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Linux is one of the last bastions for the tinkerer (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.world

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Thought of this the other day. I bet a lot of us are like this, because in today's world a lot of things we used to tinker with are gone (electronics are made to be single use and unfixable, cars are proprietary and can rarely be modified or worked on without many many thousands of dollars now, etc).

Sure, there are still hardcore electronics projects going on and people doing massive restoration projects and such, but i consider them basically geniuses, not just tinkerers who enjoy messing around and learning in their spare time while working 50 hours a week.

Im glad linux gives us a space to exist!

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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is so cool! I applaud you. I always figure all that stuff already exists so why build it again

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Thank you!

These two things didn't exist before I made them. My physiotherapy game console is currently the only one available, and in total the only one that is open source.

There is by now another smartphone keyboard attachment, the Clicks, but there wasn't when I made my keyboard, and there still isn't another one for the Fairphone 4 and the Samsung Galaxy A54.