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New Metric Prefixes get Bigger and Smaller

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Al Williams

It always fascinates us that every single thing that is made had to be designed by someone. Even something as simple as a bag and box that holds cereal. Someone …read more Continue reading New Metric Prefixes get Bigger and Smaller→

Posted in metrology, News, Science, si units, units

How to Repair? The Death of Schematics

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Al Williams

There was a time when, if you were handy with a soldering iron, you could pretty easily open up a radio or TV repair business. You might not get rich, …read more Continue reading How to Repair? The Death of Schematics→

Posted in history, photofact, rants, riders | Tagged Repair

At a Loss For Words? Try a Teleprompter

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Al Williams

With everyone doing videos these days, you might want to up your narration game with a teleprompter. [Modern Hobbyist] can help. Since he does videos — like the one about …read more Continue reading At a Loss For Words? Try a Teleprompter→

Posted in teleprompter, video hacks

Logic via DNA

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Al Williams

We often say you can make logic gates out of nearly anything. [Steve Mould] would agree as he just finished playing naughts and crosses (tic tac toe if you are …read more Continue reading Logic via DNA→

Posted in naughts and crosses, Science, tic-tac-toe | Tagged DNA

Madness or Genius? FDM Printing with Resin

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Al Williams

We aren’t sure what made him think of it, but [Proper Printing] decided to make an FDM printer lay down resin instead of filament. Why? We still aren’t sure, but …read more Continue reading Madness or Genius? FDM Printing with Resin→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, laser, resin

TV Repair by Mail

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Al Williams

I don’t think there was ever a correspondence school called the “Close Cover Before Striking School” but since book matches — which used to be a thing when most people …read more Continue reading TV Repair by Mail→

Posted in Distance learning, Education, Featured, history, Original Art, TV repair

Number Stations Gone Wild

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Al Williams

[Ringway Manchester] has an interest in numbers stations. These mysterious stations send presumably coded numbers or other coded information. However, it is rare that anyone claims credit for these stations. …read more Continue reading Number Stations Gone Wild→

Posted in espionage, number stations, radio hacks

Better Sheet Metal Parts with Chemistry

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Al Williams

[Applied Science] wanted to make some metal parts with a lot of holes. A service provider charged high tooling costs, so he decided to create his own parts using photochemical …read more Continue reading Better Sheet Metal Parts with Chemistry→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, etching, photochemical machining

Listen to 64 MHz at Once

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Al Williams

We imagine that if [Tech Minds] told us he was listening to the HF bands, we might ask him which one? His reply might just be “All of them.” That’s …read more Continue reading Listen to 64 MHz at Once→

Posted in radio hacks, sdr, software-defined radio

Pretty Petite Picolibc Powers Processors

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Al Williams

Many times when someone tells you that language X is “better” at something they really mean that it has better built-in libraries for that task. Java is a great example. …read more Continue reading Pretty Petite Picolibc Powers Processors→

Posted in libc, Microcontrollers, newlib, software development, standard library

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