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With the release of iOS 11, Apple switched from JPG to HEIC to store your photos. The High-Efficiency Image File Format saves a lot of storage space on your devices while still maintaining your photos' quality. However, it does become problematic if you want to share those files with people or services that only support JPG.Here's how to build ...
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Bringing Foam Monsters to Life: How I Wrote and Illustrated a Children's Book Using AI

I've always wanted to write a book. It's been on my bucket list for several years, but I never got around to it. Last summer I had a revelation: my kids love being read to, so why don't I write a story for them?Here's how I approached writing a children's book and how I used AI to illustrate it.

2 months ago 26 votes
How I Built an NFC Movie Library for my Kids

When I was a kid, my sister and I had a tower of VHS tapes we watched endlessly. Fast-forward to today, and my children's movie collection is vastly different. It's completely digital and dispersed across services. I wanted to recreate the tangible magic of my childhood for them.

a year ago 28 votes
Analyzing Link Rot in My Newsletter (After 31 Editions)

I've been writing a monthly newsletter for the past 2.5 years. In every edition, I link to interesting articles related to science and technology. I thought it would be interesting to analyze how many of those links are still accessible, and how many have succumbed to link rot. Let's dive in!

a year ago 23 votes
How I Use Alfred to Search My Obsidian Notes Faster (with Spotlight!)

In this post, I’ll show you how I integrated Obsidian into Alfred so I can search my vault from anywhere on my Mac. I just open Alfred, type “note” followed by my query, and see my search results. Hit enter and the correct note opens in Obsidian. Easy and quick!

over a year ago 24 votes
Year in review: 2022

Every new year I reflect on the previous year and set new goals. I'm focusing primarily on my YouTube channel and newsletter, but there are personal reflections in here as well. Last year was an off year for me, and I'm gearing up to make up for lost time in 2023.

over a year ago 28 votes

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ExoKit is a novice-friendly foundation for building powered exoskeletons

Our modern technological world is built upon shared knowledge. If you want to build a car, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel—you can rely on existing research and engineering, so you can skip ahead to the more complex specialized work. Such foundations exist in every industry for every technology, but powered exoskeletons are still […] The post ExoKit is a novice-friendly foundation for building powered exoskeletons appeared first on Arduino Blog.

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Nintendo's financial results are actually pretty interesting

Nintendo's fiscal year just ended on March 31, and their annual results report has some goodies in there I thought were worth shouting out. First up, the company made a lot less money than in the previous year, with 30% lower revenue and 46% lower profits. As someone

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This plant always gets enough sunlight thanks to its robotic legs

Plants of all kinds are quite infamous for their inability to move, and this can be especially problematic for houseplants that rely on consistently sunny locations within a room in order to get enough light. Driven by wanting their plant to have the best possible growing conditions in their north-facing room, GitHub user MarinaXP has […] The post This plant always gets enough sunlight thanks to its robotic legs appeared first on Arduino Blog.

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Raycast does this

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