Librarian/Technologist, Executive Director of the Open Science Hardware Foundation.
Formerly Director of Strategic Initiatives for National Information Standards Organization. Creator of LibraryBox and Measure the Future projects, former fellow at Berkman Klein Center.
Recovering academic, enthusiastic tinkerer/maker, obsessed with theater. This Account Kills Fascists.
http://jasongriffey.net for everything else
Big news! I'm so excited to lead OSHF into the next phase of their work. https://mastodon.social/@OSHF/115451901177312580
New Job – OSHF Executive Director! https://jasongriffey.net/2025/10/28/new-job-oshf-executive-director/
@adr I bought one a few weeks back for a LED project, and I couldn't believe how cheap these things are these days. Just a few years back when mucking around with addressable LEDs i had to buy either custom boards or hack together something. Now with a $8 board and WLED you can do so much cool shit.
@coral No worries! This particular level of geekery is one i enjoy, and I was hip deep in it for years. It's a weird niche.
@coral SSO/FedAuth is likely a...5 year solution at this point? Something like that. Longer-term, the current bet for auth seems to be digital wallets, where patrons/users control their own information release from a secure source. My recommendation for the person to follow on this front is: https://mas.to/@sphcow/