Collaborate Disseminate
In almost every measurable way, a lossless digital audio file is superior to any analog media. This doesn’t mean that analog audio isn’t valuable though; plenty of people appreciate the …read more Continue reading Streaming Music to Cassette
“Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades….” read the email. “With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village.
“IMPORTANT NOTICE: You a… Continue reading Rob Pike Angered by ‘AI Slop’ Spam Sent By Agent Experiment
Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and …read more Continue reading Retro Semiconductors: The Silicon Controlled Rectifier
Yes, greenhouse gas emissions kept rising in 2025, writes Bloomberg (alternate URL here). And the pledges of various governments to lower greenhouse gases “are nowhere near where they need to be to avoid catastrophic climate change…”
But in 2025, “… Continue reading There Was Some Good News on Green Energy in 2025
Regardless of who ends up owning Warners Bros., “the outlook for theatrical movies is dimming,” writes a Wall Street Journal tech columnist, noting that this year’s U.S. box office of $8.3 billion (as of December 25) “is a bit below last year’s and wel… Continue reading ‘No Happy Ending for Movie Theatres’, Argues WSJ – No Matter Who Wins Warner Bros.
The reason photographic darkrooms are needed is because almost any amount of light can ruin the film or the photographic paper before they are fixed. Until then these things are …read more Continue reading Photographing Cosmic Rays with a Consumer Camera
Artist Keith Thomson is a modern (and whimsical) Edward Hopper. And Apple TV says he created the “festive artwork” shared on X by Apple CEO Tim Cook on Christmas Eve, “made on MacBook Pro.”
Its intentionally-off picture of milk and cookies was meant … Continue reading Did Tim Cook Post AI Slop in His Christmas Message Promoting ‘Pluribus’?
2025 was a strange year for podcasts: I added four new shows but my overall listening time was down by about 50 percent year-over-year. I chalk that up to a big lifestyle change this past year in which we spent over half our time in Mexico City, where … Continue reading My Favorite Podcasts of 2025 ⭐
An anonymous reader shared this report from The Guardian:
A Texas father used the parental controls on his teenage daughter’s cell phone to find and help rescue her after she was kidnapped at knifepoint while walking her dog on Christmas, authorities … Continue reading Texas Father Rescues Kidnapped 15-Year-Old Daughter After Tracking Her Phone’s Location
Even after its acquisition by Qualcomm, the EFF believes Arduino “isn’t imposing any new bans on tinkering with or reverse engineering Arduino boards,” (according to Mitch Stoltz, EFF director for competition and IP litigation). While Adafruit’s managi… Continue reading Up Next for Arduino After Qualcomm Acquisition: High-Performance Computing