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A Game Boy Speedometer, just because you can.

The “world’s worst digital dash”, a Nintendo Game Boy as a digital speedometer. Interfacing the handheld with the vehicle’s CAN bus system, this project has something to offer.

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https://github.com/JohnSutley/Worlds-Worst-Digital-Dash

#diy #retro #gameboy #speedometer #car #canbus #system #it #engineer #artist #media #maker #tech #art #progamming #news
Months of work have gone into decoding the Game Boy’s data bus and creating a schematic for the interface board. Tricking the Game Boy into thinking it was loading a game, while actually displaying incoming speed data. The screen’s low resolution and slow refresh rate rendered it barely readable in a moving vehicle. But [John]’s goal wasn’t practicality — it was just proving it could be done.
[ImageSource: John Sutley]

Showing real-time vehicle speed on the Game Boy sounds like it should be relatively easy, but the iconic game system wasn’t exactly built for such a task. Its 2 MHz CPU and 160×144 pixel dot-matrix screen were every kid’s dream in 1989, but using it as a car dashboard is pushing it. To bridge that gap, [John] designed two custom circuit boards.

One interfaces with the Game Boy, intercepting its memory requests and feeding it data from a microcontroller. The other processes the CAN bus signals, translating speed information into a form the Game Boy can display. [John] used inexpensive tools and software to read the CAN bus data, and used GBDK-2020 to write the software in C.


Saturday shoutout to those who wake up, open their browser, and it’s Vivaldi. 🏆🙇‍♂️

#Browser #Vivaldi #Apps #Tech


Hey everyone! The latest Dev Weekly of March just dropped! Be sure to check it out and share it with your friends.

https://blog.codeminer42.com/codeminer42-dev-weekly-54/

#blog #codeminer42 #tech #news #weekly


My #tech prediction:

Despite the hype from Silicon Valley, my belief is the generative #AI and LLM bubble is nearing its bursting point.

Like with the dot com crash, Wall Street and Investors are getting impatient and want to see profitability.

Most AI startups aren't even close. And mass adoption of AI tools still hasn't become ubiquitous among the general public - and probably never will.

Most "features" are over-hyped and AIs can still "hallucinate" (lie) when providing information - a very big issue the tech industry is trying to downplay.

Startups are going to either shut down or be acquired by the bigger players.

Also, like the dot com bust, only the biggest, most deep-pocketed players are going to remain standing after the shakeout.

I think the AI landscape is going to start imploding as early as the end of this year.

AI will still play a role, but not be as revolutionary as the tech industry wants us to believe.
#ai #tech


One of many notable takeaways from 'Careless People':

The creators and top execs of Meta do not allow their own children on it.

Think about that.

#carelesspeople #facebook #tech
Image of cover to book 'Careless People' by Sarah Wynn-Williams.


💡 GPT-4o riceve la generazione immagini integrata in ChatGPT

https://gomoot.com/gpt-4o-riceve-la-generazione-immagini-integrata-in-chatgpt

#ai #blog #gpt4o #ia #news #openai #picks #tech #tecnologia


New Mac Attack is tricking Users into thinking their Computer is locked.

According to LayerX Labs, who have been tracking this campaign for more than a year, the phishing attack attempts to trick Mac users into thinking that their computers have been “locked” via a fake security warning that pops up while users are browsing the web.

https://layerxsecurity.com/blog/layerx-identifies-new-phishing-campaign-targeted-at-mac-users/

#apple #macos #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #tech #news


Some Employees Are ‘Sabotaging’ Their Company’s AI Strategy, According to a New Survey

https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/employees-are-sabotaging-their-companys-ai-strategy-according-to-a-new-survey/91162740

The survey found that 41 percent of Millennial and Gen-Z employees said they’d done some form of sabotage.

#AI #sabotage #tech #press


Video games can’t escape their role in the radicalisation of young men

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/mar/24/video-games-cant-escape-their-role-in-the-radicalisation-of-young-men

Those of us who spend our lives gaming can no longer deny knowledge that our online communities are awash with disturbing hate speech and violent rhetoric. There is a lot of attention on young men and toxic masculinity at the moment. It’s about time.

KEWL🌀NEWS

#MEN #TOXICITY #ADOLESCENTS #BOYS #NETFLIX #TECH #PRESS
Kids aged 11 shooting at the Point Blank 2 video game.
Photograph: Steve Skjold/Alamy


:linux:📄 Minimal Linux OS runs in a 6MB PDF Document in Chrome.

