The Shelly 2.5 Smart Relay Design Flaw Killing Capacitors
Part of any self-respecting Smart Home, smart relays are useful for switching and monitoring loads that do not plug into an outlet. This also makes them...
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Synex Server: A New Debian Based Linux Distro With Native ZFS Installation Support
Synex is a Linux distribution that’s been around for some months as a Debian-based, minimalistic Linux distribution out of Argentina focused on the needs of small...
Read moreThe Cutest Weather Forecast on E-Ink and ESP32
There’s a famous book that starts: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a good e-ink display, must be in want...
Read moreSimon Josefsson: Backup of S3 Objects Using rsnapshot
I’ve been using rsnapshot to take backups of around 10 servers and laptops for well over 15 years, and it is a remarkably reliable tool that...
Read moreThe Journey of Finding the Right Press Brake
Press brakes are invaluable tools when working with sheet metal, but along with their almost infinite versatility comes a dizzying number of press brake types. After...
Read moreImportant AMDGPU & AMDKFD Driver Improvements Readied For Linux 6.20~7.0
On Friday AMD sent out another set of AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver patches for queuing in DRM-Next ahead of the upcoming...
Read moreJonathan Dowland: Honest Jon’s lightly-used Starships
No man’s Sky (or as it’s known in our house, “spaceship game”) is a space exploration/sandbox game that was originally released 10 years ago. Back then...
Read moreFour stable kernels for the weekend
Greg Kroah-Hartman has released the 6.18.6, 6.12.66, 6.6.121, and 6.1.161 stable kernels. As usual, each has important fixes throughout the tree; users are advised to upgrade.
Read moreDisney deleted a Thread because people kept putting anti-fascist quotes from its movies in the replies
Wise words. “Share a Disney quote that sums up how you’re feeling right now!” That’s what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately...
Read moreThe Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller?
When it comes to designing a mopping robot, there are a number of approaches you can pick from, including just having the movement of the robot...
Read moreAndroid Studio Otter Boosts Agent Workflows and Adds LLM Flexibility
The latest Android Studio Otter feature drop introduces several new features that make it easier for developers to integrate AI-powered tools in their workflows, including the...
Read moreThe Setapp Mobile iOS store is shutting down on February 16th
Setapp Mobile seemed like one of the many alternative app markets with promise that launched in the wake of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). While...
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