Revisiting Making Your Own Internet Router In 2026

After my recent misadventures setting up an OpenWrt installation on a scruffy e-waste-level x86 PC, quite a few people chimed in with feedback, criticism and friendly hostility regarding things like …read more

This Week In Security: AI Generated Reports, More AI Generated Reports, GitHub Chaos, And More Linux Vulnerabilities

Google’s Project Zero demonstrates a new zero-click exploit for the Pixel 10 phones, showing a full escalation from remote to kernel without user interaction. During the investigation Project Zero found …read more

Tech In Plain Sight: The Mechanics Of String Trimmers

My old friend Jeff was always vocally upset that he didn’t come up with the idea of a string trimmer, commonly known as a Weed Eater or Weed Whacker. On …read more

Magnets Are Bad For Hardware Again

If you were around tech in the bad old days, magnets could be really bad news. They were fine on the fridge, no problem at all. Put one near a …read more

Spy Tech: A Quiet Radio For Spies

Normally, when you think of a radio transmitter, you want the strongest signal and range. But if your radio operator is secretly operating as a spy, broadcasting their position isn’t …read more

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Powering Up A Pluggable Module From The 1948 IBM 604 Electronic Calculator

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By Maya Posch | June 8, 2026

In that awkward transition phase between electromechanical accounting systems used in the 1940s and the introduction of fully digital computers we find systems such as the IBM 604 Electronic Calculator, …read more
Discovery Of An Active Wind From The Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

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By Maya Posch | June 8, 2026

One of the fun aspects of astrophysics is that much of it involves phenomena which you cannot exactly study from up close, with the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the …read more
Pico-Driven Ultrasound Enables Scaled Acoustic Model Of Home Stereo

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By Tyler August | June 8, 2026

There are plenty of ways to get sound into your house: good old fashioned headphones, the Dolby surround setup we all lusted after back in the day, or the 21st …read more
News Sites Are Blocking Internet Archive Over AI Scraping Fears

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By Maya Posch | June 8, 2026

Especially in this era of the Internet, the role of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine has become increasingly essential as more and more web content vanishes into the ether or …read more
Optimizing Pancakes From Chemical Principles

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By Aaron Beckendorf | June 8, 2026

Although parents and teachers like to point out the deep link between cooking and chemistry, most people don’t deliberately apply any chemical principles beyond acid/base reactions to their recipes. Not …read more
Spy Tech: The GPS Numbers Station

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By Al Williams | June 8, 2026

We’ve talked before about number stations — mysterious shortwave transmitters repeating numbers, presumably for clandestine purposes. But, of course, the mere fact that they are unusual makes them stand out. …read more
Revisiting Using AI Coding Assistants: You’re Holding It Wrong Edition

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By Maya Posch | June 8, 2026

After scathing accusations of skimping on due diligence, as well as other feedback to my article on trying to use an ‘AI coding assistant’ for the first time, the only …read more

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