Collaborate Disseminate
[Robert Murray] starts out showing us some clay formations that house bees. He couldn’t take any of that clay home, but that’s no problem — clay is plentiful, and apparently, …read more Continue reading Clay Makes for DIY Power Source, Just Add Water
It is always controversial to have home assistants like the ones from Google or Amazon. There are privacy concerns, of course. Plus they maddeningly don’t always do what you intend …read more Continue reading Google Home Scripting
One of the best things about Linux is that there are always multiple ways to do anything you want to do. However, some ways are easier than others. Take, for …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Easy and Easier Virtual Networking
Do high voltages affect the resonant frequency of a crystal? Honestly, we never thought about it, but [Joe] did and decided to risk his analyzer to find out. He started …read more Continue reading The Crystal (High Voltage) Method
Bureaucracies generate paper, usually lots of paper. Anything you consider private — especially anything that could get you in trouble — should go in a “burn box” which is usually …read more Continue reading Spy Tech: Unshredding Documents
If you’re at all into nostalgic cameras, you’ve certainly seen the old Brownie from Kodak. They were everywhere, and feature an iconic look. [JGJMatt] couldn’t help but notice that you …read more Continue reading Modern Brownie Camera Talks SD and WiFi
The Propellerheads released a song in 1998 entitled “History Repeating.” If you don’t know it, the lyrics include: “They say the next big thing is here. That the revolution’s near. …read more Continue reading What Do You Want in a Programming Assistant?
[Outer World Apps] noted that there was no PDP-8/V made by DEC — a variant that used vacuum tubes. So he’s decided to make one using about 320 6J6A tubes. …read more Continue reading The PDP8 That Never Was: Hollow State Logic
A few years ago, there was a rush of products on the market to detect motion. The idea being you could interact with your computer like they do on science …read more Continue reading Gesture Sensor Teardown Reveals Intel Heritage
[Bertrand Meyer] is a decided contrarian in his views on AI and programming. In a recent Communications of the ACM blog post, he reveals that — unlike many others — …read more Continue reading Contrary View: Chatbots Don’t Help Programmers