DeWalt is frequently cited alongside Makita and Milwaukee as one of the best premium contractor-grade hand and power tool brands on the market. The company has earned a sterling reputation for power, performance, and reliability. That said, the black and yellow tools are also among the most expensive models that you’re likely to find on the shelves of your local hardware store.
Those who are interested in getting tools with similar specs and features to those built by DeWalt, but who want to expand their collection without breaking the bank, might be interested in taking a look at what Harbor Freight has to offer. The company’s website frequently invites its customers to compare its tools to more expensive models made by rival brands, including DeWalt. In particular, you might find that the retailer’s Hercules premium power tool brand and Icon hand tool brand are often compared to DeWalt. There are even some Harbor Freight tools that are more powerful than DeWalt models.
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Many of these tools aren’t just more affordable, but they’re also quite highly rated. So you might find that there are quite a few user-approved DeWalt alternatives that are worth buying. By taking a look at the specs offered on the tools themselves and also seeing what customers and pros have had to say about them, you might get a better idea about which of the Harbor Freight options might be a worthwhile substitute for the more expensive DeWalt models.
Harbor Freight often models its designs after popular tools made by rival brands, and several users have noted that one of the company’s miter saws looks a lot like DeWalt’s. That said, you can get this one for a lot cheaper.
The Hercules 15 Amp 12-inch Dual-Bevel Miter Saw (HE74) retails for $349.99, meaning that it’s a full $299 cheaper than the DeWalt 15 Amp 12-inch Double Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw (DWS780) that you might compare it to. It isn’t just the design that’s similar, either. The specs are pretty impressive as well. This tool’s 15 Amp motor is able to rotate the blade at speeds up to 4,100 RPM. It has a 14-inch crosscut capacity, a 6 ¾-inch vertical cut capacity, and a 7 ½-inch nested capacity for crown molding. The saw can miter 60 degrees to the right or 50 degrees to the left, while the miter detent plate has 10 positive stops and an override system for fine adjustments.
The tool also includes an LED blade guide system to help line up your cuts, and it comes with a 60-tooth carbide-tipped blade. It boasts an impressive score of 4.9 out of 5 on the Harbor Freight website, aggregated from over 3,600 reviews, with 99% of users claiming that they would recommend the item to others. “The power is incredible,” said one reviewer. “I cut through a 4×4 test piece, and the saw’s motor didn’t bog down at all. The fit and finish is impeccable, and the entire saw was 100% accurate right out of the box.” With that in mind, it’s easy to see why this miter saw is often counted as one of the best Hercules power tools sold at Harbor Freight.
Woodworkers who often utilize rough-cut or irregularly shaped boards will eventually want to invest in a feed-through board planer. The DeWalt 12 ½-inch Thickness Planer (DW734) is one of the top-rated standing planers on the market, regularly being cited as among the most popular choices on sites like Amazon and Home Depot (though the 13-inch model is usually ranked a bit higher). Even so, buying one is a big investment. The yellow and black model retails for $549.00.
Alternatively, you can invest in the Hercules 15 Amp 12 ½-inch Portable Thickness Planer (HE091), which goes for just $399.99. Like the DeWalt, this tool has a 15 Amp motor, promising the same ability to deliver up to 96 cuts per inch. This helps keep board surfaces smooth as they’re planed. It also shares DeWalt’s 3-knife cutting head design. Additionally, the planer has a material removal gauge to help keep cuts consistent across multiple passes, a turret depth stop that makes it easy to maintain a standard thickness across boards, a 4-post carriage lock that helps reduce snipe, and a tool-free dust port with 2 ½-inch and 4-inch diameters for different-sized hoses.
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This tool has a 4.8 out of 5 on the Harbor Freight site, with 97% of buyers claiming that they would recommend it. “This thing is solid and does a really stellar job on anything I’ve thrown at it, one reviewer stated. “The price is perfect, the cut quality is great, it’s sturdy, and is ready to go right out of the box. The adjustments are clear and it works really well. This new is far better than buying name brand on marketplace for cheap.”
If you’re interested in getting some pneumatic tools, such as an air-powered nail gun, impact wrench, paint sprayer, or grinder, then you’re going to need a decent air compressor. DeWalt sells a few of these, but they can be quite pricey. The DeWalt 27-gallon 200-PSI Portable Vertical Electric Air Compressor (DXCM271) is a solid option — but it will run you $856.69.