A version of the Linux operating system can now be run inside a PDF opened by a Chromium-based browser. The developer [Ading2210] explains that Linux need a modified version of the TinyEMU RISC-V emulator.

https://github.com/ading2210/linuxpdf

#linux #pdf #chromium #based #browser #it #engineer #media #programming #art #tech #developer #artist #news
If you wish to try out the LinuxPDF, it requires a Chromium-based browser to work correctly (I checked, but it didn't work in Firefox on PC).

On the topic of speed and efficiency, [Ading2210] humbly admits that performance might be the largest problem with LinuxPDF. "The Linux kernel takes about 30-60 seconds to boot up within the PDF, which [is] over 100x slower than normal," notes the developer. With Chrome's current PDF engine having its Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler disabled, [Ading2210] sees no way of speeding up the code, for now.
[ImageSource: Ading2210]

The TinyEMU RISC-V emulator runs in the PDF thanks to a technique where its code is compiled "using an old version of Emscripten that targets asm.js instead of WebAssembly." This is embedded and loads in the PDF, subsequently auto-running a minimal Linux kernel targeting that architecture.

In this implementation, once you agree to 'Start Emulator' in your browser, you will see the LinuxPDF UI load, and a welcome message in the Linux viewport, as you wait for the OS to boot.
[ImageSource: Ading2210]

Below the Linux viewport in the PDF is a soft keyboard created by an array of PDF buttons. However, it is likely quicker for everyone with a decent physical keyboard to input commands into the 'type here for keyboard inputs' field to the lower right of the keyboard UI area.


Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can’t Have Personal Data

Trump’s interim Social Security chief says he wants to turn off the program if #Musk & #DOGE can’t access #Americans’ most sensitive #data
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-musk-stop-social-security-doge-data-1235300785/

"Dudek’s threat to block #SSA employees from using the agency’s #IT systems — a move that could halt #SocialSecurity payments — came in response to a judge’s temporary restraining order"

#ElonMusk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #Tech #News #US #USA
Headline from Rolling Stone:
Temper Tantrum
Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can’t Have Personal Data

Trump’s interim Social Security chief says he wants to turn off the program if Musk and DOGE can’t access Americans’ most sensitive data

by Andrew Perez
March 21, 2025


Google is buying Israeli tech company Wiz for $32 billions. This will bring in $4 billion in tax revenue to Israel. Israeli journalists are already commenting on how this will help fund "war-related costs and expenditures".

Using Israeli tech directly contributes to Israel's war on Palestinians.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Tech #BDS
Screenshot of a Times of Israel article:

War costs since the October 7 onslaught have spiraled to NIS 112 billion ($31 billion) as of the end of 2024.

“A large amount of tax of about NIS 15 billion ($4 billion) is estimated to be paid by the founders and the Israel-resident investors, and by the Israeli employees who have received options, which is great news for Israel as the country grapples with war-related costs and expenditures,” said Guz-Lavi.

The estimated tax revenue Israel could earn from the transaction is equal to about 0.6 percent of the GDP and would help relieve government pressure to introduce measures to fund the war’s defense and civilian expenditures and bring down the budget deficit and high debt levels.


💡 Saturday tip for our Android users:

When you move the Tab and Address Bars to the bottom, the Navigation Bar disappears and you have more screen space. If you prefer to keep the Tab and Address Bars on top there’s still a way to hide the Navigation Bar.

To hide it:

Settings > Appearance & Theme > Disable “Show Navigation Bar”.

When hidden, the Tab Switcher button is moved to the Address Bar and other features are available from the main Vivaldi menu.

#Android #Browser #Tech #Apps
Image displays an Android phone with Vivaldi Browser open. An arrow points to a new setting that allows you to enable or disable the navigation bar.


Quake ported to Arduino Nano Matter. [Using only 276kb RAM]

Nicola Wrachien with Silicon Labs created this fun handheld, porting Quake using the Arduino Nano Matter. For easy playing a custom controller shaped board was designed with joysticks and a screen.

https://next-hack.com/index.php/2024/09/22/quake-port-to-sparkfun-and-arduino-nano-matter-boards-using-only-276-kb-ram/

#quake #arduino #nano #diy #handheld #port #retro #gaming #art #maker #engineer #artist #media #programming #tech #news
On a technical level, Quake was a dramatic improvement over DOOM, allowing for things like real-time 3D rendering, polygonal models instead of sprites and much more intricate level design. As a result, ports of this game tend to rely on much more powerful processors than DOOM ports and this team shows real mastery of their hardware to pull off a build with a system with these limitations.

