Collaborate Disseminate
[Max Woolf] sometimes struggles to create ideal headlines for his blog posts, and decided to apply his experience with machine learning to the problem. He asked: could an AI be …read more Continue reading Blog Title Optimizer Uses AI, But How Well Does It Work?
PrusaSlicer has a new feature: the ability to import a CAD model for 3D printing. Starting in version 2.5.0-beta1, PrusaSlicer can import STEP format 3D models. An imported STEP file is …read more Continue reading PrusaSlicer Now Imports STEP Files, Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal
[Damo] has an interesting LED bulb project with a neat twist: he converted some outdoor lighting to 12 V LED lighting with some self-designed bulb replacements and decided to reuse the …read more Continue reading DIY LED Bulb Lacks Correct Lugs, So M3 Bolts To The Rescue
[Flamingo-tech]’s Xiaomi air purifier has a neat safety feature: it will refuse to run if a filter needs replacement. Of course, by “neat” we mean “annoying”. Especially when the purifier …read more Continue reading Air Filter DRM? Hacker Opts Out With NFC Sticker
[Michael Lynch] recently replaced his Synology NAS with a self-built solution built on ZFS, a filesystem with a neat feature: the ability to back up encrypted data without having to …read more Continue reading Back Up Encrypted ZFS Data Without Decrypting It, Even If TrueNAS Doesn’t Approve
Need to hook a classic Mac mouse up to your modern machine with the help of a DIY USB adapter? [John Floren] has you covered. [John]’s solution uses a board …read more Continue reading Want To Use a Classic Mac Mouse On a Modern Computer? No? Here’s How To Do It Anyway
Ever heard of Aerochrome? It’s a unique type of color infrared film, originally created for the US military and designed for surveillance planes. Photos taken with Aerochrome film show trees …read more Continue reading Re-Creating The Unique Look of Unobtainable Aerochrome Film
Want to add a bit of visual flair to 3D printed parts that goes maybe a little more than skin-deep? That’s exactly what [volzo] was after, which led him to …read more Continue reading Adding Perlin Noise to 3D Printed Parts, with Python
It’s not every day we see the results of someone putting their own spin on a vintage tube amp, but that’s exactly what [lens42] did in creating the McIntosh 217, …read more Continue reading Building a Tube-Based Stereo Amp, In Classic Style
Film scanners are a useful tool for digitizing slides and negatives, and the Plustek 8100 that [Christian Chapman] had was capable, but limited to small format film only. Rather than …read more Continue reading Upgraded Film Scanner Handles Bigger Formats At No Cost