Harbor Freight’s alternative to this is the Fortress 27 Gallon 200 PSI Oil-Free Vertical Shop/Auto Air Compressor (FT27200). You can already see that it matches most of the specs right there in the name, but this compressor also has a soft-start motor, a full roll cage for the pump and motor assembly, a hose wrap, a cord wrap, 10-inch tires, an integrated control panel, 2-inch gauges, and two universal brass couplers. It has an effective regulated pressure range of 0-155 PSI and delivers 5.1 SCFM at 90 PSI. Best of all, it’s just $399.99 — less than half the price of the DeWalt.
This guy has a 4.5 out of 5 on the Harbor Freight site with a 90% customer recommendation rating. There are a couple of scattered complaints about how long the compressor takes to reach the desired pressure and a few more stating that the 78 dB motor is too loud, but the vast majority of reviews are positive. “Fills up from zero to full in 9:38 seconds,” one reviewer said. “Ran it for 30 minutes straight for the initial break-in period. The drain valve is a little lower than I’d like, but it’s still workable. Solid unit, unbeatable price.”
Another tool you might be considering for your collection is an angle grinder. These are incredibly useful for all kinds of tasks, from cutting to grinding to sanding. That said, they’re also one of the most nerve-wracking tools for even pros to use due to their rapid rotation and the fact that they offer less guard protection than most cutting tools, so you want to make sure that you get a good one.
Harbor Freight compares its Hercules 13 Amp 4 ½-inch to 6-inch Trigger-Grip Angle Grinder (HE65) to the exceptionally highly rated DeWalt 13 Amp 4 ½-inch Corded Angle Grinder (DWE43116). Both of these tools have the same-sized electric motor, but the DeWalt only promises 9,000 RPM when not under load, while the Hercules edges past it at 10,000 RPM. It also has a trigger-grip handle with an optional lock-on function, a 2-position side handle, a metal gear case, and comes with three separate tool-free guards for different-sized attachments: 4 ½-inch, 5-inch, and 6-inch. The Hercules is also $99.99 while the DeWalt is $158.99.
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This tool has a 4.8 out of 5 on the Harbor Freight website with a 97% recommendation rate. “You can pay twice as much for a similar tool, but why?” asked one reviewer. “I removed tile in my large kitchen and used this tool to remove the glue underneath. […] I had this grinder going for hours at a time for close to a week. Very solid tool.” There are a handful of negative reviews, but there don’t appear to be any consistently reported issues that suggest a problem in the tool’s design.
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Hercules 12 Amp Variable Speed Fixed Base Router with Plunge Base (HE041)
Another woodworking tool that might be on your list is a good fixed-base router. You’ll need one of these if you want to create those fancy patterned edges on table tops, cut out smooth slots to use as handles, or any other number of applications that involve shaping and removing wood.
The DeWalt 12 Amp Corded 2 ¼ Horsepower Fixed and Plunge Base Router Kit (DW618PKB) retails for $244.00 and allows you to make just about any type of cut you might want. It’s also worth noting that this particular kit includes a tool bag, which the Harbor Freight model does not. That said, the Hercules 12 Amp Variable Speed Fixed Base Router with Plunge Base (HE041) has the same size motor and just about everything you might need to make fixed and plunge cuts, and it will only run you $124.99.This is a variable-speed router that promises 10,000-25,000 RPM. It has a 6-speed variable control dial, integrated dust collection, works with ¼-inch and ½-inch shanks, has a built-in LED worklight, and adjusts within 1/64-inch increments.
The tool has a 4.8 out of 5 on the Harbor Freight site with an impressive 98% recommendation rate. “I was impressed the first time I hit the power switch,” said one of the reviewers. “The feel of power through the handles. The way it removed oak and pine both with ease. The accessories were easy to use. The dust removal system works well and not blown into your face. Incredible power for a great price.”
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Our methodology
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Harbor Freight asks customers to compare several of its tools and accessories to models made by other brands right on its website, suggesting that it offers products that are comparable to pro-grade models at a fraction of the price. In preparing this article, we started by looking at several of the Harbor Freight products that explicitly stated that they were comparable to models made by DeWalt. We had several criteria for the options that we chose: We wanted to make sure that we were not only showcasing tools and accessories that were similar in design, but also ones that advertised comparable specifications and features while being sold at a significantly lower price than their DeWalt counterparts.
