DeskThing transforms Spotify's discontinued CarThing into a versatile desktop companion by turning it into an app platform. Users can install and run various applications like weather forecasts, NBA statistics, GitHub repository metrics, system resource monitoring, Discord notifications, and more. This open platform allows developers to create and share their own apps, extending the device's capabilities far beyond its original purpose.
Desk Thing: The Discord Thing, Trello Thing, The Weather Thing, The Macro Thing, Just not The Car Thing anymore. An alternative OS for the Spotify Car Thing allowing community-made apps.
Review of the RK1 module by Turing Pi, featuring Rockchip RK3588 processors, highlighting its performance, installation challenges, and potential use cases despite initial kernel support issues.
The December 2024 newsletter from Obsolescence Guaranteed covers updates on new projects such as PiDP-10 and PiDP-1, news about existing projects like PiDP-8 and PiDP-11, and upcoming plans for 2025 including a PiDP-1 replica and an annual programming competition.
An open box Bosch/Thermador Switch Selector part number 00189806, in excellent new condition, available for $280.00 with the option to make an offer. Shipping cost is $4.62 via USPS Ground Advantage.
A step-by-step guide on how to flash the prerelease 1.7.0 for Nerdminer V2, including downloading required files, using the esptool-js Flash Tool, and troubleshooting tips.
A brief article showcasing a replica of the historic PDP-10 minicomputer running on a modern Raspberry Pi, highlighting the contrast between the two systems' processing power and size
A Flasher utility for DIY miners to flash NerdMiner firmware onto various boards, such as LILYGO S3 Dongle, LILYGO T-Display-AMOLED, ESP32-WROOM, LILYGO T-QT, TDisplay v1.14, ESP32-2432S028R, and M5-StampS3. The flashing process should take less than one minute.
Improved version of first ESP32 NerdMiner, an open source project that allows you to try to mine Bitcoin with a small piece of hardware.
Guide for setting up the NerdMiner, an educational bitcoin mining device powered by the LILYGO T-Display-S3 ESP32-S3 development board. Detailed steps for both educational and simple setup methods are provided.
