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This is my blog, a new site by Chris Dell that I'm self-hosting on an N100 Mini PC. Expect posts on NixOS, Rust, embedded devices, and renewable energy!
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Using Rust to Build a $1 Handheld Gaming Console
Demo video of the console in action The CH32V003 is an interesting little chip - not just because it’s based on the up-and-coming RISC-V architecture, or because it comes in a tiny package, but mostly because you can buy it for $0.09 in bulk. Hard to believe this
My journey to a NixOS Router
About two years ago, I bought my first N100 Mini PC for little more than £100. At the time, the N100 was a brand-new chip - quad-core, all “E” (efficiency) cores borrowed from Intel’s Alder Lake architecture, with a mere 6W TDP. It competed with Raspberry Pis but delivered