Collaborate Disseminate
If you learned to type anytime in the mid-part of the 20th century, you probably either had or wanted an IBM Selectric. These were workhorses and changed typing by moving …read more Continue reading That’s no Moon, er, Selectric
At first glance, [RobBest]’s constant current source looks old school. The box is somewhat old-fashioned, featuring switches and binding posts. Most importantly, there’s a large analog meter dominating the front …read more Continue reading Current Source Mixes Old School and New
Generally, you think that if you pay more for something, it must be better, right? But that’s not always true. Even if it is true at the lower end, sometimes …read more Continue reading Calipers: Do You Get What You Pay For?
When you think of neon, you might think of neon signs or the tenth element, a noble gas. But there was a time when neon bulbs like the venerable NE-2 …read more Continue reading Neon Bulbs? They’re a Gas!
If you want to save a little money on a thermal camera, or if you just enjoy making your own, you should have a look at [Evan Yu’s] GitHub repository, …read more Continue reading Cheap Thermal Camera Fits the Bill
We can’t throw stones. [Leaded Solder] picked up a SparcStation 1+ in 2018 and found it only produced illegal instruction errors. We’re sure he’s like us and meant to get …read more Continue reading SparcStation 1+ Finally Gets Attention
One reason Forth remains popular is that it is very simple to create, but also very powerful. But there’s an even older language that can make the same claim: LISP. …read more Continue reading Learn C with a Lisp
Admit it. You’d get through boring classes in school by daydreaming of cool things you’d like to build. If you were like us, some of them were practical, but some …read more Continue reading Student Drone Flies, Submerges
Do you use a spell checker? We’ll guess you do. Would you use a button that just said “correct all spelling errors in document?” Hopefully not. Your word processor probably …read more Continue reading AI Code Review the Right Way
We don’t know if picking blackberries at scale is something people enjoy doing. But if you do, we have bad news. The University of Arkansas wants to put you out …read more Continue reading Robots are Coming for Your Berry Good Job