For example, the program given in Project 6 cannot be used to make a counter with a one-second delay between counts, as the displays cannot be updated while the program waits for one second. In this ...

This looks like one of those projects that started out as a glimmer of an idea and led down a rabbit hole. But it’s a pretty cool rabbit hole that leads to homebrew neon seven-segment displays ...

Inspired by a prank tweet, [Sam Ettinger] endeavored to create an SMD seven-segment display ... Each of the seven segments is a single 0201 LED. Six I/O lines and three resistors are required ...