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Electronics

Probably the cheapest way to add SMS to an Arduino - Add GSM capability to an Arduino or other microcontroller for about $25 USD delivered. A very simple module to interface.
MSP430 LaunchPad - Tools and some loose notes about using the LaunchPad board from TI with GNU/Linux (Debian, mostly).

xscreensaver-placate plugin for Totem - Do you run Totem and XScreenSaver? Do you want one to talk to the other just like they used to? Install this simple Python plugin to Totem.
Tracking down "unauthorised content" errors on SSL pages - A tip for a simple and comprehensive way to work out what content in a web page isn't using https URIs when the page itself is served over https. Help avoid scary warnings for your users.
QuickPage patch - A quick and dirty patch to the QuickPage daemon to allow it to bind to specific addresses at startup. Bonus Debian init script.
Arpitrary - Automated arbitrary ARP spoofing daemon. A stand-in for "arpcatch" if you need one in a pinch.
Hotmail blacklisting saga - A funny set of exchanges I had with the Hotmail "postmasters" one day.
FairFax Media attempts to bring back the 90s - CONTEXT MENUS: NOT FOR YOU.
Brendan Battles is still spamming - and Rackspace isn't doing a damn thing about it (even though they could).