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https://hackaday.com/2019/09/27/awesome-animation-channel-is-an-educational-rabbit-hole/ | Awesome Animation Channel Is An Educational Rabbit Hole | Kristina Panos | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"animation",
"blender",
"exploded view",
"mechanism"
] | Once [Shabab] clued us in to
the brilliant animations of [Jared Owen]
, we pretty much lost an afternoon exploring this incredible YouTube channel. Self-taught Blender wizard [Jared] combines fantastic animations with clear and concise explanations for the inner workings of everything from
Nerf guns
and
Fisher-Price co... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182808",
"author": "besenyeim",
"timestamp": "2019-09-27T13:35:02",
"content": "Not so fancy, but interesting animations of mechanisms here too:https://youtube.com/user/thang010146",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6183178",
... | 1,760,373,749.917343 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/3-words-to-describe-any-spot-on-earth/ | 3 Words To Describe Any Spot On Earth | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"address",
"addresses",
"coordinates",
"gps",
"map"
] | For quite a long while now, latitude and longitude has been the way humankind has navigated the globe. This is a perfectly workable system, but it’s a little overwrought for daily use by the layperson.
What3Words seeks to provide a simpler solution.
The system is based on splitting the surface of the globe into a grid ... | 118 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182658",
"author": "Dmitry Grinberg",
"timestamp": "2019-09-27T05:19:02",
"content": "Problem is that the algorithm is not open, and there is no promise of what happens when the company folds, or get bought, or anything else. you need to use their api, with no promises as to how th... | 1,760,373,750.525226 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/a-crane-fit-for-any-workshop/ | A Crane Fit For Any Workshop | Jenny List | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"crane",
"engine crane",
"lift"
] | Sometimes we will encounter items in our workshops that are a little bigger than we bargained for. An engine block, an anvil, or a particularly substantial machine tool. Lifting these things may be possible, but doing so risks injury, perhaps a hernia or worse. For these moments a particularly well-appointed workshop w... | 18 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182640",
"author": "Hunchback",
"timestamp": "2019-09-27T02:36:39",
"content": "Having cratered my back a number of years ago, I wish that I had bought my lift 5 years earlier. Things would be a lot simpler now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,373,749.973039 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/barcode-guitar-plays-more-than-beep-bop/ | Barcode Guitar Plays More Than Beep-Bop | Kristina Panos | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"Arcade buttons",
"barcode",
"barcode scanner",
"guitar",
"Joystick",
"midi controller"
] | One of our favorite things about the rise of hobbyist development ecosystems such as the Arduino is that it’s now possible to make a MIDI controller out of almost anything, as long as you have the the shields and the dedication. We’re glad that [James Bruton] takes the occasional break from making robots to detour into... | 5 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182697",
"author": "mime",
"timestamp": "2019-09-27T07:01:20",
"content": "This guy’s guys projects are interesting enough, so he shouldn’t have to pull an irritating face on his video pic. Maybe he doesn’t realise this.I especially am impressed with his robot projects.",
"pare... | 1,760,373,749.877307 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/mini-vfd-clock-floats-the-display-above-it-all/ | Mini-VFD Clock Floats The Display Above It All | Dan Maloney | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"clock",
"DS1302",
"high voltage",
"IV-21",
"MAX6921",
"rtc",
"vacuum fluorescent display",
"vfd"
] | As [sjm4306] says, “You can never have too many clocks based on obsolete display technologies.” We couldn’t agree more, and
this single-tube VFD clock
is one we haven’t seen before.
The vacuum-fluorescent display that [sjm4306] chose to base this clock on is the IV-21, an eight-digit seven-segment display on the smalli... | 14 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182586",
"author": "BotherSaidPooh",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T20:39:26",
"content": "Has one of these from a really old Commodore calculator, circa maybe the early 1990s.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6182590",
"author": ... | 1,760,373,750.232279 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/hypnotic-visuals-synthesizer/ | Hypnotic Visuals Synthesizer | Sharon Lin | [
"Musical Hacks",
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"analog synthesizer",
"opengl"
] | Ever wanted to make some seriously trippy retro graphics to go along with your lo-fi hip hop beats? Now you can, with [teafella]’s aptly named
Hypno Video Synthesizer
, a Raspberry Pi-based video synthesizer that digitally emulates and extends analog video workflows through colorization, shape generation, and feedback,... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182596",
"author": "echodelta",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T20:59:40",
"content": "I would love to see it patched into a classic Berlin schule sequencer based live show. Analogue video is instantaneous not delayed, so visual things are in the rhythm.The performance knobs are tiny and ... | 1,760,373,750.028672 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/review-osepp-stem-kit-1-a-beginners-all-in-one-board-found-in-the-discount-aisle/ | Review: OSEPP STEM Kit 1, A Beginner’s All-in-One Board Found In The Discount Aisle | Al Williams | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Microcontrollers",
"Reviews"
] | [
"arduino",
"Beginners",
"embedded",
"kit",
"OSEPP",
"stem"
] | As the name implies,
the OSEP STEM board
is an embedded project board primarily aimed at education. You use jumper wires to connect components and a visual block coding language to make it go.
I have fond memories of
kits from companies like Radio Shack
that had dozens of parts on a board, with spring terminals to conn... | 11 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182509",
"author": "Nathan McCorkle",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T17:19:58",
"content": "Looks like a stepper not a servo",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6182510",
"author": "Nathan McCorkle",
"timestamp": "2019-... | 1,760,373,750.17734 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/silicone-injector-gives-parts-production-a-shot-in-the-arm/ | Silicone Injector Gives Parts Production A Shot In The Arm | Kristina Panos | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"3D printed mold",
"production",
"silicone"
] | Many of us are happy to spend hours cooking up a solution that saves us seconds, if success means never having to do a hated task again. [frankensteinhadason] molds enough silicone parts that he grew tired of all the manual labor involved, so he
built a silicone injector to do it for him
. Now, all he has to do is push... | 14 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182486",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T16:34:48",
"content": "2 part silicone, I hadn’t heard of that before,thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6182553",
"author": "Robert Mateja",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,373,750.295869 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/the-future-of-diesel-is-on-shaky-ground/ | The Future Of Diesel Is On Shaky Ground | Lewin Day | [
"car hacks",
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art"
] | [
"cars",
"diesel",
"fossil fuel",
"fossil fuels",
"fuels"
] | Diesel is a fuel that has had a mixed history, with varying levels of take-up by consumers around the world. In the world of transport, diesel engines have offered better fuel economy and torque than comparable gasoline engines. Particularly popular in Europe, diesel established a strong consumer base in both small com... | 251 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182408",
"author": "fonz",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T14:16:03",
"content": "“Despite greater fuel efficiency, carbon dioxide output from a diesel engine is often far worse than that of a comparable gas motor”how is that possible?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies... | 1,760,373,750.828397 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/finally-run-useful-apps-on-a-windows-phone/ | Finally Run Useful Apps On A Windows Phone | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Phone Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"apk",
"apps",
"phone",
"sideload",
"software",
"windows"
] | Not every piece of technology or software can succeed, even with virtually unlimited funding and marketing. About the same number of people are still playing Virtual Boys as are using Google Plus, for example. In recent memory, the Windows Phone occupies the same space as these infamous failures, potentially because it... | 30 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182377",
"author": "NoxiousPluK",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T11:32:43",
"content": "Keep in mind that this only works for Windows Phone (8) and not Windows Mobile (10), so no luck on the Lumia 950/950XL yet.However those phones are capable of running a complete Windows 10 desktop usi... | 1,760,373,750.363071 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/modular-fixture-plates-perfect-for-small-production-runs/ | Modular Fixture Plates Perfect For Small Production Runs | Danie Conradie | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"3D printed fixtures",
"assembly line",
"assembly tools",
"fixtures",
"tooling fixture"
] | If you’ve ever done any small production runs of anything that needs a bit of assembly, you know that jigs and fixtures are a huge time saver. However, these usually need to be mounted, which means you end up drilling holes in your workbench or making one-off mounting plates. [Jim Smith] is no stranger to this problem,... | 47 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182357",
"author": "ThisGuy",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T08:52:07",
"content": "While I wish [Jim] the best of luck with his venture, imho it’s still an expensive solution to a problem I’m not really having.My version of what he describes as a “flimsy piece of plywood” is still my go... | 1,760,373,750.920954 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/build-your-own-solenoid-engine/ | Build Your Own Solenoid Engine | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Engine Hacks"
] | [
"coil",
"diy",
"electromagnet",
"electromagnetic",
"engine",
"lathe",
"solenoid"
] | A solenoid engine is a curiosity of the electrical world. By all measures, using electricity to rotate something can be done almost any other way with greater efficiency and less hassle. But there’s just something riveting about watching a solenoid engine work. If you want to build one of your own and see for yourself,... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182343",
"author": "Scoops",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T06:42:28",
"content": "Would the flyback voltage eventually hurt the transistor?How about using a hall-effect sensor and some adaptive logic (mcu) to adjust the timing to maximize the speed?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,373,751.167159 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/return-of-the-miters-journal/ | Return Of The MITERS Journal | Sharon Lin | [
"Hackerspaces",
"News"
] | [
"journal",
"makerspaces",
"MITERS"
] | After a long hiatus, the MIT Electronic Research Society, better known as MITERS, has released their
summer 2019 edition
of the MITERS Journal, officially known as Volume 43 Issue 1.
