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Tag: electronics

  • Two belts, one new, one worn out

    I bought a Sony Walkman

    Andreas bought and restored an old Sony Walkman and the entire journey is a wonderfully-written journey down memory lane, coupled with some learnings about the inner workings of these once-ubiquitous devices. Beautiful.

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    • of this original
    • posted 7 July, 2026
  • A bookshelf cabinet, open, containing a note that reads: 'TODO: PUT SECRET THINGS IN HERE'.

    Building a Secret Cabinet

    As part of efforts to build myself a new bedroom in our attic, I expanded my carpentry, electronics, and Python skills by building a remotely-triggered secret cabinet in my bookcase!

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1736 words)

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    • 4 comments
    • posted 8 July, 2024
  • Dan reprogrammes Box One in a forest

    You Can't Do It Alone!

    Dan places his most-ambitious geocache to date: a cache that requires two people to find it - on different sides of the city at the same time! How does this magic work? Dan reveals (almost) all...

    Read more - about 4 minutes (857 words)

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    • 4 comments
    • posted 13 August, 2014
  • How To Repair A Nintendo GameCube

    For the last few months, Claire and my GameCube has been broken. It broke at one point, which I attributed to the drive motor being jammed up with dust and hair and crap, so I opened the lid and wiggled a knife-blade around inside it for awhile, which seemed to fix it... but a couple โ€ฆ

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1734 words)

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    • 29 comments
    • posted 13 January, 2006

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