I threw together a few quick ESP8266 + FastLED hacks using Garrett Mace 's

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I threw together a few quick ESP8266 + FastLED hacks using @Garrett_Mace 's live election results JSON feed: http://35.162.231.64/election2016.json

Here’s the code: https://gist.github.com/jasoncoon/5e066ab1c7906f6f58d52d5eddf7594e

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It was too static, so I added a little animation: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMryBLQ42ChUgeb06Ven1oJKE_sjLgW10zcQoXfD6Lfxpbixe7VXxYOutNHgtJ6xA?key=RlI3eGtrUmw1M3ZUVFRybWYtVEstbU9yeTNvYnJB
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Nice, but it would have been simpler and (probably) more accurate to just run Fire 2012 on 10000 leds with a cheap, underrated power supply.

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Final result…
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@Chris_Creel :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes::smile::grinning::sweat_smile::joy::confounded::tired_face::weary::sob::sob::sob::sob::sob: thanks for the one of the few laughs I’ve had this week

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@Jason_Coon how many WS2812B’s can i run off of the 5V pin on the Wemos D1 mini pro?