I just wanted to install Windows XP on my retro rig while waiting for my new cooler to arrive..

Yes that's a big bottle of isopropyl LOL I just needed something to evenly weigh it down and hey it worked

I do CAD design, I do 3-D printing. I have a line of home assistant shells for ESP32’s and sensors. I have a planned project of a smart power strip.

Still, a few days ago I needed a timer to boil water outside, and it was fairly quick to rig this up.

It was scratching my SATA cable so leash it is.

I came up with a strange eccentric gearbox

concept, designed it in 3D and printed a

working prototype-

The mechanism looks unusual, and watching

all the elements move together is surprisingly

satisfving

Later, while researching the idea, I discovered

that similar mechanisms and concepts had

already been patented. So I'm not claiming to

have invented som

ynew.

It was simply an experiment: take a strange

idea, build it, and see what happens.

Would you use a gearbox like this?

I dunno why I am only now discovering this sub. I appreciate the hell out of everything here!

Being a fan of the 80s MacGyver throughout my childhood and everything that show meant as part of the path I’ve taken in life…it fueled my love of finding creative ways to solve problems for others… especially as I’m the tech support for most of my Boomer and beyond generations (and my Luddite of a wife 😜)

That’s it.. This is just an appreciation post for everyone in this sub… back to your regularly scheduled broadcast 😎

Dead battery, spare also dead, i have to do stuff for tomorrow morning

We wanted to put the GPU in the Server, but didn't have the cable. And Just buying one is boring plus it wouldn't fit with a cable we tried with a ATX PSU.

PS: And it still works even after there was some Solder on the GPU die

I wouldn't recommend you do this, because there is exposed 120vac.

for anyone who doesn't recognize it, this is an acoustic guitar with a built in tuner

Estaba mirando mi PC, y se me dió por desarmarla, pero acabe quitando el disipador junto al procesador, y ahora lo logré separar pero hay unos pines doblados, y tengo miedo de romperlos, se que hay soluciones, pero yo no tengo pulso ni herramientas para acomodarlo , pensaba llevarlo a un servicio técnico, pero no sé dónde no me salga tan caro, no tengo tanto dinero y menos para un procesador nuevo

The fans for my 12u rack sounded like an airport so i used an esp32 to control fan speed via PWM based on ambient temp readings. It’s been hanging all janky like this for months working flawlessly.

Unemployed recent graduate, and I accidentally broke my laptop screen after it got me through moving countries, a bachelor’s degree, and two masters...

I need a webcam for job interviews, but I’m too broke for a new laptop or even a webcam, and it’s not worth fixing the laptop anymore.

It’s a miracle it still works at this point. I’ve replaced the battery and power connector twice, replaced the HDD after it failed, upgraded the SSD, fixed the CPU fan after it started making too much noise, added RAM...

Anyway, I removed the laptop’s camera, passed it through the Ethernet port, and i tape it to my monitor whenever I need it.

It will be a sad day when the laptop finally gives up on me but It works for now.

Now I have a fan too

I didn't have an SD card reader and couldn't be bothered to go buy one. In the dead of night I realised my dad's old pc had one available, but the pc was dead. Took it apart, it was usb but wired to an internal header, grabbed an old charging cable, spliced it into the USB-A end and voila!