Posts on Privacynerd's blog https://blog.privacynerd.de/en/posts/ Recent content in Posts on Privacynerd's blog Hugo en Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:11:20 +0200 Self-built UV exposure unit (LED) https://blog.privacynerd.de/en/posts/diy-uv-pcb-exposure-unit/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:11:20 +0200 https://blog.privacynerd.de/en/posts/diy-uv-pcb-exposure-unit/ <p>If you&rsquo;ve been around the (electronics) DIY scene for a while, at some point you can&rsquo;t avoid circuit boards (printed circuit boards/PCBs). The main advantages over soldering circuits by hand on perforated or strip-grid boards are that they are easier to replicate (once designed a circuit can theoretically be produced as often as you like) and that space can be used more efficiently (a board is almost always smaller than a soldered perforated grid board with the same circuit). Ultimately, devices with circuit boards also simply look more professional. There are certainly more advantages (and of course also disadvantages!), but I will not list them here for the sake of simplicity.</p> How everything began - or: the first post! https://blog.privacynerd.de/en/posts/how-it-all-began/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:10:20 +0200 https://blog.privacynerd.de/en/posts/how-it-all-began/ <h2 id="thinking">Initial considerations</h2> <p>I&rsquo;ve been thinking about how to write this post for a long time. What needs to be told, what is unimportant? A lot has to be left out for the sake of clarity, and I might not even remember some of it. In any case, I would like to use this article to explain my intention in starting this blog. But to explain that, you have to understand the origins.</p>