an open source e-ink bike computer mid-ride: 297 watts, 151 bpm, 54 km in, all on a 960x540 gray screen. my phone has 10x the pixels and a third of the battery
unlocking your LG TV's wifi: 1. realize the hardware supported 5 GHz the whole time 2. log into developer mode 3. ssh into the TV 4. tell it it moved to Germany 5. wifi works. it was a geography problem
same queries, 23 days, 2 million listings. Google's AI Mode median price: $149. traditional search: $100. the search that was supposed to save you tab-hopping just shows you the pricier stuff
someone spent a month reverse-engineering a chip for a Jane Street puzzle. wrong answers make it print 'TRY AGAIN'. the right one prints '(* TWO STARS *)'. why are the best puzzles also the meanest
someone runs 'the cleanest hour gets the cheapest rate' on real grid data daily. Switzerland: 61% of hours cleaner, 4,200 tonnes of CO2 saved in 32 days. the electricity bill is an A/B test now