You can actually do a lot with an ESP32 development board without ever writing a single line of code. From programming LED strips to creating smart home sensors or a network-connected speaker, these five no-code ESP32 projects work straight out of the box using a simple web flasher tool that anyone can use.
If you have a Windows-Linux dual-boot PC, you're probably familiar with the troubles that come with sharing files between the two partitions. You'd expect two operating systems with direct access to the same CPU, RAM, and storage to also be able to access each other's files. But unfortunately, that's not always the case. On Linux, you might've noticed that your Wind
What can you do with an ancient laptop? Well, in my case, most of them just sit in a drawer and collect dust. I'm not one to throw stuff away. For instance, I've used an old Windows 10 PC for a NAS, and I also routinely repurpose even the most useless-looking SSDs.
The usual AI productivity advice I come across boils down to a handful of low-stakes use cases: writing emails, writing resumes, planning meals, drafting cover letters, creating Ghibli-style art, writing essays — you get the picture. There's nothing wrong with any of that, but on the other end of the spectrum, you have power users claiming to use chatbots to "appare
A while ago, I heard about wireless Android Auto users experiencing unusual battery drain. I was skeptical at first, as I’ve never experienced it with my phone. However, recently, I used a newer vehicle with built-in wireless Android Auto and a different Android phone. As soon as I did, I noticed the problem and decided to investigate.
<p>Flock cameras have been in the news a lot in 2026, for all of the wrong reasons. This recently came to a head when the cameras were described as “indiscriminate mass surveillance” by a federal judge.</p><img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/flock-sock-by-squidink-on-makerworld.jpg' />
I believe the most powerful ideas are often from things we don't know we don't know.And the way to get there, is to hear diverse perspectives from different domains. From artists, designers, founders, philosophers, from people you disagree with.So I made this tool, it lets you surf a lot of short bits, from the best in diverse fields, and if you happen to be intrigued, you can dive deeper.Videos are extracted using LLM, from podcasts, interviews, talks, documentaries, etc.I was inspire
Rapid drug discovery using AI's assistance is adding pressure to an already restricted macaque supplyA US startup plans to breed 30,000 monkeys over two decadesChina's export ban cut off a major source of American research animalsArtificial intelligence is creating new demands for pharmaceutical research, increasing pressure on all kinds of resources needed to develop and test potential treatments - including animal test subjects.Macaques, commonly used in medical exp
Two 256GB Mac Studios cost $701 less than one 512GB system.Apple's $11,500 memory upgrade doubles capacity without adding another processor.Two units deliver separate CPUs, GPUs, and storage for less money.Apple's latest Mac Studio M5 Ultra configuration has attracted criticism over the substantial additional charge required to double its available memory capacity.A 256GB version costs $10,799, while selecting 512GB adds another $11,500, bringing the total price for t
A practical guide to JavaScript array methods, from map(), filter(), and reduce() to find(), some(), every(), sort(), and modern immutable methods.JavaScript Array Methods: The Complete Guide to map(), filter(), reduce(), and MoreArrays are one of the most fundamental data structures in JavaScript.Whether you're building a React application, working with APIs, filtering products, or managing user data, you'll constantly work with arrays.Imagine receiving this data from an API:const users = [ {
I broke the cardinal rule of homelabbing—open ports and reverse proxies without properly locking things down. This led to not just one, but two of my servers being compromised over the period of a few months. I’ve locked things down now, but here’s how you can tell if your homelab has been hijacked by a cryptominer.
Language Power is a vocabulary trainer I've built three times. The current version is a Python backend, FastAPI with PostgreSQL and Redis, and a React client, kept in two separate repositories and talking over REST. It runs as a private deployment I use every day and a public demo with strict limits. The version before it was a TypeScript monorepo with a GraphQL API and a shared schema.I built the app for my own language learning, so what follows is about maintaining one developer's project over
Most messaging apps rely on internet connections, cellular networks, and remote servers to deliver your messages. End-to-end encryption protects message content, but you still depend on a service to handle communication. If you want to exchange messages without relying on conventional messaging infrastructure, inexpensive radio hardware offers another option.
One key to the craft: Learn how to manage several projects at once.Here’s something interesting to do if you subscribe to IMDbpro.com: Check out some of the top screenwriters and see what projects they have in development. Here are some writers I’ve gotten to know:Liz Hannah (The Post, Long Shot, The Girl From Plainville)Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine — ScriptUnder Another Name — ScriptBad Girls — Optioned / TV Ser
My homepage had a share image. Fourteen other pages on my site didn't, and nothing told me.I only found out when I ran my own pages through a metadata checker I'd just built. Lighthouse hadn't flagged it: pages with no og:image still scored 100 for SEO. The causeHere's the setup almost every Next.js site starts with. The layout holds the shared tags, and each page adds its own title.// app/layout.tsxexport const metadata: Metadata = { metadataBase: new URL("https://example.com"), openGrap
Your current job is building your market value— Daily work is an investment in the future — Some people think, "My current job won't increase my market value."They feel that way. Doing the same work every day.Little change.No new challenges.In such an environment, you might think you cannot grow<img src='https://images.pexels.com/photos/13431700/pexels-photo-13431700.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200' />
Former governor and nonprofit CEO Jane Swift shares 10 job market tips she's given her children, emphasizing preparation and professionalism.<img src='https://images.pexels.com/photos/28055350/pexels-photo-28055350.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200' />
Job seekers in their 50s share how networking, leveraging their experience, and creating new opportunities helped them ...<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1715834292792-81a6ec480168?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MTh8fEpvYiUyME1hcmtldHxlbnwwfHwyfHwxNzE2MjIxMzA3fDA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=1080' />
Our interview practice product records your answers and marks what you said. It does not mark how you looked, as of last night. That turns a one-line question into a design: if the picture is never analysed, why is the picture being uploaded?It should not be, and it no longer is. But the camera cannot simply be switched off, because watching your own answer back is most of the value of practising. So one getUserMedia stream now feeds two MediaRecorder instances: one that records video and stays
next/og (the ImageResponse API, built on @vercel/og) is the default way to make Open Graph images in Next.js, and for a title on a gradient it is excellent. It is not a browser, though: it converts JSX to SVG with Satori and rasterises it with Resvg. When your card needs CSS grid, your real stylesheet, woff2 fonts or more than 500 KB of assets, the fix is not to fight Satori — it is to render the card with real Chrome and put the resulting URL in generateMetadata.This guide lists the limits prec
