Collaborate Disseminate
While some companies like Apple have gone all-in on the ARM architecture, others are more hesitant to dive into the deep end. For example, Microsoft remains heavily invested in the …read more Continue reading Windows on ARM on Arm
As computers age, a dedicated few work towards keeping some of the more interesting ones running. This is often a losing battle of sorts, as the relentless march of time …read more Continue reading A New Mechanical Keyboard for an Old Computer
The phones most of us carry around in our pockets every day hold a surprising amount of computing power. It’s somewhat taken for granted now that we can get broadband …read more Continue reading Self-Hosting a Cluster on Old Phones
When attempting to secure something, whether it’s a computer, sensitive data, or valuables, there’s always going to be a way to break that security. It might be impossibly hard, like …read more Continue reading Automatically Crack Safes with this Autodialer
Plastic has been a revolutionary material over the past century, with an uncountable number of uses and an incredibly low price to boot. Unfortunately, this low cost has led to …read more Continue reading An Inexpensive Way to Break Down Plastic
By some estimates, the English language contains over a million unique words. This is perhaps overly generous, but even conservative estimates generally put the number at over a hundred thousand. …read more Continue reading Fitting a Spell Checker into 64 kB
Lithium technology has ushered in a new era of batteries with exceptionally high energy density for a reasonably low cost. This has made a lot possible that would have been …read more Continue reading Integrated BMS Makes Battery Packs Easy
In theory, any piece of software could be built out of discrete pieces of hardware, provided there are enough transistors, passive components, and time available. In general, though, we’re much …read more Continue reading Moving Software Down to Hardware
The Etch A Sketch is a classic children’s toy resembling a picture frame where artwork can be made by turning two knobs attached to a stylus inside the frame. The …read more Continue reading A Modern Take on the Etch A Sketch
A few years ago, [Jeremy Makes Things] built a rope tow in his back yard so his son could ski after school. Since the lifts at the local hill closed …read more Continue reading Backyard Rope Tow from Spare Parts