Nov 03, 2026 from Hackaday Flying an RC Airplane with Twin Airblower EDFs Shortly after [RCMakerLab] posted his question on potentially equipping an RC airplane with the electronic ducted fans (EDFs) from those airblower devices – are sold mostly as a replacement for …re...
Nov 03, 2026 from Heitor's log TIL: Bash can have functions and variables with the same name Can we really have a variable and a function with the same name? That sounds ridiculous. But we are talking about Bash here...
Nov 02, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Tamawashi is an Anime Voice Actor Yesterday, I wrote about how Tamawashi became the oldest sumo wrestler (41, turning 42 on November 16) to make his return to the top division (see my post). While looking for links to include in my...
Nov 02, 2026 from Hackaday Investigating whether Zener Diodes work for ESD Protection Sometimes the naming of parts in electronics can contribute to confusion about what they are good for, with the topic of Zener diodes in the context of fast surges like …read more
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net OpenShot 4.1 brings native text editing, smarter exports, and ARM64 builds for Linux OpenShot has released version 4.1 of its popular open-source video editor, introducing native text editing and intelligent optimization features designed to streamline production workflows. The upd...
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net Obsidian adds faster themed Mermaid diagrams and Bases filters Obsidian now renders Mermaid diagrams and charts with the Pele library, adding Mermaid 12.1.0 syntax support, theme-aware styling, responsive sizing, and zoom and pan for scaled diagrams. Bases add...
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net OpenAI tightens teen weapon rules and safety responses OpenAI says it will introduce stronger limits on weapons-related information for teens, including practical details about weapons and security systems that could be misused. The company also plans ...
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net KeePass 1.44 updates search and clipboard clearing KeePass 1.44 is a stable, backward-compatible update for KeePass 1.x that adds default-on options to reveal empty data and search group names in quick searches. It also makes simple entry searches ...
Nov 02, 2026 from Ambient Irony Daily News Stuff 2 November 2026 Main Character Syndrome Edition Top Story Binance is back online. (CNBC) The company saw net outflows of $3.64 billion (not $3.64 as Slashdot claimed) due to loss of trust, but has $170 billion in ...
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net PrivacyNotes arrives on Google Play for encrypted personal data PrivacyNotes, AlternativeTo's official partner, is now available on Google Play, with on-device encryption for notes, tasks, calendars, journals and passwords. Its self-custody model keeps the reco...
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net Linux Lite 8.2 Final ships with kernel 7.3 and gaming option Linux Lite 8.2 Final is now available, based on Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS with XFCE and LightDM. The minor release includes Linux Lite's custom 7.3-based Advanced Performance Kernels, with the default lin...
Nov 02, 2026 from The Emu Café Social Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 11-02-26 My Pook-Emu Bee link backlog is growing with my continued failure to publish daily link collections. It is time to turn the tide. Hardware in Sam Altman’s World 1 | OpenAI CEO says it’s ‘quite terr...
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net Bluesky adds a moderation inbox and account status in beta Bluesky has introduced a beta moderation inbox that brings reports, actions on accounts and content, and appeals into the app. The inbox also shows an account status banner with strikes and potenti...
Nov 02, 2026 from Hackaday Ask Hackaday: What Puts This Photo In The Pink? It’s an exciting time to be a camera hacker, because we are at a moment when even cheap camera hardware is starting to have high resolution sensors, and the awesome …read more
Nov 02, 2026 from It's FOSS I Came for This New Linux Distro’s Aesthetic Looks and Stayed for its Window Tiling It's still early in development, but it shows promise with what it offers.
Nov 02, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Ein Linkhaufen Ein Haufen Seiten, Blogposts, etc. die mir in den letzten Tagen aufgefallen sind.
Nov 02, 2026 from Hackaday Solar Light Shows Why Replacing NiMH with Li-Ion is Dangerous Recently [DiodeGoneWild] got his paws on a purportedly IP44-rated outdoor solar light with PIR motion sensor that also contains an 18650 Li-ion cell. Since it’s being sold in Czechia in …read more
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net Linux Mint adds new system monitoring and terminal emulation apps; brings back hibernation Linux Mint has announced multiple updates, starting with the restoration of hibernation as a first-class sleep option, a feature the project notes had been largely absent from the distribution afte...
Nov 02, 2026 from Hackaday Looking For A Cellular Modem? Cellular modems come and go, and they can be tricky beasts to tame – yet, in every portable computer project I’ve worked with, “LTE modem” has been a top-three request …read more
Nov 02, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net OpenAI will merge ChatGPT and Codex usage allowances starting in December OpenAI will begin sharing a single usage allowance across ChatGPT and Codex for subscribers on its Plus, Pro, and Business tiers starting in December, according to an announcement from the company....
