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https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/bring-home-a-classic-synth-with-the-diy-fairlight-cmi/ | Bring Home A Classic Synth With The DIY Fairlight CMI | Adam Fabio | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"ipad",
"synthesizer"
] | [Davearneson] built a modern version of a classic synthesizer with
his DIY Fairlight CMI
. If there were a hall of fame for electronic instruments, the
Fairlight CMI
would be on it. An early sampling synth with a built-in sequencer, the Fairlight was a game changer. Everyone from A-ha to Hans Zimmer has used one. The s... | 8 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3617010",
"author": "DainBramage",
"timestamp": "2017-05-24T13:07:49",
"content": "This reminds me of listening to Art of Noise when I was a teenager.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3617153",
"author": "Loser",
"timesta... | 1,760,374,817.675324 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/run-from-the-sound-of-footsteps-in-blind-game-of-tag/ | Run From The Sound Of Footsteps In Blind Game Of Tag | Lewin Day | [
"FPGA"
] | [
"audio",
"fpga",
"hearing",
"hrtf"
] | The human auditory system is a complex and wonderful thing. One of its most useful features is the ability to estimate the range and direction of sound sources – think of the way people instinctively turn when hearing a sudden loud noise. A team of students have leveraged this innate ability to produce
a game of tag ba... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3616538",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-24T02:40:09",
"content": "[one blind person]+[one crazy stalker]=plot for a horror movie.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3616552",
"author": "Thopter",
"ti... | 1,760,374,817.481853 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/custom-workstation-makes-plasma-cutting-a-breeze/ | Custom Workstation Makes Plasma Cutting A Breeze | Dan Maloney | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arc",
"cutter",
"metalworking",
"plasma",
"welding"
] | A plasma cutter is probably top of every metalworker’s short list of dream tools. From freehand curves to long straight cuts, nothing beats a plasma cutter for getting the creative juices flowing. Unfortunately, there’s also the jet of superheated metal blasting through the workpiece to deal with, which is the reason b... | 24 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3615622",
"author": "onebiozz",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T09:31:42",
"content": "Plasma cutters are a massive pain to work with but when you need one than you need one and something like this would make plasma cutters much easier to deal with, great work",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,374,818.008459 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/doomed-thermostat/ | Doomed Thermostat | Inderpreet Singh | [
"ARM",
"classic hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"doom",
"game",
"hack",
"stm32",
"thermostat",
"toy"
] | It is amazing how the game Doom has been ported to so many things. Enter one more port, where the hardware in question is a Honeywell Prestige thermostat.
In his video, [cz7asm] shows us the game running quite nicely on the 480 x 272 LCD with an NES controller plugged into the USB port originally intended for software ... | 25 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3615478",
"author": "zeon",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T05:20:41",
"content": ":). Getting doom to run on new hardware has essentially become the 1337 version of the blinky!!!! Good job!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3615503",
... | 1,760,374,817.635313 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/an-education-on-soc-using-verilog/ | An Education On SoC Using Verilog | Al Williams | [
"ARM",
"FPGA"
] | [
"arm",
"bruce land",
"cornell",
"Cornell University",
"fpga"
] | [Bruce Land] is one of those rare individuals who has his own Hackaday tag. He and his students at Cornell have produced many projects over the years that have appeared on these pages, lately with FPGA-related projects. If you only know [Land] from projects, you are missing out. He posts lectures from many of his class... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3615427",
"author": "Redhatter (VK4MSL)",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T02:28:21",
"content": "He apparently attracted some ugly comments, which we found hard to believe since we know Hackaday comments are renowned for their kindness and civility.I think I heard the bull-o-meter hit the ... | 1,760,374,817.727166 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/zombie-badges-take-over-security-con/ | Zombie Badges Take Over Security Con | John Baichtal | [
"cons"
] | [
"badge",
"bsides",
"cape town",
"ESP-8266",
"oled"
] | We can’t get enough of hacker-con badges. BSides Cape Town, held Last December, featured an
IR-equipped badge
that immersed attendees in a game while they chatted.
