In Praise of Plasma TVs
I’m sitting in front of an old Sayno Plasma TV as I write this on my media PC. It’s not a productivity machine, by any means, but the screen has …read more Continue reading In Praise of Plasma TVs
Author Archives: Tyler August
Supersized Calculator Brings the Whole Intel 4000 Gang Together
Though mobile devices and Apple Silicon have seen ARM-64 explode across the world, there’s still decent odds you’re reading this on a device with an x86 processor — the direct …read more Continue reading Supersized Calculator Brings the Whole Intel 4000 Gang Together
The Simplest Ultrasound Sensor Module, Minus the Module
Just about every “getting started with microcontrollers” kit, Arduino or otherwise, includes an ultrasonic distance sensor module. Given the power of microcontrollers these days, it was only a matter of …read more Continue reading The Simplest Ultrasound Sensor Module, Minus the Module
The Fastest (68k) Macintosh Might Not Be an Amiga Anymore
Amiga and Atari fans used to lord over their Apple-eating brethren the fact that Cupertino never moved to the most advanced 68k processors — so for a while, thanks to …read more Continue reading The Fastest (68k) Macintosh Might Not Be an Amiga Anymore
The Engineering Behind Valve’s new VR Headset
Valve’s new Steam Frame is what all the well-connected YouTubers are talking about, but most of them are talking about what it’s like to game on it. That’s great content …read more Continue reading The Engineering Behind Valve’s new VR Headset
eVTOL for Everyone
While most of the world’s venture capital is off chasing anything with “AI” in the name in what many think looks increasingly like an inflated spherical film of soap molecules, …read more Continue reading eVTOL for Everyone
Intel GPUs on Raspberry Pi Is So Wrong it Feels Right
While you might not know it from their market share, Intel makes some fine GPUs. Putting one in a PC with an AMD processor already feels a bit naughty, but …read more Continue reading Intel GPUs on Raspberry Pi Is So Wrong it Feels Right
An Improbable, Doomed Star System in a Clockwork Coffee Table
The major objects in our solar system orbit along the plane of the ecliptic, plus or minus few degrees, and it turns out most exoplanet systems are the same — …read more Continue reading An Improbable, Doomed Star System in a Clockwork Coffee Table
What Do You Call an Ekranoplan With an Outboard Motor?
If there’s one thing [rctestflight] likes, it’s… probably radio controlled test flights. If there are two things [rctestflights] likes, the second one is probably ground-effect vehicles, AKA Ekranoplans. Tired of …read more Continue reading What Do You Call an Ekranoplan With an Outboard Motor?
3D Printed Mail is a Modern Solution to an Ancient Problem
The human body and sharp objects don’t get along very well, especially when they are being wielded with ill-intent. Since antiquity there have been various forms of armor designed to …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Mail is a Modern Solution to an Ancient Problem