I just revived a 1990s Millport CNC mill from a non-functioning brick to a floppy-wielding chip thrower. I detailed the troubleshooting process and PCB level repairs needed to make this DOS based servo-drive CNC shift some 1s and 0s and throw chips again.

Looks like a very clever project. Terasic makes some nice dev boards. Best of luck to you Dean!

Neat. Too add a few: Blackmagic Davinci Resolve is a free alternative to Adobe Premiere, but limited to 1080p exports (not a big deal for most). Dia works as a partial alternative to Microsoft project. Kicad PCB is an excellent alternative to eagle. FreeCAD is a free CAD package as well.

How do you have an article about commuting into NYC without even mentioning Long Island or the Long Island Rail Road? 0_____0

It's a DVR! No, it's a DTV box! No, it's a HTPC! Seriously, it baffles the mind that you can patent a box that features a few standardized ports. Zac has been on a roll lately looking at patents. The surface duo 3 patent hinted at a very funky stand / magnetic attachment system:

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/surface/this-is-micr...

Incredible. Server and compute costs continue to plummet yet keeping an archive around is a financial burden. Sadness.

This would be a warm welcome to the frigid waters of the phone industry. Now force the OEMs to release all radio related firmware for each phone too, and we can finally own our phones again. I'm not too old to remember completely unlocked, feature complete CyanogenMod android phones. LineageOS is completely useless without VoLTE support.