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Friday Fun: Scope music video

And finally, what have you done with your oscilloscope for the last three years? Most of us can’t answer that except in the vaguest of terms, but then there’s DrTune, who took three years’ worth of screencaps from this Rigol DS1054z and strung them together into a 60-second movie. He swears he didn’t purposely sync

AV connections disasters: Speakon mistakes

You can plug 6.3 mm (1/4″) plug to some (but not all) Neutrik Speakon connectors. I mean incorrectly like this: Or like this When you can make the plug to fit in, the plug shorts 1+ to 2+ connections with some potentially bad consequences. Also the 14″ plug can get short circuited. Fun fact is

Friday Art: 5200 drones

A new world record of approx. 5200 drones colorful sky show. Great performance from High Great. Quite a big show – huge. New World Record: 5200 drones and MORE — High Great About HG: Founded in 2014, High Great is an innovative high-tech company that specialized in drone R&D manufacture, sales, and drone light performance

Battery leakage repair

Batteries are one of the most widely used sources of energy in portable electronic devices. Those batteries can leak when they’re left to devices for too long or disposed of improperly. Battery leakage is annoying and usually damages your equipment. Here Duraleak strike again… Why do batteries leak? Under normal conditions, the chemicals inside a

Phantom power issues

48 volt phantom power that is common in pro audio mixer mic inputs can kill the sound card in your laptop or computer (and some other devices). Here Dave Rat shows a quick and easy test to make sure you do not accidentally damage your valuable computer. Don’t Let Phantom Power Kill Sound Cards –

European Energy Crisis

Germany and the EU have spiraled headfirst into the globe’s worst energy crisis since the Arab oil embargoes of the 1970s and 1980s. All across the continent, Europe’s energy policies have led to astronomical price increases, industry shutdowns, potential energy shortages, and geopolitical vulnerability. The European Union and its 27 member states have invested more

Friday Fun: This is fine

WHAT DOES THIS IS FINE MEAN? https://www.dictionary.com/e/memes/this-is-fine/ The “This is fine” meme comes from a webcomic called Gunshow, by KC Green Based on a webcomic of an anthropomorphic dog sitting in a burning house saying “This is fine,” this is fine is a meme used as a reaction image in which someone ironically says a

Arduino IDE 2.0 is here

Arduino IDE 2.0 has moved to stable and is available for download! It features a modern editor and provides a better overall user experience thanks to a responsive interface and faster compilation time. Check out welcome Arduino IDE 2.0 and https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/09/14/its-here-please-welcome-arduino-ide-2-0/ and take a look at Arduino IDE 2 Tutorials to discover and learn all

Friday Fun: AI music videos are here

This modern era of GPU-accelerated AI applications have their benefits. Pulling useful information out of mountains of raw data, alerting users to driving hazards, or just keeping an eye on bee populations are all helpful. Lately there has been a rise in attempts at producing (or should that be curating?) with help of AI works