Our mate Piers over on @piers_rocks has added USB-C connections to One ROM. The video shows how he did it.
One ROM 24 – Adding USB-C to a 0.75″ x 1.25″ PCB
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Water is special
Water has the unusual property of expanding when it freezes. If it didn’t work like this, we wouldn’t be here!
Reverse engineering a multi-layered PCB
In this video checkout someone reverse engineering a complex PCB.
A Wicked inspired Symbiote
As explained by Wikipedia a Symbiote is a fictional species of extraterrestrial parasitic life forms appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with Spider-Man. This inspired the fun build below.
A husband-and-wife team building a robotics startup: nLab
Today I bumped into the shorts video below. It’s from @get-nlab who have an early access form for their nLab project over here: https://getnlab.com/early-access. From their pre-order page:
About nLab Kit
Get ready to learn real electronics, build real projects, and join a community of future innovators. The nLab Kit is a complete hands-on learning system featuring an oscilloscope, power supply, function generator, and 12+ guided projects designed for beginners, students, and makers.
How it works
- Pay $1 now to reserve your kit
- Get notified when our Kickstarter launches
- Complete your order with an exclusive 20% discount
- Receive your kit when shipping begins
Regular price: $199 | Pre-order price: $159
Sysmon added to Windows
Via Slashdot, Microsoft Adds Sysmon To Windows we hear from The Register that, Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows. I don’t use Windows much these days but this seems like a sensible decision to me.
Making a transparent display
[Yang-Hui He] Presents To The Royal Institution About AI And Mathematics
I have a new post on Hackaday: [Yang-Hui He] Presents To The Royal Institution About AI And Mathematics.
Factorial
Today I added the recursive base case for n=0 to the Factorial article on Wikipedia.
Surviving The RAM Price Squeeze With Linux In-Kernel Memory Compression
I have a new post on Hackaday: Surviving The RAM Price Squeeze With Linux In-Kernel Memory Compression.