This Week In Security: Stealing Email With AI, AMD Nerfs Chips, The World Cup Nearly Rickrolled, And GPSD Bugs

Firefox recently added integrated AI support — a generally poorly received move among many Firefox users — that includes an AI chatbot integration for interacting with web pages. Florian Port …read more

Flying Cell Towers Are A Thing

Typically, when you’re sitting on a plane on the tarmac, you switch your phone to flight mode while you’re sitting through yet another “quirky” (boring) safety video. You’ll watch some …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 872: I’m Not Satoshi

This week Jonathan chats with Tristan Sherliker about the Craig Wright case, Open Source and the law, and Tristan’s own Open Source project, BunTool. How did Open Source help win …read more

The Trains With Rubber Tires

The train was one of the game-changing inventions that defined the Industrial Age. No more would humanity rely on tempestuous animals to haul goods and passengers great distances across the …read more

Linux Fu: Upcycling An Old Router

You’re wandering through a thrift store and spot an old router for ten bucks. Worthless, right? But in this case, it was a Google OnHub, which, at the time, was …read more

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Terminus Is A Text Only Phone Because Telephony Is Dead Anyway

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By Tyler August | July 1, 2026

This may say more about us than the current state of the telephone network, but unless your Grandma is still kicking, how many phone calls do you take that are …read more
Watch A Steam Controller Skitter Itself To Its Charge Puck

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By Donald Papp | July 1, 2026

Hacks don’t have to be practical but it helps if they are educational or clever or amusing, as [Ray Foss] demonstrates with his auto-docking Steam Controller. It’s an open-source web …read more
From Sugar To Ethanol Fuel With A Little Microbial Help

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By Maya Posch | June 30, 2026

In these trying times it seems appropriate to work through some ‘what if ‘ scenarios, such as the local gas station suddenly not having any more gasoline to sell you, …read more
How To Remove Bounce When Bouncy Objects Encounter Bounciness

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By Maya Posch | June 30, 2026

We all love a good bit of bounce now and then, with everything from trampolines to bouncy castles and bouncy balls forming the staple of a wholesome childhood for many. …read more
Building A Fiber-Coupled Laser Source For Precision Optics

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By Aaron Beckendorf | June 30, 2026

Laser diodes are convenient light sources, but for precise optical work their often-elliptical beam profile leaves something to be desired. One way to get around this is to couple the …read more
Retro Gear And The Mystery Of Cables Melting Into Cases While In Storage

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By Maya Posch | June 30, 2026

The phenomenon of cable-shaped indents in the plastic cases of retro systems is one that’s probably painfully familiar to many a collector of such systems. Although in these situations neither …read more
Building A Micrometer-Level Displacement Sensor With 3D Printed Parts

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By Aaron Beckendorf | June 30, 2026

Every experienced machinist knows the value of taking regular measurements. If one works carefully and checks dimensions frequently, it’s possible to make a part much more precise than could be …read more

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