#hardware

ThinkBook 14 G8+ 21VG

New laptop after 6 years and it doesn't disappoint

Keyboard latency probe

Flipper One Could Be the Ultimate Linux Cyberdeck

Enable browser access to keyboard firmware on Linux

today iain learned: How to enable browser access to a keyboard's QMK firmware on Linux, via the USB HID interface and udev rules

Badger Badger Badger

A short write up about what Bailey had around his neck at #AtmosphereConf 2026

Always-on mini-monitor as a dashboard

today iain learned: How to build an always-on mini-monitor as a dashboard running on an Arch Linux/Hyprland computer

e542 — Vibe Coding Vowels

e542 with Michael, Andy and Michael - Stories and discussion on #ProgrammingLanguage #localization, #VirtualBoy #hardware & #emulation, #AR & #LaserKeyboard, #LEGO terrestrial & orbital #dwellings and…

it's finally a music player!

Who has time to write an update when there's a music player to develop?

two weeks go by, but not uneventfully

As usual, recapping the happenings, even if the pace has slowed down

ups and downs and sides to sides

Taking a Discord break does make you more productive, but it wears off quickly

Network Upgrades 2025

It's been just over a year since I last posted my 2024 Network Upgrade post. In that time, my network has undergone several changes. Here are the major updates: Swapped from a UDM Pro to a UCG Fiber. …

Monitoring storage devices with smartmontools on Debian or Ubuntu

"The acronym SMART stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology and is a monitoring system built into most modern storage devices. The package smartmontools includes the utilities sma…

Moore's Law

Why the transistor cadence shaped software economics, and what changes when that cadence stretches.