The Juggler: In Rust
Back on the theme of learning to program by taking on a meaningful project — we have another raytracing demo — this time using Rust on the Raspberry Pi. [Unfastener] …read more Continue reading The Juggler: In Rust
Category Archives: software hacks
DOOM Runs On Husqvarna’s Robot Lawnmower
DOOM has been ported to a lot of platforms — to the point where the joke is kind of getting old now. Evidence of that is available in the fact …read more Continue reading DOOM Runs On Husqvarna’s Robot Lawnmower
KiCad 8 Makes Your Life Better Without Caveats
A few days ago, KiCad 8 was released, and it’s a straight upgrade to any PCB designer’s quality of life. There’s a blog post as usual, and, this year, there’s …read more Continue reading KiCad 8 Makes Your Life Better Without Caveats
Filters are in Bloom
If you are a fan of set theory, you might agree there are two sets of people who write computer programs: those who know what a Bloom filter is and …read more Continue reading Filters are in Bloom
Steampipe: All SQL All the Time
Although modern Linux has slightly shifted, the old Unix mantra was: everything’s a file. With Steampipe, a better saying might be: everything’s a SQL table. The official tagline is “select …read more Continue reading Steampipe: All SQL All the Time
The Latest Windows 11 Release Might Not Work On Your Oldest Machines
Everybody knows you can’t install Windows XP on a 386, or Windows 95 on an original IBM PC. But for Windows 11, the goalposts seem to be changing with newer …read more Continue reading The Latest Windows 11 Release Might Not Work On Your Oldest Machines
Make Your Bookshelf Clickable
We’ll confess that we have a fondness for real books and plenty of them. So does [James], and he decided he needed a way to take a picture of his …read more Continue reading Make Your Bookshelf Clickable
Breaking Through The 1 MB Barrier In DOS With Unreal Mode And More
The memory map of the original 8086 computer with its base and extended memory made the original PC rather straightforward, but also posed countless issues for DOS-based applications as they …read more Continue reading Breaking Through The 1 MB Barrier In DOS With Unreal Mode And More
Human-Interfacing Devices: The Descriptor Heist
Today, we’ll build our own input devices. And they will be easy to create and write firmware for, they will work perfectly, and they will be cross-platform. We can do …read more Continue reading Human-Interfacing Devices: The Descriptor Heist
Need a Serial Data Plotter? Better Write Your Own
When you’re working with a development team, especially in a supporting capacity, you can often find yourself having to invent tools and support systems that are fairly involved, but don’t …read more Continue reading Need a Serial Data Plotter? Better Write Your Own