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John’s adventures
My recent(ish) adventures:
How Much Water Is Too Much?
I think maybe I’ve been drinking too much water. Gonna try to cut back to 2L per day.
$60 PC Oscilloscope Review
This (surprisingly) on HN today: $60 PC Oscilloscope Review.
The Internet Was Designed With a Narrow Waist
This is an interesting idea: The Internet Was Designed With a Narrow Waist.
Open-source alternatives to SaaS
A list of open-source alternatives: Awesome open-source alternatives to SaaS
Lab whiteboard
Got myself a whiteboard for my lab. It’s not a real lab unless you have a whiteboard!
How FreeDOS Grew Up and Became a Modern DOS
An article about the history of FreeDOS: How FreeDOS Grew Up and Became a Modern DOS.
Big universe
Stumbled upon this homage to the old powers of ten video from the 70s: Our Universe is SO big, it’s mindblowing! 🤯 BBC.
ping!
Note to self: if you hear a computer go ‘ping’ and you’re not sure where it’s coming from, check the VMs on your Mac. End note.