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Given the technical specs of the FPGAs available to hobbyists these days, it really shouldn’t be a shock that you can implement a 486 core on one. In spite of …read more Continue reading M8SBC-86 is an FPGA-Based “Kinda PC Compatible” 486
If you live in snow country and own a home, you either have a snowblower or wish you did. The alternatives are either an expensive and potentially unreliable plow service, …read more Continue reading Electric Snowblower Clears the Way With Hobby Parts
If you need to drive a big screen for a project, it’s fair to say your first thought isn’t going to be to use the ATtiny85. With just 512 bytes …read more Continue reading Drive 1024×600 Pixels via I2C with an ATtiny85
Hot glue guns are pretty simple beasts: there’s an on/off switch, a heating element, and a source of current, be it battery or wired. You turn it on, and the …read more Continue reading Tired of Burnt Fingers? Try PID Tuning the Hot Glue Gun
Have you heard the saying “the problem is the solution”? It seems to originate in the permaculture movement, but it can apply equally well to electronics. Take the problem [shiura] …read more Continue reading An RPN Calculator and a Bonus VFD Clock From Casio Revival
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Do you remember ReBoot? If you were into early CGI, the name probably rings a bell, since when it premiered in 1994 it was the first fully computer-animated show on …read more Continue reading Reviving ReBoot With a Tape Deck Repair
Out of all 49 beautiful US states (plus New Jersey), the one you’d probably least want to camp outside in during the winter is arguably Alaska. If you were to …read more Continue reading Sleeping Rough in Alaska with a USPS Cargo Bike
While we’re 100 years past Edison’s fear, uncertainty, and doubt campaign, the fact of the matter is that DC is a bit easier to wrap one’s head around. It’s just …read more Continue reading Pickle Diodes, Asymmetric Jacobs Ladders, and Other AC Surprises
In my country, we have a saying: the sun is a deadly lazer. Well, it’s not so much a folk saying as a meme, and not so much in one …read more Continue reading Adding Solar Power to an Electric Tractor
There’s folk wisdom in just about every culture that teaches about renewable energy — things like “make hay while the sun shines”. But as an industrial culture, we want to …read more Continue reading Liquid CO2 For Grid Scale Energy Storage Isn’t Just Hot Air