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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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  • NASA May Have Lost The MAVEN Mars Orbiter

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    By Maya Posch | December 12, 2025

    When the orbit of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft took it behind the Red Planet on December 6th, ground controllers expected a temporary loss of signal (LoS). …read more

  • Consider This Pocket Machine For Your IPhone Backups

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    By Arya Voronova | December 12, 2025

    What if you find yourself as an iPhone owner, desiring a local backup solution — no wireless tech involved, no sending off data to someone else’s server, just an automatic …read more

  • DIY Synth Takes Inspiration From Fretted Instruments

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    By Lewin Day | December 11, 2025

    There are a million and one MIDI controllers and synths on the market, but sometimes it’s just more satisfying to make your own. [Turi Scandurra] very much went his own …read more

  • Step Into My Particle Accelerator

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    By Al Williams | December 11, 2025

    If you get a chance to visit a computer history museum and see some of the very old computers, you’ll think they took up a full room. But if you …read more

  • Designing A Simpler Cycloidal Drive

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    By Aaron Beckendorf | December 11, 2025

    Cycloidal drives have an entrancing motion, as well as a few other advantages – high torque and efficiency, low backlash, and compactness among them. However, much as [Sergei Mishin] likes …read more

  • Amiibo Emulator Becomes Pocket 2.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer

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    By Matt Varian | December 11, 2025

    As technology marches on, gear that once required expensive lab equipment is now showing up in devices you can buy for less than a nice dinner. A case in point: …read more

  • Extremely Rare Electric Piano Restoration

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    By Bryan Cockfield | December 11, 2025

    Not only are pianos beautiful musical instruments that have stood the test of many centuries of time, they’re also incredible machines. Unfortunately, all machines wear out over time, which means …read more

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