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@alecsparks

makes theater stuff in Baltimore. runs http://stagehacks.com. he/him

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Was wondering if all-in-one heatsink + LED PCB + lens connectorized modules were available. Turns out yes, but not from major vendors... the custom lightsaber community makes them.

01.03.2026 07:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HAHAH

28.02.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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just launched charmcity.theater, which scrapes dozens of local theater websites to make one simple calendar that's always updated.

28.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"there's no theater in baltimore"

26.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I fear this amenity would Compel Me

24.02.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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it's gonna look so fresh

17.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Needed a replacement joystick for my scissor lift. JLG's online direct-to-owner parts store is second to none.

Very reasonable prices + verify part selection by serial number

17.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've got a peripheral on the bench where the DIP switch starts counting on the right instead of the left. clearly made by computer people

15.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

remember 2019 when everyone was telling arts majors to learn to code instead

12.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Missed this the first time around, thanks for bringing it back.

28.01.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Intro to Vectorworks Part 1
Intro to Vectorworks Part 1 YouTube video by Sean O'Skea

Sean O'Skea made the Vectorworks tutorial videos I watched in college to teach myself Vectorworks 2013. Now he's in the middle of a new series of videos for Vectorworks 2026. They are very good! www.youtube.com/watch?v=spDK...

18.01.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe your 2026 resolution should be to move to Baltimore

02.01.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 13

biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.

30.12.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 2504 πŸ” 749 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 15
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30 Years of <br> Tags Three decades of making things on the internet

www.artmann.co/articles/30-... A trip down the memory lane! For me, it's been the last 20 years. Time flies!

Hat tip to @cassidoo.co's amazing newsletter for this link πŸ™‡

24.12.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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today in "AV equipment keeps getting more expensive"

24.12.2025 04:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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this website is just perfect. the most straightforward banner notification every designed:

13.12.2025 11:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I meet more and more young artists who have been taught there is no way to make art (even a small one-weekend show) without tens of thousands of dollars and lavish producers, and it is hard to re-train them to be scrappy and thrifty.

11.12.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Had this at my former workplace- a theater scene shop. Worth every penny, had been there for nearly 20 years.

23.11.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
We're playing Subway Builder with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott
We're playing Subway Builder with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott YouTube video by The Baltimore Banner

loving @thebaltimorebanner.com's inaugural livestream playing Subway Builder with the dang MAYOR

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnL...

14.11.2025 04:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McMaster-Carr McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595&#44;000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

@mcmasterdaily.bsky.social if you've had a whoopsie and caused a little derailment, www.mcmaster.com/products/han...

06.11.2025 01:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It appears possible to combine 2x Mac Mini (3 4k displays each) and 2x Digiface Dante in a reasonably sized 2U rack. An all-in-one redundant playback rig for Millumin or QLab

03.11.2025 08:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jobs | Figure 53 We are a small software company based in Baltimore, MD. We build tools that help people put on great shows in over 100 countries around the world.

Hey there! πŸ‘‹

We’re looking for an experienced macOS developer.

If you’re a developer with an interest in live events or performing arts, if you work independently, and if you want to work at a company where we take care of each other as colleagues and people, please apply!

figure53.com/jobs/

22.10.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
a bumper sticker that says β€œplease don’t hit me! i cannot afford to repair this vehicle. i spend all my money on software subscriptions.”

a bumper sticker that says β€œplease don’t hit me! i cannot afford to repair this vehicle. i spend all my money on software subscriptions.”

have you been betrayed recently by a software company changing their licensing methods?

06.09.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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perhaps my worst work to date

08.10.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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wanna guess which [APPLY] button will save a modified Network Mode

07.10.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my goal for the next 5 years is to get together enough industry pull to make a @noahkahan.bsky.social Stick Season musical

17.09.2025 02:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Extremely good product manual: www.etcconnect.com/WorkArea/Dow...

15.09.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am lucky that I went to a small college where the facilities department let students build temporary theaters in unused building on campus. We learned SO MUCH by doing that. It was the most useful stuff I learned in school and it wasn't even in the curriculum.

13.09.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I fear that educational theaters these days are too easy to use, so students learn to abstract away all the controls and networking infrastructure and configuration it takes to make a theater function. Make theaters jankier! (and save some money in the process)

13.09.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was just perusing their catalog a few weeks ago :/

07.09.2025 05:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0