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Followers
4.5K
Account age
8 yrs
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And the completed plot: Truchet tile plot with arcs of CMYK color and wavy fringe. CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL #PenPlotter, Python, #NoAI Available in my shop: https://shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-tiles/ #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #MastoArt #Art #ArtForSale #Artist #ArtForSaleByArtist #PenPlotterArt #PenPlot47 views And the completed plot: Truchet tile plot with arcs of CMYK color and wavy fringe. CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL #PenPlotter, Python, #NoAI Available in my shop: https://shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-tiles/ #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #MastoArt #Art #ArtForSale #Artist #ArtForSaleByArtist #PenPlotterArt #PenPlot Second attempt at a i-Type battery mod for the SX-70. I call it "The Barnacle" because it snaps onto the bottom of the camera and uses pogo pins to inject power. There's also a 1/4" tripod mount snap on as well. #Polaroid #PolaroidSX70 #SX70 #3DPrinting #Maker33 views Second attempt at a i-Type battery mod for the SX-70. I call it "The Barnacle" because it snaps onto the bottom of the camera and uses pogo pins to inject power. There's also a 1/4" tripod mount snap on as well. #Polaroid #PolaroidSX70 #SX70 #3DPrinting #Maker Revised the design a little for The Barnacle battery for the SX-70 to be smaller and rounded at the bottom saving some space. Also some legends for attaching it and cut outs for the LEDs. The board is cool because it has both micro USB and USB-C inputs for charging plus USB-A outputs to power something else. Being underneath, it points the camera up instead of down so shots on a table with a timer32 views Revised the design a little for The Barnacle battery for the SX-70 to be smaller and rounded at the bottom saving some space. Also some legends for attaching it and cut outs for the LEDs. The board is cool because it has both micro USB and USB-C inputs for charging plus USB-A outputs to power something else. Being underneath, it points the camera up instead of down so shots on a table with a timer I also cobbled together a quick test for light leaks in the bellows. I used a LED light puck inside an empty film pack and slid it inside the camera. Then I examined the bellows in a dark room to see if I could see light. I did see a few dots of light low on the gear side but they were blocked when I installed the gear cover. So I'm going to say for now it looks good. #Polaroid #SX70 #PolaroidSX7015 views I also cobbled together a quick test for light leaks in the bellows. I used a LED light puck inside an empty film pack and slid it inside the camera. Then I examined the bellows in a dark room to see if I could see light. I did see a few dots of light low on the gear side but they were blocked when I installed the gear cover. So I'm going to say for now it looks good. #Polaroid #SX70 #PolaroidSX70

📊 Post engagement

Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jul 28latest
16
Avg engagement / post
8–16
Typical post (engagement)
0.4%
Engagement vs followers
63/100
Consistent reach
Aug 2018
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 8 and 16 likes + reposts (median 10) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.

