Remote-Controlled Tumbler

Remote-Controlled Tumbler

From display model to toy

When I bought and built the Lego Tumbler (76240), I thought it was a shame there were no motors and it couldn't be remote-controlled. So I started searching… and found this Lego MOD. Sourcing the parts was a challenge. The biggest headache was the motors and springs (br...

27th Sep 2025
20 let s Nikonem

20 let s Nikonem

Switching systems

I've been with Nikon for about 20 years. I started with a D50 and the 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens plus a 50mm prime. Not long after came a Tamron 70-300 f/5.6-6.3. Then an upgrade to a D80. A new kit lens 18-135 f/3.5-5.6, then an 85 f/1.8 to go with the 50 f/1.8 I already had. And...

17th May 2025
Account Compromise

Account Compromise

Account compromise on social media

On Tuesday morning I woke up to a notification from Filip Horký about an attack on our soldiers... a few moments later the message was denied — the Prime Minister's account had been hacked. Not just his — the Spolu coalition account as well. How the vxunderground...

8th Apr 2025
RPi Zero

RPi Zero

Testing PoE

I was reading an article about ad blockers and the author mentioned running AdGuard on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2. That caught my attention — why have an RPi 4B when I could just use a Pi Zero? And it could even run on PoE! Since the Dream Router supports PoE on two ports, the choice was ob...

4th Apr 2025

Barrier-Free

With a pram

I worked at ParaCENTRE FENIX — I'd like to think I have some idea of the challenges a person with limited mobility faces. A pram took that experience to a whole new level. You might think: so what, the pavement has a dropped kerb and everything's fine. Think again. A dropped kerb isn't...

1st Mar 2025
AirPods 4

AirPods 4

Smaller, lighter, with active noise cancellation

My old AirPods v2 are well past their best. The left one barely holds a charge, the right is a bit better... but neither is great. Since I use my Sony WH-1004MX a lot it wasn't really bothering me. When Apple announced the new generation with ANC th...

11th Feb 2025