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https://hackaday.com/2019/06/07/mech-warfare-like-driving-a-building-sized-robot-through-a-busy-city/ | Mech Warfare: Like Driving A Building-Sized Robot Through A Busy City | Mike Szczys | [
"cons",
"Robots Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"airsoft",
"Bay Area Maker Faire 2019",
"ghost in the shell",
"Mech Warfare",
"quadruped"
] | The sound a set of machined robot legs tapping on concrete make is remarkable. If for nothing more, the video after the break is worth watching just for this. It’s what caught my attention when I first wandered by the
Mech Warfare
area at Maker Faire, as one of the competitors had their bot out wandering around as a de... | 20 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6154593",
"author": "cyberteque",
"timestamp": "2019-06-07T11:36:34",
"content": "this is way better than the senseless destruction of “robot wars”!!I’d like to see an autonomous robot competition",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,373,893.467576 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/07/spectrum-chiptunes-on-an-stm/ | Spectrum Chiptunes On An STM | Jenny List | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"AY-3-8910",
"chiptune",
"sinclair",
"stm",
"ZX Spectrum"
] | Some of us here at Hackaday are suckers for a bit of chiptune music as the backdrop for many excellent times. The authentic way to create chiptunes is of course the original hardware, but in 2019 it’s far more common to do so with an emulator on a modern computer. That computer doesn’t have to sport a high-end processo... | 5 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6154565",
"author": "Frank Buss",
"timestamp": "2019-06-07T08:04:31",
"content": "Nice project, but the board is overkill to play some chiptunes. All you need is a 28 cent ATTiny9:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycfYZpyQRzw",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,373,893.509721 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/06/doom-on-the-nes/ | Doom On The NES | Jonathan Bennett | [
"classic hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"doom",
"nes",
"raspberry pi"
] | “But can it run Doom?” is perhaps the final test of hacking a platform. From calculators to thermostats, we’ve seen Doom shoehorned into a lot of different pieces of hardware. Many times we’re left scratching our heads at the mashup, and this is no exception.
[TheRasteri] wasn’t satisfied with the existing ports of Doo... | 19 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6154539",
"author": "Derpatron9000",
"timestamp": "2019-06-07T06:17:02",
"content": "“But can it run Doom?”. No.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6154550",
"author": "Zagros",
"timestamp": "2019-06-07T08:55:41",... | 1,760,373,893.637698 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/06/autodrop3d-continues-working-at-3d-printer-automation/ | Autodrop3D Continues Working At 3D Printer Automation | Roger Cheng | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"3D printer mod",
"Automated build platform",
"automation",
"bamf",
"Bay Area maker faire",
"Bay Area Maker Faire 2019",
"delta 3D printer",
"maker faire",
"MFBA",
"print ejector",
"queue"
] | It is an unfortunate fact that 3D printers spend most of their time sitting idle, waiting for a human to remove finished prints or waiting for the next print to start. Hackers see such inefficiency as an open invitation to devise a better way, and we’ve seen several innovative ideas come across these pages. Some have s... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6154532",
"author": "Mike Molinari aka:MMISCOOL",
"timestamp": "2019-06-07T05:05:26",
"content": "Hey, Thanks for the awesome write up. We are tooling up right now to start selling printers and hope to have the 2 models displayed here with a few modifications actually for sale comin... | 1,760,373,893.351273 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/06/repurposed-plastic-protects-pcbs/ | Repurposed Plastic Protects PCBs | Brian McEvoy | [
"hardware",
"how-to"
] | [
"case",
"cover",
"insulation",
"plastic",
"protection",
"recycle",
"resistant",
"reuse"
] | An errant wire snipping across the wrong electrical pins spells the release of
your magic smoke. Even if you are lucky, stray parts are the root of boundless malfunctions from disruptive to deadly. [TheRainHarvester] shares his trick for
covering an Arduino Nano
with some scrap plastic most of us have sitting in the re... | 28 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "6154462",
"author": "Tom Nardi",
"timestamp": "2019-06-06T23:35:17",
"content": "Awesome tip, definitely something to save away for later.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6154466",
"author": "Rog Fanther",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,373,893.811949 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/06/designing-a-drone-to-fire-from-a-grenade-launcher/ | Designing A Drone To Fire From A Grenade Launcher | Tom Nardi | [
"drone hacks"
] | [
"airsoft",
"CircleCityCon 2019",
"drone",
"launcher",
"uav"
] | You might think that tiny autonomous drones that can be fired out of a standard 40 mm grenade launcher for rapid deployment would be the kind of thing the military would love to get their hands on. Which is true, of course, and a number of companies are working on the idea for police and military applications. But [Gly... | 56 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "6154405",
"author": "jcwren",
"timestamp": "2019-06-06T20:08:48",
"content": "Seems like a air cannon could launch it a pretty good ways up, and there’s no regulatory paperwork (at least that I’m aware of). Probably get a LOT further than something that’s designed to be somewhat chi... | 1,760,373,893.739369 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/building-an-ergonomic-keyboard/ | Building An Ergonomic Keyboard | Jenny List | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"ergonomic keyboard",
"keyboard",
"RSI"
] | Despite the passing of several decades since that scene in
Star Trek IV, the Voyage Home
in which Mr. Scott remarks “
A keyboard! How quaint!
“, here on earth, they remain a central plank of our user interface experience. A plank is an appropriate metaphor, for the traditional keyboard with its layout derived from type... | 19 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153522",
"author": "Tony Warren",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T23:10:07",
"content": "Great idea. Would an even more vertical placement of the two halves offer a more ergonomic solution? I would put lables on the keys because I am not that great a touch typist.",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,373,893.871918 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/teardown-the-things-you-love/ | Teardown The Things You Love | Brian McEvoy | [
"Teardown"
] | [
"blinken",
"blinkenlight",
"led",
"revisit",
"teardown"
] | This
two-decade old blinkenlights project
(YouTube link, and also below the break) would look at home among current $1 soldering kits except for a few key differences. Firstly, it has the teardown artist’s name on the back and comes from an era when DIY circuit boards really meant doing things yourself including the ar... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153542",
"author": "Menga",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T02:34:45",
"content": "BigClive is awesome, i’ve learn alot watching his tear downs, and save me some money.it’s quite interesting to also watch the chinese designs, they cut corners in such creative ways!!",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,373,893.298771 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/biological-hacking-in-the-19th-century-or-how-the-world-almost-lost-wine/ | Biological Hacking In The 19th Century Or How The World Almost Lost Wine | Al Williams | [
"Featured",
"History",
"Slider"
] | [
"agriculture",
"bioengineering",
"biohacking",
"grapes",
"wine"
] | While it isn’t quite universal, a lot of people enjoy a glass of wine now and again. But the world faced a crisis in the 1800s that almost destroyed some of the world’s great wines. Science — or some might say hacking — saved the day, even though it isn’t well known outside of serious oenophiles. You might wonder how b... | 24 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153468",
"author": "tomás zerolo",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T18:57:43",
"content": "Nice article. One nit: Victor Antoine Signoret must have been 1870, not 1970.As far as I remember, also the great Louis Pasteur was involved in that fight.Cf.https://www.thewinestalker.net/2017/04/pa... | 1,760,373,893.581963 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/disrupting-cell-biology-hack-chat-with-incuvers/ | Disrupting Cell Biology Hack Chat With Incuvers | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns"
] | [
"biohacking",
"biology",
"disruption",
"entrepreneur",
"incubator",
"lab instrument",
"startup",
"The Hack Chat"
] | Join us on Wednesday 5 June 2019 at noon Pacific for the
Disrupting Cell Biology Hack Chat
with Incuvers!
A lot of today’s most successful tech companies have creation myths that include a garage in some suburban neighborhood where all the magic happened. Whether there was literally a garage is not the point; the fact ... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,373,893.393714 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/recovering-data-from-floppies-with-errors/ | Recovering Data From Floppies With Errors | Jenny List | [
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"5.25\"",
"commodore 64",
"floppy dics"
] | Those of us of advancing years will remember the era of the floppy disc. Maybe not that of the 8-inch drive, but probably its 5.25-inch and certainly its 3.5-inch cousins. Some will remember the floppy disc fondly, while for others there will be recollections of slow and unreliable media with inadequate capacity, whose... | 36 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153425",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T15:24:42",
"content": "And before, tapes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6153427",
"author": "Col. Panek",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T15:29:12",
"content": "I s... | 1,760,373,894.163615 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/repairdown-disklavier-dkc500rw-control-unit/ | Repairdown: Disklavier DKC500RW Control Unit | Tom Nardi | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Musical Hacks",
"Teardown"
] | [
"floppy drive",
"midi",
"piano",
"repair",
"Rockbox",
"SH7032",
"yamaha"
] | If you’ve been kind enough to accompany me on these regular hardware explorations, you’ve likely recognized a trend with regards to the gadgets that go under the knife. Generally speaking, the devices I take apart for your viewing pleasure come to us from the clearance rack of a big box retailer, the thrift store, or t... | 61 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153405",
"author": "Peter Neilson",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T14:12:27",
"content": "The Mechanical Music Digest has a ton of information on player pianos, including the Disklavier. Here’s a pointer to several resources:https://www.mmdigest.com/Links/PianoDisks#selected_table",
... | 1,760,373,894.470244 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/i-went-to-the-moon-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt/ | I Went To The Moon And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"Apollo Guidance Computer",
"DSKY",
"screen printing",
"Screenprinting"
] | It’s been a long time coming but [Fran] finally has a DSKY display, a replica of the user interface display found in the Apollo Guidance Computer. The best part?
