Ep 385: 3D Printers with Lasers, Wicked RAM Prices, and Reverse Polish Notation
Summary
In this episode, hosts discuss the ongoing retro computing contest and share a story about geophysical survey trucks in Munich. They review several projects, including a 3D printer modified with lasers for surface smoothing, a Wikipedia offline viewer on a cheap ESP32, and an HDMI interposer for the Tandy Color Computer 2. The hosts also explore the growing usability of alternative operating systems like Haiku and ReactOS, and debate whether FDM 3D printing has reached its quality peak.
Topics discussed
Intro and Retro Computing Contest news
Badge update and geophysics survey trucks
Geophysics survey details and mailbag intro
Mailbag: Car tools and desert road trip stories
Mailbag: Prototyping with Legos and Meccano
3D printers with lasers for surface smoothing
Has FDM 3D printing hit its peak?
Filament diameter sensing and variety
Esoteric OS daily drivers: Haiku, ReactOS, ArcoOS
Hacking air conditioner temperature sensor
Handheld offline Wikipedia device
Color Computer 2 to HDMI conversion hack
Raspberry Pi 5 price hike and memory shortage
Rapid fire: VR heat, VHF monitor hack
Rapid fire: Persistent display and NES CD-ROM
PETG filament: properties and printing tips
Reverse Polish Notation calculators and math
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