Why LLMs Are Less Intelligent Than Crows

The basic concept of human intelligence entails self-awareness alongside the ability to reason and apply logic to one’s actions and daily life. Despite the very fuzzy definition of ‘human intelligence‘, …read more

Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The C64 Keyboard

[Jean] wrote into the tips line (the system works!) to let all of us know about his hacked and hand-wired C64 keyboard, a thing of beauty in its chocolate-brown and …read more

PCB Design Review: TinySparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking, V2

A year ago, I’ve design reviewed an MCU module for CAN hacking, called TinySparrow. Modules are plenty cool, and even more so when they’re intended for remaking car ECUs. For …read more

Linux Fu: The SSD Super Cache

NVMe solid state disk drives have become inexpensive unless you want the very largest sizes. But how do you get the most out of one? There are two basic strategies: …read more

Belting Out The Audio

Today, it is hard to imagine a world without recorded audio, and for the most part that started with Edison’s invention of the phonograph. However, for most of its history, …read more

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Reverse Sundial Still Tells Time

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By Tyler August | December 10, 2025

The Dutch word for sundial, zonnewijzer, can be literally translated into “Sun Pointer” according to [illusionmanager] — and he took that literal translation literally, building a reverse sundial so he …read more
Your Supercomputer Arrives In The Cloud

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By Al Williams | December 10, 2025

For as long as there have been supercomputers, people like us have seen the announcements and said, “Boy! I’d love to get some time on that computer.” But now that …read more
Volumetric Display With Lasers And Bubbly Glass

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By Tyler August | December 10, 2025

There’s a type of dust-collector that’s been popular since the 1990s, where a cube of acrylic or glass is laser-etched in a three-dimensional pattern. Some people call them bubblegrams. While …read more
Production KiCad Template Covers All Your Bases

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By Arya Voronova | December 10, 2025

Ever think about all the moving parts involving a big KiCad project going into production? You need to provide manufacturer documentation, assembly instructions and renders for them to reference, every …read more
FLOSS Weekly Episode 858: YottaDB: Sometimes The Solution Is Bigger Servers

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By Jonathan Bennett | December 10, 2025

This week Jonathan chats with K. S. Bhaskar about YottaDB. This very high performance database has some unique tricks! How does YottaDB run across multiple processes without a daemon? Why …read more
Why LLMs Are Less Intelligent Than Crows

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By Maya Posch | December 10, 2025

The basic concept of human intelligence entails self-awareness alongside the ability to reason and apply logic to one’s actions and daily life. Despite the very fuzzy definition of ‘human intelligence‘, …read more
Cheap 10x10cm Hotplate Punches Above Its Weight

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By Arya Voronova | December 10, 2025

For less than $30 USD, you can get a 10×10 centimeter hotplate with 350 Watts of power. Sounds mighty fine to us, so surely there must be a catch? Maybe …read more

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