-old daughter who is right now obsessed with ‘obots’ (that’s

robots with an inability to pronounce the R); I read the stuff you post

while keeping her future in mind, and I know it will have direct and

indirect influences on her.

Did I say thanks? Thanks!

Kind Regards,

Eoin

ancient zephyr Jul 29, 2021, 5:17 AM

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Dear Limor & hubby,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I’ve been wait listed since Day-One of Adafruit’s announcement of the Macropad.

Last week my email inbox received a message that over 800 units were available.

This email arrived three hours AFTER the posting time. Mailbot restrictions I assume. The Macropads were all gone and I was sooooo disappointed. Just TODAY I was one key-click away from submitting my order for something similar from elsewhere. For whatever reason, I deleted the order.

Also, a month ago I started my FIRST ADABOX subscription.

I think you know how excited I was to open that package today and find a Macropad. Yippee!

Thank you so much,

ty 👨🏼‍🦳 & maurice III <woof> 🐩

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cedar sirenBOT Jul 29, 2021, 6:17 AM

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From the mail bag!

I am a hydrologist who works for the state of Arizona. About five years ago,

I wanted to learn how to make my own hardware to support field monitoring

operations. On a google search, I came across your learning section, and

went from not knowing the difference between an amp and an ohm, to building

my own solar powered IOT solutions for environmental monitoring in remote

locations. I just wanted to take a minute to extend my sincerest thanks to

all your patient engineers who have helped me debug my various projects

throughout the years – you guys have made a huge impact. Thanks in large

part to example set by Lady Ada, I’m now hosting my own monthly workshops

at a local hackerspace here in Tucson, and even started my own YouTube

channel for citizen scientists wanting to learn about Arduino. The highlight

of my day is now trying to find innovative solutions to challenging

field-monitoring problems. Usually, I can find the same by checking out your

website- I can’t thank you guys enough.

cunning estuary Jul 31, 2021, 5:26 AM

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Another cool Adabox, awesome! And mad props to John Park for his costuming for unboxing. That's dedication.

worldly marten Aug 1, 2021, 3:44 AM

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I played with the last one for a few hours. Ver cool. Went though all the tutorials for the new one. When I get my new hap radio will try to create a macro definition for it.

cedar sirenBOT Aug 5, 2021, 6:19 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just want to say that the first Adabox subscription is

phenomenal. I haven’t done the project yet, but wow the packaging and

detail is so well done. I can see that a lot of though thas gone into this.

I am very impressed. My 7 year old son is going to go crazy when he sees

it. This is the perfect way to turn his gaming obsession into a skill he can

have for a lifetime.

Thanks!

Paul

cedar sirenBOT Aug 12, 2021, 5:38 AM

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From the mail bag!

I am a 77-year-old retiree electrical engineer. Most of

my long career has been with real-time data acquisition / processing with

mainframes. (5000 measurements from across the province of Ontario every 2

seconds 24/7, or with a digital telephone switch manufacturer. The last 6 or

7 years of employment I taught electronics technology at the college level.

A little over a year ago I (re-) discovered you and your line of products

for hobbyists. This note is just to thank you. I have been getting great joy

from working with your products and “Learn” tutorials.

cedar sirenBOT Aug 19, 2021, 6:12 AM

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From the mail bag!

Just got my order today, I wasn’t expecting it until the

12th at the earliest and the 19th at the latest. Thanks for getting it here

earlier than expected, now I can begin to start building my robot. I don’t

have everything yet so I’ll be ordering more goodies, thanks again.

wispy sable Nov 22, 2021, 4:42 AM

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not sure where to put this, but many thanks to @burnt narwhal and @gentle verge for https://github.com/adafruit/deep-dive-notes - ( wanted to find the first reference to SVD- one quick git clone and a "ag" grep brought up the youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdlC6RjrqPs&t=6537 )

GitHub

GitHub - adafruit/deep-dive-notes: Notes docs for each of Scott's D...

Notes docs for each of Scott's Deep Dive streams. Contribute to adafruit/deep-dive-notes development by creating an account on GitHub.

