Google Quantum, Virtually
Want to try a big quantum computer but don’t have the cash? Google wants to up your simulation game with their “Quantum Virtual Machine” that you can use for free. …read more Continue reading Google Quantum, Virtually
Author Archives: Al Williams
Move Over Silicon, a New Semiconductor is in Town
Silicon has had a long run as the king of semiconductors, and why not? It’s plentiful and works well. However, working well and working ideally are two different things. In …read more Continue reading Move Over Silicon, a New Semiconductor is in Town
Hack Your Brain: Bionic Reading — Panacea or Placebo?
In the Star Trek episode Space Seed, [Khan] famously said, “Improve a mechanical device, and you may double productivity. But improve man, you gain a thousandfold.” Most of our hacks center …read more Continue reading Hack Your Brain: Bionic Reading — Panacea or Placebo?
Color Us Impressed: Redbean Runs a Web Server on Six Operating Systems
The holy grail of computing is to have some way to distribute a program to any computer. This is one of those totally unachievable goals, but many have tried with …read more Continue reading Color Us Impressed: Redbean Runs a Web Server on Six Operating Systems
Homebrew Curve Tracer Competes with the Big Guns
When we first saw the VBA curve tracer, we thought it might have something to do with Visual Basic for Applications. But it turns out it is a mash up …read more Continue reading Homebrew Curve Tracer Competes with the Big Guns
Ask Hackaday: Resin Printer Build Plates
The early days of FDM 3D printing were wild and wooly. Getting plastic to stick to your build plate was a challenge. Blue tape and hairspray-coated glass were kings for …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Resin Printer Build Plates
Ask Hackaday: Resin Printer Build Plates
The early days of FDM 3D printing were wild and wooly. Getting plastic to stick to your build plate was a challenge. Blue tape and hairspray-coated glass were kings for …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Resin Printer Build Plates
Down the Intel Microcode Rabbit Hole
The aptly-named [chip-red-pill] team is offering you a chance to go down the Intel rabbit hole. If you learned how to build CPUs back in the 1970s, you would learn …read more Continue reading Down the Intel Microcode Rabbit Hole
Tech In Plain Sight: Fire Hydrants
You probably see them so often that you don’t even notice they are there. Fire hydrants are one of those things that aren’t interesting until you need them, but then …read more Continue reading Tech In Plain Sight: Fire Hydrants
Quick Hack: The Phone to Stream Deck Conversion
What do you do with those old Android or iPhone phones and tablets? You have plenty of options, but it is pretty easy to build your own stream deck with …read more Continue reading Quick Hack: The Phone to Stream Deck Conversion