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CD101 PID Controller stop mode issue

The CD101 is an inexpensive (under $40) PID controller sold by Sure Electronics. Aside from the incomplete documentation that is shipped with the unit, I’m pretty happy with this controller. I’m...

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You’re doing it wrong.

From our friends in Russia comes this reminder that one should not take our instructions to “hold the soldering iron in your dominant hand, like you would hold a pencil” too literally.

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Rule 0

… I note one of you has his hand and wants to ask a question. Go ahead. “What is our hackerspace’s philosophy?” you ask. Well I’m glad you asked that question as I was struggling to come up with an...

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Lutowanie Jest Proste (Soldering is Easy – Polish Translation)

MSP430 enthusiast Mark sent us this Polish translation of the Soldering is Easy comic book. Thanks, Mark!

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I was not prepared for this.

People said that it gets hot here. I thought that I understood hot. “I’ve lived in hot places before”, I said to myself. Sure, Sacramento gets pretty warm in the summer. Maybe one or two weeks of 100+...

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Wilson joins the Cats of Engineering

I’m proud to announce that my cat Wilson has joined the Cats of Engineering, a corner of Adafruit Industries devoted to the feline companions of engineers. Wilson is a frequent contributor to the blog...

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New podcasting setup for The Amp Hour

After being hassled by Chris about my audio quality on The Amp Hour for the past year, I finally broke down and upgraded my podcasting microphone setup.  Here are some photos of the new setup and some...

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Spotted on Facebook…

Comic by Mandor. Thanks to Bryan Currey for bringing this one to my attention.

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A visit to the Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Last month, on my way back home from 28C3, I had the opportunity to visit a truly amazing (and maybe underappreciated) historic site: the Thomas Edison National Historical Park. The park, which is...

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SMT Soldering – It’s easier than you think!

Greg Peek and Dave Roberts made this awesome comic book to teach people how to solder surface mount components.  Nice work, guys! SMT Soldering was inspired by the Soldering is Easy comic book that I...

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MightyOhm is moving!

I apologize for the slow updates as of late, but I have some big news that I would like to share with you: MightyOhm is moving to Austin, Texas! While the move should be pretty much transparent to...

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Getting settled in Austin

We made it!  Driving a moving truck almost 2000 miles across America was no picnic (it gets HOT in Arizona) but ~4 days of travel were relatively uneventful (only one flat tire!). Pretty much...

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Ahh, that’s better!

About a month ago, I complained about Time Warner’s anemic upstream bandwidth cap on home cable modem service.  (512k!  Oh, the humanity!) Well, a phone call to Time Warner and $10 a month later, my...

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Scare the hell out of your secretary…

“Scare the hell out of your secretary.  Get her a computer.” Very un-PC (no, the other PC) 1960s 1970s ad by San Antonio-based Computer Terminal Corporation.  Spotted at the Goodwill Computer Museum...

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Donate your spare CPU cycles to World Community Grid

Here’s an interesting way to donate your spare CPU cycles to a good cause. This project has been around for a few years now, but I just started participating. Running the software reminds me of my...

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