YouTube

Adafruit Industries

Deep Dive w/Scott: Raspberry Pi CircuitPython speedup and SD card #...

Scott recaps work on the Raspberry Pi running CircuitPython and then continues working on SD card support.

Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com

Chat with me and a lot of others on the Adafruit Discord at https://adafru.it/discord.

Deep Dive happens every week. Next week is on Friday at 2pm Pacific.

0:00 Getting Started
09...

▶ Play video

burnt narwhal Nov 22, 2021, 6:07 AM

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wispy sable not sure where to put this, but many thanks to <@!624005998696333331> and <@!252...

Woot! Thanks to you for taking all the notes!!

strange turret Dec 24, 2021, 12:07 AM

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Huge thank you to @elfin cloak and team for landing the fix for sleep timer for the MagTag. It works like a charm both connected to USB and when on battery!

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And congrats on 7.1.0 rc0, of course!

elfin cloak Dec 24, 2021, 1:13 AM

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strange turret Huge thank you to <@!329766224093249548> and team for landing the fix for sleep ...

glad to hear that it works for you, besides my testing 🙂

strange turret Dec 24, 2021, 1:17 AM

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elfin cloak glad to hear that it works for you, besides my testing 🙂

It works flawlessly in battery mode, but, I just observed some oddities when plugged in. It kept rebooting over and over again claiming it had a timer trigger. I'll do some more debugging to make sure it's not on my side.

elfin cloak Dec 24, 2021, 1:17 AM

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i only tested timer, not pins

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but it worked for me both plugged in and not.

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test program I used:

import alarm
import board
import time

from digitalio import DigitalInOut
from neopixel import NeoPixel

np_power = DigitalInOut(board.NEOPIXEL_POWER)
np_power.switch_to_output(False)

pixels = NeoPixel(board.NEOPIXEL, 4)

if alarm.wake_alarm is None:
    pixels.fill((255, 0, 0))
else:
    pixels.fill((0, 0, 255))

time.sleep(1)
board.DISPLAY.refresh()


time_alarm = alarm.time.TimeAlarm(monotonic_time=time.monotonic() + 6)
alarm.exit_and_deep_sleep_until_alarms(time_alarm)```

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board.DISPLAY.refresh() is there because sometimes I added print statements.

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and you have to reset after unplugging to get it into real sleep instead of fake sleep

strange turret Jan 4, 2022, 4:31 AM

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The fix for the MagTag deep sleep has made my life so much easier, I can't thank y'all enough!

storm dune Jan 11, 2022, 2:24 PM

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Whether it was the motive or not, I’m really happy to see Adafruit bring a LiPo backpack for the QtPy which feels like a great alternative to a product that I sold for the last year or so. Unfortunately I had to close down my business so I really appreciate Adafruit filling the void with an amazing new product to truly compliment their already amazing QtPy dev boards.

The QtPy really launched my electronics design journey into a business, so a big hug and all the praise to the Adafruit team, especially Limor, Scott, Dan, and Kattni.

Thank you 🙏

golden crag Jan 11, 2022, 3:50 PM

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storm dune Whether it was the motive or not, I’m really happy to see Adafruit bring a LiPo ...

I've forwarded this on!

vagrant phoenix Jan 15, 2022, 1:29 PM

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Dear Adafruit team,
I mentioned this earlier [1] but I feel compelled to repeat it here in the hug-reports-and-mail-bag channel.
While new features are great, what makes me appreciate CircuitPython, even more, is how stable it has become.
Upgrading from 6.1 to 7.1 [2] on my pyportals has made a huge difference. Thank you so much!

[1]: #general-tech message
[2]: https://github.com/flavio-fernandes/pyportal_station/commit/9949be15c05c11780f8221a4302e0326c33f6921

GitHub

Update to circuitpython-7.1.0 · flavio-fernandes/pyportal_station@9...

