It’s fair to say that there are many people in our community who just love to dunk on Microsoft Windows. It’s an easy win, after all, the dominant player in the PC operating system ...

In [Big Clive]’s recent grab bag of tat ordered from Chinese commerce platforms, there were two touch light control boxes ...

Before the modern Internet existed, there were still plenty of ways of connecting with other computer users “online”, ...

Robots don’t have to be large and imposing to be impressive. As this tiny quadruped from [Dorian Todd] demonstrates, some simple electronics and a few servos can create something altogether ...

For certain high-security devices, such as card readers, ATMs, and hardware security modules, normal physical security isn’t ...

Making a truly flat surface is a modern engineering feat, and not a small one. Even making something straight without ...

We live in a golden age for MIDI controllers. [rheslip]’s contribution to the milieu is a twisty take on the format, in that it’s covered in an array of knobs. Thus the name—Twisty 2.

Attributed to Picasso was the notion that when art critics get together they talk about content, style, trend, and meaning; ...

Al and I were talking about the IBM 9020 FAA Air Traffic Control computer system on the podcast. It’s a strange machine, made ...

When you’re testing or debugging some mains-powered gear, plugging it directly into the outlet can often be an exciting ...

If there is one thing we took from [azwankhairul345’s] environmental monitor project, it is this: sensors and computing power ...

When you think of a high performance liquid rocket, what do you think of? Beer kegs? No? Well, when [Ryan] from the YouTube ...