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Flipboard Tech Desk<p>According to a new survey, shoppers who are concerned about tariffs driving up the cost of tech products either planned to purchase ahead of tariffs or have purchased electronics late last year or early this year. Read more at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@cnet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cnet</span></a></span>. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://flip.it/ejut2w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/ejut2w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
J. Steven York RESISTS<p>How did I not know iFixit was on Mastodon? If you're unfamiliar, iFixit is a company that advocates for Right to Repair and the sale of repairable products. They offer free repair manuals and other information for countless devices, and they sell quality tools and parts to assist in making those repairs and avoiding bad tech. Great outfit, and a font of useful information. Be sure to follow.<br>ifixit@mastodon.social<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttorepair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ifixit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ifixit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a></p>
Raven Luni<p>Latest guitar pedal circuit: Wolf in the fold (named after a star trek episode and also because it incorporates a wave folder)<br><a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
Emily<p>These editions are about 20 years apart</p><p><a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/CompSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompSci</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/Microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/AssemblyLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssemblyLanguage</span></a></p>
ax6761<p>Inside a <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a> Shop: Tools of the Trade - Like &amp; Dislikes, 20250315,<br>via <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Lapfix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lapfix</span></a>,<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqoEweKMonE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=LqoEweKMon</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Turning Down the Noise on SMPS - On paper, electricity behaves in easy-to-understand, predictable ways. That’s most... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/17/turning-down-the-noise-on-smps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/17/turnin</span><span class="invisible">g-down-the-noise-on-smps/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/switchmodepowersupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switchmodepowersupply</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/capacitance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capacitance</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/powersupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powersupply</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/transistor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transistor</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/techhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/diode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diode</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noise</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smps</span></a></p>
Davide Bucci<p>I finished building the module. I have to trim a few details, but the VCA+ADSR works, overall. Functional tests were passed 😍 <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/diysynth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diysynth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
didié nietzsche / A Limb<p>This Tuesday, my next concert in Brussels: improv session with my friends Pierre Droeshaut (piano) and Piroska Visnyei (voice). It will be contemporary music inspired. Venue: Chapelle du Grand Hospice. 10€<br>artwork by Istvàn Droeshaut</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/improv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>improv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/improvisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>improvisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/piano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>piano</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/classical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/contemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contemporary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/experimental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Brussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brussels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concert</span></a></p>
cliffle<p>So far I'm pleasantly surprised with the Kicad 9 updates. My system quietly updated in the background so I'm finding them by accident.</p><p>I'll collect my favorites into a thread here as I discover them. 1/</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kicad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kicad</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
Ret<p>Excuse me? <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
Andy Fletcher<p>The capacitor plague of the early 2000s.</p><p>The Asianometry YouTube channel picks apart the story about this painful time. I had equipment fail because of this .</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpzAVpnXo4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=rSpzAVpnXo</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/capacitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capacitors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
Imogen<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> </p><p>Back in the olden days when you needed AC electricity in the automobile you often had to use mechanical means. </p><p>Revisiting this classic post</p><p>DC TO DC CONVERSION BY VIBRATOR</p><p><a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/07/04/retrotechtacular-dc-to-dc-conversion-by-vibrator/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2016/07/04/retrot</span><span class="invisible">echtacular-dc-to-dc-conversion-by-vibrator/</span></a></p>
Doom Disco!<p>I see your autosuggestion psychology, elimination policy A <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23military" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23industrial" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#industrial</a>, illusion of <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Swastika" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swastika</a> eyes! <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23music" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23techno" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#techno</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23electronics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electronics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23alternative" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alternative</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23rock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rock</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23perpetualwar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#perpetualwar</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23US" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/R9aWtExih58?feature=sharedBV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtu.be/R9aWtExih58?...</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3lkjbhbb6ve2c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3lkjbhbb6ve2c</a><br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/R9aWtExih58?feature=sharedBV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Primal Scream - Swastika Eyes ...</a></p>
FediFollows<p>Special shoutout to the repair site iFixit who are now on the Fediverse, you can follow them at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iFixit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iFixit</span></a></span></p><p>They provide repair forums and free repair guides for phones, computers, consoles, kitchen equipment, tools, medical devices, cars etc. They also review and tear down new gadgets to see how repairable they are.</p><p>Repairing your existing stuff is much, much better for the environment than buying replacements.</p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Repairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repairs</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Gadgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gadgets</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Lovely Sunday.. this triptych of images is what I've been up too... some work on a scrappy Dahon Expresso project I picked up, some tinkering adding a neo6 gps to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xiao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xiao</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meshtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meshtastic</span></a> setup interspersed with reading this fun book. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biketooter</span></a></p>
iFixit<p>We. Love. Modular. Ports.</p><p>Did you know that MacBooks have modular USB-C ports? All that Thunderbolt speed goes straight through a small press connector. Impressive!</p><p>Better yet, if you break a port, your expensive logic board's safe and sound.</p><p>Why doesn't every laptop do this?!<br>—<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iFixit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iFixit</span></a></p>
Diane Bruce VA3DB<p>Someone is very very confused (As spotted on Kijiji)</p><p>For the non technical, a Fluorescent needs a starter a LED bulb does not. A LED bulb may or may not require a LED driver depending on *hand waving* (Some bulbs that plug directly into our mains include such)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>This is the Sharp PC-2000, or “Ratecaputer,” from 1979. Only 200 were ever made.</p><p>The name is a portmanteau:</p><p>Ra for radio<br>Te for television<br>Ca for cassette<br>Puter for computer</p><p>More:<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/1979-ratecaputer-sharp-wxfef" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/pulse/1979-rateca</span><span class="invisible">puter-sharp-wxfef</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sharp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sharp</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ratecaputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ratecaputer</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Devices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devices</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
Rev. Charles Browning<p>Potential other issue is this connector. I touch each corresponding connector with my multimeter and 3 does nothing. 1, 2, and 4 all give me a beep.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DVD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DVD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CD</span></a></p>
Thomas Mayer<p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caturday</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtu.be/EaWjzvzZ6WY?t=778" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/EaWjzvzZ6WY?t=778</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>