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Dreamcast Linux: Looking Back at Linux on a SuperH-based Gaming Console
The Dreamcast is probably best known as the swansong of Sega’s ambitions as a gaming console manufacturer, but perhaps lesser…
Working Artificial Horizon Built Into a Single LEGO Brick
Back in the day, LEGO spaceship sets used to come with these little wedge blocks painted with fake gauges on…
Modifying Artwork With Glaze To Interfere With Art Generating Algorithms
With the rise of machine-generated art we have also seen a major discussion begin about the ethics of using existing,…
The $50 Pen Plotter
sets out to build himself a low-cost pen plotter that doesn’t require access to a 3D printer. The plotter uses…
Customizing the Start-Up Chime On a 1999 G3 iMac
The start-up chime on Macs is probably as recognizable as the default Nokia ringtone in this day and age. Yet…
Meet the New Moteus BLDC Controller Board, the N1
over at mjbots just released a new version of the moteus controller board, dubbed the moteus-n1. One change is that…
8086 Multiply Algorithm Gets Reverse Engineered
The 8086 has been around since 1978, so it’s pretty well understood. As the namesake of the prevalent x86 architecture,…
Spin Up To Speed With This Stroboscope
A stroboscope is not the most common tool, and while they can be purchased fairly inexpensively from various online stores,…
Wooden ITX PC Case Smacks Of Sophistication
Computer cases have come a long way from the ugly beige boxes of the early 2000s. Still, if it was…