Bacteria Marching to the Beat of a Tiny Drum Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
Traditionally, identifying a bacterium requires peering through a microscope. Researchers from TU Delft want to...
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Running DOOM on…a TrueType Font? Julian Scheffers | usagoldmines.com
Over the years, DOOM has been ported to many things; think of any arbitrary device...
Reflecting on Microsoft Windows Vista in 2026 Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
It’s a bit of an understatement that at release Windows Vista rather fell flat. Much...
USB, Abstracted Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
Modern technology builds on abstractions. Most application programmers today don’t know what a non-maskable interrupt...
[Kerry Wong] Finds SMD Test Clips Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
One of the many problems you run into when you work with SMD parts is...
Upgrading a MacBook Neo Using a 1 TB iPhone NAND Flash Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
The nekkid Flash footprint with unused pads perimeter. (Credit: dosdude1, YouTube) For some reason the...
Need a Reactalyser? Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
We’ve noticed a recent surge in people recreating old projects from vintage electronics magazines, and...
Printed Sleeve Gives Keys Some Grip Brian McEvoy | usagoldmines.com
’s chonky key handle is a beautiful use of 3D printing that helps people help...
TurboQuant: Reducing LLM Memory Usage With Vector Quantization Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Large language models (LLMs) aren’t actually giant computer brains. Instead, they are effectively massive vector...
The Brits Made a Rocket. What Happened To It? Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
Like many long-established broadcasters, the BBC put out a selection of their archive material for...
$19,350 Allegedly Drained From Customer Accounts by Bank Insider – Now Bank Employee Is in Crosshairs of US Financial Regulator Henry Kanapi | usagoldmines.com
A former bank employee is now barred from working in the industry after allegedly stealing...
WolfIP Doesn’t Allocate Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
For some types of embedded systems — especially those that are safety-critical — it’s considered...
You’ve All Seen A Hackintosh, But Have You Seen One On A Wii? Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
The Intel era of Apple Macs led to so-called “Hackintoshes”, more normal PCs running x86...
Nissan Shuts Down NissanConnect App for Older Leaf EVs Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Back in late February Nissan Leaf owners began to receive messages from Nissan informing them...
Variable-Pitch Propellers for More Efficient Quadcopter Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
Quadcopters tend to have very poor efficency because of their high disk loading. High disk...
Dodging a 60-Year-Old Design Flaw In Your RAM Julian Scheffers | usagoldmines.com
Modern computers use dynamic RAM, a technology that allows very compact bits in return for...
Bending Faux-Neon LEDs Make for Animations Glass Tubes Can’t Match Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
Odds are, if you like neon lights, you’re not thrilled with the LED faux-“neon” strips...
2001: An Air Quality Odyssey Bryan Cockfield | usagoldmines.com
2001: A Space Odyssey not only pushed the boundaries of filmmaking, but introduced us to...
AI For The Skeptics: Pick Your Reasons To Be Excited Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
It’s odd being a technology writer in 2026, because around you are many people who...
Are We Surrendering Our Thinking To Machines? Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
“Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set...