← Bench notes 30 July 2026 From the bench First light. I'd soldered hobby kits before, but never anything that was my own idea, with no instructions telling me which leg goes in which hole. These did exactly what I told them to. Newer For weeks we kept thinking it was the same raccoon visiting. Then we'd notice subtle differences. I want the app to help us understand the individuals, not just the species. Older First real pixels off the panel. It's an LED matrix run by a little ESP32, and watching an actual picture light up on it does not get old. ← all bench notes
