Electronics Design

Firmware update?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwl3n7ne7o

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posted by invalid

4 comments posted 19h posted by invalid

reed relays

https://www.electronicdesign.com/sponsored/video/55394933/quickchat-why-reed-relays-still-matter-in-modern-electronic-d...

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posted by jl

19 comments posted 1d posted by jl

Mobile 'phone sound quality

The sound quality on my mobile 'phone was so atrocious that it was impossible to hold a normal conversation. I was cont...

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posted by liz

19 comments posted 2d posted by liz

Customer service

In their ongoing effort to improve their customer service, I see Costco now does not provide the "prescribing informati...

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posted by blockedofcourse

4 comments posted 2d posted by blockedofcourse

This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze

From: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260806050706.htm This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technol...

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posted by alien

5 comments posted 3d posted by alien

terafab

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/spacexs-terafab-will-rely-on-natural-gas-power-plants-not-tesla-solar-panels/

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posted by jl

10 comments posted 3d posted by jl

UPS downsizing

In a continuing push to shed kit, I'm now turning to my herd of UPSs -- effectively one per workstation/server (in addi...

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posted by blockedofcourse

4 comments posted 4d posted by blockedofcourse

Stupid Designers

Stove isn't heating (well, not enough). Doesn't notice that the temperature isn't increasing after many minutes, despit...

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posted by blockedofcourse

72 comments posted 6d posted by blockedofcourse

Taking The Hard Out Of Hardware

That's what they're saying anyway. For now, it looks like the Arduino of low-end hardware design and fabrication, except...

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posted by someone

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Old browsers - old OS - TLS

I tend to use the obsolescent Seamonkey for browsing, unless forced otherwise. Firefox will then usually answer in that...

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posted by legg

22 comments posted 1w posted by legg

Right to Repair: Now and to come

What seems a "reasonable" position on designing with the (inevitable?) right for end users to effect (or, hire others t...

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posted by blockedofcourse

7 comments posted 1w posted by blockedofcourse

A Taxonomy of Omnicidal Futures Involving Artificial Intelligence

This reads like a lunatic thesis, but in reality it is not far-fetched. With AI all things are possible. Major change i...

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posted by someone

0 comments posted 1w posted by someone

Notepad

used to be nice. Now it's a bloated dangerous confusing mess. Is Notepad++ OK?

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posted by jl

35 comments posted 1w posted by jl

UCC33421

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tuzr03c0vvra7nw3ltcby/AOdZfMjv_LZeRJRX6sRP6s4?rlkey=1456euw3ih8s0gxkayeyy5nqo&dl=0 Pretty...

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posted by jl

3 comments posted 1w posted by jl

Re: OT news article

> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz059e4d7xzo> > What is a non-combustion explosion? A sudden release of something u...

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posted by theom+news

13 comments posted 1w posted by theom+news