People are Stupid
"I can't believe how stupid people are" - this thought crossed my mind as I left DNS after spending twenty minutes returning a faulty cooling system. To clarify, my complaint…
Hardware - Articles for February 2026 year
Read interesting articles and reviews for February 2026 year. Analysis of key events in the "Hardware" sector
iPhone 17e: Will there be no carnival?
For almost 20 years, people have been saying that the iPhone "is no longer a big deal." Since the first device was released on January 9, 2007, there's been a feeling…
Lily58 Pro Split Keyboard: How I Made It Wireless. Soldering, GitHub, and Batteries
Recently, I published an article here about the wireless Sofle RGB keyboard. Overall, it works well with no glitches, except for minor issues. The only thing is that…
Why I Still Believe in Air Cooling
You can call me a traditionalist, but I still consider air cooling the top solution, and it seems I've just been convinced of this once again.
Is Our Gold Running Out?
In the previous (and first on Habr) article, I wrote about silver, its applications in industry, electronics, of course in AI, and generally about why the price for it…
Another manifestation of RAM shortage: Raspberry Pi returns to "four"
Raspberry Pi of different generations - a single-board computer that has survived, quite successfully, several serious crises: pandemic component shortages, global logistics…
Z-80 4-bit ALU: Here's How It Works
When we write code for a microcontroller, behind the familiar instructions of the compiler lies a specific logic - registers, ALU, interrupts, buses, and timings that…
Why server architecture has become what it is and what will change in the near future
Hello! This is Dmitrii Shichenko, head of the embedded systems development department at Selectel. Throughout the history of both servers and desktop computers, the motherboard…
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PCIe is dead, long live CXL [part 2]: a server for 5+ years with DDR4
Today I will talk about server selection, but I want to move away from boring, quickly outdated, and often impractical recommendations — like, you need this much memory,…
Rubin + Helios: new GPU platforms from NVIDIA and AMD in January digest
January is usually a sleepy month in the hardware world, but this time everything went off script - two top vendors showcased their flagship products.
Navajo Rug in the Shape of an Integrated Circuit: Timer 555
Renowned weaver Merilu Schultz from the Navajo tribe recently completed a complex rug featuring thick white lines on a black background, interspersed with reddish-orange…
Design or functionality: how we developed the look of the server bezel
Is there a place for aesthetics in server manufacturing - where reliability, cooling, and cost come first? At OpenYard, we believe so. Moreover, it is often the secondary…
Why Server Processors and Memory Are Getting More Expensive and What It Means for IT Infrastructure
Server hardware has long remained a predictable market. Administrators could easily estimate the cost of upgrading a rack or building a data center.
Homemade NAS on ARM. Part 1
As a hobby project, I wanted to assemble a simple home NAS with 7 drives based on a single board computer.
Computronium — A Fantasy about Computational Matter
In mid-October 2025, I published an article titled "Quantum Pens and Quantum Mirages" in this blog, which described a project that effectively became the first practical…
How and why Intel prefers data centers while reducing consumer chip production
The semiconductor industry often surprises with unexpected twists. One can recall the crypto boom or the sharp increase in laptop demand during the pandemic and the subsequent…
"Если ты не страдал — ты не считаешься ПЛИСоводом": подкаст «Битовые маски» с Михаилом Коробковым
В подкасте «Битовые Маски» ведущие Лена Лепилкина и Антон Афанасьев обсуждают с экспертами системное программирование и разработку «железа». В 25-м выпуске гостем стал…
Sofle RGB Wireless — a split keyboard with backlighting and no wires
A few years ago, I started using the Lily58 Pro split keyboard. I really like it: compact, comfortable, everything is at my fingertips, and my hands hardly tire even…
