Author Archives: Jay Jay
Start all of your commands with a comma
This looks like a really good idea! Start all of your commands with a comma.
Semantic Compression
Casey Muratori explains his approach to not-so-object-oriented design (he calls it procedurally-oriented) and refactoring (he calls it compression): Semantic Compression.
Today I added procedurally-oriented to my spell check.
A Display Powered by Air
This is fun. He made a mechanical AND gate so he could use a multiplexer!
Visualizing Infinity: Ramanujan’s Secret Trick
Day in the life of a network installer
WordPress Block Editor
Today I read about the WordPress Block Editor. I don’t use it (I use the code editor) but I suppose it’s good to know what it can do.
Emu unboxing
lol. Via IRC today: Emu unboxing. See a brand new emu chick being liberated from its shell!
Capacitive sensors as an alternative to resistive sensors
Over on YouTube @elewizard shows us how to make a capacitive sensor for the water level for a pot plant. He also shows us how to use a 555 timer and an MCU to measure small capacitances by the frequencies they generate.
Today I added capacitive, and capacitances to my spellcheck!
One ROM 24 – Adding USB-C to a 0.75″ x 1.25″ PCB
Our mate Piers over on @piers_rocks has added USB-C connections to One ROM. The video shows how he did it.