Paula Maddox

@PaulaMaddox
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Electronics/synth nerd with a passion for chocolate and retro computers (pre 8086). I struggle with my mental health sometimes some posts may not be very happy. She/her
Bloghttps://www.maddox.pro/
Codeberghttps://codeberg.org/TechPaula
Makertubehttps://makertube.net/a/tech_paula/video-channels
TTLCPU Bloghttps://pj5cpu.wordpress.com/

Scientists have crossed the DNA of a crab with a cheetah.

They had to cancel the project because things went sideways *real* fast.

@troublewithwords daily affirmations

YOU control the power switch, so YOU control the computer

The UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs may be one of the most ambitious IT education projects ever launched. Experts have praised the scheme, saying that a deft combination of incentives and peer education make it more likely to succeed than other, comparable initiatives.

"With the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN-literacy is more essential than ever.” said one expert, “This bold project definitely comes at the right time.”

#UKSocialMediaBan

I finally published my new project, the Banned Book Library! Think of it as a #Cyberpunk dead drop. Reprogram an #esp32 WiFi light bulb to host a web server with books banned in your community. Screw them in wherever is convenient :D. You can't stop the signal!

https://www.richardosgood.com/posts/banned-book-library/

This was partially inspired after reading @benbrown short story "Library" a while back.

https://benbrown.com/library/

Banned Book Library

OverviewA long while back I had an idea to hack a WiFi smart light bulb to do something more useful to me. Actually, I had a few different ideas of things to do with them. One of these ideas was to mo…

Banned Book Library

So I tried an AI thing to generate some VHDL, just for curiosity.
I asked it to generate a delta sigma DAC, which it did and it worked, but aside from a few changes to names it was pretty much the same as I had written before.
I asked it to generate an ADSR with exponential curves, oh dear, what a mess. I ended up rewriting 90% of it.

My thoughts are that I do these things because I want to learn and make stuff. AI may help you make stuff, but it won’t help you learn.

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What is happening in your #computer #humor #meme #memes

Here’s an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of yourwill REALLY appreciate.

It’s so good, I had to make a video.

Basic 4 bit counter example build and running on the #efinix #FPGA
Didn’t take too long at all, tutorial was easy to follow.