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vintage computers, tubes, the MOnSter6502, cross-sectioned electronic parts, capacitors, and other detritus. coauthor of http://nostarch.com/open-circuits
take hold of the latest internets
November 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
take hold of the latest internets
back when apple wasn't good at kerning
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
back when apple wasn't good at kerning
so apparently the electrical system fault on the Dali that caused it to crash into the Francis Scott Key bridge was caused by a feral ferrule.
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
so apparently the electrical system fault on the Dali that caused it to crash into the Francis Scott Key bridge was caused by a feral ferrule.
many of these vapes bring the ARM SWD lines out through the charging connector's CC lines. with a simple breakout board and an SWD dongle you can reprogram the firmware.
November 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
many of these vapes bring the ARM SWD lines out through the charging connector's CC lines. with a simple breakout board and an SWD dongle you can reprogram the firmware.
did you know that you can find free Cortex M0 development boards at the side of the road? folks call them disposable vapes but they're hackable, and i've reverse engineered a bunch of them! see github.com/schlae/VapeRE/
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
did you know that you can find free Cortex M0 development boards at the side of the road? folks call them disposable vapes but they're hackable, and i've reverse engineered a bunch of them! see github.com/schlae/VapeRE/
pick one of each:
dot inside or dot outside?
face, arrow, or circle-T?
dot inside or dot outside?
face, arrow, or circle-T?
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
pick one of each:
dot inside or dot outside?
face, arrow, or circle-T?
dot inside or dot outside?
face, arrow, or circle-T?
ahh the rare PT Cruiser mouse! here's a boxed one at the RR Auction booth at the Vintage Computer Festival in 2023.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ahh the rare PT Cruiser mouse! here's a boxed one at the RR Auction booth at the Vintage Computer Festival in 2023.
T H I S I S R E A L T O U C H
November 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
T H I S I S R E A L T O U C H
Here's a handy guide to some electronic components.
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Here's a handy guide to some electronic components.
things are getting pretty complicated
October 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
things are getting pretty complicated
My coffee table book, Open Circuits, with beautiful cross-section photos of electronics, is 25% off through the 12th. Use the super-secret discount code "SHOWOFF". What, you already have the book? BAM--you just thought of a friend who would enjoy a copy.
nostarch.com/open-circuits
nostarch.com/open-circuits
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
My coffee table book, Open Circuits, with beautiful cross-section photos of electronics, is 25% off through the 12th. Use the super-secret discount code "SHOWOFF". What, you already have the book? BAM--you just thought of a friend who would enjoy a copy.
nostarch.com/open-circuits
nostarch.com/open-circuits
while looking for my alligator/crocodile clip meme, i found this meme as well.
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
while looking for my alligator/crocodile clip meme, i found this meme as well.
hmm i guess technically this is an alligator clip because it has the wider jaw
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
hmm i guess technically this is an alligator clip because it has the wider jaw
well this was a challenge to model!
October 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
well this was a challenge to model!
this little calf had a busy day and has passed out hard.
September 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this little calf had a busy day and has passed out hard.
a lone glass insulator perches on the crossbar of this telephone pole.
September 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
a lone glass insulator perches on the crossbar of this telephone pole.
telephone poles get treated with fumigants to protect them from insects and fungus attacks. this one has metal tags hammered in that indicate it is protected by Osmose Woodfume.
September 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
telephone poles get treated with fumigants to protect them from insects and fungus attacks. this one has metal tags hammered in that indicate it is protected by Osmose Woodfume.
this rock has every kind of lichen.
September 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
this rock has every kind of lichen.
also there was a Mantis.
September 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
also there was a Mantis.
the guy wires have grounding wires.
September 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
the guy wires have grounding wires.
the cover over this microwave dish appears to have failed.
September 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
the cover over this microwave dish appears to have failed.
today's hike. went up a mountain, saw an antenna.
September 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
today's hike. went up a mountain, saw an antenna.
what was the problem? a while back there was a bad SMS card that i swapped out with a spare. turns out the spare went bad as well, so i just swapped in the original card since i had repaired it. see this thread: mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
September 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
what was the problem? a while back there was a bad SMS card that i swapped out with a spare. turns out the spare went bad as well, so i just swapped in the original card since i had repaired it. see this thread: mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
i fixed a computer this week. this is the 1960s IBM 1401 at the Computer History Museum in California.
September 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
i fixed a computer this week. this is the 1960s IBM 1401 at the Computer History Museum in California.