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Why LLMs Are Less Intelligent Than Crows

The basic concept of human intelligence entails self-awareness alongside the ability to reason and apply logic to one’s actions and daily life. Despite the very fuzzy definition of ‘human intelligence‘, …read more

Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The C64 Keyboard

[Jean] wrote into the tips line (the system works!) to let all of us know about his hacked and hand-wired C64 keyboard, a thing of beauty in its chocolate-brown and …read more

PCB Design Review: TinySparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking, V2

A year ago, I’ve design reviewed an MCU module for CAN hacking, called TinySparrow. Modules are plenty cool, and even more so when they’re intended for remaking car ECUs. For …read more

Linux Fu: The SSD Super Cache

NVMe solid state disk drives have become inexpensive unless you want the very largest sizes. But how do you get the most out of one? There are two basic strategies: …read more

Belting Out The Audio

Today, it is hard to imagine a world without recorded audio, and for the most part that started with Edison’s invention of the phonograph. However, for most of its history, …read more

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    By Arya Voronova | December 10, 2025

    Ever think about all the moving parts involving a big KiCad project going into production? You need to provide manufacturer documentation, assembly instructions and renders for them to reference, every …read more

  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 858: YottaDB: Sometimes The Solution Is Bigger Servers

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    By Jonathan Bennett | December 10, 2025

    This week Jonathan chats with K. S. Bhaskar about YottaDB. This very high performance database has some unique tricks! How does YottaDB run across multiple processes without a daemon? Why …read more

  • Why LLMs Are Less Intelligent Than Crows

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    By Maya Posch | December 10, 2025

    The basic concept of human intelligence entails self-awareness alongside the ability to reason and apply logic to one’s actions and daily life. Despite the very fuzzy definition of ‘human intelligence‘, …read more

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    By Arya Voronova | December 10, 2025

    For less than $30 USD, you can get a 10×10 centimeter hotplate with 350 Watts of power. Sounds mighty fine to us, so surely there must be a catch? Maybe …read more

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    By Dan Maloney | December 10, 2025

    The “Long Dark” is upon us, at least for those who live north of the equator, and while it’s all pre-holiday bustle, pretty lights, and the magical first snow of …read more

  • Failed 3D Printed Part Brings Down Small Plane

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    By Donald Papp | December 10, 2025

    Back in March, a small aircraft in the UK lost engine power while coming in for a landing and crashed. The aircraft was a total loss, but thankfully, the pilot …read more

  • A Musically-Reactive LED Christmas Tree

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    By Lewin Day | December 10, 2025

    Regular Christmas trees don’t emit light, nor do they react to music. If you want both things in a holiday decoration, consider this build from [dbmaking].  An ESP32-D1 mini runs …read more

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