People have been talking about switching from Windows to Linux since the 1990s, but in the world of open-source operating ...

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Scanners for loose papers have become so commonplace that almost every printer includes one, but book scanners have remained frustratingly rare for non-librarians and archivists. [Brad Mattson] ...

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It’s about time! Or maybe it’s about time’s reciprocal: frequency. Whichever way you see it, Hackaday is pleased to announce, ...

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I was required to move my server to a different datacenter. The tech that helped handle the logistics suggested I assign one ...

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A lot of people complain that driving across the United States is boring. Having done the coast-to-coast trip seven times now ...