What is a color space?(makingsoftware.com)

209 points by vinhnx 1 year ago | 38 comments

Show HN: I built a JavaScript-powered flipdisc display(flipdisc.io)

426 points by simpsoka 2 years ago | 114 comments

A project site with a guide and docs for a DIY interactive flipdisc (flip-dot) wall display driven by JavaScript.

Show HN: An interactive guide to how browsers work(howbrowserswork.com)

267 points by krasun 9 months ago | 35 comments

Flexoki, an inky color scheme for prose and code(stephango.com)

171 points by surprisetalk 3 years ago | 33 comments

Flipdiscs(flipdisc.io)

542 points by skogstokig 6 months ago | 85 comments

A site about building a large interactive flipdisc (flip-dot) wall display, explaining the electromagnetic display technology with guide and docs sections.

ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering(alexharri.com)

1271 points by alexharri 9 months ago | 139 comments

Blog post by Alex Harri taking a deep dive into building an image-to-ASCII renderer, with interactive demos explaining why ASCII characters aren't pixels.

How to make sense of any mess(howtomakesenseofanymess.com)

412 points by surprisetalk 1 year ago | 120 comments

Website for Abby Covert's book "How to Make Sense of Any Mess," an introduction to information architecture for making sense of complex problems.

Making Software(makingsoftware.com)

631 points by calme_toi 1 year ago | 95 comments

Making Software is an illustrated reference manual by Dan Hollick explaining how software and computing concepts work, aimed at people who design and build software.

Making Solar Panels with a Microwave [video](youtube.com)

60 points by jackdoe 8 days ago | 8 comments

A 13-minute YouTube video by Dr.Semiconductor demonstrating how to make solar panels using a microwave as part of the fabrication process.

Mechanical Watch (2022)(ciechanow.ski)

700 points by razin 4 months ago | 118 comments

Bartosz Ciechanowski's interactive blog article explaining how a mechanical watch mechanism works, with draggable 3D demonstrations.

Show HN: Making a flexible "neon" t-shirt with LED filaments(scottbezek.blogspot.com)

200 points by scottbez1 18 days ago | 36 comments

Blog post by Scott Bezek describing how he designed and built a wearable neon-style t-shirt using flexible LED filaments in a few days.

Radios, how do they work?(lcamtuf.substack.com)

613 points by todsacerdoti 2 years ago | 101 comments

A blog post by lcamtuf giving a brief introduction to antennas, superheterodyne receivers, and signal modulation schemes for hobbyists.