The latest edition features a throwback to the first journal published in 1976, showing that some things just never change:
“What is MITE... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182317",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T02:16:56",
"content": "“with a tip speed of 200mph.”tip, as in dumpster?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6182337",
"author": "osamagirl69",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T05:... | 1,760,373,751.015037 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/tinker-pilot-project-cranks-cockpit-immersion-to-11/ | Tinker Pilot Project Cranks Cockpit Immersion To 11 | Donald Papp | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Games",
"Virtual Reality"
] | [
"diy",
"flight simulator",
"games",
"serial",
"space",
"virtual reality"
] | One of the more interesting ideas being experimented with in VR is 1:1 mapping of virtual and real-world objects, so that virtual representations can have physically interaction in a normal way.
Tinker Pilot
is a VR spaceship simulator project by [LLUÍS and JAVI] that takes this idea and runs with it, aiming for the ab... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182304",
"author": "dlcarrier",
"timestamp": "2019-09-26T00:13:59",
"content": "If you want to make the cabin vent realistic, make it so that you can’t close it all the way, even if it’s freezing outside, and make it so light turbulence occasionally opens it completely.Also, I’m je... | 1,760,373,750.967037 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/smartphone-case-doubles-as-chording-keyboard-with-gesture-inputs/ | Smartphone Case Doubles As Chording Keyboard, With Gesture Inputs | Donald Papp | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"accessibility",
"Bluefruit",
"bluetooth",
"chording",
"gesture",
"one handed",
"smartphone case",
"typecase"
] | Smartphones and other modern computing devices are wonderful things, but for those with disabilities interacting with them isn’t always easy. In trying to improve accessibility, [Dougie Mann] created
TypeCase
, a combination gestural input device and chording keyboard that exists in a kind of symbiotic relationship wit... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182258",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T20:38:13",
"content": "BTW, Palm’s Graffiti is now owned by ACCESS Co. and is still available for Android in the Play Store.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6183355",
... | 1,760,373,751.21557 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/espcopter-a-fully-customizable-drone/ | ESPcopter: A Fully Customizable Drone | Sharon Lin | [
"drone hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"crowdfunding",
"drone"
] | With so many capabilities for obstacle avoidance, the only natural progression for drones would be for them to be hand-controlled. For Turkish inventor [metehanemlik], even this wasn’t enough of a challenge, as he decided to create the ESP8266-Powered Mini Drone:
ESPcopter
, a programmable Arduino-compatible modular dr... | 5 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182238",
"author": "luenardi De Polo",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T19:11:15",
"content": "Nice idea for a platform.However pricing will determine the sale.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6182257",
"author": "Tom Fleet (@tomfl... | 1,760,373,751.500964 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/100-year-old-atomic-clock/ | 100 Year Old Atomic Clock | Gregory L. Charvat | [
"clock hacks",
"Featured",
"gps hacks",
"Interest",
"Slider"
] | [] | Precision time is ubiquitous today thanks to GPS and WWVB. Even your Macbook or smartphone displays time which is synchronized to the
NIST-F1
clock, a cesium fountain atomic clock (aka the ‘Atomic Clock’) that is part of a global consortium of atomic clocks known as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Without precise tim... | 33 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182221",
"author": "Antron Argaiv",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T17:19:17",
"content": "You lose points for not ncluding the R-390A in the photo.(I used to have an R-392)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6182236",
"author": "zap... | 1,760,373,751.970273 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/bend-some-bars-with-a-flywheel/ | Bend Some Bars With A Flywheel | Danie Conradie | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bar bending",
"gears",
"lathe",
"metal working",
"milling",
"rollers",
"welding"
] | The ability to look at a pile of trash, and see the for treasure is a skill we hold in high regard around here. [Meanwhile in the Garage] apparently has this skill in spades and built himself a
metal bar bending machine
using an old flywheel and starter pinion gear.
To bend metal using muscle power alone requires some ... | 16 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182184",
"author": "jafinch78",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T15:51:01",
"content": "Neat timing, project and article! Had a new answer yesterday regarding pulling these off with other answers relating to other types of pulleys also here:https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-get-the-engine-... | 1,760,373,751.664866 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/ask-hackaday-what-good-is-a-robot-dog/ | Ask Hackaday: What Good Is A Robot Dog? | Dan Maloney | [
"Ask Hackaday",
"Current Events",
"Interest",
"Robots Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"autonomous",
"boston dynamics",
"canine",
"dog",
"military",
"robotics",
"safety",
"spot"
] | It is said that Benjamin Franklin, while watching the first manned flight of a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier brothers in Paris in 1783, responded when questioned as to the practical value of such a thing, “Of what practical use is a new-born baby?” Dr. Franklin certainly had a knack for getting to the heart of an ... | 63 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182160",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T14:15:31",
"content": "“Either there’s something special about the canine layout that has lead multiple companies to pursue it for their robot platforms, or it’s a simple case of getting on the hype train started by Boston Dyn... | 1,760,373,751.880882 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/tilt-five-a-fresh-take-on-augmented-reality-tabletop-gaming/ | Tilt Five: A Fresh Take On Augmented Reality Tabletop Gaming | Maya Posch | [
"Crowd Funding",
"News"
] | [
"ar",
"augmented reality",
"gaming",
"jeri ellsworth",
"tilt five"
] | Tilt Five is an Augmented Reality (AR) system developed by Jeri Ellsworth and a group of other engineers that is aimed at tabletop gaming
which is now up on Kickstarter
. Though it appears to be a quite capable (and affordable at $299) system based on the Kickstarter campaign, the most remarkable thing about it is prob... | 28 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182095",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T11:11:58",
"content": "I saw this when it was first announced and am very excited for Jeri’s dev diaries. She has a youtube channel and plans on explaining a lot of the tech behind the glasses so I definitely recommend people chec... | 1,760,373,751.777431 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/25/hacked-tape-player-makes-for-a-unique-instrument/ | Hacked Tape Player Makes For A Unique Instrument | Tom Nardi | [
"classic hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"cassette tape",
"circuit bending",
"distortion",
"musical instrument"
] | [Gijs Gieskes] is certainly no stranger to hacked cassette players, but his latest triumph may well be the most approachable project for anyone looking to explore the world of unorthodox tape unspooling. By attaching a fairly simple add-on PCB to a modern portable cassette player,
the user is able to modify the playbac... | 11 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182079",
"author": "Martin",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T09:41:49",
"content": "Somehow it reminded me of tape bow violin by Laurie Anderson. Later incarnations were MIDI controllers, but original from 1977 used a peace of tape on a bow, and pickup on the violin.",
"parent_id": nu... | 1,760,373,752.032697 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/tracking-the-satellites-that-keep-us-on-track-monitoring-gps-galileo-beidou-and-glonass/ | Tracking The Satellites That Keep Us On Track; Monitoring GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, And GLONASS | Danie Conradie | [
"gps hacks",
"Space"
] | [
"gps",
"open source",
"sattelite",
"space flight"
] | We may not always be aware of it, but the daily function of the technological world around us is extremely dependent on satellite navigations systems. It helps the DHL guy deliver those parts you were waiting for, and keeps the global financial and communication systems running with precision timing. So, when these sys... | 3 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182053",
"author": "BT",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T08:09:19",
"content": "Thank you – I have often thought that satnav must contain some very interesting (and difficult) software: first calculate your position from the received satellite info, then draw a map on the screen with road... | 1,760,373,751.707783 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/smart-map-puts-on-a-show-thanks-to-arduinos-and-dmx/ | Smart Map Puts On A Show Thanks To Arduinos And DMX | Lewin Day | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"map",
"world map"
] | Maps can be a great way to get a message across when the data you’re dealing with affects people on a country’s population scale. [jwolin] works for a non-profit organization, and wanted a way to help people visualize the extent of their operations and the causes they deal with. To do that,
he created a nifty smart map... | 9 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182010",
"author": "Piecutter",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T04:30:13",
"content": "3 Windows 10 computers and 3 Arduino Nanos !?! Really?I could have done it with a ……….ah……..er……well, any number of single device solutions! Even a modified BD player! Hell even a modified VCR, if you’l... | 1,760,373,752.094986 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/finally-a-rotary-cell-phone-with-speed-dial/ | Finally, A Rotary Cell Phone With Speed Dial | Kristina Panos | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"relay",
"rotary cell phone",
"rotary phone",
"sms",
"speed dial"
] | If you’re reading this, chances are good that you’re the family IT department. We do what we can to help them, but there’s just no changing the fact that smartphones are difficult to operate with aging eyes and hands. When [sideburn’s] dad started complaining, he took a different approach. Instead of helping his dad ad... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6182011",
"author": "NFM",
"timestamp": "2019-09-25T04:36:08",
"content": "I wonder how hard it would be to add a small circular touchscreen (like used in smaetwatches etc) in the center of the dial so you can scroll up and down through a list of contacts then tap the one you want t... | 1,760,373,752.228453 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/copying-high-security-keys-with-openscad-and-light/ | Copying High Security Keys With OpenSCAD And Light | Tom Nardi | [
"lockpicking hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"3D printed keys",
"Anycubic Photon",
"DLP printer",
"openscad",
"sla printing",
"TSA",
"TSA master key"
] | The ability to duplicate keys with a 3D printer is certainly nothing new, but so far we’ve only seen the technique used against relatively low hanging fruit. It’s one thing to print a key that will open a $15 Kwikset deadbolt from the hardware store or a TSA-approved “lock” that’s little more than a toy, but a high-sec... | 24 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181926",
"author": "steven",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T20:26:52",
