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Thrift store after-school visit with kiddo. He gets some Nerf magazines. I spot a cheapy network cam for $7.50.

Get it home, plug in micro USB, red power LED on.

Nothing on lsusb.

Bluetooth there, won't pair.

Wifi AP at 192.168.1.1, but I don't have nmap on Hackberry yet.

Fine screwdriver, open it up, what's inside this robot eye?

#linux #tinkering

cheap puck network camera, a small cylindrical object.

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106d

Finally organized my thoughts into a blog post around the state of hypervisors in my home lab, with some new hardware. I also called out a few nice features of XCP-NG and Proxmox that I discovered while I was evaluating both of them.

https://medium.com/@a.j.longchamps/home-lab-hardware-refresh-september-2025-edition-3e50767b63e1

#homelab #hardware #hypervisors #ansible #automation #debian #kubernetes #learning #tinkering #proxmox #xcpng #minisforum

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New video! I'm building a simple 555 timer based logic probe from spare parts I had laying around.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/NhgjBUmnA7k
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/cuUPCfYmzMeL8DkFuXgW2a

#LogicProbe #DIYLabEquipment #LogicTester #NE555 #555Timer #Circuit #Schematics #DIY #Homemade #Electronics #Tinkering

Thumbnail for my video. A self-made logic probe in a black project enclosure on my workbench. A red probe from a cheap multimeter is connected to the box which has a green "high" LED and a red "Low" LED plus a switch that is labelled "TTL". In the background, there's the edge of a circuit board which the logic probe is connected to. The overlayed text reads "DIY Logic Probe".

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New video! Replacing the broken fan in my ZD-915 desoldering station and performing some upgrades.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/26VEOadIn1M
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/d5jWSb4xnurBm8Qh6wC9GR

#ZD915 #DesolderingStation #Mods #Repair #LabGear #Electronics #Tinkering

Thumbnail for my video, showing a picture of my ZD-915 desoldering station on my desk with the case lid removed and some modifications. A DC-DC converter board is hanging out the desoldering station on the side. Some tools are scattered around the workbench. The overlayed text reads: "ZD-915 Desoldering Station Repair & Mods".

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