🔥 Top post: And the completed plot: Truchet tile plot with arcs of CMYK colo · 47 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
8.3 / week
Toots daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 5 text · 7 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
12×
Follows 369 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post And the completed plot: Truchet tile plot with arcs of CMYK color and wavy fringe. CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL #PenPlotter, Python, #NoAI Available in my shop: https://shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-tiles/ #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #MastoArt #Ar… ★ 47
Artists Oliver Wilshen and Niall Quinn, work titled Signal-to-Noise aka REMAP aka Audio Plotter. More info and a video: https://theawesomer.com/remap-audio-plotter/416011/ h/t to @occult for the ID! https://vox.ominous.net/@occult/11705552… ★ 10 Hey! Help me remember this artist. They created a mixed media artwork that used a vintage pen plotter (a Roland DXY if I recall) loaded with an audio cassette read head in the pen carrier. The plot bed was covered in cut strips of audio ta… ★ 16 Revised the design a little for The Barnacle battery for the SX-70 to be smaller and rounded at the bottom saving some space. Also some legends for attaching it and cut outs for the LEDs. The board is cool because it has both micro USB and… ★ 32 Looks like someone else tried to make an all in one SX-70 battery mod bottom shell but ran into the same boost issues I did. https://www.reddit.com/r/Polaroid/comments/1t1ee8b/sx70_battery_mod_help/ #Polaroid #PolaroidSX70 #SX70 ★ 3 Inside is a "18650 battery shield" board that provides charge/boost to 5V (with an added 10uF cap). It also does 3.3V but not using it. Even though the camera usually uses 6V, it seems to work OK with 5V. Power is delivered underneath thro… ★ 9 Second attempt at a i-Type battery mod for the SX-70. I call it "The Barnacle" because it snaps onto the bottom of the camera and uses pogo pins to inject power. There's also a 1/4" tripod mount snap on as well. #Polaroid #PolaroidSX70 #SX… ★ 33 Here's my attempt. It's a replacement bottom shell with 18650 and charge/boost. I modified an existing shell design to accommodate the battery. Bonus is the neck strap mounting points (something sorely missing from the 1st gen). Buuuut, it… ★ 8 Now that I can shoot 600 film, I'd like to be able to use i-Type film. It's the same film as 600 but has no battery in the pack. That means the SX-70 needs another power source. There's a few solutions out there. I prefer something that's … ★ 4 The Aphex Twin pre-order re-release of Drukqs website has a few whimsical easter eggs like ZX-80 keyboard headers and a pixel boat for the audio playback position. https://aphextwin.warp.net/drukqs ★ 10 I removed the SX-70 motor to clean the armature and brushes. Despite what I saw Online, do yourself a favor and desolder the motor first before trying to remove it. I struggled and the flex cable really suffered and began to delaminate. #P… ★ 6 I also cobbled together a quick test for light leaks in the bellows. I used a LED light puck inside an empty film pack and slid it inside the camera. Then I examined the bellows in a dark room to see if I could see light. I did see a few d… ★ 15

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Home server
mastodon.social
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On Mastodon since
Aug 2018
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2018 — 8 years ago.
👁️Averages 16 views per post.
📤Posts about 8.3× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
58/100
Fair Credibility score
81%
Real Real audience
Low Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 81% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.4% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (8+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Artist exploring vintage plotters with modern code. Retrocomputing repair and collecting. Mixes the best of new and old. He/him #RetroComputing #PenPlotter #c64 #nobot #nobots #noai 🏳️‍🌈

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Revised the design a little for The Barnacle battery for the SX-70 to be smaller and rounded at the bottom saving some space. Also some legends for attaching it and cut outs for the LEDs. The board is cool because it has both micro USB and USB-C inputs for charging plus USB-A outputs to power something else. Being underneath, it points the camera up instead of down so shots on a table with a timer And the completed plot: Truchet tile plot with arcs of CMYK color and wavy fringe. CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL #PenPlotter, Python, #NoAI Available in my shop: https://shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-tiles/ #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #MastoArt #Art #ArtForSale #Artist #ArtForSaleByArtist #PenPlotterArt #PenPlot Inside is a "18650 battery shield" board that provides charge/boost to 5V (with an added 10uF cap). It also does 3.3V but not using it. Even though the camera usually uses 6V, it seems to work OK with 5V. Power is delivered underneath through two small pogo pins. This idea came from the "remora" case by nunocruz which is honestly a lot smaller than my solution but I have so many 18650 batterie Second attempt at a i-Type battery mod for the SX-70. I call it "The Barnacle" because it snaps onto the bottom of the camera and uses pogo pins to inject power. There's also a 1/4" tripod mount snap on as well. #Polaroid #PolaroidSX70 #SX70 #3DPrinting #Maker Here's my attempt. It's a replacement bottom shell with 18650 and charge/boost. I modified an existing shell design to accommodate the battery. Bonus is the neck strap mounting points (something sorely missing from the 1st gen). Buuuut, it doesn't work. The LX-LCBST charge/boost circuit shuts down as soon as the motor is connected. The boost out is rated at 1A but I'm guessing the motor pulls too I removed the SX-70 motor to clean the armature and brushes. Despite what I saw Online, do yourself a favor and desolder the motor first before trying to remove it. I struggled and the flex cable really suffered and began to delaminate. #Polaroid #SX70 #PolaroidSX70 #BelieveInFilm I also cobbled together a quick test for light leaks in the bellows. I used a LED light puck inside an empty film pack and slid it inside the camera. Then I examined the bellows in a dark room to see if I could see light. I did see a few dots of light low on the gear side but they were blocked when I installed the gear cover. So I'm going to say for now it looks good. #Polaroid #SX70 #PolaroidSX70

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