25peeps.com see the 25 peeps above? click on someone you like and we’ll send you to his or her weblog. peeps are sorted by popularity, which is based on clicks and referals. when a new peep enters the roster, the least popular peep gets pushed off the site. with a bit of luck, though, it [...]
It’s not just Linux: Open Source has arrived Open-source true believers have been saying forever that open source is the way to develop software. It turns out they’ve convinced most programmers that they’re right. According to a newly released IDC study, open source isn’t just hype; it’s now the way most developers make software.The study, [...]
Upstart in Universe upstart is a replacement for the init daemon, the process spawned by the kernel that is responsible for starting, supervising and stopping all other processes on the system. The existing daemon is based on the one found in UNIX System V, and is thus known as sysvinit. It separates jobs into different [...]
Semifluid.com – Home / Projects / PIC18F2550 KS0108 GLCD Oscilloscope Using the PIC18F2550 GLCD Text Test as a basis for further experimentation, I put together a simple and accurate graphical oscilloscope using a PIC18F2550 microcontroller and a AGM1264F graphical LCD. The oscilloscope measures the average voltage, the maximum voltage, the minimum voltage, the peak-to-peak voltage, [...]
YAN9VUSBC The circuit design is from http://ipod.hackaday.com/entry/1234000270029372/ All I did was add an LED so I could see if the battery was good. He’s got nice diagrams of the USB and regulator to help you wire this together. Very handy. I’ll add this to the list of things to build when I get time.
I’m going to start posting my crazy ideas here. If anyone actually does one or knows of prior art, let me know in the comments. Idea #1: Ninja See and Say (thanks Ed)