Today's outages, hacks, phones, gadgets and fixes, plus the tech you grew up with, picked daily by Chris Pirillo for the pros everybody calls.https://lockergnome.com/en-ushttps://lockergnome.com/atari-7800-vs-atari-2600-32x-ram-maria-sprites/https://lockergnome.com/atari-7800-vs-atari-2600-32x-ram-maria-sprites/Atari’s programming guides reveal a split upgrade: MARIA draws the newer games while familiar circuitry keeps making their built-in audio.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTGaminghttps://lockergnome.com/echo-dot-usb-test-pads-replace-alexa-home-assistant/https://lockergnome.com/echo-dot-usb-test-pads-replace-alexa-home-assistant/The microphones can stay. A compatible board and a capable home server decide whether the conversion earns a place back on the shelf.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTHacks & Buildshttps://lockergnome.com/free-meeting-assistant-disguises-itself-as-terminal-during-screen-shares/https://lockergnome.com/free-meeting-assistant-disguises-itself-as-terminal-during-screen-shares/Zoom has a setting that can expose the overlay, and macOS has its own caveat. The practical test happens at the receiving end of the call.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTSoftwarehttps://lockergnome.com/free-raw-photo-editor-calibraw-runs-local-ai-masks-on-desktop-and-android/https://lockergnome.com/free-raw-photo-editor-calibraw-runs-local-ai-masks-on-desktop-and-android/The quiet catch is in the backup: an original photo alone leaves its adjustments behind. Graphics drivers also decide which older machines can join in.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTSoftwaresoftwareunique OSShttps://lockergnome.com/minecraft-50-ai-agents-stall-in-11-minute-fertilizer-bureaucracy/https://lockergnome.com/minecraft-50-ai-agents-stall-in-11-minute-fertilizer-bureaucracy/The survival colony developed a ration ledger and a leadership bottleneck. Its open-source harness makes the coordination problems inspectable.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTAIhttps://lockergnome.com/stack-diagram-official-logos-two-consents/https://lockergnome.com/stack-diagram-official-logos-two-consents/A tidy export can reveal service names, vendors and connections. Keeping the original prompt private leaves plenty of architecture visible in the finished picture.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTSoftwareaideveloper-toolsdiagramsopen-sourcehttps://lockergnome.com/stranger-things-lights-phone-remaps-wrong-order-bulbs/https://lockergnome.com/stranger-things-lights-phone-remaps-wrong-order-bulbs/The Halloween decoration keeps its settings through a power cut and even has a Knight Rider mode for checking the lights.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTHacks & Buildshttps://lockergnome.com/usb-c-vs-lightning/https://lockergnome.com/usb-c-vs-lightning/A charging lead can work perfectly while leaving an external drive waiting. The label on the package matters.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/waveshare-arduino-uno-q-touchscreen-stacks-without-display-cable/https://lockergnome.com/waveshare-arduino-uno-q-touchscreen-stacks-without-display-cable/A workbench panel gets simpler assembly, with board compatibility and power still on the builder’s checklist.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:32 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/game-boy-vs-game-boy-color-ram-clock-speed/https://lockergnome.com/game-boy-vs-game-boy-color-ram-clock-speed/Nintendo’s developer manual separates the memory pools and explains the compatibility modes that a bigger spec number can hide.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:45 GMTGaminghttps://lockergnome.com/game-boy-vs-nintendo-ds/https://lockergnome.com/game-boy-vs-nintendo-ds/Nintendo’s support record explains why a later handheld’s Advance slot stopped short of the older cartridge families and their link-cable games.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:45 GMTGaminghttps://lockergnome.com/karbonn-rebel-pro-smaller-battery-than-rebel/https://lockergnome.com/karbonn-rebel-pro-smaller-battery-than-rebel/The India launch makes support duration and screen refresh part of the budget-phone choice.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:45 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/macintosh-burrell-smith-diagnostic-port-512k-ram-traces/https://lockergnome.com/macintosh-burrell-smith-diagnostic-port-512k-ram-traces/A fight over sealed appliances left a practical consequence for customers, although the participants disagree about one rejected connector.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:45 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/macpaint-source-pascal-assembly-hidden-buffer/https://lockergnome.com/macpaint-source-pascal-assembly-hidden-buffer/The Computer History Museum offers MacPaint 1.3 and QuickDraw source for noncommercial study, including the history of its offscreen drawing buffer.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:45 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/nintendo-switch-2-vs-switch-storage-screen-battery/https://lockergnome.com/nintendo-switch-2-vs-switch-storage-screen-battery/The upgrade decision changes on the train, on the couch, and at the memory-card checkout.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:37 GMTGaminghttps://lockergnome.com/open-source-board-turns-old-rotary-phones-into-home-intercom/https://lockergnome.com/open-source-board-turns-old-rotary-phones-into-home-intercom/The maker publishes assembly guides and a batch-order budget, with a second line costing extra. Smart-home integration remains experimental.