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RaspberryPi and Safecracking

May 13, 2024 Creative Projects Raspberry Pi No Comments

Two friends both have a safe or two where they don’t know the combination – either the family member that owned it has passed, or they’ve forgotten it. I’ve read about using a Single Board Computer (like a Raspberry Pi) and a stepper motor to manually do the different combinations.…

In the IoT Space, Is It a Microcontroller or What?

I’m working on an introductory article related to building IoT devices. With that I’m trying to use simpler and non-threatening language that is reasonably accurate. Since I’ll be referencing some common open source hardware as a way of getting started learning, I’m having a hard time with how to classify…

Creative Projects

March 31, 2022 Creative Projects No Comments

I recently commented on a LinkedIn Post that a candidate’s hobbies can be relevant for a role. There should be no pressure for a candidate to answer questions about what they do in their off time. That being said, a more enlightened candidate can provide honest insight that provides evidence…