Tag Archives: code

Salvage, Tested: An Elderly, Forgetful 120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD

Posted on July 20, 2024 by lui_gough

In the modern world of NVMe SSDs, the Samsung 840 EVO is nothing particularly interesting. However, I was delighted when I recently stumbled across one in a salvage as this was one SSD I never owned. At the time, the … Continue reading →

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Project: Generate High-Quality Industrial Fire/Alarm Sounder Audio with Python

Posted on January 29, 2024 by lui_gough

I can’t believe how fast 2024 is going by … Australia Day long weekend has already come and gone. Unfortunately for me, I spent it being rather sick with a flu-like illness which I’m still recovering from … but that … Continue reading →

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Random*2: Happy New Year! Ethernet Issues, Saving a HP Microserver, Thoughts on AI & More

Posted on January 9, 2023 by lui_gough

Hmm … how long has it been since my last random post? Wow, it’s been more than three months! I guess it’s time for another one … although I suspect you could already tell from the fact that there haven’t … Continue reading →

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Project: A WebSDR Recorder using Python, Selenium WebDriver, Geckodriver & Firefox

Posted on December 5, 2022 by lui_gough

Having recently reported receiving QSL cards for the Ghosts in the Air Glow program, I thought it would be nice to report on a little project I undertook just-in-time for the last transmission that occurred in October 2022. While ultimately … Continue reading →

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Project: Solid-State Mux – New Code, Performance, Stress, Resistance, B/W & Power Tests

Posted on October 3, 2022 by lui_gough

This post follows on the previous where I first came up with a design and built a 40-input 1W/2W/4W solid-state relay-based USB/LAN multiplexer. Not being content with just getting it working using some hastily cobbled code, I spent some time … Continue reading →

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