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| | eugene-andrienko.com
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| | Lenovo Thinkpad X220 is one of my favorite laptop models (the other one is Panasonic Toughbook CF-19). It has a beautiful seven-row keyboard with space for all the necessary buttons- there are even separate buttons for Home, End, Pause1 and Insert! Rugged magnesium alloy case covered with some kind of rubber for better grip. A memorable appearance- an angular black rectangle that looks austere and at the same time quite retro-futuristic. And relatively powerful hardware, which can be used to this day.
| | bikerglen.com
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| | [AI summary] This project involves replacing the electronics of a 747 fuel quantity indicator with a custom system using a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller. The system uses a PID controller to manage the pointer and counter movement, with a focus on addressing issues like noise and derivative term sensitivity. The project successfully controls the indicator, though some challenges remain, such as a noisy potentiometer around 22,500 pounds.
| | irq5.io
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| | The advantage of Zigbee devices is that they are very low power, and they communicate in a wireless mesh network. The sensors are small and can work off a CR2032 coin cell for at least 2 years, maybe more. Depending on the type of sensor, they cost around US$10 and are readily available from various...
| | mattray.github.io
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| You've somehow ended up reading Matt Ray's ramblings.