Assembly Summer 2016 computer festival was held last weekend. It was about computer gaming and Demoscene. The demoscene is an international computer art subculture that specializes in producing demos: small, self-contained computer programs that produce audio-visual presentations. I was not at the place this year, but I looked at some of the computer demo productions →
A valve amplifier or tube amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that uses vacuum tubes to increase the amplitude or power of a signal. In audio applications, valves continue to be highly desired by most professional users, particularly in recording studios’ equipment and guitar amplifiers. Among stereo enthusiasts, there is a subgroup of audio →
Design News magazine article claims that Osmotic Power Using Salt Water Is Newest Form of Alternative Energy. According to the article, alternative energies like solar, wind, and hydropower are poised to get some powerful new company, thanks in part to researchers in Switzerland. The power comes through the transfer of salt ions between two types of →
https://opensource.com/business/16/3/top-linux-shells?sc_cid=701600000011jJaAAI There are more Linux shells than traditional bash and reasons to use them. →
http://www.open-electronics.org/raspberry-pi-zero-pirate-radio-throwie/?utm_content=buffer05f7d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Cool looking project to build a cheap low power software based FM transmitter using Raspberry Pi Zero. →
http://archive.assembly.org/2016/real-wild-demo/teletext-40-years-by-paraguay Cool demonstration what can be done with (now pretty much obsolete) teletext system when you push it to maximum.. →
http://www.bgr.in/it-jobs/iot-internet-of-things-10-most-in-demand-skills/ Many high tech skills are in increasing demand because of IoT boom. →
http://thehackernews.com/2016/08/hacking-chip-pin-card.html?m=1 It seems that EVM chip-and-pin cards can be hacked too easily to steal money. →
http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/13-foods-that-arent-what-you-think-they-are/all/ Do you really know what you are eating? The advertising on the package can be deceiving. →
http://www.p01.org/ASTRA/ Cool computer demo made with only one kilobyte of JavaScript code! Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JOC7L91CxyU&feature=youtu.be →