"content": "Next up, how small a 3D Scanner can you make?Followed by locks that test the resistance of a key.Then…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6182006",
... | 1,760,373,752.176076 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/fighting-household-air-pollution/ | Fighting Household Air Pollution | Sharon Lin | [
"The Hackaday Prize",
"Wearable Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"ESP32",
"international development",
"IoT",
"the hackaday prize"
] | When Kenyan engineer [Aloise] found out about the health risks of household air pollution, they knew there had to be a smart solution to combatting the problem while still providing a reasonable source of energy for families cooking without the luxury of cleaner fuels. Enter
OpenHAP
, a DIY household air pollution moni... | 35 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181882",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T18:34:44",
"content": "Kerosene not a particularly good fuel.Biogas might be better.https://www.climatetechwiki.org/technology/biogas-cook",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,373,752.317266 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/who-could-possibly-need-an-fpga-with-9m-logic-cells-and-35b-transistors/ | Who Could Possibly Need An FPGA With 9M Logic Cells And 35B Transistors? | Al Williams | [
"Current Events",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Rants"
] | [
"fpga",
"intellectual property",
"xilinx"
] | Xilinx recently announced the
Virtex UltraScale+ VU19P FPGA
. Of course, FPGA companies announce new chips every day. The reason this one caught our attention is the size of it: nearly 9 million logic cells and 35 billion transistors on a chip! If that’s not enough there is also over 2,000 user I/Os including transceiv... | 101 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181848",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T17:07:47",
"content": "Probably has a few military customers as well who want to process camera data.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6181866",
"author": "jafinch78... | 1,760,373,752.729349 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/dealing-with-invasive-species-through-robotics/ | Dealing With Invasive Species Through Robotics | Maya Posch | [
"green hacks",
"Robots Hacks",
"Science"
] | [
"invasive species",
"robot fish"
] | Throughout its history, humankind’s travels have often brought unwelcome guests along for the ride, and sometimes introduced species into a new environment for a variety of reasons. These so-called invasive species are all too often responsible for widespread devastation in ecosystems, wiping out entire species and dis... | 23 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181811",
"author": "Marty",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T15:49:25",
"content": "The title reads like a brief synopsis for Pacific Rim. :DInteresting findings, but how well would it work in real-world conditions?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,373,752.385366 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/a-virtual-tour-of-the-b-17/ | A Virtual Tour Of The B-17 | Tom Nardi | [
"Featured",
"History"
] | [
"aircraft",
"B-17",
"Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress",
"bomber",
"history",
"Nine-O-Nine",
"tour",
"wwii"
] | The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” is arguably the most recognizable aircraft of the Second World War. Made infamous by the daring daylight strategic bombing runs they carried out over Germany, more than 12,000 of these four-engined bombers were produced between 1939 and 1945. Thanks to the plane’s renowned survivabilit... | 98 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181785",
"author": "alxy",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T14:25:34",
"content": "I would argue the B29 is the most recognizable aircraft of the Second World War. Unfortunately, so few are left now. One could have been saved, but a cack-handed attempt to launch it from a rough snow-plow... | 1,760,373,752.887746 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/helicopter-chain-saw/ | Helicopter Chain Saw | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"chainsaw",
"helicopter",
"power-line",
"right of way",
"saw",
"tree",
"trimming"
] | Among the most dangerous jobs in the United States are timberjack and aircraft pilot. Combining the two wouldn’t sound like a recipe for success, but in fact it makes the job of trimming trees near pipelines and power lines much safer.
That’s what this helicopter-suspended chainsaw does
. And it definitely doesn’t look... | 54 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181700",
"author": "jeancf",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T11:17:19",
"content": "I bet it is not going to take long before the saw gets stuck into something and throws the helicopter in the power lines.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_... | 1,760,373,752.992136 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/asynchronous-routines-for-c/ | Asynchronous Routines For C | Al Williams | [
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"async",
"asynchronous",
"c++",
"protothreads"
] | [Sandro Magi] noted that the async/await idiom has become more prevalent in programming recently. According to him, he first encountered it in C# but has found examples of it in JavaScript and Rust, too. The idea is simple: allow a function to return but come back later to complete something that takes a long time. Of ... | 35 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181660",
"author": "TB",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T08:22:40",
"content": "Interesting. I’ve used boost’s async before but this looks really nice and easy / lightweight.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6181661",
"author": "cn... | 1,760,373,753.223332 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/rpi-tank-invades-living-room-teaches-opencv/ | RPi Tank Invades Living Room, Teaches OpenCV | Tom Nardi | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"line following robot",
"MotoZero",
"opencv",
"python",
"tank"
] | If you’re looking for a simple project to start exploring the intersection of OpenCV and robotics, then
the RPi Tank created by [Vishal Varghese]
might be a good place to start. A Raspberry Pi and a few bits of ancillary hardware literally taped to the top of a toy M1 Abrams tank becomes a low-cost platform for testing... | 8 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181634",
"author": "rcftcj",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T05:33:06",
"content": "That’s a japanese Type 90 tank.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6181776",
"author": "jake",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T14:12:38",
... | 1,760,373,753.090834 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/secrets-from-a-1969-analog-computer/ | Secrets From A 1969 Analog Computer | Al Williams | [
"History",
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"analog computer",
"analog computing",
"Chopper",
"ken shirriff",
"op-amp"
] | Today, most of what we think of as a computer uses digital technology. But that wasn’t always the case. From slide rules to mechanical fire solution computers to electronic analog computers, there have been plenty of computers that don’t work on 1s and 0s, but on analog quantities such as angle or voltage. [Ken Shirrif... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181622",
"author": "guest",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T02:45:14",
"content": "I remember reading about chopper amplifiers way back in circuit cellar, Don Lancaster column. I don’t remember ever using one, but the technique reminds me of using an NCO in a digital receiver with a smal... | 1,760,373,753.04452 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/magnets-make-this-panda-move/ | Magnets Make This Panda Move | Kerry Scharfglass | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"case",
"eGPU",
"ender 3",
"gaming",
"gpu",
"Lattepanda",
"magnets",
"Nintendo Switch",
"portable",
"SBC",
"single board computer"
] | A single board computer on a desk is fine for quick demos but for taking it into the wild (or even the rest of the house) you’re going to want a little more safety from debris, ESD, and drops. As SBCs get more useful this becomes an increasingly relevant problem to solve, plus a slick enclosure can be the difference be... | 17 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181591",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T23:57:19",
"content": "1. Get your ass to China.2. Get a load made.3. Profit!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6181595",
"author": "Daniel R.",
"timestamp": "2019-... | 1,760,373,753.152049 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/lora-based-plant-monitoring/ | LoRa-Based Plant Monitoring | Sharon Lin | [
"Microcontrollers",
"News",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"agriculture",
"IoT",
"LoRa",
"sensors"
] | Croatian engineers [Slaven Damjanovic] and [Marko Čalić] have developed a wireless system for farmers to
monitor plant conditions
and weather along their agricultural fields. The system uses an RFM95W module for LoRa communication, and devices are designed to be plug-and-play, battery-powered, and have long-range commu... | 28 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181555",
"author": "Luke",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T20:37:59",
"content": "Are there any “for dummies” level documentation about how to set up a basic LoRa gateway, and what can you do with it?All I see is things like the things network stuff, which is built as a more or less opaqu... | 1,760,373,753.302061 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/whats-your-fidget-spinner-say/ | What’s Your Fidget Spinner Say? | Sharon Lin | [
"LED Hacks",
"Microcontrollers",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"Fidget Spinner",
"persistence of vision"
] | The persistence of vision (POV) optical illusion is pretty common in cheap toys nowadays, but how cool would it be to have your own programmable POV message board? German electronics grad student [Matej] has luckily created an
open source fidget spinner
with a fully customizable POV display that lets you share whatever... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181529",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T19:06:19",
"content": "While some commentors complain of video links,this is a project/blog that could benefit from such.Is there one?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6181532",... | 1,760,373,754.139454 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/is-a-cheap-inverter-welder-worth-it/ | Is A Cheap Inverter Welder Worth It? | Jenny List | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Slider",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cheap welder",
"chinese welder",
"stick welder",
"welder"
] | We’ve all seen cheap welders for sale from the usual online sources, small inverter stick welders for a very tempting price. But are they any good? When my local supermarket had one in its offers aisle, I took the plunge and placed it in my cart alongside the usual week’s supply of Marmite. That was some time around th... | 138 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181506",
"author": "Douglas Coulter",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T17:20:59",
"content": "I was just looking at these for a totally different reason….I’m on an off-grid mostly solar homestead, but then there’s February – and fairly common use of a generator.Chargers that will eat a cou... | 1,760,373,754.520031 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/high-speed-pcb-design-hack-chat-with-bil-herd/ | High-Speed PCB Design Hack Chat With Bil Herd | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns"
] | [
"autorouting",
"bil herd",
"design",
"digital",
"fr4",
"gigahertz",
"high frequency",
"impedance. PCB",
"The Hack Chat",
"traces"
] | Join us on Wednesday, September 25 at noon Pacific for the
High-Speed PCB Design Hack Chat
with
Bil Herd
!
