Nostr notes by Ian Dunn

Just finished another piece in my series imagining the world ...

2026-10-26T01:37:26Z

Just finished another piece in my series imagining the world after the singularity, when the line between humanity and technology has disappeared.

I drew the circuit board traces in KiCad and CNC machined them into a slab of walnut. Then I filled the traces with epoxy resin, machined out the back to form a hollow pocket, and added an LED backlight. Of course, it’s USB-C powered. ⚡

#Art #Woodworking #CNC #KiCad #Electronics #Singularity @recantha

I just rescued this Compaq Portable II computer from the E-scrap ...

2026-07-19T20:57:22Z

I just rescued this Compaq Portable II computer from the E-scrap pile at my local transfer station. I managed to snag 2 of 4 of them before I got chased away by the staff. No scavenging allowed. It's eating me alive thinking about the other cool stuff including 1 more of these computers that are still sitting there. At least I was able to snag 2 of them. It didn't power on, I suspect the capacitors will have to be replaced. Has anybody ever had any luck reviving one of these?

#vintagecomputing

Another one finished! I could use some help with a name for it. ...

2026-07-12T22:39:19Z

Another one finished! I could use some help with a name for it. It's an eyeball. The outside is dark American Walnut, and it's supposed to represent the natural world. The inside is a circuit board, representing technology. I don't think it is too far fetched that people will have cybernetic eyeballs in the coming decades. The idea of a cybernetic eyeball is what inspired this piece. Most of the components on the pcb are for looks, but there's a string of ws2812 leds that I designed to look like Ethernet link lights.

#PCBArt #TechArt #ElectronicArt #LEDArt #SciFiArt #Singularity# PostSingularity #Cybernetic #CreativeCoding #Transhumanism #electronics