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Due to historical engineering decisions made many decades ago, a great many irrigation systems rely on solenoid valves that operate on 24 volts AC. This can be inconvenient if you’re …read more Continue reading Converting AC Irrigation Valves To DC Operation
Computers are very good at doing exactly what they’re told. They’re still not very good at coming up with helpful suggestions of their own. They’re very much more about following …read more Continue reading Habit Detection For Home Assistant
If you purchased an E-mu Audity 2000 ROMpler back in 1998, you almost certainly got a rig with the 1.00 firmware. It was fine, if a little limited, particularly where …read more Continue reading Upgrading The E-mu Audity 20 Years After Factory Support Ended
Pomodoro timers are a simple productivity tool. They help you work in dedicated chunks of time, usually 25 minutes in a sitting, before taking a short break and then beginning …read more Continue reading A Simple Desktop Pomodoro Timer
Fidget toys are everywhere these days. A particularly popular type simply puts some keyboard switches on a plate to provide a certain type of clicky satisfaction. [wjddnjsdnd] took that concept …read more Continue reading Fidget Clicker Becomes Miniature Game Console
When it comes to seaborne propulsion, one simple layout has largely dominated over all others. You pair some kind of engine with some kind of basic propeller at the back …read more Continue reading The Weird Propeller That Offers Improved Agility On The Water
The Commodore Amiga was famous for its characteristic Say voice, with its robotic enunciation being somewhat emblematic of the 16-bit era. The Commodore VIC-20 had no such capability out of the box, …read more Continue reading Getting the VIC-20 To Speak Again
Macropads can be as simple as a few buttons hooked up to a microcontroller to do the USB HID dance and talk to a PC. However, you can go a …read more Continue reading DIY Macropad Rocks a Haptic Feedback Wheel
The heat pump has become a common fixture in many parts of modern life. We now have reverse-cycle air conditioning, heat pump hot water systems, and even heat pump dryers. …read more Continue reading Big Heat Pumps Are Doing Big Things
The Commodore VIC-20 was a solid microcomputer that paved the way for the legendary Commodore 64 to come. If you’re a fan of the machine and want to revisit its …read more Continue reading A VIC-20 Emulator In Your Browser