Once we had picked out a few options, we broke down what the product was, how its specs and features compared to those of the rival DeWalt model, and the difference in price. We also took a look at what users have had to say about these tools to get a better idea of whether or not they actually live up to Harbor Freight’s promises in real-world applications, and whether any weaknesses were regularly reported that potential buyers might want to know about.
With newer car brands like Tesla gaining prominence, along with the broader rise of electric powertrains, and other formerly high-end technology becoming common on even the most basic new cars, it often feels that the line between luxury automakers and mainstream car brands is blurrier than ever.
Still, no matter what type of powertrain is under the hood, there are lots of car buyers who desire the prestige, performance, and extra amenities that come with these luxury brands, and they’re happy to pay the additional cost to own them. This market position is distinct enough for luxury brands to have their own separate category when it comes to ranking things like reliability and customer satisfaction. When it comes to the top-ranked luxury brand for customer satisfaction, the winner shouldn’t be too surprising for anyone who has followed the industry for a while.
In the 2025 American Customer Satisfaction Index Automobile Study, it was the Toyota-owned Lexus that ranked highest among luxury automakers, jumping up two spots and overtaking both Mercedes-Benz and Tesla when compared to the previous year’s rankings. A big part of of that is the wide-ranging and high-quality Lexus hybrid vehicle lineup, with hybrids in general earning higher satisfaction rankings across all brands, especially when compared to electric vehicles.
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Hybrid is the way
ACSI conducted its automobile satisfaction survey between 2024 and 2025, surveying a little under 10,000 vehicle owners on a variety of different categories that summarize the ownership experience. The list includes traditional satisfaction categories like driving performance, efficiency, comfort, and reliability, along with two new categories added for 2025, total range on a fuel tank or electric charge, and expected resale value.
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Lexus took the top spot among all luxury brands with a total score of 87 on a scale of 100, five points ahead of second-place Mercedes-Benz. The result isn’t shocking, as the brand’s corporate parent, Toyota, is also ranked highly when it comes to customer satisfaction. What especially drove Lexus’ rise in this year’s rankings is its hybrid vehicles. Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles like the popular Lexus RX 500h crossover make up a big part of the brand’s volume, with the vast majority of the Lexus lineup offering some form of hybrid powertrain.
When separated by powertrain type across all luxury brands, hybrids earned the highest satisfaction score with an 83 out of 100, followed by gasoline at 80, and electric at 78. While Lexus does have EV offerings in its lineup, the brand has largely gone the way of parent company Toyota in focusing heavily on hybrid models over pure electric vehicles. Right now, that decision seems to be paying dividends, especially when compared to the European luxury brands that have pursued EVs more aggressively.
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Other findings in the luxury car market
Overall, across the luxury segment, customer satisfaction scores were down slightly in 2025 from the previous year, with most of that decline attributed to poor performance from electric vehicles, particularly those from Audi and BMW. In its findings, ACSI points out that high driver frustration with those German EVs not only drags down an individual brand’s rankings, but aggregates customer satisfaction across all brands.
One of the new customer satisfaction categories added for 2025, which looks at the driving distance on a full charge or full tank of gas is especially interesting to look at, as it represents a real-world interpretation of driving range that can differ from official specs or EPA ratings. It’s here where luxury hybrids win once again, with a score of 76, compared to 74 for gasoline, and 71 for electric vehicles.
As for the future, with EV sales on a downward trend in America, it’s possible that brands like Audi, BMW, and Mercedes could regain some of their lost ground if EVs represent a smaller slice of their sales going forward, but for now, Lexus seems to be in the catbird seat. Along with luxury brand rankings, ACSI’s study also covers mass market brands, and in the 2025 mass market car customer satisfaction rankings, it was another Japanese automaker that earned the number one spot.
Apple introduction of its late Siri overhaul is expected to finally arrive during WWDC, as part of a trend by the company to improve the quality of the software it ships.
