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Building a multifunctional bedside device on Arduino Nano that combines a clock, alarm, white/pink noise generator for sleep, temperature sensor, and GPS module for automatic time synchronization.
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The story of Yaroslav Menshikov, a Moscow-based engineer who single-handedly designed and manufactured a full line of certified battery and supercapacitor analyzers — from concept to state measurement registry.
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A board game company employee shares his unexpected deep dive into plumbing and home repairs, detailing how understanding pipe systems, fittings, and water supply became a genuine hobby with practical benefits.
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How a simple hard drive replacement in a CNC woodworking machine required creating a custom solid-state drive, and the challenges we faced during its development.
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A detailed DIY project documenting the installation of a 15-meter LED strip (Ultra 5000, SMD 5630) as the primary light source in a 14 sq.m. room, including component selection, voltage drop measurements, illumination comparisons with incandescent bulbs, and a custom relay-based lighting control system.
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A comprehensive guide to modern wire connection methods — from polyethylene terminal blocks and WAGO self-clamping connectors to ScotchLok IDC connectors and crimp sleeves — explaining why twisting wires together is dangerous and what alternatives exist.
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A step-by-step build log of a handcrafted steampunk-style keyboard made from ash wood, brass, and oak veneer — designed in Blender and LibreCAD using only open-source software.
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A DIY project transforming an ordinary kitchen table into a multifunctional computer desk with a flip-up lid, gas springs, a monitor mount, LED backlighting, and faux leather upholstery — all for about 3,500 rubles.
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A simple DIY printer built from salvaged CD-ROM drive parts that prints using a regular marker. Low resolution, but a fun and educational project using stepper motors, an Arduino, and a Java-based drawing tool.
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A step-by-step guide to converting an old LCD monitor into a "spy monitor" that appears as a blank white screen to bystanders, but displays content normally when viewed through special polarized glasses made from the monitor's own polarizing film.
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A hands-on guide to building an 8-bit RISC processor in a logic circuit simulator, starting from basic binary logic gates and working up through adders, multiplexers, memory, and the BitBitJump one-instruction architecture.
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How to capture 18x18 pixel images directly from an optical mouse sensor chip using Arduino — and build a cheap barcode scanner in the process.