Adafruit CircuitPython 7.1.0 on 2021-12-28; Adafruit PyPortal with samd51j20
Board ID:pyportal

fair charm Jan 31, 2022, 12:46 AM

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Just wanted to thank @elfin cloak for some incredible help and teaching over the past week or so- so helpful.

dusk warren Jan 31, 2022, 6:48 PM

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@golden crag for https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/5820#issuecomment-1024712508 And feel free to ping me if you come across any questions regarding that (family of) board(s). (Of working on the other 2 they sell)

GitHub

Waveshare RP2040-Zero board definition by CharString · Pull Request...

board.NEOPIXEL works. Once you have an LED cycling colours, you're 99% done. :-)
Any comments and pointers on how to proceed are welcome. I copied the pin definitions from a different board...

golden crag Jan 31, 2022, 6:52 PM

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dusk warren <@!330227457296957440> for https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/5820#i...

For future reference, this channel is meant for Hug Reports (recognising the great things folks are up to in the community).

dusk warren Jan 31, 2022, 6:52 PM

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danh asked me once when I had a question on these other 2: "Is this a board you are planning to use?"... I don't have a project in mind. I just like this CP as a project. ladyada wasn't the first lady Ada, and if me making a cheap MCU slightly easier to use can plant the seed for a next lady Ada. I'm content.

golden crag Jan 31, 2022, 6:53 PM

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dusk warren <@!330227457296957440> for https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/5820#i...

I'll try to remember to ping you!

golden crag Jan 31, 2022, 6:53 PM

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dusk warren danh asked me once when I had a question on these other 2: "Is this a board you ...

Nice 🙂

uncut hemlock Feb 1, 2022, 12:39 AM

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Thanks to everyone who posts pet photos. Our household has no animals and I miss having them. 🐶 😺 🐦

austere lantern Feb 5, 2022, 6:36 PM

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Massive thanks to the amazing Adafruit logistics folks who managed to get my order out to me in a very timely fashion despite the absolutely BANANACRACKERS weather the eastern half of the continent has been dealing with this past week. 💕

plucky raptor Feb 10, 2022, 6:58 PM

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Thanks to @elfin cloak , Dave Putz, and @gentle verge for fixing the PDM Sample Rate bug. It saved part of my project that I has already wasted many hours trying other methods to solve.

I am now sampling a PWM microphone at 80KHz, and performing a FFT with amazing speed. This allowed me to decode the buttons on a 1950's mechanical ultrasonic TV remote!

random moon Feb 12, 2022, 9:31 PM

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I'd like to thank @unborn cloud for poking us moderators for clarification on something that some could find sensitive. It's really appreciated when people show they're thinking of the rest of the community.

unborn cloud Feb 12, 2022, 9:31 PM

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<3

kind cradle Feb 15, 2022, 6:15 PM

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Thanks to:

ladyada for designing the Feather RP2040
adafruit for sending me a pink Feather on Black Friday
whichever adafruit elf had to program the Arduino bootloader onto a bunch of ATmega328's after I panic-bought a double handful of them 😄

golden crag Feb 15, 2022, 6:23 PM

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kind cradle Thanks to: 1. ladyada for designing the Feather RP2040 2. adafruit for sending m...

Thanks for the hug report! I passed it onto the relevant folks. 🙂

spice ember Feb 17, 2022, 6:40 AM

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Super thank you to the contributors who re-wrote a library for the ST7565 in CircuitPython. https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ST7565/graphs/contributors
I dug the part (bought 9 years ago) out of my box and was able to easily get it up an running on a the wicked new Feather.
The part, I'm sure, has been discontinued for years, and yet these great folks helped me from having to use the old C library (and getting that toolchain working).

GitHub

Contributors to adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ST7565

A display control library for ST7565 graphic displays - Contributors to adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ST7565

golden crag Feb 22, 2022, 11:20 PM

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Thanks to @jolly finch for being so helpful in the CircuitPython channels, and more! Always around, and always providing thoughtful and helpful support to everyone who needs it. There were hug reports in the CircuitPython Weekly, but I wanted to post here as well!

heavy galleon Feb 26, 2022, 6:24 AM

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Thanks to @small musk for the nvm_helper library. It was a quick and easy place to stash the baseline values for the SGP30 sensor.