We’re still waiting for New Siri…
Apple was thought to be preparing its big update to Siri for a developer beta of iOS 26.4, as well as similar betas for macOS Tahoe and iPadOS 26.4. With it not visible in the developer beta builds at this late stage, the next probable launch time for it will be during WWDC in June. However, Siri faces being only a part of a number of areas Apple will improve during its annual developer showcase. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
The Camp Snap is a digital pocket camera with the design of a retro-styled film camera. It’s extremely inexpensive and leans into the digicam trend that’s popular among 20-somethings and younger. It doesn’t quite succeed in the same way similar cameras do, like the Flashback.
Image quality is fairly mediocre, even for a budget camera, which, to be fair, might be what some people are looking for with the retro trend. However, spending even a small amount more can get you better images to start with, giving you more options for how the final photos look.
For the price, the Camp Snap isn’t bad. In fact, it’s better than some ultrabudget cameras I’ve tested, but beyond the overall design, the Camp Snap has less to offer, even compared to other cameras with similar vibes and style.
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Camp Snap specs
Photo resolution
8 megapixels (3,264×2,448)
Video resolution
N/A
Sensor size
1/3.2-inch
Lens
32mm (35mm equivalent) f/1.8
Image stabilization
None
Screen type
Monochrome LCD with image count only
Storage
MicroSD (4GB card included)
Weight
97grams (0.2 pounds)
App
None
The Camp Snap has fairly unimpressive specs, not too surprising for something that costs $70. The version I bought was V105, which overall looks the same as previous versions but has the ability to install custom filters for the photos and a slight redesign of the flash toggle.
The toggle also turns the camera on and off. Previous versions used the shutter button to do that. I can see why they made that change. It’s far less likely to take 50 photos of the inside of your bag with a physical power switch.
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Surprisingly, the camera actually has a removable microSD card on the bottom under a door that’s secured with a screw. That’s not exactly the most user-friendly design, which I suppose is why Camp Snap recommends connecting the camera via USB and barely mentions the card.
Next to the card slot, hidden by the same door, are the extent of the Camp Snap’s settings: a mode button and two others for up and down. This is to set the date recorded in the photo’s metadata. That’s it. No exposure settings, modes, switchable filters, nada.
This camera was designed to replicate the feeling of using disposable film cameras. If you want more than that, look elsewhere.
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You can install a filter for your photos, though this process also isn’t user-friendly. To switch filters, you need to plug the camera into a computer and download a .flt file from the Camp Snap website, drop it into the camera’s memory and all images taken after that will use that filter’s settings. You can’t change it on the go, and unlike the Flashback, you don’t get unfiltered photos to adjust later.
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You can, however, design your own filter if one of the premade options on the website isn’t to your liking. It’s an easy-to-use interface, complete with a preview of your adjustments.
Most people buying the Camp Snap will probably stick with either the preinstalled “Camp Classic” or “Vintage” filter (it’s called both on different parts of its site) or choose one of the other premade ones that are available, but being able to design your own this easily is a great feature.
However, again, switching filters isn’t as simple as pressing a button or scrolling through menus.
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The filter design page on Camp Snap’s website.
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Not having Bluetooth or Wi-Fi is likely one of the reasons the Camp Snap is so cheap. It’s also why spending a bit more on the Flashback is probably a wise investment. Not having to connect to a computer to do anything is definitely a bonus.
The other problem is that the base image quality isn’t great, limiting the effectiveness of the filters in general. I’ll get to that in the next section.
Usability and photo quality
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All images in this section are unedited other than cropping and use the preinstalled Camp Classic/Vintage filter unless otherwise noted.
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Using the Camp Snap isn’t quite as satisfying as the Flashback either. First, it feels even more cheaply made. You wouldn’t think there’d be much of a difference between the Camp Snap’s 97 grams and the Flashback’s 147 grams, but it’s noticeable, and the lighter Camp Snap feels even more disposable.
There’s less tactile and audible enjoyment as well, with a cheap-feeling shutter button, extremely unsatisfying electronic shutter sound and none of the ratcheting click-click-click of the Flashback’s “film” advance dial.
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That said, with a single button and no settings to adjust, the Camp Snap is obviously very easy to use. It doesn’t even have a screen, unless you count a small monochromatic LCD that shows the picture count. You can line up a shot with an optical viewfinder. These never worked particularly well, but it’s better than nothing.
