Tag: reblog

Saving Green Books from Poison Paranoia

Did you know Arsenic used to be used as a green pigment back in the day? This is an interesting read by the guys at Hackaday. Thousands of books have been quarantined over concerns of the amount of poison in the pigment, this post covers what they are doing to separate the good books from the bad. Do you have any of these green stained books on your shelves? Don’t worry if you do, just refrain from licking them for too long…

You probably do not need us to tell you that Arsenic is not healthy stuff. This wasn’t always such common knowledge, as for a time in the 19th …

Saving Green Books from Poison Paranoia

Forced E-Waste PCs and the Case of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform

I thought this was a very good post from the guys at Hackaday. Most of us who use the Windows platform will have probably come across this issue in the last year or so. Being told your perfectly good computer is not up to running Windows 11 when in fact it is probably more than capable.

Is it no wonder people are moving over to “The dark side” (Linux) in droves….

Until the release of Windows 11, the upgrade proposition for Windows operating systems was rather straightforward: you considered whether the current…

Forced E-Waste PCs and the Case of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform

Anxiety in life

There are many blogs I follow on this platform. One I follow religiously is the “Anxiety unplugged project”

The Power of Fear: Turning Anxiety Into Strength
Superb advice in every post

For anyone who has moments when they just can’t fathom out what is going on, I’d recommend latching on to this site and just taking in some of the superb advice and guidance available.

Why not? We all have times of stress and anxiety and a few minutes spent reading some good honest advice is no inconvenience to anyone.

Stay safe. Peace to you all.

A Deep Dive Into Canon Autofocus Lenses

Although taken for granted these days, autofocus (AF) used to be a premium feature on film- and digital cameras, with taking us through an …

A Deep Dive Into Canon Autofocus Lenses

The Long Goodbye: More Instruments Shut Down on the Voyagers as End Nears

My favourite space mission and one I have followed for many years. I even have models and posters around the house. I even have an orchid impersonating the model (see post picture)

It will be a sad day when it all shuts down, here’s hoping we get to see their 50th anniversary’s.

Great post from Hackaday, read some of the comments as well, some excellent conversations taking place…

Saying farewell is hard, and in the case of the Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft doubly so, seeing as how they have been with us for more than 47 years. ……

The Long Goodbye: More Instruments Shut Down on the Voyagers as End Nears

Plastic Gear Repair

An excellent post. I often come across broken plastic gears and they are the Bain of my “Hobby life”

Maybe I need to start repairing my own gears or invest in a 3D printer.

We’ve seen several methods of repairing plastic gears. After all, a gear is usually the same all the way around, so it is very tempting to duplicate …

Plastic Gear Repair

Old iPad To New Screen

This is a great blog from Hackaday that shows how old iPads that are no longer usable can have their screens used as standalone monitors. Since Apple are openly criticised for their throw away culture it’s a reasonable way of keeping these old units out of landfill, and saving you some money as well. I love the example of using an old screen as an additional screen for an iMac.

Turning surplus LCD panels into stand-alone monitors with the help of a driver board is an established hack, and a search of eBay or AliExpress will …

Old iPad To New Screen

A 3D printed Camera You Can Now Download, Shutter and All

This is a reblog post:

Wow, from our friends at Hackaday, who would have thought the time would come when you could downland and print a camera. Even the shutter.

A nice read for those interested in photography and some good links to follow regarding the build. Don’t think I’ll be starting one as I’ve only just mastered the standard paper printer 😂

A couple of years ago we were excited to read news of an entirely 3D printed camera, right down to the shutter. We wrote it up back then but sadly …

A 3D printed Camera You Can Now Download, Shutter and All

Missing My Loyal Companion: A Tribute to Prince

Words fall short of capturing his true essence. If only the strength of love could have anchored him here, but now he’s gone. He was never merely an …

Missing My Loyal Companion: A Tribute to Prince

I’ve just read this post on the “Old man pondering” blog page and it really struck a chord with me. Kind of reminded me of that horrible day last August when our dear little four legged companion finally left us. It’s true to say it feels as bad now as it did back then. Grief and loss is a horrible experience.

Is there a cure for a broken heart 💔

Our beautiful lad, Alf ❤️

Basically, It’s BASIC

And here we are after 40yrs still getting a lot of satisfaction out of pushing Basic to its limits.

Good post here, and very informative.

The BASIC language may be considered old-hat here in 2025, and the days when a computer came as a matter of course with a BASIC interpreter are far …

Basically, It’s BASIC