uncut hemlock Mar 14, 2022, 7:08 PM

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@inner pagoda name dropped in hackaday article https://hackaday.com/2022/03/14/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-really-tall-keycaps/ thanks for doing projects & keeping circuitpython visible (warts and all, as with your uart problems)

Hackaday

Kristina Panos

Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Really Tall Keycaps

About a month ago, [Unexpected Maker] finished their TinyS3, an ESP32-S3 development board. Since the chip supports both true USB and Bluetooth, [deʃhipu] wondered how well it would work in a keybo…

golden crag Mar 15, 2022, 5:14 PM

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Hug report from @strange turret:
I don't think I say this often enough, but I truly appreciate everything you do! Massive thanks to @elfin cloak, @small musk, @uncut hemlock, @twin lagoon, @merry void, @jolly finch, @golden crag, @fading zodiac and whomever I forgot to mention, for all your hard work with the community, CircuitPython, and all things Adafruit. Y'all are the best. ❤️

lapis imp Mar 17, 2022, 3:33 AM

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Major hug to Jessie Mae from support for checking the support inbox on a Sunday and canceling my order so I could edit it. I was not expecting that.

small musk Mar 17, 2022, 2:03 PM

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I have a Hug report for @midnight prairie and John Gallaugher for the recent CircuitPython show podcast episode. I teach smaller night courses for beginner programming / web development. This discussion with professor Gallaugher is quite inspiring! I hope one day to convince my school to pick up a microcontroller / CircuitPython based course.

midnight prairie Mar 17, 2022, 2:23 PM

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Thanks for the kind words! It was fun talking to the professor, his love of teaching really comes through and is infectious

golden crag Mar 17, 2022, 2:48 PM

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lapis imp Major hug to Jessie Mae from support for checking the support inbox on a Sunday ...

I've passed it on!

rancid copper Mar 17, 2022, 8:42 PM

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Hug for @golden crag for her documentation and support on the Feather ESP32 V2!

scarlet stratus Mar 18, 2022, 5:50 AM

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hug report for whoever handled my problems with the 4042 part. Fast and furious response times, even if the replacement part got eaten by shipping..

unreal moth May 18, 2022, 2:39 PM

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Sending @grave sable a big hug or two... not only are his projects fantastic, but the pick of the week with crazy discount is a really good way to highlight items. Just got some qtpy esp32-s2's shipped to the UK that I would never have bought otherwise, and with a limit of ten I got enough to give some away! 💖

grave sable May 18, 2022, 5:12 PM

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Thanks much @unreal moth and very kind of you to share QT Py boards 🙂

rancid copper Jun 2, 2022, 10:25 PM

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For getting me over the 'int' hump on seesaws RotaryEncoder and neokey1x4, big hugs for @elfin cloak and @jolly finch
You heroic folks made my week. 🙇‍♂️

stray galleon Jun 13, 2022, 7:06 AM

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I'd like to send a hug to Carter Nelson for the excellent learn guide on tilegrid, groups, and sprite sheets for circuit python. Previously, I used 6 individual icon bmp's to make a battery gauge at 2kb per icon = 12kb. With a sprite sheet I was able to reduce it to 3kb total in 1 image. That's a 75% reduction. Not only was I able to make the battery gauge behave like I needed but also in a highly optimized filesize.

stray galleon Jun 24, 2022, 10:39 AM

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Hug to Brent Rubell who just updated the airlift featherwing learn guide yesterday with much needed json parsing examples. Also his work on WipperSnapper is amazing and looking forward to seeing it mature. Web Flow + WipperSnapper makes me very excited for the future of Adafruit.

stray galleon Jun 28, 2022, 2:01 AM

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Hug to @elfin cloak @jolly finch @hoary bolt for helping me get audio working on my bluefruit sense using pwmaudio instead of i2s (have no i2S decoder). 🔊 ❤️

stray galleon Jun 30, 2022, 2:47 PM

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Hug to whomever is responsible for the storefront coding. I contacted adafruit about a feature suggestion for the store and it was implemented in less than a week. Now cart items are saved no matter which browser you use (hopping from tablet to pc to pc) instead of being browser cache based per device. Much more enjoyable shopping experience when you can throw stuff in your cart from any device then a week later check out. 🙂

golden crag Jun 30, 2022, 6:52 PM

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stray galleon Hug to whomever is responsible for the storefront coding. I contacted adafruit a...

