Newton's first law and the Barometer
Some physics lessons arrive in a classroom. Others arrive as a breeze on your shoulder. Recently, during a trip to Singapore, I had the opportunity to ride the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). It is an i...
Some physics lessons arrive in a classroom. Others arrive as a breeze on your shoulder. Recently, during a trip to Singapore, I had the opportunity to ride the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). It is an i...
The Mercator projection, which is the map most of us grew up seeing in school and on almost every world map, becomes quite confusing once you learn what goes into making it. Throughout my childho...
Pointers can be quite challenging at times for anyone starting out in C programming. But once you master it, there’s quite a lot you can do with them and quite a lot go wrong. Even after years of...
Smartphones have come a long way in the last decade. They only used to do one thing back in the day — Phonecalls. Now, they do a lot more than just allow you to speak to someone. It is a mini-lab...
Ever wonder if your router is gigabit-capable or not? There is a quick and easy way to find out. If you flip over your router and check its LAN ports, you’ll see that there are metallic contacts ...
A while ago, while browsing through the Linux 5.13 source, I came across several swear words. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see if any more of these words existed. So, using the lovely little gre...