Category Archives: Inspiration

Software documentaries

Posted on 2026-10-28 [Wednesday] by Jay Jay

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From A few of my favorite software documentaries:

• The Story of Python and how it took over the world
• The Story of C++
• How One Programmer’s Pet Project Changed the Way We Think About Software
• The Story of VS Code
• KDE: The Documentary — The Story of Free Software Underdogs
• The Machine that Changed the World

Smart Tricks

Posted on 2026-10-26 [Monday] by Jay Jay

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Damage RF Connector Repair

Posted on 2026-10-26 [Monday] by Jay Jay

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Building a Tiffany Audio Class AB Amplifier

Posted on 2026-10-26 [Monday] by Jay Jay

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DIY mechanical tips

Posted on 2026-10-26 [Monday] by Jay Jay

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Resonant Loop Antenna With Giant Capacitor Plates

Posted on 2026-10-26 [Monday] by Jay Jay

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Wireless Pi

Posted on 2026-10-19 [Monday] by Jay Jay

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Some reading from Wireless Pi:

• I/Q Signals 101: Neither Complex Nor Complicated
• Two Birds with One Tone: I/Q Signals and Fourier Transform – Part 1
• Two Birds with One Tone: I/Q Signals and Fourier Transform – Part 2
• Wireless Communications From the Ground Up: An SDR Perspective – 2nd Edition

Magnetic Core Memory

Posted on 2026-10-19 [Monday] by Jay Jay

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Clever woodworking joints

Posted on 2026-10-17 [Saturday] by Jay Jay

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Gabriel’s horn

Posted on 2026-10-11 [Sunday] by Jay Jay

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Today I learned about Gabriel’s horn, a solid of revolution with infinite surface area and finite volume.