If Buying Isn’t Ownership Then Piracy Isn’t Theft – WAN Show June 20, 2025

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Exploring a mass produced solar charge controller

From bigclivedotcom. This is a very common charge control system that allows 12/24V lead acid or lithium batteries to be charged by a solar panel. Although rated for 12 or 24V use I don’t recommend using it for more than a 12V system. It can accommodate lead acid, 3-cell lithium ion or 4 cell LiFePO4…

Why This Might Be the Last Solar Panel You’ll Ever Need

From Undecided with Matt Ferrell. How Self-Healing Solar Panels Could Change Everything. Explore Bills To 0 solutions with @EcoFlowTech Score great deals and use code 25DPUMATT for an extra 5% off. Discover the EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra and EV charger: https://bit.ly/4jouUh4 EcoFlow Father’s Day Sale: https://bit.ly/3FPnUMx For assistance with any inquiries, feel free to call +1 231-888-7164. Solar panels…

Random stuff, a teardown and a little bit of smoke

From bigclivedotcom. A rare "mailbag" type video showing some stuff that arrived recently. The high impedance lithium cell clocked in at its stated 1200mAh on the button (1204mAh). With a near full charge the light passed 1.2A (1200mA) through the LEDs and the cell voltage dropped to 3.7V. The low intensity setting passed 330mA. The…

The “standard” car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that

From Technology Connections. Seriously, make your life easier and don’t go overboard for no reason. Links ‘n’ stuff: OPEN SAUCE: https://opensauce.com/ Technology Connextras (the second channel where I put stuff sometimes) https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnextras Technology Connections on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techconnectify.bsky.social Technology Connections on Mastodon: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify Have you ever noticed that I’ve never done that whole influencer thing? That’s…

Nebula Cosmos 4K SE – Projectors got smarter

From Techmoan. A fully-auto readjusting projector is a complete game changer. It’s years since I tried a new projector and it turns out that now they’re now way smarter and far more flexible. In this video I’m showing how the Anker Nebula Cosmos 4K SE has managed to reignite my stow-away Home Cinema dreams. A…

High power industrial vibrator (for concrete)

From bigclivedotcom. These things are intended for industrial applications where you need vibration to help move stuff in silos, sieves or chutes. They can also be used where vibration is needed to settle material like concrete in moulds/forms. It’s just what you’d expect. A chunky motor with an eccentric weight at each end. Getting it…

Using Windows 10? Do THIS Now Before It’s Too Late!

From Dave’s Garage. Dave explains important steps you should take before the Windows 10 end of life so you don’t wind up stranded! Please check out the NEW Merchandise Store: http://davesgaragemerch.com Windows 10 ISO Download: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM Check out ShopTalk, our weekly podcast, every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/@davepl Follow…

A look inside AliExpress chrome ride/game lights

From bigclivedotcom. These are the type of lights you see on kiddy rides, some arcade games and fairground rides. This type is a simple 12V fixed colour variant, except for the RGB colour changing variant. Most high profile modern rides use something similar, but with a 24V addressable system for chasing colour effects. But these…

USB glitter lamp with REAL thermal convection

From bigclivedotcom. With the widespread ban on tungsten light bulbs, things that relied on their heat for operation has made them hard to find and expensive. Things like bulbs for lava lamps and glitter lamps. Although there have been other USB powered glitter lamps, they often used things like magnetically coupled impellers to swirl the…

Chinese solar beacon lights

From bigclivedotcom. The reason I specifically call these Chinese lights is because I think they are made for use in China on roadworks and other applications. But they do require a decent amount of sunlight to work, so I’m not sure what their ideal use would be. They seem to be for mounting on square…

Memory Wars! Apple vs Ryzen – Is Unified Memory Faster than Shared GPU Memory?

From Dave’s Garage. Dave explains the difference between unified and shared GPU memory and tests them for performance. Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM Check out ShopTalk, our weekly podcast, every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/@davepl Follow me on X: https://x.com/davepl1968 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davepl GMKTek NUCBOX: https://www.gmktec.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopEqXuKUutfGcUGHeQE1pbaKkd72MAD3buv3Si_wISkYVFpruLT

My past projector missteps & a new start

From Techmoan. A video where I talk (and talk) about my previous home cinema mistakes and why after a long absence I’m now giving home theatre projectors and screens another go.. MERCHANDISE Techmoan Merchandise is available from https://nerdkeyz.etsy.com/ SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 SUPPORT This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to…

Quantum Computing Explained by a Retired Microsoft Engineer

From Dave’s Garage. Dave Plummer explains the basics of Quantum Computing (superposition, entanglement, qubits, error correction, Grover’s algorithm, etc.) and the implications, ranging from healthcare to AI. Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM Check out ShopTalk, our weekly podcast, every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/@davepl Follow me on X: https://x.com/davepl1968 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davepl

Learn to Build an AI to Play Tempest Step by Step

From Dave’s Garage. Dave takes you through the process of building a complete AI to play the classic vector arcade game, Tempest. Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM Check out ShopTalk, our weekly podcast, every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/@davepl Follow me on X: https://x.com/davepl1968 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davepl Github code for the Tempest AI: https://github.com/davepl/tempest_ai Check…

Very Best of Dave’s Garage at 1,000,000 Subscribers!