Printed circuits have become so commoditized that we seldom think much about design details. EDA software makes it easy to forget about the subtleties and nuances that make themselves painfully obvious once your d... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,373,754.198587 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/punch-through-switches-gears-shucks-beans/ | Punch Through Switches Gears, Shucks Beans | Tom Nardi | [
"Microcontrollers",
"News"
] | [
"ble",
"discontinued",
"Lightblue",
"LightBlue Bean",
"microcontroller",
"Punch Through"
] | Do you own a LightBlue Bean or Bean+ from Punch Through? If you don’t have one now, you probably never will, as the company has recently announced
they’re no longer selling or supporting the Bluetooth Low Energy microcontrollers
. The company says that after selling more than 100,000 Bean devices, the challenge of keep... | 10 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181497",
"author": "gregg4",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T16:22:33",
"content": "Does your Empire’s battle station come with that aux port? Or without? Or was only half built and we can destroy things from the empty side? But aside from that Tom, I agree the company certainly is taking... | 1,760,373,754.568334 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/fido2-the-dream-of-password-free-authentication-on-the-www/ | FIDO2: The Dream Of Password-Free Authentication On The WWW | Maya Posch | [
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art",
"Security Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"authentication",
"biometrics",
"ctap",
"fido2",
"online security",
"password-free",
"passwords",
"two-factor authentication",
"U2F"
] | Of all the things which are annoying about the modern World Wide Web, the need to create and remember countless passwords is on the top of most people’s lists. From dozens of passwords for everything from social media sites to shopping, company, and productivity-related platforms like Github, a large part of our day is... | 29 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181465",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T14:12:56",
"content": "“The assumption is made that one’s own systems are safe and secure, with every part of it known and audited. This implies that storing secrets on these systems is acceptable.”Secure boot, and DRM.",
... | 1,760,373,754.692046 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/speeding-up-drawing-to-mcu-connected-serial-displays/ | Speeding Up Drawing To MCU-Connected Serial Displays | Maya Posch | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"lcds",
"MCU",
"mipi",
"serial displays",
"spi"
] | Writing image data to serially connected (SPI/I2C) displays from a microcontroller is easy enough these days, courtesy of standards defined by the MIPI Alliance, yet there are some gotchas in it which may catch someone using it unaware.
[Larry Bank] wrote up a good summary
of how one can get maximum performance out of ... | 13 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181434",
"author": "deshipu",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T11:58:22",
"content": "That “AVR MCU” from the video has a raspberry logo on the back…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6181445",
"author": "Larry Bank",
"... | 1,760,373,754.738127 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/windows-3-1-screensavers-now-on-twitter/ | Windows 3.1 Screensavers, Now On Twitter | Lewin Day | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"retrocomputing",
"screensaver",
"vintage computers",
"windows 3.1"
] | Back in the early dawn of the GUI age, cathode ray tubes were the dominant display technology for the personal computer. In order to avoid burn-in of static display elements, screensavers were devised to help prevent this problem. Out of love for the software of yesteryear,
[Greg Kennedy] has put together a bot that po... | 14 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181398",
"author": "So9",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T08:33:17",
"content": "Is it really legal to upload win3.1 to git?https://github.com/greg-kennedy/dot_scr/blob/master/payload/__main__.zip",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "618... | 1,760,373,754.868719 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/22/the-miniware-ts100-as-a-usb-c-soldering-iron/ | The Miniware TS100 As A USB-C Soldering Iron | Jenny List | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"soldering iron",
"ts100",
"TS80",
"USB C"
] | Many readers will be familiar with the Miniware TS100 soldering iron, a lightweight temperature-controlled iron that is giving significantly more expensive soldering tools a run for their money. There is another model in the range, the TS80, which though it uses different tips than its sibling has the main distinguishi... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181385",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T05:30:50",
"content": "Unfortunately the TS-80 doesn’t use USB-PD, so although the connector is USB-C it only works with chargers and power banks that support Qualcomm QC3.0.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies... | 1,760,373,754.919451 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/22/control-lighting-effects-without-programming/ | Control Lighting Effects Without Programming | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"dmx",
"dmx512",
"java",
"led",
"led strips",
"lighting",
"processing java",
"software",
"stage",
"video",
"video editing"
] | Working in a theater or night club often requires a specialized set of technical skills that you might not instantly think about. Sure, the audio system needs to be set up and managed but the lighting system is often actively managed as well. For simple setups, this is usually not too difficult to learn. With more comp... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181372",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2019-09-23T02:14:40",
"content": "Following, I need this for my job, LEDs are taking over, I give it 5 years before we stop looking at LCDs for certain sizes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,373,754.618431 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/22/hackaday-links-september-22-2019/ | Hackaday Links: September 22, 2019 | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"atomic",
"camera",
"cmos",
"dlp",
"FSF",
"gnu",
"hackaday links",
"machining",
"open source",
"scandal",
"Stallman",
"WWV"
] | Of all the stories we’d expect to hit our little corner of the world, we never thought that the seedy doings of a now-deceased accused pedophile billionaire would have impacted the intellectual home of the open-source software movement. But it did, and this week
Richard Stallman resigned
from the Computer Science and A... | 45 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181349",
"author": "Saabman",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T23:09:20",
"content": "Between the the surgeons that mangle the endoscopes and the people in the reprocessing department – cameras in endoscopes need to be capable of withstanding a nuclear blast. If they can’t survive that the... | 1,760,373,754.823805 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/22/getting-the-heat-on-with-a-thermal-camera/ | Getting The Heat On With A Thermal Camera | Sharon Lin | [
"Android Hacks",
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"3d printing",
"thermal camera"
] | Need a quick way to tell your temperature before work tomorrow? Student maker [The Marpe] recently fashioned a sleek home-use
thermal camera
that even looks like a point and shoot. It works as an Android hardware add-on by integrating the readings from a MLX90640 far-infrared (FIR) thermal sensor with a STM32F042F6Px m... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181339",
"author": "Brandon",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T21:53:17",
"content": "Super cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6181340",
"author": "BT",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T22:12:12",
"content": "Well ... | 1,760,373,755.068616 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/22/watch-legged-robot-run-circles-around-its-bigger-brethren/ | Watch Legged Robot Run Circles Around Its Bigger Brethren | Donald Papp | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"brushless motor",
"esc",
"legged robots",
"mini cheetah"
] | [Ben Katz] posted about
bringing the Mini Cheetah (center, above) robot to the 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
held in Montréal, where it shared the floor with others for a workshop focusing on real-world deployment of legged robots. Those of you who haven’t been keeping up with legged r... | 11 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181310",
"author": "Dane",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T17:05:50",
"content": "GO BEN!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6181316",
"author": "JBC",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T18:11:22",
"content": "That was great…..now tell... | 1,760,373,754.970658 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/22/beaglebone-deep-learning-video-demo/ | BeagleBone Deep Learning Video Demo | Al Williams | [
"ARM",
"Machine Learning"
] | [
"ai",
"beagleboard",
"beaglebone",
"machine learning"
] | BeagleBoard often gets eclipsed by Raspberry Pi. Where the Pi focuses on ease-of-use, the BeagleBone generally has more power for hardcore applications. With machine learning AI all the rage now, BeagleBoard now has the
BeagleBone AI
, a board with specific features aimed at machine learning. A recent video (see below)... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181300",
"author": "Osgeld",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T14:25:44",
"content": "driving me nuts with the whole “have to click to see what the hack is” style of summaries lately, instead of spending your first paragraph telling me that a beagle bone and a pi are single board computers,... | 1,760,373,755.137208 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/22/an-arduino-enhances-this-7400-cpu/ | An Arduino Enhances This 7400 CPU | Jenny List | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"4-bit",
"74 logic",
"cpu"
] | How quickly could you make an entire computer from 74 series logic, from scratch? [Richard Grafton had only 30 days until the UK’s Retro Computer Festival and set out to
design and build his Cambridge-1 computer
in that time. The result is a machine spread across several breadboards, with neatly placed wiring and unexp... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181284",
"author": "Bonzadog",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T12:33:20",
"content": "Interesting – nice to see people getting involved with the electronics of computers. I tried building the Wireless World Computer – I am unsure but that must have been in 1967. That took a lot of my mon... | 1,760,373,755.59512 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/22/a-hard-rocking-arduino-visualization-shield/ | A Hard Rocking Arduino Visualization Shield | Tom Nardi | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"adc",
"audio meter",
"guitar pedal",
"led matrix",
"MCP6002"
] | Over the summer
[ElectroSmash] put the finishing touches on the Arduino Audio Meter
, a shield for the Arduino Uno that visualizes various aspects of an incoming audio signal on a set of four 8×8 LED dot matrices. Obsentisibly it’s for use on a guitar pedalboard, but thanks to the incredible documentation and collectio... | 7 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181279",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T11:07:08",
"content": "Looks great and is suitably useless I like it.Personally I like the idea of a tuner. Perhaps it could even use your guitar as input.High e for yes, low e for no.Strum up and down to navigate!",
"p... | 1,760,373,755.550711 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/iot-safe-keeps-latchkey-kids-phones-on-lockdown/ | IoT Safe Keeps Latchkey Kids’ Phones On Lockdown | Kristina Panos | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Arduino Uno",
"lock box",
"Lockbox",
"phone addiction"
] | Phones are pretty great. Used as telephones, they can save us from bad situations and let us communicate while roaming freely, for the most part. Used as computers, they often become time-sucking black holes that can twist our sense of self and reality. Assuming they pick up when you call, phones are arguably a good th... | 12 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181256",
"author": "Clemens",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T05:31:22",
"content": "Wouldn’t it be possible to put a short charging cable inside and attach that to a host port so you can retrieve some sort of ID when the device is plugged in? Would save one from having to guesstimate wha... | 1,760,373,757.514246 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/intelligent-control-for-that-cheap-diesel-heater/ | Intelligent Control For That Cheap Diesel Heater | Jenny List | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"diesel heater",
"ESP32",
"heater",
"heater controller"
] | If you own a caravan or a boat, you’ll know that keeping it warm can present something of a struggle. Open-flame gas heaters carry a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, while solid fuel stoves are heavy and require safe flues. The prospect of a diesel heater then is enticing, bringing as they use a safer fuel and allow ... | 40 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181248",
"author": "Antonio",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T03:35:31",
"content": "Why does it have an hc-05?, the esp32 already has built in bluetooth.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6181253",
"author": "NiHaoMike",
... | 1,760,373,757.927818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/larger-than-life-game-of-operation-is-the-future-of-healthcare/ | Larger-Than-Life Game Of Operation Is The Future Of Healthcare | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"claw machines",
"cnc",
"hasbro",
"maker faire",
"operation",
"philadelphia"
] | It’s hard to beat the warm memories of Hasbro’s
Operation,
a game that boils down the fine art of surgery to removing farcically named plastic bones and organs. Just in case you can’t conjure up the memory, the game board looks just like this huge version of it, but normally sits flat on the table and is no larger tha... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181228",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T00:09:26",
"content": "https://videosift.com/video/He-would-have-an-enormous-Schwanzstucker",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6181551",
"author": "SPOTechnology",... | 1,760,373,757.614389 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/can-you-read-me-the-time/ | Can You Read Me The Time? | Sharon Lin | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"clock hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"3D printed clock",
"word clock"
] | If you’re like the average clock user, you’ve probably gotten annoyed at reading analog clocks before. Typically, the solution is just to use a digital timepiece, but
[sjm4306]
has opted to make a
small word clock
that you can carry with you wherever you go to remind you of the time in the English language.
