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hey, I'm
adambowman

RPA Developer, Web Developer
Nothing Moderator

About me

I'm an IT professional, with over 12 years experience in software development including 7 years in UiPath.

Certifications:

In my personal life, I'm a Community Moderator for technology company nothing.community since March 2022, as well as performing the Community Board Observer role in 2025.

Online presence

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Nothing Community

Since becoming a Community Moderator in 2022, you can often find me on the Nothing community, attending events and meet-ups. I also contribute to some community projects, which you can find below.

I also created r/NothingTech in January 2021 which is the primary subreddit for Nothing with over 99,000 members.

@adbo

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Community Board Observer

I was elected Nothing's Community Board Observer (CBO) for 2025, after an interview and public vote. The CBO is the voice between Nothing and its community. I collated the community's feedback and sentiment and raised the most important topics to the board during quarterly meetings, then presented comments back to the community in the form of digest videos and write-ups.

Community Board Observer on Nothing.wiki

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I have a small, growing presence on 𝕏 where my main focus is tech.

1,000+ followers.

@its_adbo

Recent projects

Click on a project to learn more.

Software

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Nothing.wiki

I created Nothing.wiki as a collaborative space for documenting historic facts about Nothing, its initatives, devices and community.

  • Built on DokuWiki.
  • Utilising the Mikio theme, with high customisation.
  • Numerous QOL plugins created with Claude for content moderation, image compression, page stats and better UX.
Technologies:
  • CSS
  • Javascript
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Nothing.wiki

Documenting the history of Nothing
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Nothing Brand Reference

Nothing has always placed emphasis on celebrating community projects, yet doesn't provide easily accessible brand guidelines for designers and developers, so I created some for the community to use!

  • Integrated with DokuWiki using a custom plugin to render the HTML.
  • Covers colours, typography, logo and product naming, and iconography..
Technologies:
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
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Nothing Brand Reference

Unofficial developer guidelines
Examples of the Nothing Utility bot functions

Nothing Discord bot

Using discord.py, the primary aim of this bot is to aid the server moderators with their daily tasks. Features include:

  • Monitoring the community site for new threads, replies, flags and merges via API.
  • Public and private X (Twitter) feeds.
  • Alerting mods if team members are pinged.
  • Highlighting messages for workshop hosts.
Technologies:
  • Python
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Nothing Utility (bot)

Custom Discord bot
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Flatty Discord bot

Using discord.py, this bot welcomes users to the server and provides fun stats and user rankings based on activity.

  • Welcome new users, optionally with a user goal stat and image.
  • Track user activity and provide stats on message count, days active, day streak, etc.
  • Provide user ranking roles based on activity/stats to encourage contribution.
Technologies:
  • Python
  • Pillow
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Flatty Administrative Clerk

Custom Discord bot
Examples of the u/NothingTechBot functions

r/NothingTech bot

Using PRAW, this bot helps users find support and reminds them to update thread flairs for solved queries. I also coded a thanks/points system to award good contributions, which was never used.

  • Respond to the support command, informing the previous user of ways to get in touch with Nothing support.
  • Remind users to update their thread flair to 'Solved', or update it for them if asked via command.
Technologies:
  • Python
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NothingTechBot

Custom Reddit bot
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Leave log

I created this private site to help me and my wife keep track of our work leave allowance.

  • Track remaining leave and whether holidays are planned, submitted or approved.
  • Use the gov.uk API to retrieve bank holidays and disallow selection.
  • Ability to add up to 10 days leave and carry 3 over from the previous year.
  • Track leave that doesn't deduct from allowance, such as TOIL.
Technologies:
  • HTML
  • SCSS
  • PHP
  • jQuery
  • Ajax
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Leave log

Personal holiday tracker

Hardware

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Go Box

A custom macro pad ("Go Box") designed for community theatre audio techs to simplify audio playback actions.

  • Arduino-based, powered by 2x Arduino Pro Micro Leonardo boards and WS2812B status LEDs.
  • Connects to two devices simultaneously for redundancy via primary and backup.
  • Play/pause, skip and rewind Cherry MX keys simplify keyboard shortcuts.
  • Custom designed, 3D printed key caps and case with easy access panel for maintenance.
Technologies:
  • Arduino Programming Language
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Go Box

Custom macro pad
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Stacker

Inspired by arcade stacking games, my Arduino-based project challenges players to stack as high as possible.

  • Arduino-based, powered by an ATmega328P and MAX7219 LED dot matrix display. Custom designed 3D printed case.
  • Two modes, easy and hard, give different levels of difficulty.
  • Calculates block placement and animates falling blocks, wins and losses.
  • 2k+ upvotes on Reddit, 9.1M+ views & 6.3k+ reactions on UNILAD Tech.
Technologies:
  • Arduino Programming Language
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Stacker

Arduino-based stacking game

Contact

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