It’s a t-shirt
.
This build is a long, long, time in the making first beginning in 2015 when Fran started investigating the DSKY of the Apollo Guidance Comput... | 8 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153375",
"author": "msat",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T11:16:54",
"content": "Want!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6153376",
"author": "yetihehe",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T11:24:13",
"content": "I would ... | 1,760,373,894.088288 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/hunting-replicants-with-the-2019-layerone-badge/ | Hunting Replicants With The 2019 LayerOne Badge | Roger Cheng | [
"cons",
"Hackaday Columns"
] | [
"attiny 2313",
"attiny2313",
"badgelife",
"blade runner",
"camera",
"conference",
"conference badge",
"conference badges",
"electronic conference badge",
"ESP32",
"layerone",
"smd",
"smd soldering",
"Voight Kampff"
] | Blade Runner
showed us a dystopian megatropolis vision of Los Angeles in the far-off future. What was a distant dream for the 1982 theater-goes (2019) is now our everyday. We know Los Angeles is not perpetually overcast, flying cars are not cruising those skies, and replicants are not hiding among the population. Or… a... | 9 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153707",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T17:37:47",
"content": "Not that it needs any, but does the “badge” have any connectors for Crappy Add Ons?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6153730",
"author": "Roger ... | 1,760,373,894.36034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/motion-tracking-face-really-does-follow-you-around-the-room/ | Motion Tracking Face Really Does Follow You Around The Room | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"motion tracking",
"tracking"
] | Many of us have had the experience of viewing an artwork in a gallery, in which the eyes appear to follow one around the room. In our high-technology work, this no longer need be achieved with artistic skill.
You can just build something that actually moves instead.
Chartreuse is the creation of [alynton], and has a pe... | 15 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153681",
"author": "Antron Argaiv",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T16:33:26",
"content": "Reminds me of the statues in The Prisoner",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6153686",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T16:45:10"... | 1,760,373,894.214278 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/rare-earth-metals-caught-in-trade-war/ | Rare Earth Metals Caught In Trade War | Dan Maloney | [
"Current Events",
"Featured",
"Original Art",
"Slider"
] | [
"china",
"magnet",
"neodymium",
"rare-earth",
"trade"
] | It seems these days that the news is never good. Speaking from experience, that’s really nothing new; there’s always been something to worry about, and world leaders have always been adept at playing the games that inevitably lead to disturbing news. Wars always result in the very worst news, of course, and putting any... | 78 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153638",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T14:17:50",
"content": "Here is an article about an island in Sweden that has 4 elements named after it, and 3 other rare earths discovered there.http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/elements/features/2010/blogging_the_p... | 1,760,373,894.764673 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/c-h-i-p-or-z-o-m-b-i-e-we-cant-decide/ | C.H.I.P. Or Z.O.M.B.I.E? We Can’t Decide | Jenny List | [
"computer hacks",
"hardware"
] | [
"C.H.I.P.",
"popcorn",
"Stovetop"
] | Imagine for a moment that you are back in 2015. Radio Shack are going to the wall, Heathkit returning from the dead, and Arduino spliting into two warring Arduinos. And someone has announced a tiny Linux-capable microprocessor board called the C.H.I.P. that will cost only $9. We all thought that last one was pretty coo... | 58 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153593",
"author": "rambler",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T11:21:05",
"content": "I feel its always a bit uncharitable to just compare the C.H.I.P. to the Raspberry Pi in price and power, because the C.H.I.P. came with some features the Raspberry Pi lacked, like included LiPo charging,... | 1,760,373,895.057951 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/waterproofing-the-best-watch-ever-made/ | Waterproofing The Best Watch Ever Made | Brian Benchoff | [
"clock hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"casio",
"Casio F-91W",
"mineral oil",
"waterproof"
] | The Casio F-91W is probably the most popular wristwatch ever made. It’s been in production forever, it’s been worn by presidents, and according to US Army intelligence it is “the sign of al-Qaeda”. There’s a lot of history in this classic watch. That said, there is exactly one problem with this watch: it’s barely water... | 59 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153565",
"author": "Daren Schwenke",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T08:05:00",
"content": "I imagine the limit here would be how long can you keep your little quartz crystal can from getting filled with mineral oil. Not sure, but I don’t think it would still resonate at the same frequen... | 1,760,373,894.61008 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/yet-another-robotic-rubiks-solver/ | Yet Another Robotic Rubik’s Solver | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"robot rubik's cube",
"rubiks cube",
"stepper motor",
"webcam"
] | The Rubik’s Cube was a smash hit when it came out in 1974, and continues to maintain a following to this day. It can be difficult to solve, but many take up the challenge.
The Arduino Rubik’s Solver is a robot that uses electronics and maths to get the job done.
The system consists of computer-based software and a hard... | 4 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153584",
"author": "Mart",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T10:20:59",
"content": "Seems over complicated for nothing if you compare other designs ??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6153637",
"author": "Jan",
"timest... | 1,760,373,894.515384 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/artistic-attempt-to-send-digital-signals-via-fungus/ | Artistic Attempt To Send Digital Signals Via Fungus | Lewin Day | [
"Art"
] | [
"art installation",
"fungus"
] | Art projects can fundamentally be anything you like, as long as you say they’re art at the end of it all. They don’t always work, or work well, but they often explore new ideas. Often, artists working on installations fall back on similar tools and techniques used by the maker community. [Julian] is no exception,
and h... | 8 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153543",
"author": "solmanac",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T02:42:24",
"content": "This is great! I love the project and the whole idea of the fictitious association.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6153549",
"author": "Feinfin... | 1,760,373,894.821416 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/05/mobile-sigint-hacking-on-a-civilians-budget/ | Mobile SIGINT Hacking On A Civilian’s Budget | Tom Nardi | [
"Raspberry Pi",
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"CircleCityCon 2019",
"Crazyradio",
"rpitx",
"RTL-SDR",
"sdr",
"sigint"
] | Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) refers to performing electronic reconnaissance by eavesdropping on communications, and used to be the kind of thing that was only within the purview of the military or various three letter government agencies. But today, for better or for worse, the individual hacker is able to pull an inc... | 19 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153939",
"author": "zaprodk",
"timestamp": "2019-06-05T13:09:57",
"content": "“There’s even an external SMA connector hooked up to the Pi’s GPIO pin” – Oh, the single and only GPIO-pin on the Pi :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,373,894.948818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/05/tokyo-mechanical-keyboard-meetup-knocks-our-clacks-off/ | Tokyo Mechanical Keyboard Meetup Knocks Our Clacks Off | Kerry Scharfglass | [
"hardware"
] | [
"hardware",
"japan",
"keyboard",
"keyboard matrix",
"keyboard switches",
"keycap sets",
"keycaps",
"meetup",
"tokyo"
] | Just a few days ago, on the other side of the planet from this author, there was a mechanical keyboard meetup in Tokyo. Fortunately through the magic of the Internet we can all enjoy the impressive collection of devices people brought, and boy were there some interesting specimens. There were certainly the inevitable c... | 7 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153898",
"author": "Dion Bettjeman",
"timestamp": "2019-06-05T09:19:44",
"content": "URGH – Suuuuuuper cool.Sintered (probably) clicky goodness.Love the design elements in the linkage between the main body of the board and the three key thumb cluster thing.",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,373,894.89129 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/the-uk-drone-community-fights-back-gains-foi-admission-of-no-tangible-drone-evidence/ | The UK Drone Community Fights Back, Gains FOI Admission Of No Tangible Drone Evidence | Jenny List | [
"drone hacks",
"News"
] | [
"collision",
"drone",
"Gatwick",
"heathrow",
"multirotor",
"quadcopter",
"report"
] | Regular Hackaday readers will have noted a succession of stories following the reports of drones in the air over British airports and in proximity to aircraft. We’ve consistently asked for a better quality of investigation and reporting into these cases, because so far the absence of reported tangible evidence of a dro... | 33 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153843",
"author": "mime",
"timestamp": "2019-06-05T05:46:38",
"content": "The last statement “in all cases UKAB” sounds very legalese, and it looks like they’re just saying the exact same thing twice but in a different word order. They probably do that for a reason, could anybody ... | 1,760,373,895.129035 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/apple-just-killed-the-vesa-mount-and-we-couldnt-be-happier/ | Apple Just Killed The VESA Mount And We Couldn’t Be Happier | Brian Benchoff | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"display",
"mac pro",
"vesa",
"vesa mount"
] | After the immense failure of the 2013-era Apple Pro trash can Mac, Apple has been hard at work at the next generation of workstation desktops. This week, the new Mac Pro has been announced, and the specs are amazing: We finally can buy a professional, desktop Mac with half the storage of an iPhone. The big story isn’t ... | 114 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153809",
"author": "John Smith",
"timestamp": "2019-06-05T02:18:44",
"content": "I have no idea what’s going on in this article. Was it satire? Because Apple has never done convenient things like adhere to industry standards. Mocking them for not having a VESA mount is like mocking... | 1,760,373,895.437542 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/a-diy-step-attenuator-by-gluing-together-two-smaller-ones/ | A DIY Step Attenuator, By Gluing Together Two Smaller Ones | Donald Papp | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"3d printed",
"attenuator",
"PE4302",
"RF",
"step attenuator"
] | In the RF world, attenuators are a useful test and measurement tool. Variable units that can apply different levels of attenuation in discrete steps are even better. [DuWayne] made
a 63 dB step attenuator by putting two smaller units in series
, with an Arduino Nano in control of them. With a 3D printed enclosure and O... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153791",
"author": "jafinch78",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T23:59:32",