Unlike a si... | 11 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181208",
"author": "Doctor Duck",
"timestamp": "2019-09-21T20:41:34",
"content": "Very nice build, looks like it’s been fun to work on. Unfortunately I could never have it on my desk in its current form because every time “fourty” came up I’d have to smash it.",
"parent_id": nu... | 1,760,373,757.469903 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/mr-carlson-fixes-a-fridge/ | [Mr. Carlson] Fixes A Fridge | Dan Maloney | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"appliance",
"capacitor",
"refrigerator",
"relay",
"repair",
"teardown",
"zero crossing"
] | A dead refrigerator is an occurrence determined to frustrate any homeowner. First there’s the discovery of hundreds of dollars in spoiled food, and then the cost of a repair call and the delay of the inevitable wait for parts. It’s clear to see why
a hacker like [Mr. Carlson] would seek another way
.
Now, normally a fr... | 28 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181193",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"timestamp": "2019-09-21T17:37:05",
"content": "Wonder how hard this would be to reverse engineer and replace the board. I bet the hardest aspects would be tunning defrost and cooling profiles. Cooling would be doable with some watching but defrost... | 1,760,373,757.813735 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/openleg-the-open-source-robot-leg/ | OpenLeg – The Open Source Robot Leg | Richard Baguley | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"quadruped",
"robot",
"robot overlords"
] | There’s an old saying about standing on the shoulders of giants, but how about doing so with an open source leg? Well, your robots might do so at least, thanks to
OpenLeg
, a new open source project for building robot legs. Created by [Joey Byrnes], this started out as a senior project for a course at the University of... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181270",
"author": "Rabs",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T08:40:22",
"content": "Kick-boxing, very good! Love a good pun.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,373,757.853021 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/custom-game-pad-can-reprogram-itself/ | Custom Game Pad Can Reprogram Itself | Kristina Panos | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cherry mx",
"Gateron",
"keyboard",
"keypad"
] | In the heat of the moment, gamers live and die by the speed and user-friendliness of their input mechanisms. If you’re team PC, you have two controllers to worry about. Lots of times, players will choose a separate gaming keyboard over the all-purpose 104-banger type.
When [John Silvia]’s beloved Fang game pad went to ... | 7 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181156",
"author": "Khai",
"timestamp": "2019-09-21T11:37:18",
"content": "“If you’re team PC, you have two controllers to worry about.”*looks at desk*ooooopsss. I’m supposed to have..2?(have – keyboard, mouse, T-Flight HOTAS, Nostromo N52te keypad…… and those are the ones that a... | 1,760,373,757.555567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/flux-gate-magnetometers-make-a-special-current-probe/ | Flux Gate Magnetometers Make A Special Current Probe | Jenny List | [
"Parts"
] | [
"current",
"current probe",
"flux gate magnetometer",
"magnetometer"
] | There are moments when current measurement is required on conductors that can’t be broken to insert a series resistor, nor encircled with a current transformer. These measurements require a completely non-invasive technique, and to satisfy that demand there are commercial magnetometer current probes. These probes are h... | 11 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181140",
"author": "Mike Massen",
"timestamp": "2019-09-21T08:14:47",
"content": "Thanks, so in a simpler application should be able to tell me comparative polarity of a fixed magnet and with appropriate calibration change in field strengths of alternators and motors under test as ... | 1,760,373,757.970259 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/steam-bike-rocks-it-old-school/ | Steam Bike Rocks It Old-School | Lewin Day | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"recumbent",
"steam",
"steam power",
"steam-powered"
] | Petrol engines dominate the world of the automobile, while electric propulsion races to take an ever larger market share. Despite this, some still hold a flame for steam power.
Such aficionados would hold this build in high regard, from the recent past of 2014.
In steampunk, finish is everything.
The bike is of a recum... | 22 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181136",
"author": "Jan",
"timestamp": "2019-09-21T05:54:21",
"content": "Wow. What a nice looking bike. The wooden frame surprised me the most. Although I really like the steambike concept. And the whole thing is very compact, impressive project.",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,373,758.035627 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/meccano-max-gets-hacked/ | Meccano Max Gets Hacked | Lewin Day | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"meccano",
"robot",
"toy"
] | There are plenty of “smart” toys out in the marketplace, some with more features than others. Nevertheless, most makers desire complete control over a platform, something that’s often lacking in any commercial offering. It was just this desire that motivated [MrDreamBot] to
start hacking the Meccano Max
.
Meccano Max i... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181180",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-09-21T15:56:20",
"content": "“I am Groot!”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6181249",
"author": "profumple",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T03:36:39",
"content": "Oohh! Somebod... | 1,760,373,758.075964 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/rgb-lamp-with-microbit-powered-gesture-control/ | RGB Lamp With Micro:Bit Powered Gesture Control | Tom Nardi | [
"LED Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"bbc microbit",
"lamp",
"Micro:bit",
"Neopixels",
"RGB LED"
] | The Micro:bit is a very neat piece of hardware that, frankly, we don’t see enough of. Which made us all the more interested when
[Manoj Nathwani] wrote in to tell us about the gorgeous 3D printed RGB LED lamp he created
that uses the BBC-endorsed microcontroller to perform basic gesture detection. Purists will likely p... | 2 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181235",
"author": "Michael Wilson",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T01:58:40",
"content": "I love it, still unclear as the need for the arduino though? I run neopixel on the microbit all the time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "61... | 1,760,373,759.050788 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/fitness-tracker-hacked-into-optical-density-meter/ | Fitness Tracker Hacked Into Optical Density Meter | Dan Maloney | [
"chemistry hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"bacteria",
"densitometer",
"nRF51822",
"optical density",
"photodiode",
"sensor",
"Spectrophotometer"
] | What do fitness trackers have to do with bacterial cultures in the lab? Absolutely nothing, unless and until someone
turns a fitness band into a general-purpose optical densitometer
for the lab.
