Hannah Tardie

i have been doing electronics repair for a few years now and want to open it up as a service beyond my immediate community. 🌬️🫧💿 (long thread incoming)

Everybody talks about how nothing is affordable anymore but no one talks about how poorly made and disposable things are. Part of the affordability crisis is because we keep repurchasing things, cars, appliances, clothes etc because things don’t last.

look. is everything more expensive now? yes. but you have to look on the bright side too. now every time you open a computer, it doesn't work

They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.

Today @dairinstitute.bsky.social is releasing the Luddite Lab Resource Hub. The hub hosts case studies, resources, and political education for unions, labor organizations, and workers who want to fight “AI” and automation at work. labor.dair-institute.org

Edge-computing architect Rohan Puranik ran circuit simulations on every pedal in Hendrix's signal chain and concludes that he was a systems engineer who iterated fast on a modular analog signal chain.

I am super excited for the Electronics Faire next week! These organizations will be tabling from 10:30 - 4:30 on Friday April 10th. Stop by to say hi and learn about the radical work they are doing with electronics. @tudigitalscholars.bsky.social

The electronics faire schedule (keynote, workshops, and more) is now live! Excellent time for a visit to Philly <3 sites.temple.edu/efaire/sched...

grading my electronics students midterm synth projects is so funny because my comments are essentially communicating “this part was cool” and “that part wouldve been cooler if…” using somewhat technical language. and then at the end i write that i took points off for not soldering lol

starting to plan the electronics faire proceedings and designing always helps me visualize the event. this year i am pulling inspiration from maintenance and repair manuals. i loooove the visual language for the brother jp-15x electronic typewriter, found on the @archive.org !!!

the deadline to apply for electronics faire is tonight! <3

Listened to some atari console soundtracks while having students build their own atari punk console synths yesterday :)

less than 2 weeks until the Repair Electronics Faire proposals are due on March 1st! We’d love to hear from you 🧑‍🔧🪡

The 2026 Repair Electronics Faire open call is now live! Please share around with anyone who may be interested :) sites.temple.edu/efaire/repair/

been watching the dune spin off series and it's such a wonderful fever dream. its premise is a school for women on alchemy, honing psychic power, witchcraft, eugenics, and manipulation goes to extreme lengths to continue the exile of digitality across the universe lol.

The singularity is awesome

Iffy Books is one of my favorite things about Philly. I’m continually inspired by their programming and community practices. Please consider making a one time donation or subscribing on patreon to keep this vibrant community hub around <3 Share widely!! iffybooks.net/a-letter-fro...

Deep Blue is 30 years old and was capable of defeating chess grand champions. It could be housed in a single cabinet. ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.

We feed you. They hunt us.

Here are some texts I got from an immigration lawyer friend of mine. Shared with permission. Some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever heard.

Business dudes have been suckered by “yo, this computer *thinks*” since the 1950s.

We’re hiring a Program Coordinator at SFPC! If you’re organized, collaborative, and enthusiastic about art, technology, and alternative education, we’d love to hear from you. This is a full-time (4 days/week) role based in New York. 🔗 Read the full job description here: sfpc.study/blog/program...

don't forget: our call for applications to the 2025/26 practitioner-in-residence cohort is open! apply here: forms.gle/D5gZLUi564hw...

testing my lil synth on the radio and it was splitting with a weather forecast… radio is so crazy lol ❤️‍🔥

i highlighted some of the electronics stories ive posted on ig, it sounds silly but it made me feel so validated to see all the little test and experiences i’ve worked on over the years. why is archiving your own work always the hardest and most neglected 🥲

weeds growing out of turf 🩷

saw a hawk yesterday :)

been warm for two days and i feel so energized and in my body…wanting to move more eat more everything more <3

i have my critiques ofc but overall rly funny and worth a read newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...