Thanks for the hug report! I'm passing this on to the appropriate team.

placid flame Jul 1, 2022, 12:53 AM

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Hug to whoever went through and painstakingly recreated almost every adafruit part and uploaded them to GitHub so people can use them in PCB design software. I don’t even know how people have the attention span to do something like that. 😁

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And same with the library for the adafruit parts

golden crag Jul 1, 2022, 6:32 PM

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placid flame Hug to whoever went through and painstakingly recreated almost every adafruit pa...

It's done over time. 🙂

placid flame Jul 1, 2022, 6:33 PM

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🙂

burnt narwhal Jul 1, 2022, 10:45 PM

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Thanks for @mossy forge for the wifi.radio.tx_power PR. It works on the Wemos C3 !!

stray galleon Jul 3, 2022, 1:32 AM

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@golden crag oops, scratch that. i was mistaken. somehow i put identical items in my cart on 2 devices. it's not actually working like i thought.

timid junco Jul 3, 2022, 10:06 AM

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stray galleon <@330227457296957440> oops, scratch that. i was mistaken. somehow i put identica...

Hugs, once given, cannot be retracted 😉

stray galleon Jul 3, 2022, 1:30 PM

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it'll be awkward though, yeah i'm good at awkward

golden crag Jul 3, 2022, 6:17 PM

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stray galleon <@330227457296957440> oops, scratch that. i was mistaken. somehow i put identica...

Please email support@adafruit.com with the details so they can get it to our dev team. What you described has been the default behavior for possibly years, so the team was surprised that you were reporting it suddenly working that way. It may be a caching issue on your end, but it's worth letting them know exactly what you did and what you are expecting to happen, etc. Thanks!

stray galleon Jul 3, 2022, 6:21 PM

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so it's supposed to have the same items in my cart regardless of what device i'm browsing with? yeah it's never worked like that for me. if you can confirm that's how it's supposed to work then i'll shoot them an email.

timid junco Jul 4, 2022, 4:46 PM

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stray galleon so it's supposed to have the same items in my cart regardless of what device i'm...

If I recall correctly, sometimes I have to log out then back in to get a different device to update the cart.

stray galleon Jul 5, 2022, 8:03 PM

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i'd like to send a hug to @fair grove and @golden crag for helping me get GIT working.

lethal egret Jul 5, 2022, 10:38 PM

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An appreciative hug to @ripe lagoon for the utterly brilliant gesture code within the recent Smart Mirror with PyPortal learning guide. The background light level squelching algorithm was spot-on and provided a speedy detour around my belabored coding construction zone. Thank you!

ripe lagoon Jul 5, 2022, 10:52 PM

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lethal egret An appreciative hug to <@347203168121126912> for the utterly brilliant gesture c...

Thank you! I’m glad it’s been helpful 😺

placid flame Jul 5, 2022, 10:59 PM

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Hug to the whole Adafruit team for supplying makers with parts and learning material and all of this amazing stuff. I forgot how to English so i atcn yrlela irwte cmuh oemr

stray galleon Jul 7, 2022, 9:53 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/leatylrs-friends-gif-24216492

Tenor

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big hug to @jolly finch for fixing an Adafruit_GPS example to include timezone offset. I struggled for literally 2 days before asking for help.

iron ocean Jul 12, 2022, 5:14 PM

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Big hug to @drowsy shard for showing a board for a Trinket sized OLED in From The Desk. I have wanted one for ages!

stray galleon Jul 18, 2022, 11:55 PM

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hug to @elfin cloak for helping me with a custom circuit python build even though i bought a flash chip in the wrong package. 🤪

flint forge Jul 21, 2022, 4:37 AM

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hugs for everyone involved with porting CircuitPython to the rp2040 and PIO support. I'm porting some video shenanigans I was able to make a POC in CircuitPython over to the C SDK and it's so much fiddlier