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Liquid Piston Engine Finally Works

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Al Williams

The first video from [3DPrintedLife] attempting to make a liquid piston engine was… well… the operative word is attempting. The latest video, though, which you can see below gets it …read more Continue reading Liquid Piston Engine Finally Works→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing, engine, liquid piston, piston engine

A Linux Business Card You Can Build

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Al Williams

It is a sign of the times that one of [Dmitry’s] design criteria for his new Linux on a business card is to use parts you can actually find during …read more Continue reading A Linux Business Card You Can Build→

Posted in atsamd21, business card, Embedded Linux, linux, linux hacks

Tio is a Serial Terminal For Us

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Al Williams

With Linux and the serial port there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that Linux has great support for serial hardware of all sorts …read more Continue reading Tio is a Serial Terminal For Us→

Posted in linux, linux hacks, rs232, serial port, terminal

Build Your Own… Whatever

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Al Williams

You can read all about making, say, a bookshelf or bowling, but unless you’ve actually done it, you don’t really know how it works. That’s the idea behind [codecrafters-io] Build-Your-Own-X …read more Continue reading Build Your Own… Whatever→

Posted in how-to, library, repository

Automate Internet Life with Python

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Al Williams

Most of us are adept enough with computers that you know what they can easily do and what they can’t. Invent a new flavor of ice cream? Not easy. Grab …read more Continue reading Automate Internet Life with Python→

Posted in Python, software development, software hacks | Tagged Automation

Where Are Our Video Phones?

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Al Williams

Videoconferencing has been around in one form or another for quite a while, but it took the pandemic to thrust into prominence with just about everyone. In a way, it …read more Continue reading Where Are Our Video Phones?→

Posted in Featured, history, Original Art, phone hacks, video phones

Carver M-400 Amplifier Repair Keeps the 1980’s alive

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Al Williams

Carver is a famous name in audio equipment although they have been known to use odd names for things. For example, the 1980’s vintage M-400 magnetic field power amplifier that …read more Continue reading Carver M-400 Amplifier Repair Keeps the 1980’s alive→

Posted in amplifier, carver, HiFi, repair hacks, teardown | Tagged Audio

Easier Self Hosting with Umbrel

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Al Williams

While it is undeniable that cloud-based services are handy, there are people who would rather do it themselves. For many of us, it is because we want what we want …read more Continue reading Easier Self Hosting with Umbrel→

Posted in Docker, HomeAutomation, linux, linux hacks, Nextcloud

Trying Out a 3D Printed Microscope Lens Adapter

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Al Williams

If you want to take pictures of tiny things close up, you need a macro lens. Or a microscope. [Nicholas Sherlock] thought “Why not both?” He designed a 3D-printed microscope …read more Continue reading Trying Out a 3D Printed Microscope Lens Adapter→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, macro photography, microscope | Tagged Photography

Pico Makes Capable Logic Analyzer

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Al Williams

A common enough microcontroller project is to create some form of logic analyzer. In theory, it should be pretty easy: grab some digital inputs, store them, and display them. But, …read more Continue reading Pico Makes Capable Logic Analyzer→

Posted in logic analyzer, Microcontrollers, pico, Raspberry Pi

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