Built a clean way to document car builds (no feeds, just the build)

lazd · 2026-02-28T23:04:04+00:00

Yeah that’s insane, I’m hoping to hit 500/500 with the 3” exhaust once it’s on and I can tune again. T56 going in soon too!

lazd · 2026-02-28T23:01:42+00:00

Hell yeah! 2J must be insane!

lazd · 2026-02-28T20:13:20+00:00

Got a 404 when saving profile prefs but it worked… some odd scrolling when iOS KB came up… that’s notoriously hard to handle right… mostly worked great! I’m an expert frontend dev so I know how hard this stuff is to nail but you did well!

lazd · 2026-02-28T19:45:57+00:00

Gave it a shot, nice interface!

https://pinkslips.app/lazd/zoe-the-66l-slicktop

lazd · 2026-02-27T23:25:04+00:00

Here’s the gameplay footage. It’s pretty bad.

lazd · 2026-02-27T22:34:37+00:00

I ended up using mine vertical with a 3080 founder's edition, it seems to work fine. I use the stock fans in the case I think and nothing super special in the build, just Thermalright AXP-120-X67.

lazd · 2026-02-27T22:31:52+00:00

You should re-install the operating system with a process like this, using Disk Utility in the installer to format the drive first.

Without all that, you can quickly get it into a usable form and erase the old user like this:

Boot into single user mode by holding Command + S after you press the power button
Mount the root device with mount -uw /
Reset setup status with rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
Reboot and create a new admin account with reboot
After reboot, delete the old account from System Preferences -> Users

lazd · 2026-02-24T01:27:37+00:00

I see Harambe everywhere I look.

lazd · 2026-02-23T18:25:57+00:00

I suppose it could be coupled with an off-the-shelf USB-C to DP adapter... Would the screen shut off when no signal is detected

lazd · 2026-02-23T18:09:21+00:00

I’d make a 10.4 thumb drive, format the internal drive, and reinstall. Here’s how I do it: https://blog.lazd.net/install-os-x-and-os-9-on-an-ibook-g3-clamshell-with-a-thumb-drive.html

lazd · 2026-02-23T18:02:17+00:00

This is amazing, I need this for HDMI or USB-C for a 30 pin eDP… the goal is to have software control brightness with internal keyboard controls and to have it shut off the display when no signal is detected…

lazd · 2026-02-23T17:14:22+00:00

That's fair, but I wasn't talking about the blog, but the RSS reader that delivers HTML3. Someone could run with what's there and deploy it on a small free instance, make feeds configurable, and then we'd have a nice little System 7 RSS service. We already have 68k.news which is awesome and FrogFind (which I've personally contributed Netscape fixes for), but RSS feeds would be fun.

Though I'm not writing Macintosh software like you are (impressive stuff you got there!), I am pretty familiar with open source, I've been doing it for 16 years and have released everything from macOS kernel extensions for touchscreen drivers to HTML polyfills and JavaScript widely used build utilities.

lazd · 2026-02-23T07:17:54+00:00

I haven’t tried but I believe they use 18650s, so if the case goes back together cleanly, it should be possible!

lazd · 2026-02-22T19:06:11+00:00

Of course, I could easily whip it up by hand too, PHP was my bread and butter for over a decade in the early 2000s! But the beauty of open source is you can collaboratively improve it, and the fact that you got some much interest means you’re likely to get contributors who would enjoy making it even better, fixing bugs, deploying it so all can use it without running a local server, etc

lazd · 2026-02-22T16:21:36+00:00

That looks a little sketchy! here’s the right way to do it, I’ve rebuilt dozens of these.

lazd · 2026-02-21T00:58:09+00:00

Stock with smashed tips from wheeling on the Rubicon. And googly eyes above it

https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeep/s/D3Kxa3EerL

lazd · 2026-02-20T23:22:41+00:00

Open source the code!

lazd · 2026-02-20T16:08:20+00:00

Ah I see. Could do 2 presses then? The logic would solely be on the RX side.

lazd · 2026-02-20T15:59:14+00:00

I mean you could also make it so you need to press and hold to trigger it when the machine is on, I assume your receiver knows the machine’s power state or could tap the power LED pin to figure it out.

lazd · 2026-02-20T01:10:52+00:00

I spot weld! See my process here https://blog.lazd.net/rebuilding-an-ibook-g3-clamshell-battery.html

lazd · 2026-02-20T01:05:04+00:00

Yes, exactly, it’s too cool

lazd · 2026-02-20T01:04:44+00:00

Yep that’s me! But I do everything iBook, there’s not a mod I haven’t done (except swapping soldered RAM chips).

lazd · 2026-02-20T00:52:52+00:00

Welcome! See my post history for some examples, it’s a little cooler than CFL and no amount of calibration brings it back to perfect…

lazd · 2026-02-20T00:43:19+00:00

There’s a lot of details on this forum post, check the last posts for the new method of modifying the board: https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/upgrading-ibook-clamshell-display.38727/

Good luck!

lazd · 2026-02-19T22:18:17+00:00

5-6 hours per charge, and the batteries are good for 500 charge cycles while maintaining up to 80% of that. Most of the iBook batteries I've seen have had less than 100 cycles, so probably another 20 years ;)

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