VirtualTam's bookmarks

1. BBS - The Documentary 2024-11-10

   tags: bulletin-board-system, community, diy, documentary, electronics, forum, history, internet, text/ascii

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   The BBS Documentary Video Collection is a varied set of video items collected by Jason Scott, curator of TEXTFILES.COM. These are recordings about and from the era of the domination of ASCII and Dial-up Bulletin Board Systems (roughly the 1970s through the 1990s, with examples far before and after that).

   • The Full BBS Documentary Interviews are Going Online
   • BBS: The Documentary Archive
   • FidoNet
   • FidoNews Volume 6, Number 19 - 8 May 1989
2. CERN Open Hardware Licence 2024-11-03

   tags: diy, electronics, hardware, license, research

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   • CERN OHL version 2
3. KiCanvas - An interactive , browser-based viewer for KiCAD schematics and boards 2024-11-03

   tags: diy, electronics, programming/typescript, schematics

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   • theacodes/kicanvas
   • Introducing KiCanvas
4. PICO-8 Fantasy Console 2024-11-03

   tags: diy, game, graphics/2d, programming/lua, retro

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   • PICO-8 User Manual
   • PICO-ATE - Altruistic Template Encyclopedia for PICO-8
   • adventures in PICO-8 compression: mine1k
   • PICO-1k Game Jam
   • pico-8/awesome-PICO-8
   • picolove/picolove - PICO-8 Reimplementation in Love2D
5. Etching PCBs at Home for Fun and Profit 2024-10-26

   tags: chemistry, diy, electronics, pcb, printer, solder

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6. The AirGradient Builds Overview 2024-10-23

   tags: air, arduino, diy, electronics, pcb, sensor, smart-home

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   • airgradienthq/arduino
   • DIY Air Quality Sensor (2021-08-08, using revision 4)
   • Jeff Geerling - Your home's air could be making you sick. Fight back! (2021-09-08)
   • Monitoring my home's air quality (CO2, PM2.5, Temp/Humidity) with AirGradient's DIY sensor
   • Discussion on HackerNews
7. Glider - Open-source Eink monitor with an emphasis on low latency. 2024-10-22

   tags: diy, e-ink, electronics, embedded, programming/c

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8. Les studios-mallettes 2024-07-13

   tags: diy, electronics, gear, music, rack

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9. LED Matrix Materials Guide 2024-07-08

   tags: diy, electronics/led, programming/c++, raspberry-pi

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   • LED Matrix Software
   • marian42/ledcpp
10. Gridfinity - The modular, open-source grid storage system for your workshop 2024-06-28

    tags: 3d-printer, computer-aided-design, diy, workshop

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    • Gridfinity (2022)
    • 20+ Weird Printable Organizers by Makers
11. Principles for keyboard layouts 2024-05-31

    tags: diy, keyboard/layout, keyboard/mechanical-keyboard, usb

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    • Adafruit - Relegendable Plastic Keycaps for MX Compatible Switches
    • Printable Keycap Grid
12. Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Audio Gadget 2024-05-21

    tags: audio, diy, embedded, linux, linux/alsa, raspberry-pi, usb

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13. A $500 DIY near-IR spectrometer that would sell for $10,000 2023-11-11

    tags: camera, diy, electronics, image, optics

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14. Between the Lanes: The Sound (Proof Booths) of Silence 2023-10-29

    tags: diy, game, glass, noise, soundproof

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15. Hacking and upgrading the Korg Kronos - From a 1.66GHz Atom to a 3.9GHz Skylake 2023-10-01

    tags: diy, embedded, hardware, instrument/synthesizer, korg/kronos, linux

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    • https://kronoshacker.blogspot.com/
    • https://www.kronoshaven.com/
    • http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=60
16. Streaming the reMarkable 2 2023-08-21

    tags: diy, e-ink, image, programming/go

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    • Evolving the Game: A clientless streaming tool for reMarkable 2
    • owulveryck/goMarkableStream
17. When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Source Hardware Companies 2023-07-17

    tags: 3d-printer, community, diy, electronics, embedded, open-hardware, patent

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    • More on the Shifting State of Open Source Hardware
    • Stratasys Lawsuit, Patents and More: An Interview with MakerBot’s Bre Pettis
    • Prusa - The state of open-source in 3D printing in 2023
18. Social Media Analytics & Tracking Query Parameters 2023-06-11

    tags: internet/analytics, internet/browser, network/url, privacy, search-engine/search-engine-optimization

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    • UTM Parameters
    • Google Ads - Conversion Tracking
    • Websites use URLs to track you. Here’s how to stop them.
    • Firefox’s privacy crusade now targets a key form of tracking
    • ClearURLs - An addon to remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy
    • iOS 17 automatically removes tracking parameters from links you click on
19. Practical Electronics Archive | Electronics Magazine from the UK starting in 1964 2023-06-05

    tags: diy, electronics, magazine

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    Practical Electronics began publication in the UK in December,1964 and was aimed at the experimenter and construction enthusiast.

    In November, 1992 Practical Electronics merged with Everyday Electronics to become Everyday Practical Electronics.

20. Solder Flux 2023-04-30

    tags: diy, solder

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    • How does flux work, chemically, and what are the products?
    • Solder Flux Classifications
    • Solder Flux Basics