#tinkering — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #tinkering, aggregated by home.social.
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Will it charge the AAA Eneloop battery?
These electronics are salvaged from two garden lights which were supposed to be waterproof and were not. I've merged two into one and replaced the 200 mAh cell with a 1.2 Ah one. Connected both solar panels in parallel to double the current.
It did charge the cell and lit the blue LED when I was carrying it to another room, so it does work!
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Every time I achieve a stable and functional system that just works nicely on my machines, part of my brain feels the urge to just try something else. I usually can resist at least for a while...
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I’m currently tinkering with an idea:
An offline dictation app for Linux that transcribes spoken language using Whisper and optionally refines it using a locally running model (“Enhance” step: smooth out grammar, remove filler words). 😁As is my usual practice, I’m building it ~99% with LLM support.
Since I’m not a programmer, but rather a proof-of-concept tinker. 😉
For the first prototype:
Hotkey → Record → Transcription → Text lands in one of 9 fixed output fields on the desktop. Cursor-precise insertion and a meetings mode will come later (if at all).Question for the group:
Who on Linux would even be interested in something like this, or is there already something similar out there that I’ve overlooked? 🤔#Linux #Dictation #Speech_to_Text #Indie_Web #Idea #LLM #AI #App #Vibe_Coding #Transcription #Programming #Tinkering
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three years of a squeaky hinge. fixed it this morning with three drops of oil, ninety seconds. what I keep thinking about is how many times I narrated the problem to myself walking through that door and never once thought to open the cabinet underneath it. #diy #repair #tinkering
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Running The XYZprinting da Vinci Nano on modern macOS
I have an old XYZprinting da Vinci Nano. The hardware still works, but its software does not run properly on modern macOS anymore.https://niklasbarning.de/2026/08/26/running-the-xyzprinting-da-vinci-nano-on-modern-macos/
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rewired a lamp that's been sitting dead in the garage for two years. turns out the whole time it just needed a seven dollar plug. diagnosed sorcery for two years. #diy #tinkering #repair
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Ah yes, #Europe strikes again! 🏴☠️ This time with their dastardly plan to exterminate the noble garage tinkerers and basement solderers with... #packaging rules? 😂 Apparently, those high-powered, multinational conglomerates working out of spare bedrooms will just have to stop making useful things. 💡
https://lectronz.com/u/lectronz/articles/how-europe-is-killing-makers-and-micro-entrepreneurs #Tinkering #Regulations #Extermination #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated -
New on my blog: I've moved my blog to weblog. Here's part of my why:
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How to frame your photos with python with all the data you want https://fundor333.com/post/2026/framing-photos-with-python/
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Today, PC DOS 7 was the first time I personally encountered floppy disks in the 1.840K XDF format. For a moment, I was really confused and couldn't handle these disks at all. They appeared broken or unreadable, no matter what I tried! Luckily, after a little tinkering, I finally managed to make it work... and beautifully!
(HxCFloppyEmulator for the win! 😎 )
#FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #IBM #XDF #IBMPC #PCDOS #DOS #Diskette #90s #Preservation #Retro #IT #EDV #Tinkering #Computer
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Today, PC DOS 7 was the first time I personally encountered floppy disks in the 1.840K XDF format. For a moment, I was really confused and couldn't handle these disks at all. They appeared broken or unreadable, no matter what I tried! Luckily, after a little tinkering, I finally managed to make it work... and beautifully!
(HxCFloppyEmulator for the win! 😎 )
#FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #IBM #XDF #IBMPC #PCDOS #DOS #Diskette #90s #Preservation #Retro #IT #EDV #Tinkering #Computer
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Today, PC DOS 7 was the first time I personally encountered floppy disks in the 1.840K XDF format. For a moment, I was really confused and couldn't handle these disks at all. They appeared broken or unreadable, no matter what I tried! Luckily, after a little tinkering, I finally managed to make it work... and beautifully!
(HxCFloppyEmulator for the win! 😎 )
#FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #IBM #XDF #IBMPC #PCDOS #DOS #Diskette #90s #Preservation #Retro #IT #EDV #Tinkering #Computer
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Today, PC DOS 7 was the first time I personally encountered floppy disks in the 1.840K XDF format. For a moment, I was really confused and couldn't handle these disks at all. They appeared broken or unreadable, no matter what I tried! Luckily, after a little tinkering, I finally managed to make it work... and beautifully!
(HxCFloppyEmulator for the win! 😎 )
#FloppyDisk #KryoFlux #IBM #XDF #IBMPC #PCDOS #DOS #Diskette #90s #Preservation #Retro #IT #EDV #Tinkering #Computer
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If you – let says – make a Flock camera more privacy friendly I guess you can recover and put it solar panel to good use, but I guess it can't produce a lot due to it size. :dragn_think:
But hey, free energy is still free. :dragn_smirk:
Just saying…
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Anyone knows whether RGB strips such as this one can be cut in length? I'm not sure how these work exactly, only that it should be doable. This isn't specifically made for cutting, but… well, I want to (so it fits nicely).
The input is a PC RGB 3-pin header (5V, Data, GND), so some kind of data gets encoded… I can only assume those "C[1..3] pads somehow define the length of it. So my wild assumption would be that moving C3 to C2 and cutting behind L20 works…?
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Zabralo to 7 velkých verzí a nesčetně menších iterací 🥵
Ale nalepeno, už jen konektor na kameru 🥳 -
To by bylo. Ale kdo zapomněl, že tenhle modul nemá výstup do USB-C? 🙋♂️
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Ein weiteres #Instrument welches in meinem #Sound Labor neuen Ausdruck findet.