"content": "Nice, didn’t know about these and have been wondering about digital attenuators (and other components) for use in more automated feedback loop processes. I found the datasheet for specs of the PE4302’s... | 1,760,373,895.173572 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/your-table-is-ready-courtesy-of-hackrf/ | Your Table Is Ready, Courtesy Of HackRF | Tom Nardi | [
"Radio Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"gnu radio",
"HackRF",
"inspectrum",
"pager",
"reverse engineering",
"Universal Radio Hacker"
] | Have you ever found yourself in a crowded restaurant on a Saturday night, holding onto one of those little gadgets that blinks and vibrates when it’s your turn to be seated? Next time, bust out the HackRF and
follow along with [Tony Tiger] as he shows how it can be used to easily fire them off
. Of course, there won’t
... | 28 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153743",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T20:17:16",
"content": "To have such a convenience at a restaurant would possibly make the HackRF, a worthwhile purchase!B^)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6153750",
... | 1,760,373,895.579964 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/04/simple-arduino-universal-remote-control/ | Simple Arduino Universal Remote Control | Tom Nardi | [
"Microcontrollers",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"atmega328p",
"infrared",
"IR remote"
] | The infrared remote control might not hold the seat of honor in the average home theater setup that it once enjoyed, but it’s not quite out to pasture yet. After all, what are you going to use to stop Netflix once the Chromecast invariably disconnects from your phone? As long as there are devices out there that will re... | 11 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153732",
"author": "aaronfish",
"timestamp": "2019-06-04T19:05:11",
"content": "I absolutely want to build one of these sometime. Since you’ve mentioned chromecast, I wonder if… *goes to google* yes, someone _has_ figured out how to send stop/play commands to a chromecast via an ar... | 1,760,373,895.496301 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/02/getting-to-know-every-bit-of-an-attiny13/ | Getting To Know Every Bit Of An ATtiny13 | Elliot Williams | [
"ATtiny Hacks"
] | [
"assembly language",
"AVR",
"bitbang",
"machine language",
"minimalism",
"tutorial"
] | We recently heard it said of a hacker who pulled off a particularly nice VGA hack on an 8-bit microcontroller: “He knows all the bits, personally.” High praise, indeed. If you want to get on a first-name basis with a ton of transistors, then have a look at [Heinz D]’s
Vacation Course in ATtiny13 Assembler
(original in ... | 15 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153214",
"author": "some guy",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T12:25:06",
"content": "This is from 2013 and somewhat outdated(?). The t13 is still a nice µC but Bascom has been replaced by Arduino i think. Also programming the µC with 2 buttons and a LED is a nice exercice but i would not... | 1,760,373,895.629721 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/02/3d-printed-knife-sharpening-tool-makes-the-job-easy/ | 3D Printed Knife Sharpening Tool Makes The Job Easy | Lewin Day | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"diy knife sharpening",
"knife",
"knife sharpener",
"knife sharpening",
"sharpener",
"sharpening"
] | A sharp knife is a joy to use, but many of us are guilty of buying the cheapest kitchen tools available and rarely maintaining them. Keeping knives sharp is key to working with them both safely and effectively, but to sharpen by hand requires patience and skill. [CNC Kitchen] instead decided to use technology to get ar... | 19 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153212",
"author": "cliff claven",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T11:19:04",
"content": "I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I think this is a fairly elegant solution compared to many commercial offerings. (I strictly hand sharpen…. been doing it for a long time, have the ... | 1,760,373,895.689646 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/01/this-solar-powered-ear-ring-turns-with-the-sun/ | This Solar-Powered Ear Ring Turns With The Sun | Jenny List | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"Earring",
"energy harvesting",
"jewellery"
] | Jewelry making offers many opportunities for the electronics tinkerer, and on these pages we’ve seen some eye-catching creations using LEDs to great effect. They all have the same limitation though, it’s difficult to power something that tiny without a cumbersome battery. In seeking to solve that problem there have bee... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153259",
"author": "Alex99a",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T17:59:36",
"content": "Is that a hunk of electronics hanging from your ear or are you just happy to see me?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6153307",
"author": "James",... | 1,760,373,895.77713 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/01/nvidia-jetson-robots-get-a-head-start-with-isaac-software-tools/ | Nvidia Jetson Robots Get A Head Start With Isaac Software Tools | Roger Cheng | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"Jetson Nano",
"NVIDIA",
"Nvidia Jetson",
"Nvidia Jetson Nano",
"Robot Operating System"
] | We live in an exciting time of machine intelligence. Over the past few months, several products have been launched offering neural network processors at a price within hobbyist reach. But as exciting as the hardware might be, they still need software to be useful. Nvidia was not content to rest on their impressive Jets... | 6 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153216",
"author": "Tegwyn☠Twmffat",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T12:46:24",
"content": "What, no comments at all? Seriously?My opinion, which you should all feel free to ridicule, is that these ‘operating systems’ are fine for research or toy robots where you want a quick and easy res... | 1,760,373,895.731212 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/01/postal-themed-rat-rod-mower-really-delivers/ | Postal-Themed Rat Rod Mower Really Delivers | Kristina Panos | [
"classic hacks",
"green hacks"
] | [
"hot rod",
"lawnmower",
"pink slip",
"raked",
"rat rod",
"riding mower",
"slammed",
"t-bucket"
] | There are birthday presents, and then there are
birthday presents.
You know, the amazing ones that are the polar opposite of phoning it in. This is one of those presents.
So, [peterbrazil]’s wife is a rural mail carrier on a small island. For her upcoming birthday, he wanted to build a lil’ something she could show off... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153169",
"author": "geocrasher",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T00:23:43",
"content": "It would seem that riding mower hacking is really turning into a thing! The guys over at Dirt Every Day just did an episode where they went “mowverlanding” with mock “overlanding” vehicles made out of ... | 1,760,373,895.82785 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/01/simulated-newtons-cradle-makes-a-flashy-desk-toy/ | Simulated Newton’s Cradle Makes A Flashy Desk Toy | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"desk toy",
"led",
"microcontrollers",
"newton",
"newtons cradle"
] | Newton’s Cradle was once upon a time, a popular desk toy in offices around the world. For [TecnoProfesor], however, it wasn’t quite flashy enough.
Instead, they built a simulated version with flashing LEDs
. As you do.
Rather than relying on the basic principles of the cradle to make it work, this relies on two servo m... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,373,895.910574 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/01/this-commodore-16-is-an-ntsc-one-no-wait-its-a-pal-one/ | This Commodore 16 Is An NTSC One… No, Wait, It’s A PAL One! | Jenny List | [
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"commodore",
"Commodore 16",
"ntsc",
"pal",
"SI5351"
] | We’re used to our computers being powerful enough in both peripheral and processing terms to be almost infinitely configurable under the control of software, but there was a time when that was not the case. The 8-bit generation of home computers were working towards the limits of their capability just to place an image... | 7 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153136",
"author": "bty",
"timestamp": "2019-06-01T19:00:32",
"content": "could have just de-soldered R7 & Q2 .. no need to cut traces.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6153138",
"author": "Rog Fanther",
"times... | 1,760,373,895.870412 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/03/tearing-apart-pulse-transformer-switches/ | Tearing Apart Pulse Transformer Switches | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware"
] | [
"HP",
"HP 8660b",
"keyboard",
"mechanical keyboard",
"teardown"
] | If you like mechanical keyboards, you like switches. Historically, switches were weird, with strange capacitive rubber dome switches in Topre boards, buckling springs in the IBM Model M, and beamsprings in earlier IBM keyboards.
This teardown of an HP signal generator has the weirdest keyboard switches ever
. They’re b... | 29 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153360",
"author": "Andy Pugh",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T08:36:15",
"content": "Sort of like the inductive version of a capacitive keyboard?A long time ago the ribbon cables on my spectrum finally gave up, and I decided to move the whole thing in to an old terminal keyboard I had ... | 1,760,373,896.203548 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/02/animated-pixel-lamp-is-a-must-for-any-chiptuners-bedroom/ | Animated Pixel Lamp Is A Must For Any Chiptuner’s Bedroom | Lewin Day | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"lamp",
"led",
"LED lamp"
] | Lamps are quite often simple things, designed to light an area and perhaps add a touch of style to a room. Of course, it’s 2019 now, and we don’t need to settle for just that.
We can have wildly colored animated lamps if we want to! (French Youtube link, embedded below.)
The lamp in question is the work of [Heliox],
wh... | 5 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153357",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T08:00:04",
"content": "Nice project. The video is spoken in French, while pleasant to listen to, I cannot understand much.I turned on the auto-translation closed-captions and that helped a bit but also translated some parts quit... | 1,760,373,896.370438 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/02/the-multi-pass-def-con-indie-badge-has-a-european-flavour/ | The Multi Pass Def Con Indie Badge Has A European Flavour | Jenny List | [
"cons"
] | [
"badge.team",
"badgelife",
"badges"
] | It has been fascinating to watch the rise of the #BadgeLife community in North America, and a little sad when viewed from a European perspective that their creative vibrancy has not quite fully made it across the Atlantic. It’s pleasing therefore to report on something traveling in the opposite direction. We’ve found a... | 10 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153333",
"author": "Jerry",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T03:34:59",
"content": "Multipass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6153388",
"author": "Shannon",
"timestamp": "2019-06-03T13:13:20",
"content": "Lee... | 1,760,373,896.423897 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/02/hackaday-links-june-2-2019/ | Hackaday Links: June 2, 2019 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"apple",
"Intellimouse",
"Intellimouse Explorer",
"lego",
"Lego investing",
"rfid",
"rick and morty",
"teenage engineering",
"Weinermobile"
] | The works of Shakespeare, Goethe, and Cervantes
combined
do not equal the genius of
Rick And Morty
. Actually, the word ‘genius’ is thrown around a bit too much these days.