From Dave’s Garage. A look at the best clips from Dave’s Garage over the years as we hit one million subscribers! Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM Check out ShopTalk, our weekly podcast, every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/@davepl Follow me on X: https://x.com/davepl1968 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davepl Github Primes Project: https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC Scroll Lock: https://youtu.be/NJ0U8RmW-oE HAL9000 Sexadecimal:…

Closed captions on DVDs are getting left behind

From Technology Connections. Clearly a lot of people forgot about those pesky captions. OPEN SAUCE: https://opensauce.com/ The 2018 video on Closed Captioning (and FYI – the video on Teletext isn’t happening anytime soon…) Want to learn more about the CED? Technology Connextras (the second channel where I put stuff sometimes) https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnextras Technology Connections on Bluesky:…

The Wand Company’s Star Trek Tricorder Replica.

From Techmoan. It not only looks authentic to the original series prop, it does stuff too. Link to my previous video about the communicator from the same company. https://youtu.be/Fw1KU_ubixI MERCHANDISE Techmoan Merchandise is available from https://nerdkeyz.etsy.com/ SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 SUPPORT This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* OUTRO…

AI Sandbagging – Computerphile

From Computerphile. Following the theme of AI research and safety, Aric Floyd talks about how some Large Language Models might follow the all too human trait of sandbagging – "lying" about their true capabilities. AI Sandbagging Paper: https://www.apolloresearch.ai/research/scheming-reasoning-evaluations Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile This…

Desktop AI Compared – From 2GB to 1024GB, Deepseek R1, Gemma3, and More!

From Dave’s Garage. Dave compares multiple desktop AI models running at various hardware price points from 2GB up to 1TB of memory and reveals the performance of each. Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM Check out ShopTalk, our weekly podcast, every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/@davepl Follow me on X: https://x.com/davepl1968 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davepl

‘Forbidden’ AI Technique – Computerphile

From Computerphile. The so-called ‘Forbidden Technique’ with Chana Messinger — Check out Brilliant’s courses and start for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (episode sponsor) — More links in full description below ↓↓↓ Chana Messinger from 80,000 Hours talks about why we shouldn’t give AI access to its own chain-of-thought. More from Chana: https://youtube.com/@chana_messinger OpenAI paper: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/34f2ada6-870f-4c26-9790-fd8def56387f/CoT_Monitoring.pdf Computerphile…

Old Tosh – Toshiba’s personal stereo radio cassette combo

From Techmoan. Buying Brand New In Box is no guarantee that the item is going to work once its out of that box. Meet Schrödinger’s stereo. MERCHANDISE Techmoan Merchandise is available from https://nerdkeyz.etsy.com/ SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 SUPPORT This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* OUTRO MUSIC Over Time…

Singer’s 1970s Multimedia Brief-Case

From Techmoan. An interesting looking device, but things didn’t quite work out with this one. MERCHANDISE – There’s a new mug design now available . Techmoan Merchandise is available from https://nerdkeyz.etsy.com/ SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 SUPPORT This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* OUTRO MUSIC Over Time – Vibe…

माइक्रोसॉफ्ट के सेवानिवृत्त इंजीनियर द्वारा डीपसीक आर1 समझाया गया (Deepseek R1)

From Dave’s Garage. सेवानिवृत्त माइक्रोसॉफ्ट डेवलपर डेव प्लमर समझाते हैं कि दीपसीक आर1 एक प्रमुख विकास क्यों है! Retired Microsoft developer Dave Plummer explains why Deepseek R1 is a major development! This video is a translated version of the video released initially on Dave’s Garage in English! You should only be seeing it if your…

Subroutines in Low Level Code – Computerphile

From Computerphile. Bashing out low-level code, it can be annoying to re-type the same commands over and over when you need to repeat a routine. Matt Godbolt explains how we can save frequently used code as a subroutine and reuse whenever its needed. Matt Godbolt is known as the creator of Compiler Explorer, among other…