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When most people think about vacuum tubes, they picture big glass bottles glowing inside antique radios or early computers. History often treats tubes as a dead-end technology that was suddenly …read more

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This Week In Security: Another Linux Exploit, Ubuntu Knocked Offline, Finals Interrupted, And Backdoored Tools

After the CopyFail vulnerability gave root access from any user on almost all distributions last week, this week we’ve got DirtyFrag. This chains the vulnerability in CopyFail (xfrm-ESP) and a …read more

Congratulations To The Green Powered Challenge Winners!

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Salvaged VFDs In Nixie-Like Clock

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By Bryan Cockfield | May 16, 2026

In between the Nixie tube era of the 50s and 60s and the advent of multi-digit vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) common in 80s and 90s consumer technology, there was a …read more
Fixing A Cotton Candy Vending Machine

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By Maya Posch | May 16, 2026

Cotton candy is probably the best way to eat pure sugar, which makes having your very own cotton candy vending machine to automate making it a bit of a dream. …read more
Mixapps: The Mixtape Of The Internet Age

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By Zoe Skyforest | May 16, 2026

Mixtapes used to be a way that we cultivated a personal selection of music for our own enjoyment, or to give as gifts to those we wanted to impress with …read more
A Precision Drill Press For Tiny Bits

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By Aaron Beckendorf | May 16, 2026

Anyone who’s worked with even a 1 mm bit knows that while a drill press is all but essential, it isn’t proof against broken bits. Working with a 0.1 mm …read more
Restoring A 3DO Blaster Card From The Early 90s

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By Bryan Cockfield | May 15, 2026

Before the modern trifecta of video game giants came to dominate the market around two decades ago, the world was awash in video game consoles. Many of these retro platforms …read more
Inside The Heathkit Factory

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By Al Williams | May 15, 2026

If you are a certain age, you doubtlessly remember Heathkit. They produced a wide array of electronic kits that were models of completeness and clear instructions. They started with surplus …read more
Adding Capabilities To Inexpensive Solar Modules

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By Bryan Cockfield | May 15, 2026

Solar power has gotten cheap enough that putting up panels is among the cheapest ways of providing energy. This isn’t just the case for bulk electricity on a power grid, …read more

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