How to attach logic probes to tiny SMD components (2021)(reddit.com)

90 points by dcminter 2 years ago | 36 comments

Things you can do with diodes(lcamtuf.substack.com)

367 points by zdw 11 months ago | 106 comments

A blog post on lcamtuf's Substack explaining the diode and the practical circuit applications of this often-overlooked electronic component.

Cursed circuits #5: capacitance multiplier(lcamtuf.substack.com)

96 points by surprisetalk 3 months ago | 14 comments

A Tektronix TDS 684B Oscilloscope Uses CCD Analog Memory(tomverbeure.github.io)

96 points by zdw 1 year ago | 59 comments

The Mysterious 50 Ohm Impedance: Where It Came from and Why We Use It (2021)(resources.altium.com)

205 points by amelius 3 years ago | 74 comments

But good sir, what is electricity?(lcamtuf.substack.com)

388 points by rapawel 1 year ago | 199 comments

A Substack article by lcamtuf giving an accessible explanation of the physics of conductors, insulators, and electric charges for hobby electronics learners.

Your MCU likely escaped the eMudhra intermediate CA compromise(danielmangum.com)

47 points by hasheddan 5 days ago | 28 comments

Blog post explaining why microcontroller-based IoT devices are likely unaffected by the eMudhra intermediate CA private key compromise, due to minimal pinned root CA bundles.

Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)

453 points by bx376 2 years ago | 663 comments

An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.

(Post-Quantum) Cryptographic Right Answers(words.filippo.io)

74 points by gavide 14 days ago | 13 comments

Blog post by Filippo Valsorda giving updated 'Cryptographic Right Answers' recommendations for developers, covering post-quantum cryptography choices.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.

Do the simplest thing that could possibly work(seangoedecke.com)

1015 points by dondraper36 1 year ago | 364 comments

Blog post by Sean Goedecke arguing engineers should understand the current system deeply and then do the simplest thing that could possibly work.

Things you can do with diodes(lcamtuf.substack.com)

367 points by zdw 11 months ago | 106 comments

A blog post on lcamtuf's Substack explaining the diode and the practical circuit applications of this often-overlooked electronic component.