Transponder Mania
In order to not hit something, you generally need to know where that thing is. On land, the meager human eyesight tends to be sufficient. On the water, however, the …read more Continue reading Transponder Mania
Author Archives: Fenix Guthrie
Making a Locked Down Wearable Work Without a Subscription
WHOOP does not have the presence in the wearable space as other brands, but in certain circles, it’s a household name. Their business model requires you to have a yearly …read more Continue reading Making a Locked Down Wearable Work Without a Subscription
Performance Improvements For Open-Source 80386
The Intel 80386 is a rather fascinating slice of computer history. It marked the first 32 bit X86 processor, and was a staple of early desktop computing. Like all chips, …read more Continue reading Performance Improvements For Open-Source 80386
Double the VRAM of an RTX 3070
Modern games are quite often limited by the amount of volatile memory available to the GPU. Games can require many gigabytes of data during the rasterization process. So the obvious …read more Continue reading Double the VRAM of an RTX 3070
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Magic Of The Scroll-Like Phone Which Wast Not!
When LG left the smartphone market, quite a number of strange devices were left behind. While some, like the Wing, made it to consumers, others did not. The strangest of …read more Continue reading Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Magic Of The Scroll-Like Phone Which Wast Not!
Simulating the AVR8 for a browser-based Arduino emulator
It’s always nice to simulate a project before soldering a board together. Tools like QUCS run locally and work quite well for analog circuits, but can fall short with programmable …read more Continue reading Simulating the AVR8 for a browser-based Arduino emulator
Looking at a bike built for the apocalypse
So-called bug out cars are a rather silly venture that serve little purpose more than snagging your jumper. The odds of a car working well through a nuclear winter are …read more Continue reading Looking at a bike built for the apocalypse
GameCube Dock for Switch, revisited.
While modern game consoles are certainly excellent, there is still something magical about the consoles of yore. So why not bring the magical nostalgia of a GameCube controller to the …read more Continue reading GameCube Dock for Switch, revisited.
Bike Spokes, Made of Rope
We know this one is a few years old, but unless you’re deep into the cycling scene, there’s a good chance this is the first time you’ve heard of [Ali …read more Continue reading Bike Spokes, Made of Rope
Making a mountain bike data acquisition system
Professional mountain bike racing is a rather bizarre sport. At the highest level, times between podiums will be less than a second, and countless hours of training and engineering go …read more Continue reading Making a mountain bike data acquisition system