For Americans Only: Estimating Celsius And Other Mental Metrics

I know many computer languages, but I’ve struggled all my life to learn a second human language. One of my problems is that I can’t stop trying to translate in …read more

How The Widget Revolutionized Canned Beer

Walk into any pub and order a pint of Guinness, and you’ll witness a mesmerizing ritual. The bartender pulls the tap, fills the glass two-thirds full, then sets it aside …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 842: Will The Real JQ Please Stand Up

We’re back! This week Jonathan chats with Mattias Wadman and Michael Farber about JQ! It’s more than just a JSON parser, JQ is a whole scripting language! Tune in to …read more

Design Review: LattePanda Mu NAS Carrier

It is a good day for design review! Today’s board is the MuBook, a Lattepanda Mu SoM (System-on-Module) carrier from [LtBrain], optimized for a NAS with 4 SATA and 2 …read more

Remembering James Lovell: The Man Who Cheated Death In Space

Many people have looked Death in the eye sockets and survived to tell others about it, but few situations speak as much to the imagination as situations where there’s absolutely …read more

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Walter Is A Tiny Cellular Modem For Your Projects

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By Tyler August | August 16, 2025

It wasn’t that long ago that projects with cellular connectivity were everywhere, but with 2G no longer universally available, glory days of cheap 2G modules seem to be on their …read more
This Polaroid-esque OCR Machine Turns Text To Braille In The Wild

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By Navarre Bartz | August 15, 2025

One of the practical upsides of improved computer vision systems and machine learning has been the ability of computers to translate text from one language or format to another. [Jchen] …read more
Suggested Schematic Standards

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By Al Williams | August 15, 2025

We often think that if a piece of software had the level of documentation you usually see for hardware, you wouldn’t think much of it. Sure, there are exceptions. Some …read more
2025 One Hertz Challenge: Educational Tool Becomes 10 Stopwatches

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By Lewin Day | August 15, 2025

Around the globe, some classrooms are using fancy digital handheld devices to let people answer questions. One such example of this hardware is the Smart Response PE. These devices are …read more
Liberating A Collapsible Chair From A Single Piece Of Wood

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By John Elliot V | August 15, 2025

Over on his YouTube channel our hacker [GrandpaAmu] liberates a collapsible chair from a single piece of wood. With the assistance of an extra pair of hands, but without any …read more
2025 One Hertz Challenge: An Arduino-Based Heart Rate Sensor

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By Lewin Day | August 15, 2025

How fast does your heart beat? It’s a tough question to answer, because our heart rate changes all the time depending on what we’re doing and how our body is …read more
Gentle Processing Makes Better Rubber That Cracks Less

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By Lewin Day | August 15, 2025

Rubber! It starts out as a goopy material harvested from special trees, and is then processed into a resilient, flexible material used for innumerable important purposes. In the vast majority …read more

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