Bitcoin Pizza Day: How 2 Pizzas Revolutionized the Crypto World

In 2010, Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz received 2 pizzas from fellow Bitcoin enthusiast Jeremy Sturdivant in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoin (BTC).  At...

Let’s Play KiCad 7: Installing Plugins (Part 1)

Previously, Part 0 showed what makes KiCad 7 such a versatile electronic design automation (EDA) tool.  Today, Part 1 will introduce the...

Let’s Play KiCad 7: Why KiCad? (Part 0)

How many people can you name who create their own circuit boards?  Circuit board design is a rare and valuable skill, even...

PinePhone Unboxing: 200 Days Later

Months ago, this blog featured a Linux-friendly smartphone: Pine64’s PinePhone beta edition.  At the time, it was using the default Linux distribution:...
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The One Way ChatGPT Never Responded

Last week, I shared a few revealing questions that I think showed the true flexibility of the latest ChatGPT model.  ChatGPT’s creators...

First Unboxing Tomorrow Newsletter

I’m pleased to announce I have launched the Unboxing newsletter for electronics and robotics enthusiasts!  As this blog approaches its four-year anniversary,...
PinePhone with Manjaro Arm and Plasma Mobile

Manjaro Arm Lock Screen Fix

Manjaro Arm and KDE Plasma Mobile are Linux projects aimed at bringing security, configurability, and open-source software to mobile platforms.  The notion...
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PinePhone Unboxing: 100 Days Later

The Linux-powered PinePhone is an alternative to other smartphone brands that have cornered the market.  The project, led by PINE64 focuses on...
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Seven Revealing Replies from ChatGPT

A new chatbot named ChatGPT has caught the engineering community including myself off-guard.  While artificial intelligence is a bit outside my specialization...
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Metric System Anomalies In Engineering and Tech

The International System of units (SI) defined many ways to express measurements in print.  Yet, hardware developers should be ready to encounter...