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Category Archives: Design
The Worlds Cheapest Time Domain Reflectometer
Oh boy, this is a rabbit hole I would love to run down. Code is here:
API Improvement Proposal (AIP)
Today I learned about API Improvement Proposals. I suppose I should find some time to read them.
The Electronic Canary | Project 15/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Current Connoisseur. I am the Current Connoisseur!
In this video we do the 15th project from the Maxitronix 30in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit: The Electronic Canary.
We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to investigate the signal.
We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.
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OULLX NSS-681HDMI-RJ45 Network Cable Tester notes |
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CRUMB Circuit Simulator
A computer game where you can build breadboard circuits. Including support for a microcontroller!
The space behind the couch
This is a cool idea.
Learning Software Architecture
Today via Lobsters: Learning Software Architecture. Of particular interest were some of the references at the bottom:
- Boundaries talk by Gary Bernhardt
- How to Test
- ∅MQ guide and, more generally, writings by Pieter Hintjens
- optimistic merging
- Reflections on a decade of coding by Jamii
- my links
- Ted Kaminski blog
- Software Engineering at Google
- Ousterhout’s The Philosophy of Software Design
- a couple of important names
Learning the Art of Electronics: 1W.2 Resistor power dissipation | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Chief Fuse Blower.
In this video we continue working our way through Learning the Art of Electronics and continue working through 1W Worked Examples: DC circuits with 1W.2 Resistor power dissipation and 1.2.2.C Power in resistors.
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Ninth World Floppy Disk USB Drive |
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John Teel Ranks Every Development Platform Ranked Worst to Best
M Miranda LabX – ECE 4370 Spring 2026
A video demoing their final project. Built on an ATmega2560.