Rather than using conventional bolts, some automakers rely on torque-to-yield bolts for specific engines. But why are these ...

Welcome to a new column called Driving Me Nuts. Here we are going to explore the different Linux kernel driver subsystems and try to understand the wide range of different interfaces they provide and ...

In the first part of this column (LJ, August 2002) we covered the basics of the tty layer and how to create a minimal tty driver. Now we move on and cover more of the tty layer, trying to explain some ...

A piece of communications history that allowed people who are deaf to make their own phone calls for the first time is on permanent display at RIT’s Wallace Library. One of the two modems used for the ...

The Federal Communications Commission is making big moves to help those with disabilities communicate. In a recent ruling, the FCC determined that it would replace the long-standing teletypewriter ...