Rick and Morty
has surpassed genius. This cartoon is sublime. It is beyond any art that could be created. Now, you might not have a high enough IQ ... | 17 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153314",
"author": "Jonathan Wilson",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T23:15:46",
"content": "I bought the new Lunar Lander set and it looks amazing (currently sitting on my coffee table). Anyone who is a fan of NASA/Apollo/Space stuff should get one to go along with thehttps://shop.lego.c... | 1,760,373,896.266774 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/02/new-circuits-with-old-technology/ | New Circuits With Old Technology | Bryan Cockfield | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"amplifier",
"circuit",
"radio",
"transistor",
"vacuum tube"
] | Before the invention of transistors, vacuum tubes ruled the world. The only way to get amplification or switching (or any electrical control of current) back then was to use tubes. But some tube design limitations were obvious even then. For one, they produce an incredible amount of heat during normal operation, which ... | 15 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153291",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T20:55:56",
"content": "” Tubes were difficult to miniaturize. ”Hope not.https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/185027-the-vacuum-tube-strikes-back-nasas-tiny-460ghz-vacuum-transistor-that-could-one-day-replace-silicon-fets",
... | 1,760,373,896.32716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/02/so-you-want-to-buy-a-mainframe/ | So, You Want To Buy A Mainframe | Jenny List | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"ibm",
"mainframe",
"mainframe computer"
] | The computers we are used to working with are more likely to be at the smaller end of the computational spectrum. Sometimes they are very small indeed, such as tiny microcontrollers with only a few GPIOs. Others are single board machines such as a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino, and often a desktop or laptop PC. Of course,... | 40 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153244",
"author": "Robert Baruch",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T17:14:28",
"content": "FTFY:“This means no SE = no mainframe. This is also called FUCCC (Future User Constraint Control Code).”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6153... | 1,760,373,896.886205 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/02/casting-a-cannon-is-a-lot-harder-than-you-think/ | Casting A Cannon Is A Lot Harder Than You Think | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"brass",
"bronze",
"cannon",
"casting"
] | We’ve seen backyard casting, and for the most part, we know what’s going on. You make a frame out of plywood or two by fours, get some sand, pack it down, and very carefully make a mold around a pattern. This is something else entirely.
[FarmCraft101] is casting a bronze cannon
. Sure, it’s scaled down a bit, but this ... | 23 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153227",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T14:27:23",
"content": "Captain Kirk showed us that a hollow wooden tube is sufficient.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6153228",
"author": "The Shat",
"timest... | 1,760,373,896.48971 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/01/experiments-in-creating-the-best-epoxy-granite/ | Experiments In Creating The Best Epoxy Granite | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"epoxy",
"epoxy granite"
] | If you want a big CNC machine you need a strong, vibration-resistant base. They build bells out of metal, so that might not be the best if you want something that doesn’t shake. Epoxy granite is your best bet, but what epoxy granite is the best? That’s the question [Adam Bender]
answered in a series of experiments
that... | 59 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153100",
"author": "CJ",
"timestamp": "2019-06-01T14:42:33",
"content": "Nice work!It is recommended to first mix the sand + epoxy part A and dye and only then add epoxy part B and again mix everything together. This gives you more time for mixing.Oh and don’t forget to wear gloves... | 1,760,373,896.713437 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/01/3d-prints-turn-any-keyboard-isomorphic/ | 3D Prints Turn Any Keyboard Isomorphic | Brian Benchoff | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"isomorphic",
"isomorphic keyboard",
"keyboard",
"piano"
] | In the history of weird musical instrument interfaces, isomorphic keyboards are a favorite. These keyboards look like a grid of buttons, but when you play them, the relative shapes of chords are always the same. The benefit? Just say no to five hundred years of clavier tradition. It looks cool, too. Theoretically, it’s... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153094",
"author": "Eric Cherry",
"timestamp": "2019-06-01T14:00:58",
"content": "This is my kind of hack! I too love ismorphic keyboards, but I don’t have enough passion nor skill to invest the kind of money buying an isomorphic keyboard requires. Don’t possess enough skills to fa... | 1,760,373,896.802043 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/01/paper-strandbeest-is-strong-enough-to-walk/ | Paper Strandbeest Is Strong Enough To Walk | Jenny List | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"papercraft",
"strandbeest",
"theo jansen"
] | Most readers will be familiar with the work of the Dutch artist Theo Jansen, whose Strandbeest wind-powered mechanical walking sculptures prowl the beaches of the Netherlands. The Jansen linkage provides a method of making machines with a curious but efficient walking gait from a rotational input, and has been enthusia... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153062",
"author": "BT",
"timestamp": "2019-06-01T08:16:54",
"content": "“origami must be made of folded paper in the Japanese style”. A square of paper at that, since you are donning your pedamtic hat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comm... | 1,760,373,896.759803 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/a-briefcase-computer-for-your-hacking-needs/ | A Briefcase Computer For Your Hacking Needs | Lewin Day | [
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"briefcase",
"laptop",
"raspberry pi"
] | Decent laptop computers have been available for decades now. Despite this, there’s still something charming and enigmatic about a computer hidden within a briefcase. [MakeFailRepeat] wanted just such a rig,
so did the maker thing and built one.
The project began when [MakeFailRepeat] was donated a 15″ monitor that ran ... | 17 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153060",
"author": "uxorious4ever",
"timestamp": "2019-06-01T07:27:38",
"content": "Very nice job! I really like your total layout. Makes me wish I had documented my briefcase PC from 2008 with an FIC ION A603 motherboard running a severely stripped down version of Windows XP. The ... | 1,760,373,896.939544 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/the-automated-solution-to-your-unpopularity/ | The Automated Solution To Your Unpopularity | Brian Benchoff | [
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"instagram",
"raspberry pi",
"vending machine"
] | You feel that you’re unpopular and no one likes you. The bad news is that if that’s the case in the real world there’s no easy way to fix it. The good news is there’s a great substitute — your popularity on Instagram.
With this vending machine you can replace your personality with followers on Instagram
. It’s just a s... | 18 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153034",
"author": "radicalbrad",
"timestamp": "2019-06-01T02:14:20",
"content": "Seems about right in this world we now live in.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6153046",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-06-01T... | 1,760,373,897.002861 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/freeform-esp8266-network-attached-data-display/ | Freeform ESP8266 Network Attached Data Display | Tom Nardi | [
"Art",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"art",
"brass",
"Circuit Sculpture",
"ESP8266",
"mqtt",
"oled"
] | Like many of us, [Josef Adamčík] finds himself fascinated with so-called “freeform” electronic designs, where the three dimensional circuit makes up sections of the device’s structure. When well executed, such designs really blur the line between being a practical device and an artistic piece. In fact his latest design... | 10 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153032",
"author": "theRainHarvester on YouTube",
"timestamp": "2019-06-01T01:49:02",
"content": "It looks very cool and steam punk. I just wish there was a way to keep it from shorting out on my messy desk.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,373,897.427701 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/make-your-own-old-school-led-displays/ | Make Your Own Old School LED Displays | Lewin Day | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"7 segment",
"display",
"led",
"LED display"
] | We live in an era in which all manner of displays are cheap and readily available. A few dollars spent online can net you a two-line alphanumeric LCD, a graphical OLED screen, or all manner of other options. Years ago however, people made do with little monolithic LED devices.
