Franklin's bad ads for Apple ][ clones and the beloved impersonator they relied on https://lobste.rs/s/jmlsd1 #hardware #historical
https://buttondown.com/suchbadtechads/archive/franklin-ace-1000/
hardware
Stack Computers: the new wave https://lobste.rs/s/myuzfz #book #hardware
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/stack_computers/contents.html
Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial https://lobste.rs/s/rimd7l #hardware #law
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/inside-the-fight-to-force-vizio-to-share-linux-based-source-code-for-its-tvs-os/
StarFighter 16-inch https://lobste.rs/s/sywxsk #hardware
https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/starfighter
Flipper One — we need your help https://lobste.rs/s/fxqjqu #hardware
https://blog.flipper.net/flipper-one-we-need-your-help/
Reviving old scanners with an in-browser Linux VM bridged to WebUSB over USB/IP https://lobste.rs/s/njsz36 #hardware #programming
https://yes-we-scan.app/details
Arm desktop: so many cores, not enough speed https://lobste.rs/s/vcrjmk #hardware
https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2026/06/01/arm-desktop-so-many-cores-not-enough-speed/
Laptops all have built-in security tokens these days by @ahelwer https://lobste.rs/s/ebg5hg #hardware #security
https://ahelwer.ca/post/2026-05-08-builtin-u2f/
Cosmic Rays Are Quantum Computers' Kryptonite—Software might just solve the problem https://lobste.rs/s/2doxzd #hardware #performance #science
https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-computing-cosmic-rays
Up to 256 MB FERRIT modular F-RAM storage device preserves critical data for up to 200 years https://lobste.rs/s/jtdozo #hardware
https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/11/up-to-256-mb-ferrit-modular-f-ram-storage-device-preserves-critical-data-for-up-to-200-years/
Kettle: Attested builds for verifiable software provenance https://lobste.rs/s/pu6cxi #cryptography #hardware #security
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.08363
Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract via @yashgarg https://lobste.rs/s/n5ytdh #hardware
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/bambu-lab-abusing-open-source-social-contract/
The Age of the Amplifier via @fanf https://lobste.rs/s/dcq4nh #hardware #historical #science
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/the-age-of-the-amplifier
Microcode inside the Intel 8087 floating-point chip: register exchange https://lobste.rs/s/b1yg8b #hardware #historical #reversing
http://www.righto.com/2026/05/microcode-inside-intel-8087-floating.html
Cheap smart doorbell allows fleet-wide account takeover and call hijacking by @ABGEO https://lobste.rs/s/yxj57x #hardware #reversing #security
https://www.abgeo.dev/blog/anyone-can-ring-your-doorbell/
Baby's First DDS Signal Generator https://lobste.rs/s/yq1t6f #hardware
https://tomscii.sig7.se/2026/05/Babys-First-DDS-Signal-Generator
I Built an Even Better Ropebot Dog https://lobste.rs/s/oqi98d #video #hardware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLa1b1juUo
Why Drawing Tablet Brands Won't Collaborate on Linux FLOSS Drivers https://lobste.rs/s/rq2t8j #hardware #linux
https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1154/why-drawing-tablet-brands-wont-collaborate-on-linux-floss-drivers
I just found a bug in my computer's trackball. A moth, to be precise. It works so much better now that I've debugged it.
#tech #hardware #HardwareBug #debugging
#tech #hardware #HardwareBug #debugging
Back to the Building Blocks’ Building Blocks via @fanf https://lobste.rs/s/kgcvtj #hardware
https://www.cs.cornell.edu/~asampson/blog/buildingblocks.html
Keyboard latency probe https://lobste.rs/s/ynrwwo #ask #hardware
https://xkqr.org/bellwether/keyboardtest.html
Trying FreeBSD as a Linux user – Kenvexity – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdUwCQttWKM&t=25s
I enjoyed this video. Very down-to-earth.
Some key points at <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1ubn8mp/trying_freebsd_as_a_linux_user_kenvexity/>.
#FreeBSD #KDE #Plasma #Xorg #TWM #graphics #hardware #Firefox #Linuxulator #Steam
Patching my guitar amp's firmware https://lobste.rs/s/1fkt8w #hardware #reversing
https://mforney.org/blog/2026-05-28-patching-my-guitar-amps-firmware.html
Valve’s Engineer & Designer Explain Their Steam Machine Choices https://lobste.rs/s/1puyan #video #games #hardware
https://youtu.be/8PpCZxQ-lrE?t=644