DIY scanning spectrometer is a bright idea Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
Spectroscopy seems simple: split a beam of light into its constituent wavelengths with a prism...
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Nermeen Nabil Khear A Tricky Commodore PET Repair and a Lesson About Assumptions Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
The PET opened, showing the motherboard. (Credit: Ken Shirriff) An unavoidable part of old home...
Introducing Infrared Remote Control Protocols John Elliot V | usagoldmines.com
Over on his YouTube channel has released a video that explains how infrared...
The ProStar: the Portable Gaming System and Laptop From 1995 Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Sony VAIO PCG-U101. (Credit: Sony) Whilst recently perusing the fine wares for sale at VCF...
Hackaday Links: April 13, 2025 Dan Maloney | usagoldmines.com
It’s been a while since we’ve dunked on an autonomous taxi foul-up, mainly because it...
3D Printed Milling Machine is Solid as a Rock Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
There are no shortage of CNC machines in the DIY space these days, but sometimes...
The Spade Hardware Description Language John Elliot V | usagoldmines.com
Spade is an open-source hardware description language (HDL) developed at Linköping University, Sweden. Other HDLs...
Satisfy Your High-Voltage Urges with This Printable Flyback Transformer Dan Maloney | usagoldmines.com
Sick of raiding old TVs and CRT monitors for flyback transformers to feed your high-voltage...
Software Project Pieces Broken Bits Back Together Donald Papp | usagoldmines.com
With all the attention on LLMs (Large Language Models) and image generators lately, it’s nice...
Learning Linux Kernel Modules Using COM Binary Support Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Have you ever felt the urge to make your own private binary format for use...
A 17th Century Music Computer Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
We don’t think of computers as something you’d find in the 17th century. But [Levi...
The Incomplete JSON Pretty Printer (Brought To You By Vibes) Donald Papp | usagoldmines.com
Incomplete JSON (such as from a log that terminates unexpectedly) doesn’t parse cleanly, which means...
Hacking a Cheap Rechargeable Lamp With Non-Standard USB-C Connector Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
The “USB C” cable that comes with the Inaya Portable Rechargeable Lamp. (Credit: The Stock...
Vibe Check: False Packages a New LLM Security Risk? Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
Lots of people swear by large-language model (LLM) AIs for writing code. Lots of people...
JPMorgan Chase Refuses To Reimburse $440,000 After Customer’s Account Hammered With Illicit Withdrawals: Report Daily Hodl Staff | usagoldmines.com
A JPMorgan Chase customer says she’s suing the bank after criminals managed to rip nearly...
DIY Soldering Tweezers, Extra Thrifty Donald Papp | usagoldmines.com
It started when was faced with about a hundred incorrectly-placed 0603 parts. Given that...
Biting Off More Than I Can Chew Elliot Williams | usagoldmines.com
Earlier this year, I bought one of those K40-style laser machines that was listed at...
Bank of America Discloses Data Breach After Customers’ Documents Disappear, Says Names, Addresses, Account Information and Social Security Numbers Affected Mark Emem | usagoldmines.com
Bank of America says efforts to locate sensitive documents containing personal information on an undisclosed...
Tiny Pogo Robot Gets Wings, Does Flips Donald Papp | usagoldmines.com
Most robots depend on controlled environments, because the real world is hard to get around...
Repairing Classic Sound Cards Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
Sound hardware has been built into PC motherboards for so long now it’s difficult to...