[sjm4306] wanted to recreate something sim... | 13 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153002",
"author": "YGDES",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T20:12:05",
"content": "Nice !Have a look athttps://hackaday.io/project/8270-pictiltoo !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6153003",
"author": "deshipu",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,373,898.088182 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/a-stylish-solution-for-bike-navigation/ | A Stylish Solution For Bike Navigation | Tom Nardi | [
"LED Hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"bike",
"bluetooth",
"compass",
"nRF52832",
"sk6812"
] | [André Biagioni] is
developing an open hardware bicycle navigation device called Aurora
that’s so gorgeous it just might be enough to get you pedaling your way to work. This slick frame-mounted device relays information to the user through a circular array of SK6812 RGB LEDs, allowing you to find out what you need to k... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152540",
"author": "Naxes",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T07:20:15",
"content": "Clearly you don’t ride",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152562",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T07:49:26",
"conte... | 1,760,373,897.056687 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/atomic-power-gets-small/ | Atomic Power Gets Small | Al Williams | [
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art",
"Science",
"Slider"
] | [
"atomic",
"fission",
"nuclear",
"nuclear power"
] | There was a time when nuclear power plants were going to save the world. Barring accidents, the plants are clean and generate a lot of power. However, a few high-profile accidents and increased public awareness of some key issues have made nuclear power a hard sell, at least in the United States. The fastest growing nu... | 175 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152393",
"author": "Stephen T Kraus",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T17:12:00",
"content": "Nitpick: That’s the cooling tower in the illustration, not the reactor containment building. That same style cooling tower is used at Natural Gas, Coal, and other plants.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,373,898.010979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/gaze-upon-this-intricate-victorian-era-time-lock/ | Gaze Upon This Intricate Victorian-Era Time Lock | Donald Papp | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock movement",
"clockwork",
"movement",
"time lock",
"vault"
] | The concept of a time lock is an old one, and here you can see an example of
the clockwork and gears version
that kept vaults sealed against unauthorized openings. Even if the correct combination was known, these devices prevented opening until a pre-arranged amount of time had passed. The fine folks at [Industrial Alc... | 7 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152384",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T16:56:57",
"content": "Ah, I was so hoping this would have been a Victorian-era time lord.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152412",
"author": "darkspr1te",
... | 1,760,373,899.689565 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/automate-the-freight-amazons-robotic-packaging-lines/ | Automate The Freight: Amazon’s Robotic Packaging Lines | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Robots Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"amazon",
"Automate the Freight",
"automation",
"carton",
"machine vision",
"packaging",
"packing",
"shipping"
] | In the
“Automate the Freight” series
, I’ve concentrated on stories that reflect my premise that the killer app for self-driving vehicles will not be private passenger cars, but will more likely be the mundane but necessary task of toting things from place to place. The economics of replacing thousands of salary-drawin... | 50 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152344",
"author": "ALEJANDRO",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T14:18:30",
"content": "Yesss….. Robots don’t do strikes…You mus begin to think in new works for tons of sub-utilized people.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152347",
... | 1,760,373,900.341133 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/robotic-cheetah-teaches-a-motors-class/ | Robotic Cheetah Teaches A Motors Class | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"brushless",
"cheetah",
"control",
"cost effective",
"esc",
"gearbox",
"mit",
"motor",
"robot"
] | It seems like modern roboticists have decided to have a competition to see which group can develop the most terrifying robot ever invented. As of this writing the leading candidate seems to be the robot that can fuel itself by “eating” organic matter. We can only hope that the engineers involved will decide not to fles... | 14 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152329",
"author": "Clemens",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T13:01:26",
"content": "At some point they’re going to have to lose the tether though… the question is, can they pull it off?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152334",
... | 1,760,373,899.748305 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/etching-aluminium-coins-just-for-fun/ | Etching Aluminium Coins, Just For Fun | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"aluminium",
"etching"
] | [MakeFailRepeat] was heading to MakerCentral in Birmingham, an event to which many makers were bringing coins to swap and trade. Wanting to get in on the action,
he decided to etch some coins of his very own.
Etching aluminium is a simple process, readily accessible to the average maker. [MakeFailRepeat] started with a... | 12 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152306",
"author": "Harvie.CZ",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T09:26:36",
"content": "People say that laser cutting of vinyl stickers produces very nasty fumes, that’s why nobody does it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152356",
... | 1,760,373,900.241137 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/tiny-wooden-laptop-packs-raspberry-pi/ | Tiny Wooden Laptop Packs Raspberry Pi | Lewin Day | [
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"hyperpixel",
"raspberry pi",
"woodwork",
"woodworking"
] | Building a handheld Raspberry Pi rig is practically a hacker rite of passage these days. Off-the-shelf parts keep getting better, and we’re now starting to see affordable compact LCD screens with decent resolution become common. [MakeFailRepeat] got his hands on a HyperPixel screen,
and decided to whip up a neat projec... | 8 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152275",
"author": "Derpatron9000",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T05:49:14",
"content": "Did he just use a hot glue gun to stick the bottom of the pi to the wooden case? Also this is really quite bulky looking, not sure I’d refer to it as ‘tiny’.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,... | 1,760,373,899.830429 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/a-work-light-for-hacker-events/ | A Work Light For Hacker Events | Jenny List | [
"LED Hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"led",
"light",
"lighting"
] | If you’ve ever attended a hacker camp, you’ll know the problem of a field of tents lit only by the glow of laser illumination through the haze and set to the distant thump of electronic dance music. You
need
to complete that project, but the sun’s gone down and you didn’t have space in your pack to bring a floodlight.
... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,373,899.789671 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/this-week-in-security-baltimore-macos-zipfile-security-app-store-monopolies/ | This Week In Security: Baltimore, MacOS Zipfile Security, And App Store Monopolies | Jonathan Bennett | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"app store",
"ransomware",
"security"
] | Baltimore. The city was breached, crippled and held for ransom. The ransomware attack was discovered on May 7th, shutting down a major portion of the city’s infrastructure.
The latest news
is that an NSA-written tool, EternalBlue, is responsible for the attack. Except maybe it isn’t? First off, digging back through the... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152973",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T17:41:21",
"content": "“A report at Ars Technica indicates that the initial vector into the Baltimore network was a phishing email.”Better reason to abandon HTML mail, and use some PGP so you know it’s legitimate.",
"paren... | 1,760,373,899.993474 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/hackaday-podcast-021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-vintage-synthesizers-a-spectacular-iot-security-fail-and-early-alzheimers-detection-via-vr/ | Hackaday Podcast 021: Chasing Rockets, Tripping On Vintage Synthesizers, A Spectacular IoT Security Fail, And Early Alzheimer’s Detection Via VR | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Podcasts"
] | [
"Hackaday Podcast"
] | Mike Szczys is on a well-deserved vacation this week, so staff writer Dan Maloney joins managing editor Elliot Williams for a look at all the great hacks of the week. On this episode we’re talking about licensing fees for MIDI 2.0, a two-way fail while snooping on employees, and the potential for diagnosing Alzheimer’s... | 5 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6153315",
"author": "PirateLabs",
"timestamp": "2019-06-02T23:19:10",
"content": "First Hackaday Podcast I have listened to and I am impressed. I listen to many other podcasts and have an idea what makes the good ones good. This was great and I will be listening to more in the fut... | 1,760,373,900.181122 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/flex-pcb-saves-lens-from-the-junk-pile/ | Flex PCB Saves Lens From The Junk Pile | Jenny List | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"flex PCB",
"lens"
] | There’s a piece of tech that many of us own, but very few of us have dissected. This is strange, given our community’s propensity for wielding the screwdriver, but how many of you have taken apart a camera lens. Even though many of us have a decent camera, almost none of us will have taken a lens to pieces because let’... | 16 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152949",
"author": "sjm4306",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T15:18:47",
"content": "Is “tits lens” some technical term I am ignorant of or a typo? … unless the camera is taking those types of pictures …",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,373,900.12907 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/see-starlinks-space-train-before-it-leaves-the-station/ | See Starlink’s “Space Train” Before It Leaves The Station | Tom Nardi | [
"Current Events",
"Featured",
"Space"
] | [
"international space station",
"kerbal space program",
"satellite",
"satellite tracking",
"SpaceX",
"Starlink"
] | Have you looked up into the night sky recently and seen a bizarre line of luminous dots? Have you noticed an uptick in the number of UFO reports mentioned in the news and social media? If so, you may have already been touched by what many have come to affectionately call Elon Musk’s “Space Train”:
a line of tightly gro... | 34 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152944",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T14:44:17",
"content": "“To help visualize this, we can recreate the deployment on a smaller scale with everyone’s favorite rocket simulator, Kerbal Space Program:”Must have taken some work…once you gotten off the ground. ;-)",... | 1,760,373,900.076185 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/a-doppler-radar-module-from-first-principles/ | A Doppler Radar Module From First Principles | Jenny List | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"Doppler",
"doppler radar",
"microwave",
"radar"
] | If you’ve ever cast your eyes towards experimenting with microwave frequencies it’s likely that one of your first ports of call was a cheaply-available Doppler radar module. These devices usually operate in the 10 GHz band, and the older ones used a pair of die-cast waveguide cavities while the newer ones use a dielect... | 5 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152911",
"author": "Jake Brodsky, AB3A",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T11:38:19",
"content": "Ham radio enthusiasts have been building similar devices for many decades. Back in the 1950s many used surplus klystron tubes built in to a coffee can with a suspended mixer diode in it. The id... | 1,760,373,900.562619 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/31/making-autonomous-racing-drones-lean-and-mean/ | Making Autonomous Racing Drones Lean And Mean | Maya Posch | [
"News"
] | [
"autonomous drone",
"machine vision",
"tudelft"
] | Recently the MAVLab (Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory) at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands proudly proclaimed having made an autonomic drone that’s a mere 72 grams in weight. The best part? It’s designed to
take part in drone races
. What this means is that using a single camera and onboard processing, ... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152997",
"author": "makerwolf",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T19:25:45",
"content": "I’m surprised they didn’t opt to just fly it remotely using a PC for the first iteration. Great project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6153047",
... | 1,760,373,900.505579 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/the-fascinating-world-of-solder-alloys-and-metallurgy/ | The Fascinating World Of Solder Alloys And Metallurgy | Maya Posch | [
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art",
"Science",
"Slider"
] | [
"colophony",
"flux",
"lead-based",
"lead-free",
"rosin",
"soldering"
] | Solder is the conductive metal glue that one uses to stick components together. If you get the component and the PCB hot enough, and melt a little solder in the joint, it will stay put and conduct reliably. But it’s far from simple.
