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New Screwdriver
Personal blog · newscrewdriver.comhardwareprogramming
New Screwdriver is a personal blog at newscrewdriver.com about hardware and programming. Since 2019, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-06-11, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for hands-on hardware and DIY posts, such as cooling a Raspberry Pi 4, a quest for the Whistler button, and how electronic ignition works. Links are mostly used as sources or follow-ups.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
My Project Diary of Coding, Making, and Tinkering
What Hacker News says?
https://newscrewdriver.com/2018/09/06/detecting-raspberry-pi...
Comment linking /2018/09/06/detecting-raspberry-pi-thermal-throttling-from-console/
on “Cooling off your Raspberry Pi 4”Submitted Quest for the Whistler Button as a story · 79 points
HN discussionFollow-up: https://newscrewdriver.com/2020/10/07/a-delight-for-the-butt...
Comment linking /2020/10/07/a-delight-for-the-button-connoisseur/
on “Quest for the Whistler Button”Submitted Windows Everywhere Was a Bust as a story · 1 points
HN discussionWhat is that supposed to mean? Are you complaining about Autopian's refusal to show you the media for the article unless you accept marketing cookies? Because you should be. Here's the article from the guy who did the work: https://newscrewdriver.com/2024/06/08/toyota-sienna-denso-co...
Comment linking /2024/06/08/toyota-sienna-denso-coil-on-plug-module/
on “How electronic ignition works and also how to make a spark plug play music”Link to the original article, so you don't have to agree to the "Autopian"'s douchey "accept marketing cookies or we won't show you the media:" https://newscrewdriver.com/2024/06/08/toyota-sienna-denso-co...
Comment linking /2024/06/08/toyota-sienna-denso-coil-on-plug-module/
on “How electronic ignition works and also how to make a spark plug play music”