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Going for the retro aesthetic is one thing, but it invites the question: What’s retro? Does that mean the 2000s digital cameras? Or is it 90s disposable film cameras? Black and white?
Digital cameras have long had settings and “filters” that adjust how the final image looks. Some, like many Fujifilm cameras, have built a cult following around their filters (or, as we in the cult call them, recipes).
The Camp Snap’s preinstalled filter is alternately called Camp Classic or Vintage, which they describe as “that classic summer camp vibe.” But again, summer camp from what period?
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The images with the preinstalled filter have an overly warm color temperature that wasn’t typical in-era, but some imagine it was. The images are noisy and oversharpened, looking vaguely like a budget 2000s digital camera or early camera phone. The camera also tends to blow out highlights. They look better than the Kodak Charmera, at least.
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From left to right: Camp Classic/Vintage, Kodaclone, 101Clone and a custom “neutral” filter made using the website tool’s Standard preset.
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I can see what Camp Snap was trying for with the looks of some of the filters, but because the underlying images are mediocre, the filters end up looking like the kind of filters you’d get on a cheap digital camera that you never use after the first day.
Then again, that’s not entirely different than what Camp Snap says it’s going for with this camera. Such marketing just ends up feeling like “if you can’t fix it, feature it,” though. Or to put it another way, you could do what these filters are doing on a camera that produces better images, and the final result would overall be better.
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Maybe I’m overthinking it. If people wanted “better” photos, they wouldn’t be looking to mimic old disposable cameras.
More camp, less snap
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I’ve mentioned it a bunch in this review because I came away from my time with the Flashback rather enamored with it. It’s a nostalgia-induced dopamine hit for those who used disposable cameras and something delightfully retro for many (most?) of its potential customers that likely never experienced such things the first time around. That’s fine — every generation has that about something.
The bones on the Flashback were good, though. It took decent pictures for a $120 camera, and it was easy to use. I didn’t get that same warm feeling after my time with the Camp Snap. This is a very inexpensive camera that feels and performs like a very inexpensive camera, trying to mimic something it isn’t.
The Camp Snap has the added hassle of needing to connect to a computer to view your images. Not ideal. Even if you have a microSD card reader for your phone, you’d need to also carry a tiny screwdriver to get at the card. Also not ideal.
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Then there’s the pictures themselves, which are retro but in a bad way. The Flashback presents images that are an idealized aesthetic of what once was. The Camp Snap is what was, specifically, the worst cameras of the era.
Swan boats with the 101Clone filter taken approximately 0.75 miles from the 101 highway.
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Physically, though, it looks great, and is available in a selection of colors I wish more products had in this era of grays on grays on grays. I don’t believe for a second they sell out of specific colors as often as its website says. That manufactured scarcity seems to be a trend in budget camera viral marketing.
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For a little more, the Flashback is the better option. Also, for the same price as that camera is a step-up Camp Snap model, the CS-Pro, which has a 16-megapixel resolution and the ability to choose between four filters on the fly. Plus, it upgrades the flash from the base model’s LED to Xenon.
That latter feature should help get that 90s flashbang look when using it. Camp Snap’s marketing says it has better image quality, but it still doesn’t have Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. It also has a silver-on-black design that looks like SLRs from the 70s. To each their own, but I prefer the color options of the base Camp, snappy as they are.
While there are Canadian AI companies, they remain for-profit enterprises, their interests not necessarily aligned with our collective good. The only real alternative is to be bold and invest in a wholly Canadian public AI: an AI model built and funded by Canada for Canadians, as public infrastructure. This would give Canadians access to the myriad of benefits from AI without having to depend on the U.S. or other countries. It would mean Canadian universities and public agencies building and operating AI models optimized not for global scale and corporate profit, but for practical use by Canadians…
We are already on our way to having AI become an inextricable part of society. To ensure stability and prosperity for this country, Canadian users and developers must be able to turn to AI models built, controlled, and operated publicly in Canada instead of building on corporate platforms, American or otherwise… [Switzerland’s funding of a public AI model, Apertus] represents precisely the paradigm shift Canada should embrace: AI as public infrastructure, like systems for transportation, water, or electricity, rather than private commodity… Public AI systems can incorporate mechanisms for genuine public input and democratic oversight on critical ethical questions: how to handle copyrighted works in training data, how to mitigate bias, how to distribute access when demand outstrips capacity, and how to license use for sensitive applications like policing or medicine…
Canada already has many of the building blocks for public AI. The country has world-class AI research institutions, including the Vector Institute, Mila, and CIFAR, which pioneered much of the deep learning revolution. Canada’s $2-billion Sovereign AI Compute Strategy provides substantial funding. What’s needed now is a reorientation away from viewing this as an opportunity to attract private capital, and toward a fully open public AI model. Long-time Slashdot reader sinij has a different opinion. “To me, this sounds dystopian, because I can also imagine AI declining your permits, renewal of license, or medication due to misalignment or ‘greater good’ reasons.”
