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Matt Crisara

Matt Crisara

Test Editor/ Service Editor, Autos at Popular Mechanics

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United States
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  • English
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  • Automobiles
  • Electrical

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How Christmas Lights Work - Incandescent Lights or LEDs? - Popular Mechanics

With the holiday season now here, it’s time to think about putting those Christmas lights up. These festive decorations don’t don’t stay on our homes forever, and we wanted to take it upon ourselves to demystify why they stop working and what you can do about it. Christmas lights themselves are a very simple circuit—in fact, they’re a great medium to learn about the flow of electricity.How Do Christmas Lights Work?Before we get into the complexities of whether Christmas lights are wired in serie…
about 1 year ago
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The Pentagon Wants to Electrify Its Military Vehicles—Here’s What T...

The automotive industry has long been navigating an environmental about-face to comply with increasingly stringent emissions restrictions—most automakers are now claiming they will exclusively sell electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030. New legislation would even allow this EV technology to trickle down into military vehicles. It’s a move that politicians have often conflated with deploying electric tanks in the not-so-distant future, yet the verbiage specifically references non-combat vehicles used t…
about 1 year ago
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How to Spot Deepfakes: AI-Generated Media, Explained - Popular Mech...

Back in the spring, an Instagram video surfaced of Britney Spears dancing. Nothing out of the ordinary there. But then, online sleuths noticed that when the pop star swept her arms up over her head, her face seemed to suddenly change in an instant, like she’d been wiping off a mask. Unsurprisingly, the footage blew up, and was swiftly deleted from the account. After the dust settled, there were two schools of thought on the video: one staunchly claiming the video was a deepfake—or a piece of sy…
about 1 year ago
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Hidden in Plain Sight: 2 Next-Gen Camo Systems Concealing U.S. Sold...

Widespread access to next-generation camouflage systems, like night vision and thermal imaging, has revolutionized how the U.S. Armed Forces conceal vehicles and personnel on the battlefield, with both technologies making it far easier to spot enemy forces, even in the dark. But because these rapid advancements are available to other militaries around the world, too, the U.S. has found itself in a technological arms race to see and not be seen. Here’s a quick primer on two simple innovations ke…
11 months ago
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Adobe’s New ‘Generative Fill’ Feature Is Basically Easy Mode For Ph...

Generative Fill still needs some work to match the skill level of dedicated design professionals.
11 months ago
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These Car Emergency Kits Keep You Prepped for Inclement Weather and...

Preparedness is key to peace of mind.
11 months ago
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Could AI Ever Become Conscious? Here’s the Truth About Thinking, Fe...

Amid the surge of interest in large language model bots like ChatGPT, an Oxford philosopher recently claimed that artificial intelligence has shown traces of sentience. We currently see AI reaching the singularity as a moving goalpost, but Nick Bostrom, Ph.D. claims that we should look at it as more of a sliding scale. “If you admit that it’s not an all-or-nothing thing … some of these [AI] assistants might plausibly be candidates for having some degree of sentience,” he told The New York Times.…
10 months ago
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How We Built and Tuned a Mechanical Keyboard

Mechanical keyboards have made a rapid resurgence as gamers and typists search for an improved typing experience. Ironically, keyboards were mechanical from the very start. These massive boards were large, unwieldy, and noisy, but yielded an amazingly tactile typing experience. These old relics were absorbed into the pages of history as the computer industry became lost in the pursuit of shrinking computers and their peripherals. Look at this article as less of an in-depth build tutorial and mor…
6 months ago
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The 7 Best Car Vacuums for Interior Cleaning and Detailing

Left unattended, the interior of your car can easily accumulate dirt, sand, trash, and other detritus. Along with looking unsightly, smaller contaminants can become embedded in your seats, doing significant damage as you get in and out of your vehicle. Keeping your interior pristine is relatively easy, and shouldn’t require an enormous amount of time. While shop vacs offer up fantastic functionality and power, they can prove to be unruly when space is at a premium. Instead, turn to one of these…
6 months ago
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A Labor Day Sale for the Gearheads: Save Up to 34% on New Rubber

Getting the maximum discount will involve a bit of paperwork, but new tires can significantly improve your vehicle’s comfort, performance, and safety.
4 months ago
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This Battery-Powered Soldering Iron Stacks Up to Bench-Top Models

The iFixit FixHub is a portable soldering iron that heats up fast and can be repaired.
3 months ago