This is one of those stories that shows that you never know from where inspiration is going to come. [Chinna Devarapu] learne... | 5 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181077",
"author": "Leithoa",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T20:30:55",
"content": "It’s worth noting that optical density is somewhat wavelength dependent with 600nm / yellow light being the common choice. Certain species give more consistent results under different wavelengths. Since h... | 1,760,373,759.007724 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/a-stylish-home-for-your-next-esp-project/ | A Stylish Home For Your Next ESP Project | Tom Nardi | [
"home hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"enclosure",
"ESP32",
"ESP8266",
"home automation",
"ILI9341"
] | The ESP8266 and ESP32 are fast becoming the microcontroller of choice for, well, everything. But one particular area we’ve seen a lot of activity in recently is home automation; these boards make it so incredibly easy and cheap to get your projects online that putting together your own automation system is far more app... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181102",
"author": "dongwaffle",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T22:19:00",
"content": "The HASwitchPlate is a similar project offering a OSHW touchscreen home automation control surface.The HASP enclosure mounts inside an existing workbox and utilizes a 3D-printed faceplate that is the s... | 1,760,373,758.959001 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/hackaday-podcast-036-camera-rig-makes-cnc-jealous-become-your-own-time-transmitter-pi-hifi-with-80s-vibe-dj-xiaomi/ | Hackaday Podcast 036: Camera Rig Makes CNC Jealous, Become Your Own Time Transmitter, Pi HiFi With 80s Vibe, DJ Xiaomi | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Podcasts"
] | [
"cnc",
"dcf77",
"frequency counter",
"Hackaday Podcast",
"pong",
"Satellites",
"speak & spell",
"xiaomi"
] | Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys work their way through a fantastic week of hacks. From a rideable tank tread to spoofing radio time servers and from tune-playing vacuum cleaners to an epic camera motion control system, there’s a lot to get caught up on. Plus, Elliot describes frequency counting while M... | 5 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181900",
"author": "Joe Q.",
"timestamp": "2019-09-24T19:14:28",
"content": "Have you guys thought about dedicating part of your podcast episodes to a deep dive (or deep-ish dive) into particular topics? Like LoRA, or the Teensy boards, or temperature sensors, or Lidar, or whatever... | 1,760,373,759.276334 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/homemade-wall-stops-roomba-and-other-vacuum-tricks/ | Homemade Wall Stops Roomba And Other Vacuum Tricks | Al Williams | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"roomba",
"virtual wall"
] | If you have a Roomba, you know they are handy. However, they do have a habit of getting into places you’d rather they avoid. You can get virtual walls which are just little IR beacons, but it is certainly possible to roll your own. That’s what [MKme]
did
and it was surprisingly simple, although it could be the springbo... | 19 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6181011",
"author": "rastersoft",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T15:44:41",
"content": "Just when a project really can be done with a 555… :-D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6181022",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"times... | 1,760,373,759.587467 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/this-week-in-security-zeroconf-strikes-again/ | This Week In Security: Zeroconf Strikes Again, Lastpass Leaks Your Last Password, And All Your Data Is Belong To Us | Jonathan Bennett | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Security Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"ddos",
"elasticsearch",
"lastpass",
"This Week in Security"
] | VoIP cameras, DVRs, and other devices running the Web Services Dynamic Discovery (WSDD) protocol
are being used in a new type of DDoS attack
. This isn’t the first time a zeroconf service has been hijacked as part of a DDoS, as UPnP has also been abused in similar ways.
Feel like alphabet soup yet? A Denial of Service ... | 18 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180989",
"author": "kdev",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T14:54:20",
"content": "Between this WIndows Defender bug and the recent string of Windows fixes breaking Windows fixes, I’m guessing some Microsoft beancounter decided they didn’t need a QA department.“Regression tests? What are ... | 1,760,373,759.524138 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/3d-printed-virtuscope-is-a-raspberry-pi-4-cyberdeck-with-a-purpose/ | 3D Printed VirtuScope Is A Raspberry Pi 4 Cyberdeck With A Purpose | Tom Nardi | [
"Cyberdecks",
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"cyberdeck",
"cyberpunk",
"portable",
"Raspberry Pi 4",
"sdr",
"William Gibson"
] | William Gibson might have come up with the idea for the cyberdeck in 1984, but it’s only recently that technology like desktop 3D printing and powerful single board computers have enabled hackers and makers to assemble their own functional versions of these classic cyberpunk devices. Often the final product is little m... | 23 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180921",
"author": "Xeon",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T11:05:59",
"content": "Very very nice i wish i could afford the parts for a 3d printer",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6180922",
"author": "Mike McRoberts",
... | 1,760,373,759.656526 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/british-cops-catch-shooter-printing-villain/ | British Cops Catch Shooter-Printing Villain | Jenny List | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"3d printed firearm",
"firearm",
"uk"
] | It’s a perennial of breathless British tabloid scare reporting that 3D printers will unleash a tide of weapons upon the streets. But perhaps it might actually be time for Brits lock up their children, because London’s Metropolitan Police have announced
their first prosecution for 3D printing a handgun
. The gun picture... | 84 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180867",
"author": "deshipu",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T08:06:11",
"content": "I really can’t understand why people insist on printing guns, when a crossbow (or any number of variations on it) would be much more practical and deadly. I imagine a dart gun for poisoned darts would be ... | 1,760,373,759.891004 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/moon-elevator-could-be-sooner-than-you-think/ | Moon Elevator Could Be Sooner Than You Think | Al Williams | [
"Science"
] | [
"lunar",
"moon",
"space elevator"
] | The big expense in getting people to orbit or the moon or any other space destination is the cost of escaping the Earth’s gravity. One often-proposed solution involves building a giant space elevator from some point on the Earth to orbit. That sounds great, but the reality is the materials needed to make a giant stalk ... | 56 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180851",
"author": "Oneiridescent",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T06:57:52",
"content": "I’m wondering at the fundamentals – the earth is rotating, moon is revolving around earth ! The tall elevator would change direction, gradually phasing in and out of alignment, unless the elevator i... | 1,760,373,759.464201 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/tiny-vacuum-cleaner-sucks-in-a-good-way/ | Tiny Vacuum Cleaner Sucks (In A Good Way) | Al Williams | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"altoids",
"altoids tin",
"vacuum clenaer"
] | Sometimes something is remarkable not for its content, but for its size. A ball of yarn isn’t exciting for example, unless it’s a giant ball of yarn. At the other end of the scale writing your name is a quotidian event, but put it on a grain of rice and that’s ten bucks at the mall. [Toby Bateson] has been making vacuu... | 14 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180837",
"author": "Hoover",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T05:32:40",
"content": "it does not suck",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6180857",
"author": "BT",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T07:21:44",
"content": "“if you are loo... | 1,760,373,759.35349 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/analog-gauges-keep-an-eye-on-computer-performance/ | Analog Gauges Keep An Eye On Computer Performance | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"panel meter",
"python",
"resource monitor"
] | Keeping an eye on your computer’s resource utilization can be useful, particularly if you’re regularly doing computationally intensive tasks. While it’s entirely possible to achieve this with software tools, creating a dedicated hardware monitor can be cool too.
[Sasa Karanovic] did just that, with a set of old-school ... | 15 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180795",
"author": "EB",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T00:00:11",
"content": "What’s wrong with simple PWM to drive the meters? No need for a DAC, that’s overkill!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6180860",
"author": "Stu"... | 1,760,373,759.951496 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/riding-the-nostalgia-train-with-a-6502-from-the-ground-up/ | Riding The Nostalgia Train With A 6502 From The Ground Up | Dan Maloney | [
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"6502",
"hello world",
"homebrew",
"machine language",
"microprocessor",
"retrocomputing"
] | In the very early days of the PC revolution the only way to have a computer was to build one, sometimes from a kit but often from scratch. For the young, impoverished hobbyist, leafing through the pages of
Popular Electronics
was difficult, knowing that the revolution was passing you by. And just like that, the days of... | 44 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180749",
"author": "Sue",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T20:21:02",
"content": "Ben ROCKS.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6180801",
"author": "BrightBlueJim",
"timestamp": "2019-09-20T00:45:38",
"content": ... | 1,760,373,760.036262 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/pew-pew-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/ | Pew Pew In The Palm Of Your Hand | Tom Nardi | [
"Games",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"CircuitPython",
"handheld game",
"retrogaming"
] | It’s often said that “getting there is half the fun”, and we think that can be just as true when building hardware as it is during the roadtrip to your favorite hacker con. Many of us enjoy the process of planning, designing, and building a new gadget as much as playing with it when it’s done. We get the impression [Ra... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180740",
"author": "neotechni",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T19:08:29",
"content": "That looks cute. I like that we’ve reached the age where pretty much anyone can make a color handheld.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6180782",
... | 1,760,373,760.084391 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/pictorial-guide-to-the-unofficial-electronic-badges-of-def-con-27/ | Pictorial Guide To The Unofficial Electronic Badges Of DEF CON 27 | Mike Szczys | [
"cons",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Slider"
] | [
"badgelife",
"conference badges",
"DEF CON",
"defcon 27",
"unofficial"
] | DEF CON has become the de facto showplace of the #Badgelife movement. It’s a pageant for clever tricks that transform traditional green rectangular circuit boards into something beautiful, unique, and often times hacky.
Today I’ve gathered up about three dozen badge designs seen at DC27. It’s a hint of what you’ll see ... | 15 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180717",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T17:47:22",
"content": "I like the idea of incorporating the Bus Pirate into a badge!I’m musing on what other circuits could be incorporated as well.(a Joule Thief comes to mind.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replie... | 1,760,373,760.349965 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/3d-print-a-complete-wind-generator/ | 3D Print A Complete Wind Generator | Jenny List | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"savonius rotor",
"savonius wind turbine",
"Wind turbine"
] | For many of us our landscapes are dotted with wind turbines, the vast majority of which are horizontally aligned as if they were giant aircraft propellers. A much rarer sight is the vertical wind turbine, which remains a staple of the wind power experimenter. [Troy] and his brother
have posted a video
showing a small w... | 22 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180683",
"author": "Abraham Camarillo",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T16:17:18",
"content": "This looks like an excellent work to be honest. Taking an idea and refining it to become reality is no that easy, and I’m proud of them making things as brothers. But overall this can be greatly... | 1,760,373,760.14181 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/solar-system-wars-walmart-versus-tesla/ | Solar System Wars: Walmart Versus Tesla | Dan Maloney | [
"Current Events",
"Featured",
"green hacks",
"News",
"Original Art",
"Slider"
] | [
"fire",
"forensics",
"hotspot",
"investigation",
"MC4",
"photovoltaic",
"solar",
"solarcity",
"tesla",
"walmart"
] | It seems like hardly a day goes by that doesn’t see some news story splashed across our feeds that has something to do with Elon Musk and one or another of his myriad companies. The news is often spectacular and the coverage deservedly laudatory, as when Space X nails another double landing of its boosters after a succ... | 61 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180661",
"author": "theonethatshoulnotbenamed",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T14:58:18",
"content": "not familiar with the US legal system, but this seems like a smoke and mirrors maneuver to divert attention from something else.smoke… mirrors… yeah I’m on fire!",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,373,760.251034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/how-would-you-like-your-steak-printed/ | How Would You Like Your Steak Printed? | Al Williams | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"News"
] | [
"3dprinting",
"alt-meat",
"meat",
"redfine meat",
"vegan"
] | An Israeli start-up company,
Redefine Meat
recently raisedabout $6 million to perfect and commercialize its technology to 3D print meat alternatives, sometimes called alt-meat. The company claims that producing animal protein for consumption is unsustainable but that their product reduces environmental impact by 95% an... | 75 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180579",
"author": "yetihehe",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T11:24:36",
"content": "I would try to grill it. If it tasted good, super. But unfortunately probably won’t. I have to wait for lab-grown meat for now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"co... | 1,760,373,760.710331 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/superbly-synchronized-servos-swaying-softly/ | Superbly Synchronized Servos Swaying Softly | Kristina Panos | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Arduino Uno",
"pegboard",
"Popsicle stick",
"PWM controller",
"servo"
] | LEDs and blinky projects are great, and will likely never fade from our favor. But would you look at this sweeping beauty?
