Paul Cutler and Tod Kurt
The Bootloader
A monthly podcast loading you up with news, project updates and product talk from the CircuitPython and maker communities. Hosted by Tod Kurt and Paul Cutler.
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Paul Cutler and Tod Kurt
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
Beautiful Bezier Curves 03.06.2024 26:50
In episode 9, Paul and Tod chat about the M5Stack Cardputer, RadioFreeFedi, migrating to Kicad, the CircuitPython Online IDE, and more. For detailed show notes, visit TheBootloader.net . 00:00 Welcome 00:20 The M5Stack Cardputer - Tod #1 2:10 CircuitPython build for the Cardputer 2:40 Available from Electromaker.io 4:29 RadioFreeFedi.net - Paul #1 5:57 FediVision 6:20 Bandcamp Friday / Faircamp Fr...
Built from the ground up 29.04.2024 29:43
In this episode, Paul and Tod each share three interesting things from learn to solder kits to programming ARM in assembly and more. Visit TheBootloader.net for more information including detailed show notes and transcripts. 00:22 Meet the Maker: Carrie Sundra of Alpenglow Industries . (Paul #1) 1:29 SMT Garden - surface mount soldering kit 3:51 Building a synthesizer with the Daisy Seed from Elec...
The CircuitPython 9 Release Show 22.03.2024 22:00
00:00 Welcome to The Bootloader 00:22 What are we excited about in CircuitPython 9? 00:56 jpegio and the Memento Camera AdaBox 21 Unboxing Video 2:12 The one downside of JPEG vs. BMP or PNG 3:03 How Adafruit is innovating around the hardware and software 3:57 bitmapfilter image effects 4:28 USB Host 5:07 Keyboards on USB Host Scott’s CircuitPython2024 blog post 7:12 MicroPython and merging its cha...
Supersized for Supercon 05.12.2022 25:01
Tod shares some of his favorite talks from the recent Supercon conference in Pasadena, CA. Paul and Tod each share one thing they found interesting. Follow Tod on Mastodon: @todbot@mastodon.social Follow Paul on Mastodon: @prcutler@fosstodon.org Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to the Supersize Supercon episode 3:17 The Supercon badge 8:02 DIY Vacuum Tubes by Nick Pool 10:31...
Pandas and Breadboards 21.11.2022 28:02
Tod and Paul share a few interesting things including virtual breadboards, Hey Github, and creating virtual synthesizers. 00:00 Welcome 00:26 MicroPython by Arduino Labs 6:15 Home Assistant 9:50 WithDiode.com and virtual breadboards 14:09 Hey, Github 17:40 Virtual Synthesizers - Turn Max patches into VST 22:48 Mastodon For detailed show notes, transcripts, and to support the show, visit TheBootloa...
What's the Matter? 07.11.2022 21:54
In episode 4, Tod and Paul discuss macOS Ventura, the Matter smart home specification, video synths and more. Show Notes: 00:22 macOS Ventura cannot copy UF2 files 2:37 Matter smart home specification 7:00 3D printing for good causes 10:00 Video Synthesizers 13:10 IO Rodeo’s Open Colorimeter 15:40 ffmpeg.guide Thank you for listening! For show notes, transcripts, and to support the show, vis...
The Middle is a Pumpkin 24.10.2022 27:05
In episode 3, Paul and Tod share news about boards, code editors, sensors, and something fun at the end. 0:15 RISC-V Arduino Chip 04:28 Code editors and JetBrains Fleet 09:35 Person Sensor by Useful Sensors 13:38 GitHubCopilotInvestigation.com 19:18 CircuitPython’s ulab 23:57 MakerDeck If you like what you hear, one of the best things you can do to help the show is tell a friend or write a review....
M is for Makers, Music, and Machine Learning 10.10.2022 28:46
In episode 2, Paul and Tod talk about some makers and their cool projects, including the Lux Lavalier and Pikon; creating music in a web browser, and more. PixelBlaze expression language (Tod #1) 1:45 Lux Lavalier Created by the team of Jason Coon , Debra Ansell , Ben Hencke Whisper OpenAI (Paul #1) 5:50 Blog post, paper and Google Colab example linked from their GitHub repository From OpenAI, who...
Rock Stars Are Just Like Us 26.09.2022 13:35
In this first episode, Paul and Tod each share a few things they found interesting. They discuss open source projects including tio and Belay, 3D printing, and a rock star's Python project. Follow the show on Twitter or visit The Bootloader for full show notes and transcripts. 00:23: Fullcontrol.xyz 02:11: tio 04:14: Belay 06:36: Rivers Cuomo 08:57: CircuitPython Camera Support 11:36: Bambu...
Trailer #2 19.09.2022 0:42
Paul and Tod preview The Bootloader and share a fun fact. The Bootloader is coming September 26th. Follow us on Twitter @thebootloader Visit our homepage at thebootloader.net Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
The Bootloader Trailer 09.09.2022 0:25
Welcome to The Bootloader with Tod Kurt and Paul Cutler. Each episode we'll bring you news, project updates, and more from the maker and tech scenes. Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com . Thank you for your support!
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