There are many different solder alloys, and even the tip of the soldering iron itself i... | 57 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152663",
"author": "David S",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T14:08:31",
"content": "I want to use lead-free solder with my TS-100. Do I need a different/ special tip and which variant of solder should I use? Sn96.3Ag3.7?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,373,900.783413 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/fail-of-the-week-how-not-to-do-iot-security/ | Fail Of The Week: How Not To Do IoT Security | Dan Maloney | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"desk",
"IoT",
"LoRa",
"pir",
"security",
"workplace"
] | There are a lot of bad days at work. Often it’s the last day, especially when it’s unexpected. For the particularly unlucky, the first day on a new job could be a bad day. But the day you find
an unknown wireless device attached to the underside of your desk
has to rank up there as a bad day, or at least one that raise... | 68 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152606",
"author": "yetihehe",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T11:19:18",
"content": "Still not as bad as smart wifi plug (which can turn on/off connected device) which sends your wifi ssid and password in cleartext over tcp every 60s to a server in china.",
"parent_id": null,
"de... | 1,760,373,900.675507 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/serialplot-does-exactly-what-you-think-it-does/ | SerialPlot Does Exactly What You Think It Does | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"serial",
"serial port"
] | The serial port remains a hacker staple, being one of the easiest ways to move a little bit of data from one machine to another. All manner of projects use the interface, and often, sensors are connected and their data read over such connections. In these cases, it can be useful to plot said data,
and SerialPlot is a t... | 12 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152585",
"author": "e",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T08:36:24",
"content": "Sensors indicate an excess of apostrophes, Captain.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6152590",
"author": "Honza Mrázek (@yaqwsx_cz)",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,373,900.833605 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/visualizing-how-signals-travel-in-a-pcb/ | Visualizing How Signals Travel In A PCB | Brian Benchoff | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"electric field",
"high speed",
"pcb",
"Simbeor",
"SPICE"
] | If you play with high speed design for long enough, eventually you’re going to run into clock skew and other weird effects. [Robert Feranec] recently ran into this problem and found an interesting solution to
visualizing electric fields in a PCB
.
A word of warning before we dig into this, for most of the projects we s... | 15 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152545",
"author": "Tom G",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T07:38:18",
"content": "Useful. Good to see Hackaday is interested in more than blinkies!Modern logic requires signal integrity. SI was becoming a problem in the 80s, and hasn’t got better since then. If you don’t have good SI, th... | 1,760,373,900.885552 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/drag-and-drop-files-on-select-arduino-boards/ | Drag And Drop Files On Select Arduino Boards | Lewin Day | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"arduino",
"tinyusb",
"usb"
] | Historically, getting files on to a microcontroller device was a fraught process. You might have found yourself placing image data manually into arrays in code, or perhaps repeatedly swapping SD cards in and out. For select Arduino boards, that’s no longer a problem –
thanks to the new TinyUSB library from Adafruit (Yo... | 11 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152508",
"author": "MRX",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T03:48:32",
"content": "do you sell this thing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152522",
"author": "Grebs",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T04:55:50",
"conten... | 1,760,373,900.99994 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/tiny-two-digit-thermometer-has-long-battery-life/ | Tiny Two-Digit Thermometer Has Long Battery Life | Donald Papp | [
"ATtiny Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"7-segment display",
"attiny",
"attiny84",
"coin cell",
"cr2032",
"ds1820",
"DS18B20",
"seven segment",
"temperature"
] | Like most of his work,
this tiny two-digit thermometer
shows that [David Johnson-Davies] has a knack for projects that make efficient use of hardware. No pin is left unused between the DS18B20 temperature sensor, the surface mount seven-segment LED displays, and the ATtiny84 driving it all. With the temperature flashin... | 20 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152481",
"author": "Dheera Venkatraman",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T23:51:59",
"content": "An interesting variation would be to have it solar powered, along with a simple motion detector that only turns on the LEDs when something is moving, giving you the impression that it’s always ... | 1,760,373,900.945635 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/29/turbo-subaru-gets-diy-gauges/ | Turbo Subaru Gets DIY Gauges | Lewin Day | [
"car hacks"
] | [
"automotive",
"ESP32",
"gauge",
"gauges",
"instrument cluster"
] | For the average motorist, the speedometer and the fuel indicator are the primary gauges of interest. Owners of performance or modified cars tend to like having more information on the way the car is running. [JustinN1] is firmly in that camp,
and built some WiFi-enabled gauges for his Subaru WRX STi
.
The gauges run on... | 20 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152456",
"author": "Daniel",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T21:23:36",
"content": "Plan on replacing those displays about once every six months for burn in… Otherwise, looks good!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152927",
"... | 1,760,373,901.161309 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/glscopeclient-a-permissively-licensed-remote-oscilloscope-utility/ | GlScopeClient: A Permissively-Licensed Remote Oscilloscope Utility | Ted Yapo | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"glscopeclient",
"oscilloscope",
"protocol analyzer"
] | One of the most convenient things about modern digital oscilloscopes is that you can access the recorded data on a computer for later analysis, advanced protocol debugging, or simply the convenience of remote capture. The problem is that the software isn’t always ideal. Vendor-supplied utilities are typically closed-so... | 26 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152873",
"author": "Thomas Kilbride",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T05:41:17",
"content": "congrats",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152874",
"author": "Jack Hammons",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T05:51:40",
"c... | 1,760,373,901.229101 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/the-motor-synth-is-what-you-get-when-you-forget-hammond-organs-exist/ | The Motor Synth Is What You Get When You Forget Hammond Organs Exist | Brian Benchoff | [
"Crowd Funding"
] | [
"Crowd Funding",
"crowdfunding",
"synth",
"synthesizer",
"tonewheel"
] | There’s nothing new, ever. It’s all been done. But that doesn’t mean you can’t invent something interesting. A case in point is the Motor Synth,
a crowdfunding project from Gamechanger Audio
. It’s what you get when you combine advanced quadcopter technology with the market for modular and semi-modular synthesizers.
Th... | 18 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152862",
"author": "Jeff NME",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T03:50:12",
"content": "With electromagnetic or optical tonewheels, it should be possible to use multiple evenly pickups/sensors on the same wheel to generate frequency multiples of the RPM (eg: 2 pickups for double the frequen... | 1,760,373,901.295368 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/sonic-screwdriver-shuts-off-mains/ | Sonic Screwdriver Shuts Off Mains | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"433MHz",
"Doctor Who",
"sonic screwdriver",
"wireless outlet"
] | In the world of Doctor Who, the sonic screwdriver is a versatile tool with a wide range of capabilities. [Hartley] wanted some of that action for himself,
and built a device of his own.
Unable to recreate the broad swathe of features from the show, he settled on something easier. The device is fitted with an ATTiny85, ... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152844",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2019-05-31T01:54:01",
"content": "Nice build but does anyone else think it looks a slight but “dildoish”? (Thank God it wasn’t pink!)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152924",
... | 1,760,373,901.734895 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/keeping-birds-at-bay-with-an-automated-spinning-owl/ | Keeping Birds At Bay With An Automated Spinning Owl | Tom Nardi | [
"ATtiny Hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"attiny85",
"charge controller",
"solar power",
"spinning"
] | There’s nothing wrong with building something just to build it, but there’s something especially satisfying about being able to solve a real-world problem with a piece of gear you’ve designed and fabricated. When all the traditional methods to keep birds from roosting on his mother’s property failed, [MNMakerMan] decid... | 3 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152832",
"author": "geocrasher",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T23:35:42",
"content": "Aw man, I really wanted to see birds get whacked! Neat build!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152839",
"author": "MN Maker",
"t... | 1,760,373,901.346245 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/linear-ccds-make-for-better-cameras/ | Linear CCDs Make For Better Cameras | Brian Benchoff | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"CCD",
"linear CCD"
] | Digital cameras have been around for forty years or so, and the first ones were built around CCDs. These were two-dimensional CCDs, and if you’ve ever looked inside a copier, scanner, or one of those weird handheld scanners from the 90s, you’ll find something entirely unlike what you’d see in a digital camera. Linear C... | 28 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152756",
"author": "Nathan Bowman",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T18:38:32",
"content": "Matthias Wandel had a pretty good one back in the day!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152757",
"author": "Nathan Bowman",
"... | 1,760,373,901.411931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/hackaday-superconference-pushing-the-boundaries-of-pcb-artwork-with-brian-benchoff/ | Hackaday Superconference: Pushing The Boundaries Of PCB Artwork With Brian Benchoff | Jenny List | [
"cons",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Skills",
"Slider"
] | [
"2018 Hackaday Superconference",
"badgelife",
"color pcb",
"pad printing",
"pcb art"
] | The artistic elite exists in a stratum above we
hoi polloi
, a world of achingly trendy galleries, well-heeled collectors, and art critics who act as gatekeepers to what is considered the pinnacle du jour of culture. Artistic movements that evolve outside this bubble may be derided or ignored as naive and unsophisticat... | 6 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152725",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T17:13:08",
"content": "“Video unavailable”So how about a commercial-size inkjet printer?**Only thing with a big enough bed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152731",
... | 1,760,373,901.684929 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/30/tiny-forklift-makes-unusable-space-usable/ | Tiny Forklift Makes Unusable Space Usable | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"basement",
"crawlspace",
"forklift",
"House",
"storage",
"tools"
] | Houses with crawlspaces are fairly common in some geographic regions. The crawlspace can make it easier to access things like plumbing and electrical wiring, and can even be used as storage in homes that don’t (or can’t) have a basement. Along with improved building ventilation, these some of the perks compared to home... | 25 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152691",
"author": "Mike Gordon",
"timestamp": "2019-05-30T15:38:37",
"content": "Cliff Stoll has been using a similar homemade robotic/RC forklift to retrieve individual units from his inventory of 1000 Klein bottles under his house for years now. Search for “Cliff Stoll Klein b... | 1,760,373,901.908663 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/please-meet-capability-inquiry-part-of-the-midi-2-0-standard/ | Please Meet ‘Capability Inquiry’, Part Of The MIDI 2.0 Standard | Maya Posch | [
"News"
] | [
"composing",
"midi",
"midi 2.0",
"mma",
"music"
] | It may have passed you by in the news, but the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) has recently unveiled more details about the upcoming
MIDI 2.0 standard
. Previously we
covered the prototyping phase
start of this new standard. The original Musical Instrument Digital Interface standard
was revealed
all the way back i... | 23 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152261",
"author": "Circadian Rebel",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T02:11:11",
"content": "“To implement MIDI-CI and MIDI 2.0, you need a manufacturers SysEx ID. A SysEx ID by itself is $250 a year, but it is included with your MMA membership.” (fromhttps://www.midi.org/articles-old/de... | 1,760,373,901.634781 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/routing-ip-over-instant-messages-is-possible-yet-impractical/ | Routing IP Over Instant Messages Is Possible Yet Impractical | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"ip routing",
