Want a tiny Linux-capable, ARM powered board for right around $25? Throw in on-board Ethernet, 802.11n, one full-size USB port, and Micro-USB power, and the TPLink TL-WR703N is hard to resist. (Although it’s important to note that there’s no video out.)
Really slick looking little LiPo charger, powered via USB, and, as you can see, barely bigger than a USB plug.
Brave New Thermostat
Very interesting article about the Nest, that new thermostat I’ve wanted since the moment I saw it.
Arduino-Based Curtain Automation
His righteous indignation at the lack of a DHCP implementation is pretty awesome.
I was so offended by the halfassery inherent in shipping something that calls itself an “Ethernet” board that doesn’t do DHCP that I wanted to throw it away on that basis alone.
The Little Coder's Predicament
An interesting article that should ring home with just about every developer I know. I was actually just telling someone my programming history the other day, which started with the ubuiqitous QBasic and program listings from my older sister’s math book, of all places. And, seriously, how many of us didn’t dream of one day writing a game as beautiful and compelling as Gorillas.
Crash-only Design
“Crash-only programs crash safely and recover quickly. There is one way to stop such software—by crashing it—and only one way to bring it up—by initiating recovery.”
The price of reliability is simplicity, and for many engineers that is too high a price to pay.
“An unexpected side effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters…”
Into the wild with the real-life heroes of Search and Rescue Excellent article on the Las Vegas Metro Police Department Search and Rescue squad. Yes, visitors to Las Vegas occasionally have to be rescued from a lot more than just than their own stupidity at the slot machines.
