Voyager 1 Fault Forces Switch to S-Band Dan Maloney | usagoldmines.com
We hate to admit it, but whenever we see an article about either Voyager spacecraft,...
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Bogey Six O’clock!: The AN/APS-13 Tail Warning Radar Danie Conradie | usagoldmines.com
Although we think of air-to-air radar as a relatively modern invention, it first made its...
An Electric Vehicle Conversion With A Difference Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
For a first try at an electric vehicle conversion we’re guessing that most would pick...
KolibriOS: The Operating System That Fits on a 1.44 MB 3.5″ Floppy Disk Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
While most operating systems are written in C and C++, KolibriOS is written in pure...
Pi Pico Lays Down the Groove Bryan Cockfield | usagoldmines.com
From the 60s to perhaps the mid-00s, the path to musical stardom was essentially straight...
Crypto Enthusiasts Targeted in Multi-Vector Malware Attack Disguised As Python-Based Trading Tool: Report Mehron Rokhy | usagoldmines.com
Malware disguised as a Python-based trading bot has reportedly targeted crypto traders in a multi-vector...
Tearing Down Nintendo’s Alarmo Alarm Clock Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
All your Nintendo Alarmo are belong to mew~ (Credit: GaryOderNichts, Blogspot) Most of us will...
FLOSS Weekly Episode 807: Bitten by the Penguin Jonathan Bennett | usagoldmines.com
This week, Jonathan Bennett and Dan Lynch chat with Josh Bressers, VP of Security at...
Haiku OS’s Beta 5 Release Brings Us Into a New BeOS Era Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
The name BeOS is one which tends to evoke either sighs of nostalgia or blank...
Use PicoGlitcher For Voltage Glitching Attacks Dave Rowntree | usagoldmines.com
We see a fair few glitcher projects, especially the simpler voltage glitchers. Still, quite often...
Supercon 2023: Cuddly Companion Bots Lewin Day | usagoldmines.com
Even in the advanced world of 2024, robots are still better in science fiction than...
Portable Solder Paste Station Prevents Smears With Suction Danie Conradie | usagoldmines.com
Applying solder paste to a new custom PCB is always a little nerve-racking. One slip...
Homebrew Sferics Receiver Lets You Tune Into Earth Music Dan Maloney | usagoldmines.com
It probably comes as little surprise that our planet is practically buzzing with radio waves....
An International Hackerspace Map Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
If you’re looking for a hackerspace while on your travels, there is more than one...
Electrostatic Motors are Making a Comeback Navarre Bartz | usagoldmines.com
Electrostatic motors are now common in MEMS applications, but researchers at the University of Wisconsin...
Lies, Big Lies and LED Lightbulb Lifespan Promises Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Checking the voltages on a dead LED lightbulb. Best done by a professional, obviously. (Credit:...
Citibank Employee Transfers $166,000 To Himself After Gaining Unauthorized Access to 79-Year-Old Dementia Patient’s Account: Manhattan District Attorney Mark Emem | usagoldmines.com
A former personal banker at Citibank has admitted to stealing a huge pile of cash...
Custom Fan Controller For Otherwise Fanless PCs Bryan Cockfield | usagoldmines.com
Most of us using desktop computers, and plenty of us on laptops, have some sort...
Another Commodore Portable We Never (Quite) Received Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
The story of Commodore computers is one of some truly great machines for their time,...
Boss Byproducts: Fulgurites Are Fossilized Lightning Kristina Panos | usagoldmines.com
So far in this series, we’ve talked about man-made byproducts — Fordite, which is built-up...