A group led by [
AndrewMohawk
] and [
ElasticNinja
] designed the badge around an ESP8266 and 128×64 OLED display, with eight buttons, an IR receiver and tr... | 2 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "3615486",
"author": "Nicholas Wouters",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T05:39:08",
"content": "I’m a simple man.. I see my home city (Cape Town) and I like it :) – Nice writeup though !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3615546",
... | 1,760,374,817.524072 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/blacksmiths-junkyard-power-hammer-packs-a-punch/ | Blacksmith’s Junkyard Power Hammer Packs A Punch | Dan Maloney | [
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"blacksmith",
"forge",
"hammer",
"power hammer",
"smithing",
"smithy"
] | Any way you look at it, blacksmithing is a punishing trade. Heavy tools, a red-hot forge, flying sparks, and searing metal all exact a toll on the smith’s body unless precautions are taken. After proper safety equipment and good training, a blacksmith may want to invest is power hammer to replace at least some of the h... | 22 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3615197",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T20:42:50",
"content": "Wonder what the time is to becoming proficient?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3615370",
"author": "dcfusor2015",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,374,817.935937 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/hackaday-prize-entry-wifi-epaper/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: WiFi EPaper | Pedro Umbelino | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"epaper",
"ESP32",
"solar",
"wifi"
] | [Frank Buss] designed an electronic version of a sticky note: a
WiFi enabled, solar-powered ePaper,
with magnets embedded in the casing. It’s based on the new ESP32, and the idea is that you can update it via your smart-phone or over the internet via a cloud app to show any message you want. Being an ePaper display, th... | 32 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3615033",
"author": "Moosepr",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T18:33:47",
"content": "The red in the e-ink is awesome, but the flicker is a little disturbing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3615206",
"author": "TacticalNinja"... | 1,760,374,817.795111 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/hardware-heroes-tim-hunkin/ | Hardware Heroes: Tim Hunkin | Jenny List | [
"Featured",
"Reviews"
] | [
"arcade",
"automata",
"Hardware Heroes",
"Hunkin",
"Secret Life Of Machines",
"Tim Hunkin"
] | If you were an engineering student around the end of the 1980s or the start of the 1990s, your destiny most likely lay in writing 8051 firmware for process controllers or becoming a small cog in a graduate training scheme at a large manufacturer. It was set out for you as a limited set of horizons by the university car... | 41 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "3614962",
"author": "Miles Archer",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T17:25:54",
"content": "Darn it. I’ve wasted the morning watching this show.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3616898",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,374,817.877543 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/evezor-robotic-arm-engraves-400-coasters/ | Evezor Robotic Arm Engraves 400 Coasters | Adam Fabio | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"Evezor",
"kickstarter",
"robot",
"robot arm",
"scara"
] | When you’re running a Kickstarter for a robotic arm, you had better be ready to prove how repeatable and accurate it is. [Andrew] has done just
that by laser engraving 400 wooden coasters
with Evezor,
his SCARA arm
that runs on a Raspberry Pi computer with stepper control handled by a Smoothieboard.
Evezor is quite an ... | 15 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3614830",
"author": "djsmiley2k",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T15:33:28",
"content": "+1 for being responsible around a tool which could legitimately start a fire if something went _really_ wrong.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3... | 1,760,374,817.574821 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/wrap-your-mind-around-neural-networks/ | Wrap Your Mind Around Neural Networks | Will Sweatman | [
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art"
] | [
"ai",
"artificial intelligence",
"deep learning",
"neural network",
"neuron"
] | Artificial Intelligence is playing an ever increasing role in the lives of civilized nations, though most citizens probably don’t realize it. It’s now commonplace to speak with a computer when calling a business. Facebook is becoming scary accurate at recognizing faces in uploaded photos. Physical interaction with smar... | 18 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3614762",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T14:37:54",
"content": "“Neural networks get their name from the mass of neurons in your noggin. While the overall network is absurdly complex, the operation of a single neuron is simple.”I seem to remember reading the neuron w... | 1,760,374,818.319479 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/the-gnu-gpl-is-an-enforceable-contract-at-last/ | The GNU GPL Is An Enforceable Contract At Last | Jenny List | [
"News",
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"gnu",
"GNU General Public License",
"legal",
"open source",
"software"
] | It would be difficult to imagine the technological enhancements to the world we live in today without open-source software. You will find it somewhere in most of your consumer electronics, in the unseen data centres of the cloud, in machines, gadgets, and tools, in fact almost anywhere a microcomputer is used in a prod... | 58 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "3614550",
"author": "Ssifiliss",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T11:15:20",
"content": "I consider the GPL clauses to be viral but I am not an open source detractor. Many people don’t like GPL and are not detractor. On the contrary. I prefer other licenses because I want my code to be trul... | 1,760,374,819.053497 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/22/gravity-defying-drips-of-a-bike-pump-controlled-fountain/ | Gravity Defying Drips Of A Bike Pump Controlled Fountain | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"Bay Area Maker Faire 2017",
"bike pump",
"crash space",
"drip",
"fountain",
"illusion",
"pressure sensor",
"strobe"
] | People love to see a trick that fools their senses. This truism was in play at the Crash Space booth this weekend as [Steve Goldstein] and [Kevin Jordan] showed off a drip fountain controlled by a bike pump.
