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QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall(jeffgeerling.com)
710 points by speckx | 221 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post reviewing QuadRF, a four-antenna radio device that can detect drones and visualize WiFi signals through walls.
It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12(jeffgeerling.com)
367 points by watermelon0 | 591 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post arguing the Framework 12 laptop is hard to justify on value compared to Apple's cheaper MacBook Neo.
Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract(jeffgeerling.com)
1298 points by rubenbe | 402 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post arguing that Bambu Lab is violating the open source social contract amid its push toward cloud-connected 3D printer control.
New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper(jeffgeerling.com)
575 points by calcifer | 340 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post reviewing new RTL8159-based 10 GbE USB 3.2 adapters that are smaller, cooler, and cheaper than Thunderbolt 10 GbE adapters.
DRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market(jeffgeerling.com)
576 points by ingve | 504 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post on Raspberry Pi price increases driven by DRAM costs, with an embedded video on the state of the hobbyist SBC market.
I built a pint-sized Macintosh(jeffgeerling.com)
87 points by ingve | 20 comments
Ode to the AA Battery(jeffgeerling.com)
121 points by Brajeshwar | 117 comments
4x faster network file sync with rclone (vs rsync) (2025)(jeffgeerling.com)
364 points by indigodaddy | 156 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post showing how rclone with parallel transfers synced video project files from a NAS about 4x faster than rsync.
NIST was 5 μs off UTC after last week's power cut(jeffgeerling.com)
326 points by jtokoph | 142 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post explaining how a multi-day power cut at NIST Boulder caused its ensemble clock to drift 5 microseconds from UTC.
Big GPUs don't need big PCs(jeffgeerling.com)
256 points by mikece | 116 comments
1.5 TB of VRAM on Mac Studio – RDMA over Thunderbolt 5(jeffgeerling.com)
569 points by rbanffy | 211 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post about clustering four Mac Studios with RDMA over Thunderbolt 5 to pool 1.5 TB of unified memory for AI workloads.
Why do some radio towers blink?(jeffgeerling.com)
161 points by warrenm | 104 comments
I regret building this $3000 Pi AI cluster(jeffgeerling.com)
406 points by speckx | 297 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post reviewing a $3000 Raspberry Pi cluster built for AI workloads and explaining why he regrets building it.
I bought the cheapest EV, a used Nissan Leaf(jeffgeerling.com)
439 points by calcifer | 618 comments
Jeff Geerling's blog post about buying a used Nissan Leaf as the cheapest available electric vehicle and his experience with it.
Build Log: Macintosh Classic(jeffgeerling.com)
40 points by speckx | 14 comments
Open Sauce is a confoundingly brilliant Bay Area event(jeffgeerling.com)
330 points by rbanffy | 186 comments
Jeff Geerling's blog post recapping his experience at Open Sauce, a Bay Area maker and creator event held at the San Mateo fairgrounds.
Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half the price(jeffgeerling.com)
406 points by speckx | 253 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post on upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's internal storage with a DIY kit for about half Apple's price.
Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intel's efficient chip(jeffgeerling.com)
422 points by ingve | 213 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post reviewing compact mini NAS devices that combine NVMe SSD storage with Intel's efficient low-power processors.
Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube(jeffgeerling.com)
1473 points by DavideNL | 636 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post about receiving a second YouTube community guidelines strike for a video demonstrating LibreELEC on a Raspberry Pi 5 for 4K playback.
BPS is a GPS alternative that nobody's heard of(jeffgeerling.com)
394 points by sksxihve | 158 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post about BPS (Broadcast Positioning System), a GPS alternative for timing he encountered at the NAB broadcasters show.
I won't connect my dishwasher to your cloud(jeffgeerling.com)
861 points by HieronymusBosch | 570 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post about buying a Bosch 500 series dishwasher and objecting to features that require connecting the appliance to a cloud service.
AmpereOne: Cores Are the New MHz(jeffgeerling.com)
119 points by speckx | 80 comments
M4 Mac mini's efficiency(jeffgeerling.com)
518 points by marinesebastian | 515 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post from November 2024 on the power efficiency of Apple's M4 Mac mini, written amid his Pi 5 GPU and AmpereOne server testing.
They stole my voice with AI(jeffgeerling.com)
422 points by sounds | 275 comments
Jeff Geerling's blog post about a company using an AI-cloned version of his voice without permission.
What happens when you touch a pickle to an AM radio tower(jeffgeerling.com)
331 points by _Microft | 120 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post about touching a pickle to an AM radio tower, a follow-up to his earlier viral hot dog radio tower experiment.
Soundproofing my studio(jeffgeerling.com)
60 points by mikece | 6 comments
I'm Done with Red Hat (Enterprise Linux)(jeffgeerling.com)
382 points by stargrave | 265 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post and video explaining why he is dropping support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux after Red Hat restricted access to RHEL source code.
Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb?(jeffgeerling.com)
514 points by thepbone | 301 comments
Jeff Geerling's blog post criticizing Red Hat's decision to lock RHEL source code behind a subscription and its impact on open source developers.
Messing with the Beepberry(jeffgeerling.com)
40 points by mikece | 14 comments
Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN(jeffgeerling.com)
502 points by ingve | 215 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post explaining how to set up a self-hosted WireGuard VPN using PiVPN to remotely access home network services.