Other Quake ports, like one running on an iPod Classic require a similar level of knowledge of the code and the ability to use assembly language to make optimizations.
[ImageSource: Nicola Wrachien]

For a much tougher challenge, a group from Silicon Labs decided to port DOOM‘s successor, Quake, to the Arduino Nano Matter Board platform instead even though this platform has some pretty significant limitations for a game as advanced as Quake.

<https://community.silabs.com/s/share/a5UVm000000Vi1ZMAS/quake-ported-to-arduino-nano-matter-and-sparkfun-thing-plus-matter-boards?language=en_US>

To begin work on the memory problem, the group began with a port of Quake originally designed for Windows, allowing them to use a modern Windows machine to whittle down the memory usage before moving over to hardware. They do have a flash memory module available as well, but there’s a speed penalty with this type of memory. To improve speed they did what any true gamer would do with their system: overclock the processor. This got them to around 10 frames per second, which is playable, but not particularly enjoyable.

The further optimizations to improve the FPS required a much deeper dive which included generating lookup tables instead of relying on computation, optimizing some of the original C programming, coding some functions in assembly and only refreshing certain sections of the screen when needed.


Hi there 👋

I'm new around these parts.

I'm a mid 20s woman from Denmark 🇩🇰

Mostly lurking but will be posting my random thoughts, #tech, #fashion, whenever I do any #travel, and whenever I do something around the web.

I'm also the (currently only blind) software engineer @bemyeyes

Looking forward to chat with you all around these parts


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No. Their interest is in getting rich. That's ALL '#techbros' #libertards are interested in. That's the ONLY REASON they're even interssted in #technology, #tech, AT ALL

Why do you think Tards like #Musk and #Trump are DISRUPTING MARKETS? Because it makes them aqnd their scumbag bffs rich as ordinary joe investors lose everything and jump from windows

Got that @gilduran? I WATCHED as scum like this forced all the creatives out in the 80s when you were still a child.


Happy Friday to everyone who spends more time customizing their browser than actually working. 🎨🫡

#Browser #Apps #Tech #Friday #Art


Hey! Our latest app update for iPhone and iPad is here!

🍎 Format your Notes with Markdown & rich text
🍎 Fine-tune your Address Bar suggestions
🍎 Access past translations with Translation History
🍎 Set custom zoom levels for individual sites
🍎 7 new UI languages added

…and more. Go try it now, and check out our blog post for all the details: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-ios-7-2/

#iOS #iPadOS #iPhone #iPad #Apps #Tech #Vivaldi #Browser #Notes
An iPhone displaying the Vivaldi browser app with the Notes feature open, showing text formatted with Markdown and rich text.


End-to-End Encryption for RCS, enabling Secure Cross-Platform Messaging.

Text messages sent between iOS & Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption, after the GSM Association published new specifications for the RCS protocol that include support for cross-platform E2EE.

https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/technologies/networks/gsma_resources/gsma-rcs-universal-profile-3-0-specifications/

#ios #android #rcs #protocol #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #tech #news
The new GSMA specifications for RCS include E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security [MLS] protocol via what's called the Rich Communication Services [RCS] Universal Profile 3.0.

"The new specifications define how to apply MLS within the context of RCS," Tom Van Pelt, technical director of GSMA, said. "These procedures ensure that messages and other content such as files remain confidential and secure as they travel between clients."

<https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/article/rcs-encryption-a-leap-towards-secure-and-interoperable-messaging/>

This also means that RCS will be the first "large-scale messaging service" to have support for interoperable E2EE between different client implementations from different providers in the near future.

The development comes nearly six months after the GSMA said it was working towards implementing end-to-end encryption [E2EE] to secure messages sent between the Android and iOS ecosystems. The move followed Apple's decision to roll out support for RCS in its own Messages app with iOS 18.

Google said, "We've always been committed to providing a secure messaging experience, and Google Messages users have had end-to-end encrypted [E2EE] RCS messaging for years. We're excited to have this updated specification from GSMA and work as quickly as possible with the mobile ecosystem to implement and extend this important user protection to cross-platform RCS messaging."