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- Simulating Pots with LTSpiceby Al Williams on January 22, 2026 at 3:00 am
One of the good things about simulating circuits is that you can easily change component values trivially. In the real world, you might use a potentiometer or a pot to …read more
- Driving A DAC Real Fast With A Microcontrollerby Lewin Day on January 22, 2026 at 12:00 am
Normally, if you want to blast out samples to a DAC in a hurry, you’d rely on an FPGA, what with their penchant for doing things very quicky and in …read more
- Repair and Reverse-Engineering of Nespresso Vertuo Next Coffee Machinesby Maya Posch on January 21, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Akin to the razor-and-blades model, capsule-based coffee machines are an endless grind of overpriced pods and cheaply made machines that you’re supposed to throw out and buy a new one …read more
- FLOSS Weekly Episode 861: Big Databases with OpenRiakby Jonathan Bennett on January 21, 2026 at 7:30 pm
This week Jonathan chats with Nicholas Adams about OpenRiak! Why is there a Riak and an OpenRiak, which side of the CAP theorem does OpenRiak land on, and why is …read more
- Retrotechtacular: RCA Loses Fight to IBMby Al Williams on January 21, 2026 at 6:00 pm
If you follow electronics history, few names were as ubiquitous as RCA, the Radio Corporation of America. Yet in modern times, the company is virtually forgotten for making large computers. …read more
- Fiber Optic Lamp Modified To Be Scarily Brightby Lewin Day on January 21, 2026 at 4:30 pm
[Brainiac75] is a fan of fiber optic lamps, except for one thing—they’re often remarkably dim. Thus, they set out to hack the technology to deliver terrifying amounts of light while …read more
- Tech in Plain Sight: Finding a Flat Tireby Al Williams on January 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm
There was a time when wise older people warned you to check your tire pressure regularly. We never did, and would eventually wind up with a flat or, worse, a …read more