This mesmerizing display is made from 36 micro servos
with partial Popsicle sticks pasted on the arms. After seeing a huge display with 450 servos at an art museum, [Doug Domke] was inspired to mak... | 4 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180402",
"author": "͏͏",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T17:43:00",
"content": "Older relevant posts.https://hackaday.com/2016/01/01/making-a-wooden-multi-mirror-display-device/https://hackaday.com/2015/05/30/interactive-fur-mirror-follows-your-every-move/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k... | 1,760,373,760.451918 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/whats-in-a-name-tales-of-python-perl-and-the-gimp/ | What’s In A Name? Tales Of Python, Perl, And The GIMP | Sven Gregori | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Slider",
"Software Development"
] | [
"Ask Hackaday",
"gimp",
"open source",
"open source ethics",
"perl",
"python"
] | In the older days of open source software, major projects tended to have their
Benevolent Dictators For Life
who made all the final decisions, and some mature projects still operate that way.
Guido van Rossum
famously called his language “Python” because he liked the British comics of the same name. That’s the sort of ... | 58 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180347",
"author": "DainBramage",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T14:23:00",
"content": "What’s in a name? Confusion.Can we look at this from the perspective of the hobby programmer? He or she is self-teaching themselves to program, and all they see is a sea of programming language names ... | 1,760,373,760.598027 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/arduino-accelerometer-and-tensorflow-make-you-a-real-world-street-fighter/ | Arduino, Accelerometer, And TensorFlow Make You A Real-World Street Fighter | Dan Maloney | [
"Machine Learning"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"arduino",
"gesture",
"haptic",
"MKR1000",
"mpu6050",
"street fighter",
"tensorflow"
] | A question: if you’re
controlling the classic video game Street Fighter with gestures
, aren’t you just, you know, street fighting?
That’s a question [Charlie Gerard] is going to have to tackle should her AI gesture-recognition controller experiments take off. [Charlie] put together the game controller to learn more ab... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180345",
"author": "bfotiu",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T13:54:36",
"content": "I like the idea, sort of like BeatSaber is getting people to do ‘stealth’ exercise in VR.What’s the deal with that wierd flash version of Street Fighter though? It looks….off",
"parent_id": null,
"... | 1,760,373,760.49446 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/pizza-oven-build-exercises-forgotten-gym-ball/ | Pizza Oven Build Exercises Forgotten Gym Ball | Kristina Panos | [
"classic hacks",
"how-to"
] | [
"chicken wire",
"Pizza",
"pizza oven",
"vermiculite"
] | See, this is what happens when pizza lovers follow their dreams. It probably started innocently enough for [phammy57]—he got a pizza stone, then maybe one of those big rocking pizza cutters. Maybe he even learned how to toss the dough high in the air. But every time [phammy57] slid one of those homemade pies into the e... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180296",
"author": "Mipi",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T09:15:29",
"content": "Nice build! Just wondering could the vermiculite be replaced with expanded clay (LECA)?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6180303",
"author": "d... | 1,760,373,760.75064 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/keeping-clocks-on-time-the-swiss-way/ | Keeping Clocks On Time, The Swiss Way | Dan Maloney | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"atomic clock",
"Clocks",
"dcf77",
"ferrite antenna",
"longwave",
"MSF",
"ntp",
"raspberry pi",
"transmitter",
"wwvb"
] | Could there be a worse fate for a guy with a Swiss accent than to be subjected to a clock that’s seconds or even – horrors! – minutes off the correct time? Indeed not, which is why
[The Guy With the Swiss Accent] went to great lengths to keep his IKEA radio-controlled clock on track
.
For those who haven’t seen any of ... | 31 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180265",
"author": "Jason Sewell",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T05:39:52",
"content": "If you ever find yourself in a similar situation — with a radio-synchronized clock unable to find a transmission — there is a mobile app that somehow simulates these radio transmissions using your ph... | 1,760,373,760.924477 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/your-next-robot-needs-googly-eyes-and-other-lessons-from-disney/ | Your Next Robot Needs Googly Eyes, And Other Lessons From Disney | Al Williams | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"emotion",
"emotions",
"eyes",
"googly eyes",
"robot",
"robot emotions",
"social interaction"
] | There are so many important design decisions behind a robot: battery, means of locomotion, and position sensing, to name a few. But at a library in Helsinki, one of the most surprising design features for a librarian’s assistant robot was googly eyes. A company called Futurice built a robot for the Oodi library and fou... | 11 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180250",
"author": "GenaroHR",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T03:32:56",
"content": "Disney already developed a way more interesting PoChttps://la.disneyresearch.com/publication/papillon-expressive-eyes-for-interactive-characters/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,373,760.965738 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/glitching-led-display-proves-crowd-favorite/ | Glitching LED Display Proves Crowd Favorite | Lewin Day | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"ping pong",
"ping pong ball",
"ws2811"
] | There’s something enchanting about the soft glow of a properly diffused LED, and this is only improved by greater numbers of LEDs. [Manoj Nathwani] was well aware of this, setting out to build a large display using ping-pong balls for their desirable optical qualities.Unfortunately, not everything went to plan,
but som... | 9 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180220",
"author": "Tom Fleet (@tomfleet)",
"timestamp": "2019-09-17T23:23:53",
"content": "That grid would take 34.5 A at full whack, and he’s using a 50W supply (10A @ 5V).Unless he’s carefully adjusting the full scale to be capped at 1/3rd of the potential draw (60mA per pixel o... | 1,760,373,761.012548 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/that-game-cartridge-isnt-as-straightforward-as-youd-think/ | That Game Cartridge Isn’t As Straightforward As You’d Think | Jenny List | [
"Games",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"console",
"emulator",
"game boy",
"genesis",
"nintendo",
"sega",
"snes"
] | Classic games consoles played their games from cartridges, plastic bricks that held a PCB with the game code on it ready to be run by the console hardware. You might therefore expect them to be an easy prospect for emulation, given that the code can be extracted from whatever ROM they contain. But as anyone with an int... | 11 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180554",
"author": "Gregg Eshelman",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T08:52:56",
"content": "A very small number of Atari 7800 cartridges contained a POKEY sound chip.Such a stupid decision by Atari to give the 7800 better graphics than the 5200 but then give it worse audio and massively d... | 1,760,373,761.056851 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/wiringpi-library-to-be-deprecated/ | WiringPi Library To Be Deprecated | Maya Posch | [
"News",
"Rants",
"Raspberry Pi",
"Software Development"
] | [
"open source software",
"raspberry pi",
"wiringpi"
] | Since the release of the original Raspberry Pi single board computer, the WiringPi library by [Gordon] has been the easy way to interface with the GPIO and peripherals – such as I2C and SPI – on the Broadcom SoCs which power these platforms. Unfortunately,
[Gordon] is now deprecating the library
, choosing to move on r... | 60 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180519",
"author": "Owen",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T05:16:05",
"content": "It’s somewhat sad to see Gordon going up on this project, but I don’t think it leaves a critical hole.It’s more disturbing to see the reasons he’s feeling the need to give up on it. The kind of people he’s c... | 1,760,373,761.147436 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/hackable-ham-radio-multitool-contributes-to-long-term-survival-of-the-hobby/ | Hackable Ham Radio Multitool Contributes To Long Term Survival Of The Hobby | Danie Conradie | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"ham radio",
"kits",
"lab equipment"
] | Ham radio, especially the HF bands, can be intimidating for aspiring operators, many being put off by the cost of equipment. The transceiver itself is only part of the equation and proper test and measurement equipment can easily add hundreds of dollars to the bill. However, such equipment goes a long way to ease the f... | 28 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180515",
"author": "Brian Haviland",
"timestamp": "2019-09-19T04:38:24",
"content": "It’s great to see someone helping the hobby appeal to the younger generation and the low income.Much thanksBrianKa2cxg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,373,761.217914 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/tiny-woodshop-is-packed-with-space-saving-hacks/ | Tiny Woodshop Is Packed With Space-Saving Hacks | Dan Maloney | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"caddy",
"french cleat",
"organization",
"shop",
"tiny shop",
"wood shop"
] | Fair warning: once you’ve watched
[Stephen]’s tiny workshop tour
, you will officially be out of excuses for why you need to expand your workshop. And, once you see his storage and organization hacks, you’ll be shamed into replicating some in whatever space you call home.
