Collaborate Disseminate
People think about NiMH cell chargers probably as much as they think about batteries, unless it’s time to replace the cells in whatever device they’re installed in. This doesn’t make …read more Continue reading Teardown of a Cheapish EBL Multi-Cell NiMH Charger
With the days of dial-up and pitiful 2G data connections long behind most of us, it would seem tempting to stop caring about how much data an end-user is expected …read more Continue reading Engineering for Slow Internet Even When Not Stuck in Antarctica
Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, use …read more Continue reading Bootstrapping Android Development: a Survival Guide
If there’s one certainty in life, it is that Nintendo Famicom and similar NES clone consoles are quite literally everywhere. What’s less expected is that they were used for a …read more Continue reading The Nintendo Famicom Reimagined as a 2003-era Family Computer
Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller and more intermittent generators – primarily in the form of wind and solar generators – as well as …read more Continue reading The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants
Over the years Intel has introduced a number of new computer form factors that either became a hit, fizzled out, or moved on to live a more quiet life. The …read more Continue reading Remembering the Intel Compute Stick
As NASA’s Artemis program trundles onwards at the blazing pace of a disused and very rusty crawler-transporter, the next mission on the list is gradually coming into focus. This will …read more Continue reading NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission
Launched in 2004, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory – formerly the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer – has been dutifully studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) during its two-year mission, before moving on …read more Continue reading NASA is Taking Suggestions for Raising Swift’s Orbit
One of the interesting things about Prusa’s FDM 3D printers is the availability of official upgrade kits, which allow you to combine bits off an older machine with those of …read more Continue reading Does it Make Sense to Upgrade a Prusa Mark 4S to a Core One?
Wood is an amazing material to use around the house, both for its green credentials and the way it looks and feels. That said, as a natural product there are …read more Continue reading The Confusing World of Wood Preservation Treatments