I'm really hoping for Fediverse help here.

I have a 14 year old niece. She's incredibly smart and extremely motivated when it comes to engineering things.

I want to get her some electronics stuff, like an Arduino kit, but maybe something with wearables, etc. to make it more relevant to her than just a breadboard.

She'll also need some books on electronics, since she doesn't have the background in that.

Sadly, some limitations:

- I can't help her. Her mother won't let my wife or I talk to her. This gift itself will have to be given through a third party.

- She has a learning disability around reading- likely dyslexia, and so we need material that's easy to read

- Her English is not amazing, especially because of the learning disability.

So I'm looking for a kit with a ton of instructional material. Programming, electronics, breadboard, the whole kit and kaboodle.

If you have ideas, please share, and boost!

#Maker #Arduino #Wearables #FediHelp #Electronics

I am on the hunt for people who make things. Physical things. Physical things in a workshop. Or at home. Or in a studio. Or outside. But they have to be physical things. And you make them. Handmade or with machines.

I’d like to follow you and see what you make.

Please can you boost this post so that I get some reach on this post.

Many thanks.

#maker #crafting #crafts #workshop #handmade #woodworking #metalwork #paper #fabric

Head up, #maker #3DPrinter fans. The just-announced BambuLab lockdown on our printers is on it way - but you can still enroll your printer (with the usual caveats) to run rootable firmware.

Read BambuLab's post here: blog.bambulab.com/firmware-upd…

Buuuuuuut,

You can still go through the opt-out procedure (or just not upgrade your printer)

bambulab.com/en-us/third-party…

Or, y'know, you could get the keys... hackaday.com/2025/01/19/bambu-… ;)

And I'd recommend X1 Plus firmware :) github.com/X1Plus/X1Plus

#OwnIt #RightToRepair

Firmware Update Introducing New Authorization Control System

Launching first for X Series printers, with P and A Series updates planned for future release

^{Bambu Kidd (Bambu Lab Blog)}

The Maker's Bill of Rights - discovered in the Design Museum, #london

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