Some things are transparent, and some things are not. Why!? And let’s not even talk about mirrors!
Why Can You See Through Glass… But NOT Through Brick?
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Monthly Archives: February 2026
Why Almost Everything Is Actually a Spring
I have a lot of mathematics to learn!
Full 11kV Termination on a steel wire armoured 3 core cable
I love stuff like this where you get to see how industrial cabling is installed.
One ROM 40 – 16-Bit ROM Replacement for Amiga and Beyond
The latest One ROM installment from Piers Rocks. He made his own PIO/DMA emulator and One ROM logic analyzer, as one does.
Inside a 3000W Water-Cooled Power Supply with @ElectrArc240
I’m always impressed with how much @ElectrArc240 knows about power electronics.
The Genius of Old Tools
I wish I could make database systems like this!
Hackable Desk Robot
Here’s something fun: Your Next Desk Toy Should Be a Hackable Robot. This “DeskBuddy” is basically a ESP32-C3 Super Mini microcontroller with a 1.3-inch OLED display. I tried to order one, just for fun, but it seems they only ship to India.
Drag soldering SMD parts with a flux pen
This guy demos soldering a TQFP package using a no-clean flux pen and a large(ish) soldering iron tip.
Micron’s PCIe 6.0 SSD Hits Mass Production at 28 GB/s
Via Slashdot today: Micron’s PCIe 6.0 SSD Hits Mass Production at 28 GB/s. This is the first PCIe 6.0 SSD with sequential read speeds up to 28 GB/s and random read performance of 5.5 million IOPS. They note that consumer platforms are not expected to adopt PCIe 6.0 until 2030.
KDE Plasma 6.6 is here
Here is a visual guide to the best desktop in the known universe. I am still back on KDE Plasma 5.27.5 on Debian 12, but look forward to upgrading some time soon…