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What do you look for in a travel keyboard? For me, it has to be split, though this condition most immediately demands a carrying solution of some kind. Wirelessness I …read more

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To the surprise of almost nobody, the unprecedented build-out of datacenters and the equipping of them with servers for so-called ‘AI’ has led to a massive shortage of certain components. …read more

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There’s an interesting cultural observation to be made as a writer based in Europe, that we like our sans-serif fonts, while our American friends seem to prefer a font with …read more

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It’s amazing how fragile our digital lives can be, and how quickly they can fall to pieces. Case in point: the digital dilemma that Paris Buttfield-Addison found himself in last …read more

Bare Metal STM32: Increasing The System Clock And Running Dhrystone

When you start an STM32 MCU with its default configuration, its CPU will tick along at a leisurely number of cycles on the order of 8 to 16 MHz, using …read more

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Retro Semiconductors: The Silicon Controlled Rectifier

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By John Elliot V | December 28, 2025

Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and …read more
Photographing Cosmic Rays With A Consumer Camera

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By Bryan Cockfield | December 28, 2025

The reason photographic darkrooms are needed is because almost any amount of light can ruin the film or the photographic paper before they are fixed. Until then these things are …read more
Create Aerated Concrete Using Xanthan Gum And Dishwashing Liquid

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By Maya Posch | December 28, 2025

To make aerated concrete, add a foam-forming agent and stir in a significant amount of air. This serves to make the concrete significantly lighter, better insulating, and more resilient to …read more
Cheetah MX4 Mini: A Pint-Sized 3D Printer Controller

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By Matt Varian | December 28, 2025

There’s a seemingly unending list of modifications or upgrades you can make to a 3D printer. Most revolve around the mechanical side of things, many are simple prints or small …read more
Cloudflare’s Outages And Why Cool Kids Test On Prod

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By Maya Posch | December 28, 2025

Every system administrator worth their salt knows that the right way to coax changes to network infrastructure onto a production network is to first validate it on a Staging network: …read more
Raspberry Pi Gets Desktop Form Factor

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By Bryan Cockfield | December 28, 2025

Before the Raspberry Pi came out, one cheap and easy way to get GPIO on a computer with a real operating system was to manipulate the pins on an old …read more
Moving Mousepad Is An Elegant Aimbot

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By Lewin Day | December 27, 2025

These days, it can be hard to remain competitive in online shooters without spending your entire life dedicated to the sport. This leads some to explore the world of competitive …read more

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