Alex
@i3w3.bsky.social
Enthusiast of vintage and modern electronics and electrical devices of all types, but mostly A/V equipment, test gear, computers, etc.
Anyone know how to fix delaminated front panels?
December 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Anyone know how to fix delaminated front panels?
I remember playing some old off-air VHS tapes on my early 2010s Sony LCD TV, and it perfectly decoding the program information, closed captioning, and V-chip data
I miss that TV, it served us well for over 10 years before it failed
I miss that TV, it served us well for over 10 years before it failed
December 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I remember playing some old off-air VHS tapes on my early 2010s Sony LCD TV, and it perfectly decoding the program information, closed captioning, and V-chip data
I miss that TV, it served us well for over 10 years before it failed
I miss that TV, it served us well for over 10 years before it failed
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No one wants to step into the ring with the Switch 2 and Steam Deck. I get it, but also, I genuinely have no idea who's splurging well over a grand for something being dommy mommy'd by Moore's Law.
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
No one wants to step into the ring with the Switch 2 and Steam Deck. I get it, but also, I genuinely have no idea who's splurging well over a grand for something being dommy mommy'd by Moore's Law.
I have a neat Sony Watchman FD-210 handheld TV with a hybrid magnetic/electrostatic deflection flat CRT
Unfortunately no more analog TV so I can't watch the People's Court
Unfortunately no more analog TV so I can't watch the People's Court
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I have a neat Sony Watchman FD-210 handheld TV with a hybrid magnetic/electrostatic deflection flat CRT
Unfortunately no more analog TV so I can't watch the People's Court
Unfortunately no more analog TV so I can't watch the People's Court
The muppets at UPS have another victim, my Tektronix 1780R!
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The muppets at UPS have another victim, my Tektronix 1780R!
Nice to know my power supply came with ticking time bombs
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Nice to know my power supply came with ticking time bombs
This is what happens when you try to use Apple Translate
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is what happens when you try to use Apple Translate
When you take apart these vacuum cleaners, you realize how small the motor actually is
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
When you take apart these vacuum cleaners, you realize how small the motor actually is
By far my two favorite cooking appliance inventions from the mid to late 20th century are the microwave oven and the Presto Hot Dogger
Cooking food with RF is incredible and blasting 120V through some hot dogs is just really funny
Cooking food with RF is incredible and blasting 120V through some hot dogs is just really funny
December 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
By far my two favorite cooking appliance inventions from the mid to late 20th century are the microwave oven and the Presto Hot Dogger
Cooking food with RF is incredible and blasting 120V through some hot dogs is just really funny
Cooking food with RF is incredible and blasting 120V through some hot dogs is just really funny
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
YouTube really does try to make anything political. I was in *incognito* watching a video about *magnetron tubes in microwave ovens*, and YouTube recommends me a video about Charlie Kirk with absolutely no pretext
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
YouTube really does try to make anything political. I was in *incognito* watching a video about *magnetron tubes in microwave ovens*, and YouTube recommends me a video about Charlie Kirk with absolutely no pretext
My crappy phone camera sometimes takes some interesting pictures
This one looks like it was received off of satellite TV in the early 2000s
This one looks like it was received off of satellite TV in the early 2000s
December 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My crappy phone camera sometimes takes some interesting pictures
This one looks like it was received off of satellite TV in the early 2000s
This one looks like it was received off of satellite TV in the early 2000s
I seem to have found a hidden self-test mode on my HP 32SII
Press y^x or 1/x while holding ON
For the former, keep pressing ON to cycle through the tests. To exit, move to the latter and press ON
Press y^x or 1/x while holding ON
For the former, keep pressing ON to cycle through the tests. To exit, move to the latter and press ON
December 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I seem to have found a hidden self-test mode on my HP 32SII
Press y^x or 1/x while holding ON
For the former, keep pressing ON to cycle through the tests. To exit, move to the latter and press ON
Press y^x or 1/x while holding ON
For the former, keep pressing ON to cycle through the tests. To exit, move to the latter and press ON
Beautiful old Ikegami ITC-730A color television camera courtesy of @madbodger.bsky.social
It has 3 Saticon image sensor tubes and a black and white CRT viewfinder. There is no VTR built in, requiring one to be worn with the camera.
