Adam Brisebois (YesterGearPC) @yestergearpc@ccrvb.com

I've seen variations of this energy harvesting circuit (from wifi, radio etc...) floating around the web and

C1 and C2 are 0.22uF 100V ceramic

C3 and C4 are 100uF 16V electrolytic

Diodes are general purpose switching, but I've also seen Germanium ones used

I'd add ground at the junction between C3 and C4 for better performance

#HardwareHacking

My mother's best friend took me out to lunch on my 28th birthday and punched a seagull that was trying to take the butter, but this here sounds like a #horror movie.

#Seagulls

Did you know that I run a #Discord server? We have over 600 members, a lovely community of retro tech enthusiasts. Invites are open at https://discord.gg/xnnUaKN

You can also connect via #IRC! All discord channels except two are instantly mirrored on my IRC server at irc.yestergearpc.com:6667 - you can bring your old machine online and chat with the modern world! Don't be afraid to do a /list, there's only 24 channels! (Feel free to use the server for your own channels too, if you like)

Today in Yahoo! Auctions abominations: the "NAVY Performa 5500（SuperColorClassic）"

Too cursed even for @ActionRetro ??

#VintageApple #RetroComputing

Today's #linux discovery was the "btop" utility. I particularly like how it shows the cpu temperature 😎

My latest Terrible Keyboard is out, in video form this time (1m39s). It's the CubeKeyboard!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRqRQ7hYxjk

Deeply in love with these AI powered spam bots by @neilmendoza !

An interesting experiment, how drivers on the road react differently to a pedestrian and a pedestrian with a brick.

It may be interesting for those who write use cases for #autonomous cars :)

It's itching me to buy this, just to see if it will respond with an http code 418 as is should!
😀

Quick poll for the audience (please boost for reach)

You see a WiFi Router marketed as: "Dual-Band AC750 Wifi 4-port Gigabit Router with USB device sharing"

Your impression is the device:

How many CRTs do you have in your home? Boost for science.

#retrocomputing