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But the Schneier/Sanders essays argues this creates “an alternative ownership structure for AI technology” that is allocating decision-making authority and value “to national public institutions rather than foreign corporations.”
If you’re at all familiar with digital computing, you’ll know that computers represent everything in binary values of one and zero. Except that’s not technically the only way to do computing! You can use any numerical system you like if you build your hardware to suit, as [Jeroen Brinkman’s] ternary adder demonstrates.
As you might guess from the prefix, “ternary” refers to a base-3 numerical system. In this case, [Jeroen] implemented a balanced ternary system, which effectively uses values of -, 0, and + instead of just 1 and 0. The adder is built using relay logic, and is designed to handle 4 trits—the ternary equivalent of bits, where each trit can have one of the three aforementioned states. On a hardware level, trit states are represented with voltages of -5, 0, or 5 V in this case, and are handled with special tri-state switching elements that [Jeroen] constructed out of simple SPDT relays.
[Jeroen]’s write-up does a great job of explaining both ternary basics as well as the functioning of the adder. It’s also quite intuitive because it’s possible to see the relays clicking away and the LEDs flashing on and off as the circuit does its work to add values stored in ternary format.
If you’re cooking up your own computing apparatus that uses some weird number system or something, remember—we’d love to hear about it on the tipsline!
Unlike recent MacBook Air and Pro models, where Apple’s unibody “top case” design turns keyboard problems into major surgery, the Neo’s keyboard is treated as its own part rather than being permanently bundled with the upper shell. Read Entire Article Source link
David Pogue, author of “Apple: The First 50 Years” is our special guest talking about what did and did not make it into the book, plus there are rumors of the HomeHub and real-world news of the MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.
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Microsoft is investigating several issues causing email synchronization and connection problems when using the classic Outlook desktop client.
The first bug causes “Can’t connect to the server” errors when creating groups in classic Outlook when Exchange Web Services (EWS) is enabled for the tenant.
According to Microsoft, this occurs because the AD Graph call for ValidateUnifiedGroupProperties fails with the following error: “An internal server error occurred. The operation failed. Both AAD and MSGraph clients are null or AAD Graph is disabled for this API.”
“The Outlook Team is working to release updated group functionality that uses REST APIs which will address this issue. We will update this topic as soon as we know the REST release specifics,” Microsoft said in a recently published support document.
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Until a fix is available, Microsoft advises affected users to create and edit groups using the new Outlook client or Outlook Web Access (OWA).
The other known issue is triggering 0x800CCC0F and 0x80070057 when synchronizing Gmail and Yahoo accounts in classic Outlook.
Classic Outlook sync errors (Microsoft)
“After changing your Gmail or Yahoo account passwords in classic Outlook you are not prompted to sign in. There might be other circumstances that lead to this same issue that we are investigating,” Microsoft said.
The Outlook team is working to identify the root cause of this known issue and will share more details once a fix is available.
Until then, customers are advised to work around the sync problems by deleting the registry entries for the affected email address under the Identities key at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Identity\Identities in the Windows Registry Editor.
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Microsoft is also investigating a classic Outlook bug, acknowledged almost two months after the first reports surfaced online, that causes the mouse pointer to disappear for some users. The same issue also affects some users of OneNote and other Microsoft 365 apps.
Redmond has asked affected customers to open a support case with the Outlook Support Team through their Microsoft 365 admin and submit diagnostic log files to assist the Outlook team with analysis.
As temporary workarounds, affected users can click an email in the message list when the cursor disappears, which may cause it to reappear, or switch to PowerPoint, click into an editable area, and then return to Outlook, which may also restore the mouse pointer.
