Collaborate Disseminate
If you’re interested in using Large Language Models (LLM) in a project, but aren’t plugged directly into the fast-developing world of artificial intelligence (AI), knowing what tool or software to …read more Continue reading A Hacker-Friendly Software Package For Your Next AI Project
Belts on a 3D printer should be tight enough, but not too tight. That can be an iffy thing to get right for someone who lacks familiarity with CNC platforms. …read more Continue reading Checking Belt Tension Gets Easier For (Some) Prusa 3D Printers
It used to be that memory and storage space were so precious and so limited of a resource that handling nontrivial amounts of text was a serious problem. Text compression …read more Continue reading Text Compression Gets Weirdly Efficient With LLMs
Sometimes you find something that looks really cool but doesn’t work, but that’s an opportunity to give it a new life. That was the case when [Davis DeWitt] got his …read more Continue reading Turning Soviet Electronics into a Nixie Tube Clock
[joekutz] made an impulse purchase of a CNC machine. It was a 3040 CNC that looked reasonably complete and had an attractive price, what could possibly go wrong? As it …read more Continue reading Impulse Buying a 3040 CNC Machine, What Could Go Wrong?
The Kinect is a depth-sensing camera peripheral originally designed as a accessory for the Xbox gaming console, and it quickly found its way into hobbyist and research projects. After a …read more Continue reading Microsoft Discontinues Kinect, Again
There’s some nifty research from the University of Bayreuth, together with partners in China and the U.S., on creating supremely tough aluminosilicate glass that boasts an unusual structure. The image …read more Continue reading Supremely-tough Glass Performs Under Pressure
Want to generate some thrust by way of an exposed high voltage discharge that looks great when you turn down the lights? [Integza] has a video showing how to do …read more Continue reading Little Ionic Thruster Blows Out Candles With Ease
When it comes to 3D printing clay, there are a lot of challenges to be met. An extruder capable of pushing clay is critical, and [davidsfeir] has an updated version suitable …read more Continue reading 3D Printing With Clay, Thanks to Custom Extruder
Light Fields are a subtle but critical element to making 3D video look “real”, and it has little to do with either resolution or field of view. Meta (formerly Facebook) …read more Continue reading Weird Lens Allows Light Field Passthrough for VR Headset