"telegram",
"tunneling"
] | Telegram is an instant messaging app, well known for its focus on security and encryption. It’s used by government officials, journalists, and the paranoid, and can also handle VoIP calls, in addition to its text messaging capability. [PiMaker] wondered if all this encryption could be put to good use,
and decided to tr... | 15 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152240",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T23:15:42",
"content": "We presume this is an improvement in bandwidth compared to similar previously proposed standards likehttps://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1149",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,373,901.839942 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/keep-the-kids-entertained-with-a-time-machine/ | Keep The Kids Entertained With A Time Machine | Tom Nardi | [
"Raspberry Pi",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"atx psu",
"children",
"kids",
"RGB LED",
"time machine"
] | We often hear it said that today’s kids don’t go out and play as much as they did in the past, but honestly, it’s hard to really blame them. Have you seen some of the games they have now? It’s going to take something a little more exciting than a game of stickball to get them off the couch when they’ve got 4K and VR ga... | 3 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152248",
"author": "CMH62",
"timestamp": "2019-05-29T00:00:18",
"content": "I applaud the effort to engage the kids in a different way that exercises their critical thinking and puzzle solving skills while still using modern tools. Well done.On a different note and well before hom... | 1,760,373,901.787316 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/one-arduino-handheld-to-rule-them-all/ | One Arduino Handheld To Rule Them All | Tom Nardi | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"16x2 LCD",
"2019 Hackaday Prize",
"arduino nano",
"handheld"
] | There’s nothing quite as annoying as duplicated effort. Having to jump through the same hoops over and over again is a perfect way to burn yourself out, and might even keep you from tackling the project that’s been floating around in the back of your mind. [Alain Mauer] found that he’d build enough Arduino gadgets that... | 9 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152195",
"author": "matt k",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T19:05:10",
"content": "this is great. Are eagle or other PCB files available?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6152219",
"author": "RoboMonkey",
"timestamp": "2019-05... | 1,760,373,902.009997 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/this-week-in-security-zombieload-and-is-your-router-leaking/ | This Week In Security: Zombieload, And Is Your Router Leaking? | Jonathan Bennett | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"Meltdown",
"router",
"security"
] | Do you know what your router is doing? We have two stories of the embedded devices misbehaving. First, Linksys “Smart” routers keep track of every device that connects to its network. Right, so does every other router. These routers, however, also helpfully
expose that stored data over JNAP/HNAP
.
Some background is ne... | 8 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152181",
"author": "D00med",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T17:55:19",
"content": "I demoted my router to simply being an access point a long time ago and now use a Raspberry Pi as my router(easy to set up with the exception of getting the IPV6 side of things working.) The reasons inclu... | 1,760,373,901.963714 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/wireless-leds-arent-a-first-but-you-can-make-your-own/ | Wireless LEDs Aren’t A First, But You Can Make Your Own | Brian Benchoff | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"inductive",
"led",
"wireless led"
] | Wireless LEDs.
That’s what [Scotty Allen] found in Japan
, and if you find something you just have to replicate it.
[Scotty] found these wireless LEDs in a display stand for model makers and gunpla. Because you don’t want to run wires, drill holes, and deal with fiber optics when illuminating plastic models, model comp... | 25 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152156",
"author": "Jii",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T16:20:18",
"content": "Old news, those were a thing like 20 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWCBKhLajhA",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6152158",
"author": "BT",
... | 1,760,373,902.072358 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/hackaday-superconference-tickets-and-proposals-are-live-right-now/ | Hackaday Superconference Tickets And Proposals Are Live Right Now | Mike Szczys | [
"cons",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Slider"
] | [
"2019 Hackaday Superconference",
"call for proposals",
"cfp",
"early bird tickets",
"Hackaday SuperConference",
"Supercon",
"tickets"
] | Stop what you’re doing and
get your ticket to the Hackaday Superconference
. This is the ultimate hardware conference, November 15th, 16th, and 17th in Pasadena, California. It will sell out, especially the early bird tickets which are certain to be snapped up before the end of this day. (Edit: Early Bird tickets are a... | 14 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152162",
"author": "Bruce Perens K6BP",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T16:33:55",
"content": "I’ve booked a ticket. Would be glad to do a keynote if you like. I also have a talk on how to do community development without having problems with ITAR/EAR – is there enough interest that I sho... | 1,760,373,902.137934 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/there-and-back-again-a-falcon-9-launch-story/ | There And Back Again: A Falcon 9 Launch Story | Tom Nardi | [
"Current Events",
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Slider",
"Space"
] | [
"cape canaveral",
"Falcon 9",
"Kennedy Space Center",
"nasa",
"SpaceX"
] | It’s true that I’m not known for keeping particularly regular hours, but even I had my doubts about this plan. We’d go to sleep around midnight, wake up at 3 AM, drive up the coast aimlessly, then turn around and attend a full-day event where we’d have to maintain at least some semblance of professionalism. It was a ba... | 23 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152133",
"author": "Lyle",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T14:56:04",
"content": "When I was younger my father and I made several attempts to see a launch. Being from North East Florida the cape is just a few hours away. Every single one got scrubbed though.Then many years later and wit... | 1,760,373,902.213309 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/ferrofluid-display-fuels-the-fun-and-the-procrastination/ | Ferrofluid Display Fuels The Fun, And The Procrastination | Dan Maloney | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"display",
"driver",
"electromagnet",
"ferrofluid",
"matrix"
] | When deadlines loom and your future is on the line, do what top college students through the ages have always done: procrastinate! [Simen] and [Amund] did that in grand style by starting a YouTube channel, delightfully and aptly named “Applied Procrastination”, wherein they plan to avoid their responsibilities as long ... | 14 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152096",
"author": "Erik Sievers",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T11:26:28",
"content": "thst reminds me of the game “Badlands” for Android.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6152097",
"author": "Blamoo",
"timestamp": "2019-05-... | 1,760,373,902.598161 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/28/hacker-dosed-with-lsd-while-restoring-historical-synth/ | Hacker Dosed With LSD While Restoring Historical Synth | Adam Fabio | [
"Musical Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"Ken Kessey",
"lsd",
"Modular synthesizer",
"synth"
] | [Eliot Curtis] found himself a little too close to 1960’s counterculture while restoring a vintage modular synthesizer —
he began tripping out on acid
. The instrument in question is a
Buchla Model 100
. The Buchla is a modular synth. Instead of a keyboard, it used capacitance-sensitive touch plates. This particular mo... | 54 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152073",
"author": "Robert Mateja",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T08:20:46",
"content": "I call it BS. LSD is sensitive for moisture, does this synth was in sealed bag for 60 years?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6152075",
... | 1,760,373,902.545214 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/creating-a-sonic-landscape-with-glitching-cd-player/ | Creating A Sonic Landscape With Glitching CD Player | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"art",
"cd",
"glitching",
"instrument",
"music",
"skipping"
] | CDs were a great advancement in audio quality when they were first put on the market. There’s no vinyl-style degradation of the medium if it’s played over and over, and there’s no risk of turning them into a giant pile of ribbon while rewinding like a cassette tape. The one downside was that if you were to take them on... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152064",
"author": "Xeon",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T05:59:31",
"content": "reminds me of a sony walkman i had.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6152070",
"author": "zit",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T07:07:03",
"content"... | 1,760,373,902.370185 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/virtual-reality-for-alzheimers-detection/ | Virtual Reality For Alzheimer’s Detection | Al Williams | [
"Medical Hacks",
"Virtual Reality"
] | [
"Alzheimer's",
"health",
"virtual reality"
] | You may think of Alzheimer’s as a disease of the elderly, but the truth is people who suffer from it have had it for years — sometimes decades — before they notice. Early detection can help doctors minimize the impact the condition has on your brain, so there’s starting to be an emphasis on testing middle-aged adults f... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152039",
"author": "Mike Massen",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T02:18:42",
"content": "Indeed, this could also be the start of many useful tests for comparative studies into mineral deficiencies, since I was prompted to enter post grad in food science 2010 from my mother’s Alzheimer’s a... | 1,760,373,902.726358 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/esp8266-upgrade-gives-ikea-leds-udp-superpowers/ | ESP8266 Upgrade Gives IKEA LEDs UDP Superpowers | Tom Nardi | [
"LED Hacks",
"Microcontrollers",
"Network Hacks"
] | [
"ESP-03",
"ikea",
"LED lighting",
"mosfet",
"udp",
"voltage regulator"
] | It can be difficult to resist the impulse buy. You see something interesting, the price is right, and even though you
know
you should do your research first, you end up putting it in your cart anyway. That’s how [Tobias Girstmair] ended up being the not-so proud owner of a LEDBERG RGB LED strip from IKEA, and what even... | 39 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152025",
"author": "Bill Gates",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T00:11:26",
"content": "just “udp”? Why not a framework?You could use druffle, which needs huffle, to interface with draggle, running on the booble service, which runs on the frabble architecture, on the duble servers, commun... | 1,760,373,902.680316 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/depotting-an-ancient-car-computer/ | Depotting An Ancient Car Computer | Lewin Day | [
"car hacks"
] | [
"amc",
"car",
"carburettor",
"engine computer"
] | Carburettors were king for decades, until the onward march of technology brought electronic fuel injection to the fore. During their final years, a handful of automakers experimented with computer control of the humble carb, trying to squeeze out every last bit of efficiency and reduce pollution as much as possible. [N... | 25 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152000",
"author": "Jerry",
"timestamp": "2019-05-27T20:54:37",
"content": "When I was MUCH younger, I jump started a 1956 Mercury (Step Fathers) with a piece of gum wrapper. (Mostly aluminum)No such thing a a computer.I miss the “Good Ol’ Days”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,373,903.006175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/pifx-the-pi-powered-pedal-board/ | PiFX, The Pi-Powered Pedal Board | Brian Benchoff | [
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"guitar pedal",
"pedal",
"Pi",
"raspberry pi"
] | Since the beginnings of the Raspberry Pi, [Tibbbbz] has wanted to build a DIY guitar effects board and amp simulator. A device like this, and similar ones sold by Boss and Kemper, put a bunch of processing power inside a metal enclosure with some footswitches and a pair of quarter inch jacks for input and output. Mash ... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152029",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T00:35:27",
"content": "This is a good proof of design but there are many things that can be switched to decrease latency. The USB controller is the big bottleneck on RPi’s so a USB audio solution is mind-bottling. A purpose built... | 1,760,373,902.893971 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/retrocomputing-for-the-masses-hack-chat/ | Retrocomputing For The Masses Hack Chat | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns"
] | [
"RC2014",
"retrocomputing",
"sinclair",
"The Hack Chat",
"Tindie",
"z80",
"zx80"
] | Join us on Wednesday 29 May 2019 at noon Pacific for the
Retrocomputing for the Masses Hack Chat
!