If neither of them works, Microsoft said that restarting the impacted computer should also resolve the issue temporarily.
Microsoft has released an out-of-band (OOB) update to fix a security vulnerabilities affecting Windows 11 Enterprise devices that receive hotpatch updates instead of the regular Patch Tuesday cumulative updates.
The KB5084597 hotpatch update was released yesterday to fix vulnerabilities in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) management tool that could allow remote code execution when connecting to a malicious server.
“Microsoft has identified a security issue in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) management tool that could allow remote code execution when connecting to a malicious server,” reads an advisory from Microsoft.
“This issue only applies to a limited set of scenarios involving Enterprise client devices running hotpatch updates and being used for remote server management.”
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The KB5084597 update is for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, as well as Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 systems.
“An attacker authenticated on the domain could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a domain-joined user into sending a request to a malicious server via the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Snap-in,” reads the description for all three flaws.
The company says the hotpatch update is cumulative and includes all fixes and improvements from the March 2026 Windows security update released on March 10.
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While the vulnerabilities were already fixed on Patch Tuesday, installing cumulative updates requires devices to be rebooted. However, some devices are used for mission-critical applications and services that cannot be easily rebooted.
To protect these types of devices, hotpatch updates apply new vulnerability fixes by performing in-memory patching of running processes to deliver fixes. At the same time, they update the files on disk so that the next time the device reboots, the fixes are still present.
Microsoft says it previously released hotfixes for these flaws, but re-released them yesterday “ensure comprehensive coverage across all affected scenarios.”
However, Microsoft says the hotpatch will only be offered to devices enrolled in the hotpatch update program and managed through Windows Autopatch, where it will be installed automatically without requiring a restart.
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Few electric scooters can touch 70 mph, let alone flirt with 100. Determined to close that gap himself, President Chay spent several weeks in his workshop piecing together something truly out of the ordinary. At the heart of it were three QS273 motors, each capable of putting out 30,000 watts on their own, adding up to a staggering 90,000 watts at peak output. Power came from three separate battery packs, each running at 72 volts and 45 amp hours, with every single pack requiring 600 individual lithium ion cells to build.
All that battery capacity translated directly into range, with calculations suggesting the scooter could cover more than 100 miles on a full charge. Keeping everything stable under that kind of weight and power was its own engineering challenge, and the answer was a robust aluminum frame built to absorb the stress without flexing. Dirt bike forks handled the front end, while custom steel brackets at the rear kept the axles locked firmly in place. Additional bracing was added around the neck and the belly of the frame to house all the electronics and keep the whole thing composed when the torque really starts to build.
POWERFUL MOTOR AND LONG BATTERY LIFE – The 350W electric brushless hub motor allows for speeds up to 18mph. High capacity battery with a Max. travel…
STABLE AND DURABLE FOR COMMUTING – Extremely smooth when accelerating and turning, Hiboy electric scooters have been made solid and durable quality…
BEING SAFER WITH TECHNOLOGY – Hiboy E-Scooter S2 are made with front, middle and rear 3 lights. And double braking system features a disc braking and…
Suspension came next, with simple shocks and pillow block bushings fitted to keep all four wheels planted on even the roughest surfaces. By the time everything was bolted together and a rider climbed aboard, the whole machine tipped the scales at 400 pounds. Hit full throttle and none of that weight seemed to matter in the slightest. Fifty miles per hour arrived in roughly two seconds, leaving a very convincing set of black marks on the pavement as proof.
Testing started with a single motor on a controlled stand, and the numbers were immediately eye opening, with wheel speed climbing past 120 miles per hour before hitting its limits. Out on the open road with all three motors singing together, things got seriously interesting. The quickest run saw the GPS clock 99.4 miles per hour, close enough to the century mark that the team celebrated as though they had actually cracked it. What nobody quite expected was how planted and composed the scooter felt at those speeds. They even had the rider lift both hands off the handlebars for a stretch, and the scooter just carried on without so much as a wobble.
The ultimate test came in the form of a side by side drag race against a stock Gotrax scooter, and it was over almost before it began. The custom build launched off the line and was gone, leaving the Gotrax looking rather sorry for itself. Even after all those high speed runs the range held up impressively well, which was a result in itself.
