Collaborate Disseminate
These days everything needs to be connected to remote servers via the internet, whether it’s one’s TV, fridge or even that new car you just bought. A recently discovered (and …read more Continue reading Hacking Kia: Remotely Hijack a Car Using Only Its License Plate
What is the size of a single molecule of oil? What may initially seem like a trick question – answerable only through the use of complicated, high-tech scientific equipment – …read more Continue reading Estimating the Size of a Single Molecule of Oil Using Water
Although not as prevalent as Flash memory storage, ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM) offers a range of benefits over the former, mostly in terms of endurance and durability, which makes it popular …read more Continue reading Inside a 1999 Ramtron Ferroelectric RAM Chip
Long before the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web, there were other ways to go online, with Ohio-based CompuServe being the first to offer a consumer-oriented service …read more Continue reading Remembering CompuServe: the Online Experience Before the World Wide Web
It’s often said these days that computers don’t become outdated nearly as quickly as they did in the past, with even a decade-old computer still more than capable of handling …read more Continue reading Reviving a 15-Year Old Asus eeePC With Modern MX Linux
Everyone knows that time’s arrow only goes in one direction, regardless of the system or material involved. In the case of material time, i.e. the ageing of materials such as …read more Continue reading The Possibility of Reverting Time on the Ageing of Materials
On 11 March, 2011, a massive magnitude 9.1 earthquake shook the west coast of Japan, with the epicenter located at a shallow depth of 32 km, a mere 72 km …read more Continue reading Fukushima Daiichi: Cleaning Up After a Nuclear Accident
Although less popular these days, wire-wrap is still a very relevant, easily reversible solder-free way to assemble (prototype) systems using wire-wrap wire and a wire-wrap tool. This latter tool can …read more Continue reading 3D Printing a Wire-Wrap Tool: Emergency Fix or Permanent Solution?
Raw network sockets are a curious beasts, as unless you have a strong urge to implement your own low-level network protocol, it’s a topic that is probably best left to …read more Continue reading When Raw Network Sockets Aren’t Raw: Raw Sockets in MacOS and Linux
Although initially defined as an issue with GPIO inputs when configured with the internal pull-downs enabled, erratum RP2350-E9 has recently been redefined in the datasheet (page 1341) as a case …read more Continue reading Raspberry Pi RP2350-E9 Erratum Redefined as Input Mode Leakage Current