It has 3 Saticon image sensor tubes and a black and white CRT viewfinder. There is no VTR built in, requiring one to be worn with the camera.
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Beautiful old Ikegami ITC-730A color television camera courtesy of @madbodger.bsky.social
It has 3 Saticon image sensor tubes and a black and white CRT viewfinder. There is no VTR built in, requiring one to be worn with the camera.
It has 3 Saticon image sensor tubes and a black and white CRT viewfinder. There is no VTR built in, requiring one to be worn with the camera.
I have never seen a fluorescent lamp break like this before
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I have never seen a fluorescent lamp break like this before
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Users be like: "I need this obscure software to convert PDFs to word docs and then back to PDFs"
The "software":
The "software":
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Users be like: "I need this obscure software to convert PDFs to word docs and then back to PDFs"
The "software":
The "software":
If M$ really cared about protecting children, they would release PhotoDNA as free software to allow as many services as possible to remove harmful content, but they are more concerned about raking in money from licensing than doing good.
Same with Google and their system
Same with Google and their system
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
If M$ really cared about protecting children, they would release PhotoDNA as free software to allow as many services as possible to remove harmful content, but they are more concerned about raking in money from licensing than doing good.
Same with Google and their system
Same with Google and their system
Spotted these relic fluorescent streetlights with rare T17 “power groove” lamps still installed! (T12 for size comparison in the first photo)
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Spotted these relic fluorescent streetlights with rare T17 “power groove” lamps still installed! (T12 for size comparison in the first photo)
I see we are feeling the AI bubble getting ready to pop as the AI companies drive up the price of DRAM to the degree that the average consumer feels it
www.phoronix.com/news/Raspber...
www.phoronix.com/news/Raspber...
Raspberry Pi Announces Price Hikes Due To RAM Demand, 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 Launched
Due to the ongoing RAM shortages in the industry amid ongoing massive demand for AI servers,Raspberry Pi announced today they are having to raise prices on the Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 single...
www.phoronix.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I see we are feeling the AI bubble getting ready to pop as the AI companies drive up the price of DRAM to the degree that the average consumer feels it
www.phoronix.com/news/Raspber...
www.phoronix.com/news/Raspber...
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One thing I was not even remotely expecting to see in 2025 is a new Super-8 camera..!
VERY COOL 😍
The Kodak Super 8 camera is available for purchase in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland now.
We have ordered ours in this moment.
Being in Super 8 business for 30+ years now, new camera available after decades. We couldn't skip on that.
www.kodak.com/en/motion/pr...
The Kodak Super 8 camera is available for purchase in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland now.
We have ordered ours in this moment.
Being in Super 8 business for 30+ years now, new camera available after decades. We couldn't skip on that.
www.kodak.com/en/motion/pr...
September 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
One thing I was not even remotely expecting to see in 2025 is a new Super-8 camera..!
Apparently new (monochrome) CRTs are being made by a company called Lexel Imaging Systems in Lexington, Kentucky in the same building that houses Unicomp's keyboard factory! (They are actually renting the space, which has given Unicomp more money to rebuild their tooling and make decent keyboards!)
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Apparently new (monochrome) CRTs are being made by a company called Lexel Imaging Systems in Lexington, Kentucky in the same building that houses Unicomp's keyboard factory! (They are actually renting the space, which has given Unicomp more money to rebuild their tooling and make decent keyboards!)
What happened to Arduino is easily the most depressing tech news I have seen in a while
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What happened to Arduino is easily the most depressing tech news I have seen in a while