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Ed Nisley
Personal blog · softsolder.comhardwareprogramming
Ed Nisley writes The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning, a personal blog at softsolder.com about hardware and programming. Since 2017, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters cite Ed Nisley's posts on hardware and electronics topics, including USB trackball sensors, ship wiring, and cast-iron seasoning. The comments cite the posts as sources rather than judging the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Ed Nisley's Blog: Shop notes, electronics, firmware, machinery, 3D printing, laser cuttery, and curiosities. Contents: 100% human thinking, 0% AI slop.
What Hacker News says?
Looks like you're right: https://softsolder.com/2013/03/18/kensington-expert-mouse-tr... . Using another mouse movement sensor and ignoring one dimension might be simpler for DIY. I don't understand how to get the stepped motion of the Kensington scroll rings and most mouse wheels. Maybe it has bumps to move past.
Comment linking /2013/03/18/kensington-expert-mouse-trackball-scroll-ring-aperture-alignment/
on “Show HN: I built a custom USB Trackball”Submitted Wasp Blower as a story · 104 points
HN discussionhttps://softsolder.com/2017/11/05/battleship-wiring/ They presumably used to have to run an individual wire for every. single. signal, or at most, they'd have extremely simple multiplexing. I have no idea what these cables do, but I'm glad I'm not the one repairing it. Not only is there physically a lot of wire, 90% of it looks to be going directly to something mechanical. I don't know how modern ships do it, but wi…
Comment linking /2017/11/05/battleship-wiring/
on “Nuclear power is too slow”Submitted AC Infinity Fan Air Flow as a story · 1 points
HN discussionamong the people who have not had success with this method are Marc Maron and Ed Nisley http://rovinggastronome.com/mainblog/2014/05/12/kitchen-psa-... https://softsolder.com/2016/11/07/cast-iron-pan-seasoning-lo...
Comment linking /2016/11/07/cast-iron-pan-seasoning-low-woo-results/
on “Chemisty of Cast-Iron Seasoning: A Science-Based How-To (2010)”Submitted Total Deaths = Total Cases recorded two weeks earlier as a story · 1 points
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