hardware

Wait is over - coreboot on the AMD StarBook https://lobste.rs/s/wt6xvx #hardware #linux #release
https://starlabs.systems/blogs/news/coreboot-on-the-amd-starbook-finally

Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Intel Core Ultra 3 & LPCAMM2 via @jalcine https://lobste.rs/s/0rzs0d #hardware
https://frame.work/laptop13pro

Introducing the LCD7-PANEL-LIME2: A Ready-to-Mount Linux Touch Panel Computer https://lobste.rs/s/dmloix #hardware #linux
https://olimex.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/introducing-the-lcd7-panel-lime2-a-ready-to-mount-linux-touch-panel-computer/

Building an Enterprise Homelab - Part 5: The Synology Btrfs Trap https://lobste.rs/s/yyuyni #hardware #linux
https://rant.mvh.dev/building-an-enterprise-homelab-part-5-the-synology-btrfs-trap/

C8s: A Confidential Kubernetes Architecture https://lobste.rs/s/a2mdys #cryptography #hardware #security #virtualization
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.26974

Why aren't my two Cortex-A9 cores cache coherent? via @binjip978 https://lobste.rs/s/vikit1 #hardware #rust
https://thejpster.org.uk/blog/blog-2026-08-22/

Freed a chromebook (Acer 14 CB3-431) from Google. Got it used for 65€. Still has the power for 5 hours of movie (full hd/h265) or 6-7 hours of working with LibreOffice.

#chromebook #linux #linuxmint #mint #google #fuckoffgoogle #opensource #hardware #freesoftware #acer

ALT

ALT

IPv6 over drainage pipe https://lobste.rs/s/4rbnnj #culture #hardware #networking
https://chaos.social/@marble/116720125530089009

NUEVO VÍDEO!

Esta semana lo hemos sacado un pelín más tarde porque tuvimos problemas técnicos de edición.

Pero al final nos ha quedado tremendo unboxing con TODO EL NUEVO PC

Dadle mucho ♥️
https://youtu.be/f0e7DwTojpk

#youtube #youtubeES #humor #unboxing #pc #hardware

ALT

My latest blog post: Back 2 Basics - R-2R Ladder DAC

https://mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-r-2r-ladder-dac/

The first in a series of 'back to basics' projects, building real, practical, circuits. This time it's an R-2R Ladder DAC.

#code #electronics #embedded #esp32 #firmware #hardware #microPython #python

My latest blog post: I presented at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit

https://mikecoats.com/presented-at-ohs-2025/

Apologies for the break in blogging, but I've spent the past month preparing for, and then giving, my 'VanSpoof and F**dG3ar' talk at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit.

#electronics #eBike #hardware #OHS2025 #openHardware #openSource #reverseEngineering #vanMoof

How 8-bit Computers Work https://lobste.rs/s/zdyxnk #hardware #retrocomputing
https://amenzwa.github.io/stem/ComputingHistory/How8bitComputersWork/

AI Chip Architectures https://lobste.rs/s/ebpnyk #ai #hardware
https://www.jepeake.com/ai-chip-architectures

My latest blog post: Reverse Engineering a Broken Night Light - Part 1 - Tear Down

https://mikecoats.com/night-light-part-1/

We bought our first Night Light when our daughter was born; within 3 years, it and its replacement had broken. Let's tear it down, reverse-engineer what's left, and build it back up with some extra 'smart' features.

#electronics #hardware #reverseEngineering

My latest blog post: Back 2 Basics - Op-Amp Buffer

https://mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-op-amp-buffer/

The second in my series of 'back to basics' real, practical, circuits. Today we're building an Op-Amp Buffer.

#electronics #hardware

My latest blog post: Building the Kilnettle Tape Dispenser

https://mikecoats.com/building-kilnettle/

@stephencoyle presented his Kilnettle Shrine Talking Tape Dispenser as a Lightning Talk at the @oshwassociation 2025 Open Hardware Summit. He was kind enough to send me one to build.

#electronics #hardware #ohs2025 #openHardware #openSource

Assembly Hall of Shame: Racing to the bottom of CPU performance https://lobste.rs/s/hw1y12 #hardware
https://github.com/xoreaxeaxeax/asm-hall-of-shame

My latest blog post: Back 2 Basics - NMOS Switch

https://mikecoats.com/back-2-basics-nmos-switch/

The latest in my 'back to basics' series. Toggle high-ish voltages and currents from a microcontroller using an N-channel enhancement mode Field-Effect Transistor, also known as an NMOS Switch.

#dataSheet #electronics #hardware

My latest blog post: Admitting Defeat

https://mikecoats.com/admitting-defeat/

Sometimes you have to bail out before the sunk costs sink you. Having a good idea isn’t the same as having a good product.

#battery #cell #electronics #hardware #power #prototyping #usbC

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/116076953346773167

eyes rolling black

the decentralized future will be built on repurposed hardware, discarded due to Windows 11 requirements

#enshittification #hardware #westerndigital #hdd #decentralization #tech #recycle #repurpose #diy

The Future of Deep Learning Is Photonic (2021) https://lobste.rs/s/afcjot #ai #hardware
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-future-of-deep-learning-is-photonic

Sigma 45mm f/2.8 Lens Repair & Analysis https://lobste.rs/s/up3pfu #hardware
https://salvagedcircuitry.com/sigma-45mm.html

WebSphere DataPower XML Accelerator XA35 (2006) https://lobste.rs/s/9p226o #pdf #hardware
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/integration/datapower/library/DataPower_datasheet.pdf

Running Bare-Metal Rust Alongside ESP-IDF on the ESP32-S3's Second Core https://lobste.rs/s/wyvcvr #hardware #rust
https://tingouw.com/blog/embedded/esp32/run_rust_on_app_core

Hacking Time: Spoofing Atomic Clocks with Audio Harmonics https://lobste.rs/s/7muoji #hardware #networking
https://josephhall.org/blog/texture-of-time-wwvb/