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The SofaBaton workaround nobody asked for
1+ week, 5+ day ago (248+ words) The route that didn't exist, and the one that did. We sold a customer a SofaBaton X2 remote and a set of Lutron Caseta light switches, 2 products we'd used plenty of times separately, and it wasn't until we were standing in the…...
The Guardrail Weekly Digest: 2026-08-24 - 2026-08-30
1+ week, 5+ day ago (161+ words) PLCBENCH evaluates whether tool-using LLM agents can turn PLC access into sustained physical impact, using real hardware-in-the-loop ICS setups and independent outcome verification to measure cyber-to-physical risk and defense intervention points. Xujun Che, Depeng Xu, Shuhan Yuan Why it matters:…...
Outdoor projection got real. It still doesn't just win. • Buttondown
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (420+ words) The screen comes up out of that base. The projector lives in the box, and the black fabric bunched behind it is the cover. For years, if you wanted a real screen outside, the serious option was an outdoor-rated TV....
Postkort fra 2043: The Girl With the Broken Hoover
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (212+ words) You will enjoy this one. A girl came down to the pontoon Tuesday, sixteen maybe, carrying a household drone in a tote bag like a dead chicken. Her mother had told her the repair commons was full of old men…...
📷 Why is Apple putting cameras in your AirPods?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (529+ words) Leaked macOS files reveal Apple is adding cameras to upcoming AirPods Leaked macOS files reveal Apple is adding cameras to upcoming AirPods. The sensors feed real-time environmental data to Visual Intelligence, letting users identify objects and save info hands-free. This…...
AI Inference Server Bring-Up
3+ week, 3+ day ago (728+ words) The most noteworthy thing about this setup is it is all about the cooling. There are more fans than you can shake a stick at, including a bank underneath the lower card not visible in this picture. The CPU is…...
RGC #32: 8BitDo is Getting Ultimater
3+ week, 42+ min ago (1076+ words) To start, let me just say thanks to everyone who supported my friend Chris’ GoFundMe over the past week, it really means a lot. We were able to raise about $35k for his wife as she navigates through her grief and…...
Postkort fra 2049: The Water I Warmed
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (204+ words) A technician came today. Third one this year, but the first who talked to me while she worked. She swapped the cooling loop on rack four — my rack, if a machine is allowed a possessive — and while the hatch was…...
A bizarre Commodore 64 peripheral, a mime, and some pretty bad ads
1+ week, 1+ day ago (749+ words) This newsletter does not include sponsored posts, affiliate links, or ads (except the ones we make fun of together). Analytics and tracking are disabled. And there is no paid upgrade or AI-generated content. Enjoy! “Sir, we don’t have a prototype…...
RGC #33: So Many GBAs
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (666+ words) After we got the Anbernic RG SP last month, I figured we were done with GBA-centric handhelds. But then the KONKR Pocket Advance showed up this week, and frankly, it sort of blew me away - other than its slightly mushy…...