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How A True Polymath Like Benjamin Franklin Learns
In the video we learn about Franklin’s learning principles:
- Reconstruct from memory
- The Socratic method
- Utility first learning
- Argument mapping
- Polymathematics
- Sociable learning
- Read constantly
- Follow your interests
And how to think like Benjamin Franklin:
- Follow your interest
- Think very deeply into it
- Strengthen all sides of an argument
- Experiment like an inventor
Why Can You See Through Glass… But NOT Through Brick?
Some things are transparent, and some things are not. Why!? And let’s not even talk about mirrors!
Why Almost Everything Is Actually a Spring
I have a lot of mathematics to learn!
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.