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The article summarizes the history of IBM's System/4 Pi family of aerospace computers, introduced around 1967, which were used in military aircraft, missiles, submarines, and NASA programs like Skylab and the Space Shutt…
This article describes a project that uses a new FireWire HAT for the Raspberry Pi, combined with a PiSugar3 Plus battery, to create a portable "Memory Recording Unit" (MRU). This device is designed to replace tape in ol…
Chapter 13 of OSTEP explains how modern operating systems abstract physical memory through the concept of an address space, which provides each running program with its own private view of memory. The chapter covers the …
The article discusses the author's search for alternatives after Apple removed FireWire support in macOS 26 Tahoe, specifically to connect old equipment like DV cameras. The author notes that their Canon GL1 camera can s…
The article explores the concept of combining wood and metal properties to create advanced composite materials, leading to the idea of a Tang-era Chinese sword (Tang dao) made from a silicon carbide and wire-mesh composi…
The article explains that NixOS can use zramSwap, which creates a compressed swap space in RAM via the kernel's zram module, offering a faster alternative to disk-based swap and reducing SSD wear. It provides configurati…
This article explores the hobbyist-driven microbenchmarking of modern motherboard chipsets, acknowledging that while chipsets have become less critical for performance since CPUs integrated memory controllers and PCIe la…
The article summarizes a video in which YouTuber Jeff Geerling declares the 11-inch MacBook Air as the best laptop Apple ever made, citing its ahead-of-its-time design and surprising repairability. Other YouTubers offere…
The author describes being inspired by their child's violin teacher's childhood story of a homemade violin to build their own instrument. Instead of using traditional woodworking tools, they chose a more accessible 3D-pr…
This chapter from *Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces* examines the challenges of multiprocessor scheduling, including cache coherence, synchronization, and cache affinity. It compares two primary approaches: Single-Qu…
The article, titled "Drawing 17 March 2026," is a brief post dated 16 March 2026 that expresses gratitude to Steve Jobs and all Apple employees. The content consists solely of a thank-you message accompanied by the hasht…
The article analyzes Nvidia's GB10 processor, highlighting its integrated GPU (iGPU) based on the Blackwell architecture with 48 Streaming Multiprocessors, which is comparable to an RTX 5070 but with lower power and memo…
To use the Keychron Launcher on Linux for keyboard configuration and firmware upgrades, a udev rule must be created at `/etc/udev/rules.d/50-keychron.rules` using the keyboard's VID and PID to grant the browser access to…
The author has used only a Mac trackpad since 2012, avoiding external mice entirely, and finds it precise enough for professional web and graphic design work. To reduce finger strain from prolonged dragging, they recomme…
The article summarizes the author's acquisition and restoration of an Apple Xserve G5, a PowerPC-based server from 2004. It notes that while this model was not the first or last Xserve, it is considered the most interest…
Based on the article, the author, an M4 MacBook Air owner, purchased the less powerful MacBook Neo primarily as a replacement for his wife's failing 2016 MacBook Pro, not for his own use. He notes that while the Neo offe…
After nearly four years at AWS, the author qualified for a laptop replacement and upgraded from a 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro to a 16-inch M4 MacBook Pro. The primary reason for choosing the larger, heavier model was to run l…
The Macbook Neo, despite criticism for its 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, is a capable tool for producing creative and technical work like books, music, and software. It compares the device to a PS1 controller used by a figh…
The article summarizes the author's attempt to replicate Oliver Ettlin's PTP wall clock, which was demonstrated at 39C3 to show precise time synchronization. After contacting Ettlin, the author found that Ettlin had publ…
The article is a FAQ by a long-term GrapheneOS user addressing common questions and misconceptions about the privacy-focused mobile operating system. It clarifies that installation is straightforward on supported Pixel d…