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:37 GMTHacks & Buildshttps://lockergnome.com/raspberry-pi-5-16gb-ram-price-hike-385/https://lockergnome.com/raspberry-pi-5-16gb-ram-price-hike-385/Raspberry Pi attributes the new increase to 16GB DRAM supply and other shortages. The same board costs $265 more than at launch.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:37 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/thief-the-dark-project-remastered-trapezoid-box/https://lockergnome.com/thief-the-dark-project-remastered-trapezoid-box/Garrett's next burglary follows the original ending, while Nightdive adds gamepad controls and custom-campaign support to the 1998 stealth game.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:37 GMTGamingthiefpc-gamingremastershttps://lockergnome.com/unix-biff-mail-command-named-after-dog/https://lockergnome.com/unix-biff-mail-command-named-after-dog/OpenBSD preserves the human history beside an unusually blunt notification system that can interrupt whatever is on your terminal.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:37 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/windows-bluetooth-stutters-usb-three-interference/https://lockergnome.com/windows-bluetooth-stutters-usb-three-interference/The suspect may already be on your desk. A repeatable comparison can save a trip through driver reinstalls and the headphone checkout.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:37 GMTSoftwarehttps://lockergnome.com/1990s-windows-wetsock-weather-tray-app-revived/https://lockergnome.com/1990s-windows-wetsock-weather-tray-app-revived/A fresh archive bundle revisits a repair Opsbro documented in 2021, with a modern Windows modification and a forecast feature still missing.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:17 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/browser-meeting-meter-flags-when-calls-drift-off-agenda/https://lockergnome.com/browser-meeting-meter-flags-when-calls-drift-off-agenda/Max Harrison's experiment exposes a practical limit of automated judgment: a useful detour can sound irrelevant in a short transcript.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:17 GMTAImeetingsbrowsersspeech-recognitionhttps://lockergnome.com/casio-feel-sync-keyboard-remaps-notes-to-local-music-files/https://lockergnome.com/casio-feel-sync-keyboard-remaps-notes-to-local-music-files/The CT-FS1 pairs a monochrome keybed with assisted playing, while rival portable keyboards make different choices about practice and connectivity.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:17 GMTHardwarecasiokeyboardsmusichttps://lockergnome.com/commodore-64-vs-commodore-128-specs-price/https://lockergnome.com/commodore-64-vs-commodore-128-specs-price/The C128’s three operating modes make the real choice clearer than its larger number: familiar games, wider text, or CP/M software.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:17 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/ctrl-alt-delete-bradley-reboot-prototype/https://lockergnome.com/ctrl-alt-delete-bradley-reboot-prototype/David Bradley gave IBM's prototype PC a keyboard reset. A later Windows login use put those same three keys on the trusted path to your password.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:17 GMTRetroibmwindowskeyboardshistoryhttps://lockergnome.com/developer-built-walkable-3d-browser-museum-for-wifes-art/https://lockergnome.com/developer-built-walkable-3d-browser-museum-for-wifes-art/A Japanese exhibition gave the artist encouragement; her husband's browser gallery gives distant visitors a place to spend time with the work.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:17 GMTHacks & Buildsartbrowsers3dhttps://lockergnome.com/fairbuds-2-us-earbuds-replaceable-batteries/https://lockergnome.com/fairbuds-2-us-earbuds-replaceable-batteries/The repair question belongs beside listening time when choosing the pair that will handle tomorrow’s calls.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:17 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/taito-paid-students-for-early-stealth-games-it-never-published/https://lockergnome.com/taito-paid-students-for-early-stealth-games-it-never-published/An unfinished PET experiment and a modern reconstruction show how much gaming history disappears between a demonstration and a store shelf.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 04:18:52 GMTGaminghttps://lockergnome.com/2009-chumby-one-becomes-live-podcast-radio-with-working-tuning-knob/https://lockergnome.com/2009-chumby-one-becomes-live-podcast-radio-with-working-tuning-knob/Static gives the old Chumby One a reversible new job: nine shared podcast stations, native audio decoding and a physical tuning dial.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTHacks & Buildshttps://lockergnome.com/apple-lisa-do-it-button-read-as-dolt/https://lockergnome.com/apple-lisa-do-it-button-read-as-dolt/Larry Tesler put unfamiliar software in front of friends and family, and a font choice overturned a design preference.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/bravia-guard-disables-sony-tv-screen-tracking-over-adb/https://lockergnome.com/bravia-guard-disables-sony-tv-screen-tracking-over-adb/Firmware updates can reverse privacy preferences, so this project treats a living-room appliance as another managed endpoint.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/chrome-new-tab-advertise-your-own-goals/https://lockergnome.com/chrome-new-tab-advertise-your-own-goals/The free open-source project gives you up to three goals at a time, while Chrome source installs and Arc require different setup.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTSoftwaresoftwarecool toolshttps://lockergnome.com/dvd-vs-blu-ray-single-layer-capacity-binary-gigabytes/https://lockergnome.com/dvd-vs-blu-ray-single-layer-capacity-binary-gigabytes/Disc-publisher maker Primera explains the units behind a familiar backup-planning surprise, with a caveat about manufacturer variation.