I might mention the dedicated subreddit with lots of useful information (and some noise too).

https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/

As an alternative to Reddit, there is also a Lemmy community called "Buy European": https://feddit.uk/c/buyeuropean

Now, if only this supported ADB too...

The usb4vc supports ADB [1].

I have one for my Macintosh 512ke and it works great for the non-adb mouse and keyboard.

I choose it over the HIDman since you can buy it assembled and it works with a RaspberryPi 3.

1. https://github.com/dekuNukem/USB4VC?tab=readme-ov-file#apple...

There’s a list of projects at the end of this article:

https://paperstack.com/adb_usb_converter/

The ADB-USB Wombat is a pretty decent solution if you prefer to buy something already made.

While I completely agree with the content of the post, I still think that QFN packages in general, and RP2350's in particular, are very hobbyist-averse.

Moving all GND pins to the bottom pad makes this chip usable only by people with a reflow oven. I really hoped to see at least a version released as (T)QFP.

Isn't the hobbyist solution to just build a board to which you can attach an entire pico board? That does preclude some things and adds $3, but it makes for a pretty easy prototyping path.

Hard disagree. A TQFP package this dense is still quite challenging for a hobbyist. Just use a breakout board, dev board or get the QFN assembled for you at jlcpcb

My reflow oven is a $5 hot plate and a $15 toaster oven. I don’t know if that is very hobbyist averse.

I really hope they are going to release something in a QFP package. QFN is significantly harder to solder for hobbyists.

This will likely not happen, this chip is made to be integrated and there are many advantages to QFN; including the ability to make much smaller boards. See: https://includemicro.com/tiny-rp2040/ The foundation has made a lot of work to reduce board sizes as they are major contributors to water waste in a project (they also are the majority of the weight).

You might find https://nelua.io interesting.

I know this is 100% DIY but the Gugusse Roller is awesome for this task: <http://www.deniscarl.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start>

Cool! Thanks for the link. I checked out a few DIY projects years ago, and even bought a few broken Super-8 projectors to scrounge their film-advance mechanisms. But I haven't revisited the state of the DIY art for a long time.

My favorite list:

Physics/Math:

Physics Girl: https://www.youtube.com/c/physicsgirl

Dr. Becky: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky

3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown

Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky: https://www.youtube.com/user/EugeneKhutoryansky

Electronics:

Usagi Electric: https://www.youtube.com/c/Nakazoto

James Sharman: https://www.youtube.com/c/weirdboyjim

FriendlyWire: https://www.youtube.com/c/FriendlyWire

Dr Becky's coverage of the JWST in particular lately has been really excellent.

She really has a knack for taking what are some really advanced topics and explaining them clearly.

It's a sign of a great communicator when you feel like you've learned and understood something immediately after being told it.

I have high hopes for Jakt: https://github.com/SerenityOS/jakt

Take a look at Nelua: https://nelua.io

You might like it.