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Friday Fun: Firewall Fury

I asked SUNO AI to generate cyber-security metal music. It produced those. Firewall Fury https://suno.com/song/337e5924-aabf-4286-a74d-2e793f20d236 Firewall Fury https://suno.com/song/a43e82ed-fcf6-4404-9481-a55a032f8ec8 metalcore intense relentless [Verse] Bytes and codes collide Digital wasteland Intruders seek to harm Defensive stand! [Verse 2] Viruses unleashed Malware on the prowl Encrypted wrath Hear our scowls! [Chorus] Firewall fury In the cyber night Data

Scissors for electronics PROSKIT DK-2047N

Scissors for electricians PROSKIT DK-2047N is a multi-function electrical cable cutting and stripping scissors for electrician. DK-2047N is originally designed for telephone and electrical maintenance. DK-2047N Electrician’s Scissors has total length of 145mm and cut length of 47 mm. It has comfortable and sturdy plastic handle. The price in different sources is around 10-13 Euros.

Multifunction Counter Teardown

I have Hung Chang HC-F100L multifunction counter that I bought few decades ago. I planned to do a teardown post of it some day, but someone else did it first. Korean Multifunction Counter Teardown https://hackaday.com/2024/07/07/korean-multifunction-counter-teardown/ [Thomas Scherrer] likes to tear down old test equipment, and often, we remember the devices he opens up or —

Single vs multi mode fiber

A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is a cable that is one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light. The optical fiber elements (typically made of glass) are typically individually coated with plastic layers and contained in a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable is used.

Mains cable coils

Gives hot-wire a whole different meaning Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/GaGBsVVgdbYLfRW8/ It used to be a cable. Now it’s modern art. That’s why it is recommended to always fully unspool/uncoil power cables before plugging in. It is a good idea to never leave cable on the drum when doing events.. You’d be surprised how many people don’t realise

LED lamps flickering comparison

The flickering of the LED light bulbs can be a problem for some people and also when making video/film. Some LED light bulbs flicker noticeably when new, some do not flicker noticeably. In home lighting applications, flickering LED lights can be particularly bothersome in areas such as the living room or bedroom where people often

HDMI conversions

The consumer market has adopted High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI®) technology in TVs, projectors, and other multimedia devices, making HDMI a globally recognized interface. HDMI is a very popular video interface, but not everything have HDMI inputs or outputs. An HDMI converter is a device that converts an HDMI signal to another format — and vice

Iwatsu SS-5050 Oscilloscope

My first 20 MHz oscilloscope still works but age shows. Bought this sometimes in 1990′s used, made maybe sometimes early 1980′s. I don’t have original manuals and I have not found much info on this on Internet. My first real oscilloscope: Iwatsu SS-5050. Served well for many years until a digital oscilloscope took it’s place