[Stephen]’s woodshop is a cozy 6′ x 8′ (1.8 m x... | 32 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180462",
"author": "Brad Graham",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T23:12:16",
"content": "Nice work!He does some amazing crafts out of that space (seen on the blog).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6180470",
"author": "voxnulla",
... | 1,760,373,761.289726 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/stunning-4-cylinder-solenoid-motor-should-be-a-hit-with-subaru-fans/ | Stunning 4-Cylinder Solenoid Motor Should Be A Hit With Subaru Fans | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"motor",
"solenoid",
"solenoid motor"
] | As far as electric propulsion is concerned, the vast majority of applications make use of some kind of rotational motor. Be it induction, universal, brushed or brushless, these are the most efficient ways we have to do mechanical work with electricity. There are other, arcane methods, though – ones which [Maker B] expl... | 47 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180435",
"author": "denis",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T20:21:01",
"content": "why does it spin big end bearings for fun?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6180444",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T20:48... | 1,760,373,761.389038 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/smart-thermometer-probes-first-asks-questions-later/ | Smart Thermometer Probes First, Asks Questions Later | Kristina Panos | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize"
] | As flu season encroaches upon the northern hemisphere, doctor’s offices and walk-in clinics will be filled to capacity with phlegm-y people asking themselves that age-old question: is it the flu, or just a little cold? If only they all had smart thermometers at home that can tell the difference.
Typically, a fever unde... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180413",
"author": "Alexander Wikström",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T18:51:00",
"content": "The problem with a lot of people is that they go to the doctor for practically everything…Instead of using some common sense and prior experience.So a meter able to fill in the gap and aid peop... | 1,760,373,761.433147 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/tool-rolls-the-fabric-design-challenge-that-can-tidy-up-any-workshop/ | Tool Rolls, The Fabric Design Challenge That Can Tidy Up Any Workshop | Kristina Panos | [
"classic hacks",
"Featured",
"Lifehacks",
"Original Art",
"Skills",
"Slider"
] | [
"3d printed tiny tools",
"fabric",
"fabric design",
"sewing",
"textiles",
"tool roll"
] | You’ve designed PCBs. You’ve cut, drilled, Dremeled, and blow-torched various objects into project enclosurehood. You’ve dreamed up some object in three dimensions and marveled as the machine stacked up strings of hot plastic, making that object come to life one line of g-code at a time. But have you ever felt the near... | 31 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180403",
"author": "Andy Pugh",
"timestamp": "2019-09-18T17:49:37",
"content": "A sewing machine is just a specialised rivetter after all.(That was what I told myself when I took on the job of completing a wedding dress for a friend of a friend when their grandmother had run out of... | 1,760,373,761.626299 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/3d-printed-spuds-are-begging-to-be-fired/ | 3D Printed Spuds Are Begging To Be Fired | Danie Conradie | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"3d printing",
"potato gun",
"rapid prototyping",
"spud gun"
] | The ballistics of humble potato is a time-honoured research topic for everyone who likes things that go bang. The focus of such work is usually on the launcher itself, with the projectiles being little more than an afterthought. [drenehtsral] decided that the wares of the local organic ammunition supplier were not good... | 52 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180181",
"author": "Matt Cramer",
"timestamp": "2019-09-17T20:27:42",
"content": "Rifled projectiles on an unrifled barrel are a fairly common design when using shotguns to hunt big game. But they are more for fitting through a choked barrel than stability – there’s a bit more here... | 1,760,373,761.78829 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/a-curiously-strong-z80-in-your-pocket/ | A Curiously Strong Z80 In Your Pocket | Tom Nardi | [
"Retrocomputing",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"altoids tin",
"portable computer",
"retrocomputing",
"z80"
] | Like many hackers, [Tom Szolyga] has soft spot for the venerable Z80. The number of instructions and registers made it relatively easy to program in ASM, and he still has fond memories of the refreshingly straightforward CP/M operating system he used to run on them back in the day. In fact, he loves Z80 computers so mu... | 42 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180145",
"author": "Bryce",
"timestamp": "2019-09-17T18:35:14",
"content": "I am so tired of these vintage micro projects that invariably include a semi-modern micro. Sorry, but what is the point? I’d be more impressed with a tight Z80 emulator for ATMEGA.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,373,761.704164 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/linux-fu-shell-scripts-in-c-c-and-others/ | Linux Fu: Shell Scripts In C, C++, And Others | Al Williams | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Linux Hacks",
"Skills",
"Slider"
] | [
"bash",
"c++",
"gcc",
"linux",
"scripting"
] | At first glance, it might not seem to make sense to write shell scripts in C/C++. After all, the whole point to a shell script is to knock out something quick and dirty. However, there are cases where you might want to write a quick C program to do something that would be hard to do in a traditional scripting language,... | 44 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180132",
"author": "Jonathan Bennett",
"timestamp": "2019-09-17T17:24:40",
"content": "Ugly, yet effective, and entertaining. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6180165",
"author": "z2h-a6n",
"timestamp": "201... | 1,760,373,761.87721 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/arduino-bot-rocks-a-ps2-controller/ | Arduino Bot Rocks A PS2 Controller | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"Arduino Uno",
"playstation 2"
] | As far as controlling robots goes, makers today are spoilt for choice. WiFi and Bluetooth enabled microcontrollers are a dime a dozen, and integration with smartphone apps is a cinch. Despite this, the old methods still hold sway,
as [Igor Fonseca] demonstrates with a simple Arduino bot.
It’s a classic build, using a t... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180150",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2019-09-17T18:46:28",
"content": "Thanks to Bill Porter for so many early arduino libraries! His stuff literally powered my early career, I hope he’s doing well, his blog is quite empty these days.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,373,762.163428 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/indias-moon-mission-is-far-from-over/ | India’s Moon Mission Is Far From Over | Tom Nardi | [
"Current Events",
"Featured",
"Slider",
"Space"
] | [
"Chandrayaan-2",
"india",
"ISRO",
"lander",
"moon",
"rover",
"space exploration",
"telemetry",
"Vikram"
] | India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission to the Moon was, in a word, ambitious. Lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 22nd, the mission hoped to
simultaneously deliver an orbiter, lander, and rover to our nearest celestial neighbor
. The launch and flight to the Moon went off without a hitch, and while there wer... | 19 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180105",
"author": "cw",
"timestamp": "2019-09-17T14:54:31",
"content": "I think they ‘know’ what happened by now, but national pride is at stake, and it is best to release the news on a proverbial Friday before a holiday weekend.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,373,762.065028 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/speed-up-filming-with-this-jawdropping-8-axis-camera-crane/ | Speed Up Filming With This Jawdropping 8-Axis Camera Crane | Lewin Day | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"camera crane",
"huge",
"motion control",
"robot"
] | These days, it can feel like a project doesn’t exist unless you’ve posted a video on the Internet about it. [mingul] was in the process of producing his own videos, but found having to repeatedly move and set up the camera tiring.
Naturally, a completely overkill eight-axis motion control robot was the solution.
Video ... | 30 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180070",
"author": "yetihehe",
"timestamp": "2019-09-17T11:17:50",
"content": "Just wow. I wish I could have time and money to design and manufacture such works of engineering art.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6180163",
... | 1,760,373,762.128239 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/17/building-video-pong-with-discrete-components/ | Building Video Pong With Discrete Components | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"discrete",
"discrete logic",
"discrete transistors",
"transistor"
] | Pong
is a classic from the very dawn of the video game era. Recreating it remains a popular exercise for those new to coding. However, its simple logic makes this game particularly suited to an all-hardware build;
something which [Glen] tackles with aplomb.
Not content to take the easy way out, [Glen] went for a partic... | 19 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6180053",
"author": "Osgeld",
"timestamp": "2019-09-17T08:50:08",
"content": "Considering the original was an all hardware build I would say yes pong is well suited for an all hardware build",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "618... | 1,760,373,762.221785 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/16/the-benefits-and-pitfalls-of-using-pcbs-as-an-enclosure/ | The Benefits And Pitfalls Of Using PCBs As An Enclosure | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"pcb"
] | [Mastro Gippo] found himself in a pickle recently, with the development of an enclosure for the Prism electric vehicle charger. The body had been sorted out, but the front cover needed work. It had to be visually appealing, and ideally should provide the user feedback on the charging process. After some thought, [Mastr... | 21 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6179873",
"author": "nsayer",
"timestamp": "2019-09-16T16:02:30",
"content": "I give credit for my discovery of this concept to Dave Jones. I’ve been using PCBs as the front and back panels for extruded aluminum enclosures for my GPS Disciplined Oscillator (available on Tindie!) for... | 1,760,373,762.333931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/09/16/hams-in-space-gearing-up-for-the-lunar-gateway/ | Hams In Space: Gearing Up For The Lunar Gateway | Dan Maloney | [
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art",
"Space"
] | [] | Humanity had barely taken its first tentative steps into space with primitive satellites when amateur radio operators began planning their first satellites. Barely four years after Sputnik’s brief but momentous launch and against all odds, OSCAR 1 was launched as a secondary payload from an Air Force missile taking a s... | 12 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6179857",
"author": "DainBramage",
"timestamp": "2019-09-16T14:46:27",
"content": "I look forward to seeing this happen. It will be interesting to see just what will be needed to communicate with the gateway. I suspect that some enterprising hams will figure out how to do it within ... | 1,760,373,762.27406 |
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