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/floppy-disk-vs-cd-capacity-in-bytes/https://lockergnome.com/floppy-disk-vs-cd-capacity-in-bytes/Comparing exact bytes gives a cleaner result than dividing the rounded 700 MB and 1.2 MB labels, with filesystem overhead kept separate.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTRetroretroversushttps://lockergnome.com/game-boy-advance-packed-36-times-game-boy-ram-plus-old-cpu/https://lockergnome.com/game-boy-advance-packed-36-times-game-boy-ram-plus-old-cpu/Nintendo’s figures show 288 KB of work memory against 8 KB, while the cartridge-compatibility promise came with the word “virtually.”Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTGaminggamingversushttps://lockergnome.com/hypertext-nelson-1965-two-way-links/https://lockergnome.com/hypertext-nelson-1965-two-way-links/A manuscript-in-progress problem led to a design that treated revisions and reused passages as part of the reading experience.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTRetrohypertextwebhistoryhttps://lockergnome.com/ipod-classic-vs-zune-30/https://lockergnome.com/ipod-classic-vs-zune-30/The launch announcements sold different ways to load and share a library, making cables and software part of the collecting decision.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/macintosh-monkeylives-flag-stopped-stress-test-from-quitting/https://lockergnome.com/macintosh-monkeylives-flag-stopped-stress-test-from-quitting/Steve Capps reused tutorial machinery to probe an application squeezed into a machine with only 128 KB of memory.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/pdf-camelot-unwinds-postscript-demos/https://lockergnome.com/pdf-camelot-unwinds-postscript-demos/John Warnock's Camelot memo proposed shipping a page's drawing instructions and fonts across incompatible computers. Early demos still baffled people.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTRetropdfadobehistoryhttps://lockergnome.com/postgres-19-ai-bug-reports-human-review-delay/https://lockergnome.com/postgres-19-ai-bug-reports-human-review-delay/Robert Haas describes a release delayed by a larger supply of bugs and the human work required to fix them.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTSoftwarehttps://lockergnome.com/prusa-printer-heatbed-fm-radio-antenna/https://lockergnome.com/prusa-printer-heatbed-fm-radio-antenna/Jeff Geerling and his father received a strong local station through a printer heater that was never designed as an antenna.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTHacks & Buildshttps://lockergnome.com/snapmaker-u1-doom-printer-screen-printing-interlock/https://lockergnome.com/snapmaker-u1-doom-printer-screen-printing-interlock/Dr. Klipper documents a surprisingly specific adapter dependency and a local setup page for an appliance with a second job.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTHacks & Buildshttps://lockergnome.com/steamac-arm64-steamos-apple-silicon-vm/https://lockergnome.com/steamac-arm64-steamos-apple-silicon-vm/Steamac targets Apple Silicon and macOS 15+, with roughly 150GB of free space. Its README documents game-specific limits and VM-blocking anti-cheat incompatibility.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTSoftwarehttps://lockergnome.com/windows-95-game-vendors-refused-patches-compatibility-shims/https://lockergnome.com/windows-95-game-vendors-refused-patches-compatibility-shims/An old game could outlive its commercial window, leaving the operating-system team to absorb the repair work.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:21:18 GMTRetrohttps://lockergnome.com/3-5-inch-floppy-disk-vs-usb-flash-drive/https://lockergnome.com/3-5-inch-floppy-disk-vs-usb-flash-drive/The arithmetic only works when decimal terabytes meet the floppy’s actual formatted bytes. Compatibility still decides which device can use the files.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:16:00 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/apple-molded-fiber-pizza-container-patent-steam-vents/https://lockergnome.com/apple-molded-fiber-pizza-container-patent-steam-vents/Francesco Longoni and Mark Doutt tackled a familiar takeout complaint with an enclosure that directs airflow beneath dinner.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:16:00 GMTHardwarehttps://lockergnome.com/browser-vhs-camera-filter-tape-hiss/https://lockergnome.com/browser-vhs-camera-filter-tape-hiss/Clean, Dirty and Worn presets let a perfectly usable recording acquire the problems a generation of camcorder owners tried to avoid.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:16:00 GMTSoftwaresoftwarecool toolshttps://lockergnome.com/cloudflare-dns-full-zone-build-retry-blocked-kafka/https://lockergnome.com/cloudflare-dns-full-zone-build-retry-blocked-kafka/Ordered queue acknowledgments made a single unfinished job everybody else’s problem, even when workers had completed later changes.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:16:00 GMTSoftwaresoftwarefield talehttps://lockergnome.com/free-android-app-avault-records-calls-without-root/https://lockergnome.com/free-android-app-avault-records-calls-without-root/A development build separates capture, storage protection and key recovery, leaving handset-specific playback as the essential first test.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:16:00 GMTSoftwarehttps://lockergnome.com/free-tool-ai-agents-click-desktop-apps-accessibility-tree/https://lockergnome.com/free-tool-ai-agents-click-desktop-apps-accessibility-tree/Changing interfaces can invalidate yesterday’s target. This open-source utility makes ambiguous or stale observations a reason to look again.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:16:00 GMTSoftware