Happy birthday to Basic, possibly the most important programming language of all time! The Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964. The BASIC programming language turns 60 article says: “Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at →
Why??? They are so cheap these days compared to what they used to cost, why would you even bother to build your own fixtures? You will have more invested in parts and time then just buying them outright. I did build some disco lights in 1990′s. Nowadays you can buy many disco lights more cheaply →
Broken USB cables. This USB-A to USB-C cable from Biltema was cheap, but the quality and robustness could been better. I have several cables that have all broken exactly like this. I don’t remember many other USB cable that would have damaged like this. If they had used decent construction in the USB C connector, →
Digitalization and software have made our lives easier and made our operations many times more efficient over the past decades. Data centers consume two to three percent of the planet’s total electricity usage now. It has considerable CO2 footprint. Various ICT solutions are responsible for 4–10 percent of annual electricity consumption and 3–5 percent of →
Openstreetmap OpenStreetMap is the free wiki world map. https://www.openstreetmap.org/ Why use OpenStreetMap instead of Google Maps? Customization: OSM is highly customizable, allowing developers to tailor the map to their specific needs, while Google Maps and Apple Maps have more limited customization options. Data ownership: OSM is built and maintained by a community of contributors, which →
This posting is here to collect cyber security news in April 2024. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. You are also free to post related links to comments. →
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering waste plastic and reprocessing it into new products. It plays a crucial role in reducing the environmental impact of plastic waste by diverting it from landfills and incineration, conserving resources, and minimizing pollution. Plastic recycling is challenge. Plastic recycling has been seen so complex that lots of materials →
There are now Arduino simulators for what you will just need a web browser you’re good to go. Leonardo Russo’s ArduinoSimulator is an open-source Arduino Simulator written in JavaScript that runs code directly in your web browser and shows the serial output and digital/analog pins status for various Arduino boards like Arduino UNO R3, MEGA1280, →
Everybody knows how Internet goes through copper wiring, fiber optics and wireless? But are the other communications media that could be uses? Yes there seems to be some unexpected ways to transport data. A core part of the hacker mentality is the desire to test limits: trying out ideas to see if something interesting, informative, →
A video wall is a collection of video displays tiled together to create a large single screen, often used to view large amounts of data. Video switchers and converters are indispensable tools for video professionals. Video switchers and converters are essential tools in the realm of audiovisual production, broadcasting, and multimedia content creation. I have →