NFC quirk as a HID keyboard
I got an NFC reader at work and had to begin registering cards for our newly installed door-entry system. Sadly, instead of proper UIDs of the cards, I would get what seemed incorrect data at first and I thought that it was a Linux issue since it worked fine on a Windows VM in pass-through mode.
Disabling that pesky turbo button on my gamepad
I started playing a racing game again and the way I have my bindings bound for it, I would accidentally press the gimmicky turbo button which on this specific old gamepad of mine was right next to the d-pad. I wanted to somehow disable the turbo button and I didn’t realise until I disassembled the gamepad that a small piece of electrical tape was all I needed.
Connecting a USB 3 drive to a WiFi router causes signal interference
I own a router with a USB 3 port and I was surprised that connecting a USB 3 drive to it kills the router’s 2.4 GHz WiFi completely. While it might sound like superstition, USB 3 WiFi interference is a known issue.