Scott Lahteine
@thinkyhead
Maintainer of @MarlinFirmware • STEM evangelist • Writer of code and music • Cultural Gadfly • Mostly on Bluesky and Mastodon • #RepRap #3Dprinting #OpenSource
Making a Retro "Defender" game in Unity3D – Part 3: Infinite Scrolling World youtu.be/ox4jFMmI5jQ #Unity3D #gamedev #indiedev #tutorial
Did you know you can also plug a power strip into itself and get free energy? That’s just science and economics, people!
BREAKING: US government now offering citizens option to donate via Venmo and PayPal to help reduce $36.7 trillion debt.
TBF the former President Clinton did pardon Richard Ramirez in exchange for a foot massage, and no one complained then. #RewardsForMonsters #EpsteinFiles
Our classic YouTubers have all moved on to bigger/better. So where do you find your best online content these days related to hacking together a motion system, plotter, laser cutter, hangprinter … out of scraps … in a cave?!? You know… where the magic happens. #RepRap
The last time a President claimed not to have had sexual relations with [fill in the blank] there was a spoogy red dress…. #usausausaweruletheplanet
Silly question from a noob: Why don’t graphics cards come with liquid coolant connectors? #GPU #computing #OriginalThoughtIsMythical
"I use AI in a separate window. I don't enjoy Cursor or Windsurf, I can literally feel competence draining out of my fingers." @dhh, the legendary programmer and creator of Ruby on Rails has the most beautiful and philosophical idea about what AI takes away from programmers.
Breaking News: Trump just fired everyone in the government with the first name "Jeffrey" or the last name "Epstein."
With so many changes in our industry, now is Marlin's critical moment. Our sponsorship is in steep decline, yet our workload is holding steady. As we continue support and development we need your help now more than ever! marlinfw.org/docs/developme… #3DPrinting #RepRap #OpenSource
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor E. Frankl, "Man's Search for Meaning"
⭐️ Auto Build Marlin 2.1.75 provides some new and useful things… 📝Config Editor: Updated for Marlin 2.1.3-b3 compatibility. ℹ️ Info Panel: Documentation Search for quick access to useful knowledge when you need it! 🔗github.com/MarlinFirmware… #RepRap #3DPrinting #OpenSource
Marlin 2.1.3 beta 3 is out now! github.com/MarlinFirmware… We're in the home stretch to the official release. One more big sprint to address all your outstanding bug reports and then we'll put a ring on this thing! #RepRap #3DPrinting #OpenSource
According to the precedents being set today by this lawless Administration any future Democratic Administration could thumb its nose at the courts and hire an army of kind people to force us all to accept Universal Basic Income and Free Healthcare.
what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.
Diego Luna was pretty excellent as Cassian Andor in the "Andor" series and "Rogue One" movie. ⚜️ Join the Rebellion against the Empire! youtu.be/7726WoO7mTM?si…
Did everyone have a great time at #MRRF2025? We didn't make it out this year because #RepRap needs us to stay on the job to keep this thing going! But guaranteed we'll be there next year to represent our eternal commitment to this amazing #3DPrinting community!
Building… building… building… Marlin 2.1.3 beta 3 binaries all night long! @MarlinFirmware #RepRap #3DPrinting #OpenSource

The road to Fascist Pillow Hell is paved with guys like Mike Lindell.
If my country doesn't roundly reject all this Fascist Imperialist madness, then shame on you, my country.
Proud of all my friends who came out on the weekend to demonstrate in the largest protest in US history. It's so important to reiterate the founding principle of Liberal Democracy! We're a nation Of… By… and For the People and we reject the Divine Right of Kings! #NoKingsDay
"I'm American, Motherfucker!": East Los Angeles Latinos Run ICE Agents Off Their Block After Racial Profiling Incident