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Free and Open E-Reader from the Ground Up

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

Although ebooks and e-readers have a number of benefits over reading an analog paper book as well as on more common electronic devices like tablets, most of them are locked …read more Continue reading Free and Open E-Reader from the Ground Up→

Posted in Calibre, e ink, ebook, FLOSS, FOSS, good display, Hardware, Kindle, Kindle hacks, open, open-source, raspberry pi compute, Server | Tagged E-reader

Turning Horrible Browser Controls Into A Game

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

With all of the various keyboards, mouses (mice?), and other human interface devices (HID) available for our computers, there’s no possible way for developers to anticipate every type of input …read more Continue reading Turning Horrible Browser Controls Into A Game→

Posted in breakout, browser, game, games, human interface device, javascript, knob-out, usb volume control, volume

Docker-Powered Remote Gaming with Games on Whales

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

Cloud gaming services allow even relatively meager devices like set top boxes and cheap Chromebooks play the latest and greatest titles. It’s not perfect of course — latency is the …read more Continue reading Docker-Powered Remote Gaming with Games on Whales→

Posted in Docker, games, gaming, linux, Server, Software, software development, streaming, Virtualization

Particle Physics on a Small, Affordable PCB

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

Experimenting in the world of particle physics probably brings to mind large, expensive pieces of equipment like particle accelerators, or at least exotic elements or isotopes that most of us …read more Continue reading Particle Physics on a Small, Affordable PCB→

Posted in amplifier, beta particles, beta radiation, particle detector, photodiode, rp2040, Science, semiconductor

Arduino PLC Keeps the Beat

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

For most of our prototype, hobby, or one-off electronics projects it’s perfectly fine to use a development platform like an Arduino Uno or something to that effect. They’re both easy …read more Continue reading Arduino PLC Keeps the Beat→

Posted in 3d printed, arduino, arduino opta, metronome, musical hacks, plc, power supply, Programming, solenoid | Tagged Drums

Google Drive Now Bootable

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

USB drives are incredibly useful, both storing files for transport between different computers and for creating bootable drives that let us use or install other operating systems on our computers. …read more Continue reading Google Drive Now Bootable→

Posted in boot, bootable, dracut, file system, fuse, Google Drive, initramfs, linux, linux hacks

Modeling Home Heating Systems With Circuit Simulation Software

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

Electricity flow is generally invisible, silent, and not something that most humans want to touch, so understanding how charge moves around can be fairly unintuitive at first. There are plenty …read more Continue reading Modeling Home Heating Systems With Circuit Simulation Software→

Posted in furnace, Heat pump, hvac, LTSpice, simulation, software hacks, spice | Tagged Heating, Model

Swapping Vinyl for Cardboard with this ESP32 Turntable

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

Cardboard is a surprisingly durable material, especially in its corrugated form. It’s extremely lightweight for its strength, is easy to work, can be folded and formed into almost any shape, …read more Continue reading Swapping Vinyl for Cardboard with this ESP32 Turntable→

Posted in Cardboard, ESP32, magnet, Music, News, record player, rfid, sound, turntable, vinyl | Tagged Audio

Go Forth With This Portable Programmer

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

When choosing a low-level language, it’s hard to beat the efficiency of Forth while also maintaining some amount of readability. There are open source options for the language which makes …read more Continue reading Go Forth With This Portable Programmer→

Posted in display, forth, handheld, handhelds hacks, Keyboard, lcd, programmer | Tagged Computer

Portable, Full-Size Arcade Cabinets

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Bryan Cockfield

Believe it or not, there was a time when the only way for many of us to play video games was to grab a roll of quarters and head to …read more Continue reading Portable, Full-Size Arcade Cabinets→

Posted in arcade, Fusion 360, game, games, mame, Raspberry Pi, video game | Tagged Portable

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