Links Worth Clicking: The Internet Archive, the History of Ada Lovelace, & a Radio Time Machine

It’s almost time for the weekend, which means another installment of the NTC favorite links of the week. Some of the selections for this week were published a while back, but they’re so good, we’re including them anyway. If you see any great links in your weekend of leisure, share them with us in the forums or tweet at us.

The Internet Archive

Nice van, better suit! Image via Internet Archive Blog

Nice van, better suit! Jason Scott with the Internet Archive Van via Archive Blog

Imagine a group of people whose job it is to back-up the entire internet. You’ve just conjured the day job of an Internet Archive employee.

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Add 4 More USB Ports to C.H.I.P. Thanks to Open Source Hardware

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C.H.I.P. smothered in Queso DIP Photograph by JKW

C.H.I.P.ster Kolja Windeler (JKW on the forums) built an accessory board called Queso DIP that’s basically like attaching a powered USB hub directly to C.H.I.P.

The Queso DIP connects directly to C.H.I.P.’s header pins and provides 4 additional USB ports, plus it can power attached USB device and C.H.I.P.. This means you can plug-in anything from a webcam to USB hard drive and the Queso DIP will take care of the power management.

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Don’t Miss: Classic Circuits, the Complete History of the Millennium Falcon, or the AAduino

Circuit Classics via Crowd Supply

Circuit Classics via Crowd Supply

Now that the weekend is almost here, it’s a great time to catch up on the interesting stories you may have missed during the work week. These are some of the most interesting links we’ve shared around the NTC office this week.

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C.H.I.P. Does Embedded Linux Conference Things with the Free Electrons Team

Maxime (left) and Boris (right) helping Dr. K. scheme his future Linux presentation

Maxime (left) and Boris (right) helping Dr. K. scheme his future Linux presentation

This week in San Diego, Richard and Dr. K. joined up with Maxime, Antoine, and Boris from Free Electrons for the Linux Foundation’s Embedded Linux Conference.

The conference offers Linux developers who work on embedded systems — basically any device that isn’t a laptop, desktop, or large server– the chance to learn about new technologies, present their latest research, and to finally meet each other in person.

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PockulusC.H.I.P. or: How an April Fool’s Joke Turned PocketC.H.I.P. into the Most Affordable VR Headset in the World!

Some assembly required

Some assembly required

PockulusC.H.I.P. started as a joke. But then we actually got it working. That’s right, the most affordable standalone virtual reality headset in the world started as a joke and it works!

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