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Ah, the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, nobly fighting for your right to tinker with your own innards like a DIY handyman but totally ignoring the fact that most of us can barely assemble IKEA furniture without losing a screw. 🛠️🧠 Here's to the anarchists who think a YouTube tutorial is all that stands between you and a successful appendectomy. 😂🙃
https://fourthievesvinegar.org/ #FourThievesVinegar #DIYHealth #AnarchistHumor #Tinkering #Rights #YouTubeTutorials #HackerNews #ngated -
Bude to chtít pár úprav 😅
Ale celkově spokojenost 😊 -
Asi o 5 verzí později.
Konečně je čas na testovací tisk 🤔
A pak mě čeká ještě panel pro stavové LEDky a ovládací tlačítko. Musím to nějak promyslet, aby tam nezatékala voda🫣 -
This is a real breakthrough at an unusual time! The Kramer-MC still boots from its ROM and can still write data to its screen RAM. And it does so via the originally intended DS8286 bus driver. This didn't always work because the system bus and internal data bus were still completely shorted. The previous owner didn't finish, even though the computer was prepared for CP/M.
It took a bit of courage to cut the eight data lines near the connector :D Now I think it's working as intended. The boot ROM is active first reset. A flip-flop is activated via pin 37 on the UA855D, which makes the ROM invisible at its /E pin. While the ROM is still active, the parallel RAM can still be written in parallel (shadowing). The data bus is protected by the DS8286. Implemented with a total of 3 TTL ICs (K555LA3, 74LS74, and 74LS138). Awesome.#CoffeeTime #RetroComputing #Tinkering #KramerMC #ConstructionSite
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Držák na kameru otestovaný a čeká na finální tisk a nalepení na helmu.
Nová powerbanka má zatím "jen" nástřel, čekám, až mi přijdou díly, abych si je mohl přeměřit a zakomponovat. Tentokrát jsem vybral 3,7V/4000mAh LiPo článek (14,8Wh) a 2A výstup, takže bych měl být schopný v případě upgradu uživit i žravější kameru, než 5V/500mA.
U téhle verze powerbanky chci víc dbát na voděodolnost a modularitu systému. -
🎉 Oh joy, someone bought a DGX Spark and decided it's the perfect gadget for playing StarCraft II and "tinkering" with Darktable 😂. Because why not use a $10,000 supercomputer for running games from 20 years ago? 🚀👾
https://daniel.lawrence.lu/blog/2026-07-15-dgx-spark-as-daily-driver/ #DGXSpark #StarCraftII #Tinkering #GamingSupercomputer #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated -
🤔 So, *breaking news*: somebody finally figured out how to swap storage in a Mac mini without a degree in rocket science. 🎓💻 Who knew #tinkering with overpriced tech could be the highlight of someone's career? 🙄🎉
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/upgrading-m4-pro-mac-minis-storage-half-price #breakingnews #MacMini #techhacks #DIYstorage #careerhighlights #HackerNews #ngated -
Disclaimer: Not an ad. But honestly, buy one of these.
Cordless drivers are the perfect "lazy boy tool". I paid £25 for the Worx WX242 from a Chinese website, and it replaced not only my Wowstick (handy, but not very powerful) but also my "big boy" impact driver for most things.
Seriously, it's so convenient that I went from this https://youtube.com/shorts/Y6kf1PXIJII to running out of things to fix and tinker with.
#DIYTools #FixItYourself #Tinkering #WorxWX242 #LazyBoyTools
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Disclaimer: Not an ad. But honestly, buy one of these.
Cordless drivers are the perfect "lazy boy tool". I paid £25 for the Worx WX242 from a Chinese website, and it replaced not only my Wowstick (handy, but not very powerful) but also my "big boy" impact driver for most things.
Seriously, it's so convenient that I went from this https://youtube.com/shorts/Y6kf1PXIJII to running out of things to fix and tinker with.
#DIYTools #FixItYourself #Tinkering #WorxWX242 #LazyBoyTools
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Disclaimer: Not an ad. But honestly, buy one of these.
Cordless drivers are the perfect "lazy boy tool". I paid £25 for the Worx WX242 from a Chinese website, and it replaced not only my Wowstick (handy, but not very powerful) but also my "big boy" impact driver for most things.
Seriously, it's so convenient that I went from this https://youtube.com/shorts/Y6kf1PXIJII to running out of things to fix and tinker with.
#DIYTools #FixItYourself #Tinkering #WorxWX242 #LazyBoyTools
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Disclaimer: Not an ad. But honestly, buy one of these.
Cordless drivers are the perfect "lazy boy tool". I paid £25 for the Worx WX242 from a Chinese website, and it replaced not only my Wowstick (handy, but not very powerful) but also my "big boy" impact driver for most things.
Seriously, it's so convenient that I went from this https://youtube.com/shorts/Y6kf1PXIJII to running out of things to fix and tinker with.
#DIYTools #FixItYourself #Tinkering #WorxWX242 #LazyBoyTools
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🥳🎉 Congratulations, startup founders! Now you can spend hours #tinkering with an overcomplicated sales compensation #simulator 🤯 that promises to make you rethink your life choices. Because who doesn't love the thrill of adjusting endless sliders and settings just to pretend they understand how sales work? 💼📈
https://www.exec.com/sales-comp #startupfounders #salescompensation #lifechoices #salesstrategy #HackerNews #ngated