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Friday Fun: Halloween DJ

Creativity and hilarious mobile DJ costume https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CLz5CcC2d/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CZVQUHcTS/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfDGRXOM0HL/?srtk=MXZ0bXd5N2pnNTZ2aQ== →

ABB power grids business changes

From MicroSCADA to Mitsubishi: How ABB Is Redrawing Its Grid Map Over the past six years ABB has sold off the grid business it built in Finland, then started buying its way back in, this time on its own terms. Two things happened in 2026 that show where it’s going. ABB bought Finnish grid automation →

Multi-Stage Over-Voltage Protection for Telephone Lines

Telephone line over voltage protection: Here is my surge protector circuit design from 1995. It was available as a commercial product (with some small updates) for over 20 years. It did it’s job well, keeping the connected systems well protected. While modern communications have largely shifted to fiber optics and digital packets, legacy copper pairs →

fccid.io is a goldmine for electronics devices info

FCCID.io is a free website for looking up records from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) equipment authorization database. Most electronic devices that emit radio frequency energy, such as phones, routers, Bluetooth gadgets, remote controls and IoT modules, need FCC authorization before they can be sold in the United States. Each authorized device gets a →

Friday Fun: AI FUN

Here are links to some funny videos on AI: How AI works https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DqDUE1e1j/ Jason should have stopped https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19Xh7iR55J/ Superintelligence https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19oSEeE5JX/ →