Of the early crop of personal computers that made their way to market before IBM and Apple came to dominate it, few machines achieved the iconic status that the
Sinclair ZX80
did.
Perhaps it was its unusual and appealing ... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6152035",
"author": "Retro",
"timestamp": "2019-05-28T01:20:49",
"content": "Very cool, have had my eye on the RC2014 for a long time. Would love to know more about its background.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6152055",
"... | 1,760,373,902.940756 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/retrotechtacular-making-chains/ | Retrotechtacular: Making Chains | Jenny List | [
"Retrotechtacular"
] | [
"boat anchor",
"chain",
"forging",
"retrotechtactular"
] | We take the everyday materials of engineering for granted, as ubiquitous components rather than as complex items in their own right. Sure, we
know
that an integrated circuit represents the pinnacle of a hundred years’ development in the field of electronics, but to us it’s simply a black box with some wires. Even with ... | 19 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6151959",
"author": "Rick Bryan",
"timestamp": "2019-05-27T14:29:24",
"content": "How can there be no violent boiling and steam, as the orange-hot chain drops into cooling water at 2:16 in the second video?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"c... | 1,760,373,902.833306 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/the-augmented-reality-breadboard-of-the-future/ | The Augmented Reality Breadboard Of The Future | Tom Nardi | [
"Android Hacks",
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"breadboard",
"circuit simulation",
"digital switch",
"prototyping"
] | You’d be hard pressed to find a carpenter who didn’t own a hammer, or a painter that didn’t have a couple of brushes kicking around. Some tools are simply so fundamental to their respective craft that their ownership is essentially a given. The same could be said of the breadboard: if you’re working with electronics on... | 15 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6151941",
"author": "CMH62",
"timestamp": "2019-05-27T13:12:04",
"content": "My $3 breadboards are sitting out on my hobby desk!,",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6151946",
"author": "Bill Gates",
"timestamp": "2019-05-27... | 1,760,373,903.061668 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/27/vintage-fairchild-ic-proves-tough-to-decap/ | Vintage Fairchild IC Proves Tough To Decap | Dan Maloney | [
"classic hacks",
"Teardown"
] | [
"decapping",
"Fairchild uL914",
"laser",
"milling",
"silicone",
"sonication",
"ultrasound",
"WFNA",
"white fuming nitric acid"
] | You’d think that something called “white fuming nitric acid” would be more than corrosive enough to dissolve just about anything. Heck, it’s rocket fuel – OK, rocket fuel oxidizer – and even so it still it wasn’t enough to
pop the top on this vintage Fairchild μL914 integrated circuit
, at least not without special mea... | 12 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6151930",
"author": "Mr Name Required",
"timestamp": "2019-05-27T10:54:25",
"content": "Interesting the chip was covered with silicone, which takes me back. A long time ago my dad used to bring home bits of dead IBM System 360 for us kids to look at. The SLT modules – little square ... | 1,760,373,903.110588 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/26/a-modular-logic-analyzer-for-fpgas/ | A Modular Logic Analyzer For FPGAs | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"bruce land",
"ece5760",
"fpga",
"logic analyzer"
] | When working on a project, it’s incredibly helpful to be able to visualize the various signals in play. This is important when attempting to determine if what is supposed to be happening is actually happening. However, logic analyzers can be expensive,
so a group from [Bruce Land]’s ECE5760 class developed their own ha... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6151921",
"author": "mac012345",
"timestamp": "2019-05-27T07:56:49",
"content": "Interesting but a lot of choices are puzzling:Hardware decoding: not terribly useful for spi and i2c as they are not terribly fast or complex. The only use case would be complex trigger (pattern/conditi... | 1,760,373,903.859473 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/26/loads-of-testing-yields-new-reliable-and-cheap-leather-hardening-technique/ | Loads Of Testing Yields New, Reliable, And Cheap Leather Hardening Technique | Donald Papp | [
"chemistry hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Science"
] | [
"cuir boulli",
"hardening",
"leather",
"leather crafting",
"stearic acid",
"testing"
] | Leather hardening has been around for such a long time that one might think that there was little left to discover, but [Jason F. Timmermans] certainly showed that is not the case. Right around the end of 2018 he set up experiments to compare different techniques for hardening leather, and empirically determine the bes... | 36 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6151893",
"author": "noghiri",
"timestamp": "2019-05-27T02:33:12",
"content": "Good data. The only major mistake that jumps out at me is that boiled leather was boiled in beeswax, but that also wasn’t the entirety of the hardening process – just a first step. Unfortunately, I haven’... | 1,760,373,903.339131 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/26/hackaday-links-may-26-2019/ | Hackaday Links: May 26, 2019 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"Boarditto",
"ebay",
"mac",
"pick and place",
"Playdate",
"teenage engineering",
"thinkpad",
"vintage computer"
] | Thinkpads are great, especially the old ones. You find a T420, and you can have a battery hanging off the back, a battery in the optical drive bay, and for some old Thinkpads, there’s a gigantic ‘slice’ battery that doubles the thickness of your laptop.
Here’s the most batteries in a Thinkpad ever
,
with the requisite ... | 10 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6151880",
"author": "CRImier",
"timestamp": "2019-05-26T23:13:09",
"content": "> If you want a pick and place in your garage workshop, there aren’t many options. There’s a Neoden for about ten grand, but nothing cheaper or smaller.Liteplacer exists, so do OpenPnP setups.",
"pare... | 1,760,373,903.437961 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/26/chatterbox-voice-assistant-knows-to-keep-quiet-for-privacy/ | Chatterbox Voice Assistant Knows To Keep Quiet For Privacy | Roger Cheng | [
"Crowd Funding",
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"aiy voice kit",
"Amazon Echo",
"google home",
"MIT scratch",
"personal privacy",
"privacy",
"privacy policy",
"scratch",
"voice assistant",
"voice interface"
] | Cruising through the children’s hands-on activity zone at Maker Faire Bay Area, we see kids building a cardboard enclosure for the
Chatterbox
smart speaker kit. It would be tempting to dismiss the little smiling box as “just for kids” but doing so would overlook something more interesting: an alternative to data-mining... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,373,903.386395 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2019/05/26/vintage-monoscope-tubes-generate-classic-tv-test-patterns-once-again/ | Vintage Monoscope Tubes Generate Classic TV Test Patterns Once Again | Dan Maloney | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"classic",
"monoscope",
"ntsc",
"orthicon",
"retro",
"test pattern",
"vacuum tube",
"video",
"vidicon",
"vintage"
] | Night creatures and insomniacs of a bygone era may fondly recall a TV test pattern appearing once [Jack Parr] or [Steve Allen] had had their say and the local TV station’s regular broadcast day had concluded. It was affectionately known as the Indian Head test pattern, for the stylized Native American, resplendent in a... | 16 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6151856",
"author": "John Rupkalvis",
"timestamp": "2019-05-26T18:48:25",
"content": "Simply referred to as the “test pattern” in the television program guide printed in U.S. newspapers during the mid-1940’s, this comprised a large chunk of the broadcast day, and was the only thing ... | 1,760,373,903.48756 |
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