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Demo video of the console in action The CH32V003 is an interesting little chip - not just because it’s based on the up-and-coming RISC-V architecture, or because it comes in a tiny package, but mostly because you can buy it for $0.09 in bulk. Hard to believe this

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DIGITAL COMMUNITIES AND ONLINE PLATFORMS

What is "self-hosting" and why do I it?

What is "self-hosting" and why do I it?
I'm a big fan of self-hosting my online services. It's something I've always tried to achieve but often failed, either because the maintenance time cost was too high, or the technology simply wasn't mature, or both. I've always been
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EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND FIRMWARE

Simulating a USB MIDI device with an ESP32 using Rust

Simulating a USB MIDI device with an ESP32 using Rust
Imagine plugging an ESP32 into your computer’s USB port - and suddenly, your OS detects a brand-new MIDI device. You connect your phone to the WiFi network the ESP32 is hosting, open your browser, and - boom - a web keyboard appears. You play notes on it, and they’
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MICROPROCESSORS AND CHIPSETS

My journey to a NixOS Router

My journey to a NixOS Router
About two years ago, I bought my first N100 Mini PC for little more than £100. At the time, the N100 was a brand-new chip - quad-core, all “E” (efficiency) cores borrowed from Intel’s Alder Lake architecture, with a mere 6W TDP. It competed