These optical illusion drip fountains use strobing light to seemingly freeze dripping water in mid-air. We’ve se... | 9 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3614567",
"author": "Pedro",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T11:28:25",
"content": "The video is very difficult to see, first it frieze every 3 seconds and I get only the sound . But the noise level is so high it is impossible for a non native English speaker like to understand what is sai... | 1,760,374,818.532062 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/21/bitcoin-price-ticker/ | Bitcoin Price Ticker | Lewin Day | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"arduino",
"bitcoin",
"ESP8266"
] | Are you a Bitcoin miner or trader, but find yourself lacking the compulsive need to check exchange rates like the drug-fuelled daytraders of Wall Street? Fear not – you too can adorn your home or office with a Bitcoin Price Ticker!
The post is in Italian
but you can read a
translated version here.
It’s a straightforwar... | 28 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "3614266",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T05:47:45",
"content": "Can it help me find those old HDDs with about 20-30 btc from back when it was so easy to mine and a trip to one of several online bitcoin faucets would dump something like 5btc for your wallet(to generate in... | 1,760,374,818.724981 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/21/a-midi-harmonica/ | A MIDI Harmonica | Jenny List | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"Harmonica",
"midi",
"midi harmonica",
"music"
] | MIDI, or
M
usical
I
nstrument
D
igital
I
nterface, has been the standard for computer control of musical instruments since the 1980s. It is most often associated with electronic instruments such as synthesisers, drum machines, or samplers, but there is nothing to stop it being applied to almost any instrument when comb... | 12 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "3614245",
"author": "Erik Johnson",
"timestamp": "2017-05-22T04:42:58",
"content": "This is really cool, but I gotta comment on it… WOW a VHS recording made & date-stamped in 2017 with what also looks like a mid-90’s webcam recording as well",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,... | 1,760,374,818.660767 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/21/hackaday-links-may-21-2017/ | Hackaday Links: May 21, 2017 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"CAN",
"ebikes",
"ESP32",
"Galaxy Quest",
"HP",
"LED display",
"star trek",
"vfd"
] | It’s time to talk about something of supreme importance to all Hackaday readers.
The first trailer for the new Star Trek series is out
. Some initial thoughts: the production values are through the roof, and some of this was filmed in Jordan (thank the king for that). The writers have thrown in some obvious references ... | 41 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "3613538",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2017-05-21T23:14:49",
"content": "I could see MB Cupcakes becoming collector’s items like Altairs are now. The last couple of generations will probably see similar interest in the future as an unopened copy of MS Bob or an AOL CD does now... | 1,760,374,818.615554 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/google-home-meets-esp8266/ | Google Home Meets ESP8266 | Adam Fabio | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"ESP8266",
"google home",
"home automation",
"smart home"
] | [Luc Volders] is
building his own smart house with the help of Google Home and an ESP-8266
. Inspired by the house computers from the TV show, Eureka [Luc] created an IoT ecosystem using a mix of off the shelf devices and open source software.
There are about a thousand ways to create a DIY smart home these days. All o... | 23 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3616462",
"author": "Jacob Abercrombie",
"timestamp": "2017-05-24T00:19:45",
"content": "Wait….this has been done, literally hundreds of times. Using IFTTT isn’t something new, getting it to work natively would be newsworthy (IFTTT usually causes some lag, where native integration ... | 1,760,374,819.112562 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/arise-chicken-arise/ | Arise, Chicken, Arise! | Brian Benchoff | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"Battleborgs",
"battlebots",
"chicken",
"Wait a second Robot Chicken should be called Cyborg Chicken."
] | A couple of months ago, [Mike] started saving bones from all the fried chicken he had been eating. If that’s the opening line, you know it’s going to be good.
This Cyborg Chicken project
grew out of [Mike]’s love for battlebots, and an immense dearth of battle
borgs
. The difference, though small, is distinct: a robot ... | 47 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "3616255",
"author": "Joshua R Terrell",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T20:13:24",
"content": "This. This is why I browse this website obsessively at 9am, 12am 4:30pm, 12pm, 3am, 5am…..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3616767",
... | 1,760,374,818.961703 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/hackaday-prize-entry-rangefinder-camera-smartzoom/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: Rangefinder + Camera = SmartZoom | Donald Papp | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Raspberry Pi",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"digital zoom",
"laser",
"rangefinder",
"Raspberry pi camera",
"Raspberry Pi Zero W"
] | The interesting thing about submissions for The Hackaday Prize is seeing unusual projects and concepts that might not otherwise pop up. [ken conrad] has a curious but thoughtfully designed idea for
Raspberry Pi-based SmartZoom Imaging
that uses a Pi Zero and camera plus some laser emitters to create a device with a ver... | 17 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3616181",
"author": "Kyle Brinkerhoff",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T18:35:50",
"content": "i built a similar device back in 2010 that did the same thing, except we combined it with a pan tilt rig and we were able to create a point cloud using trig",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": ... | 1,760,374,818.880865 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/the-textile-bench/ | The Textile Bench | Jenny List | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Skills",
"Slider",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bench",
"cloth",
"overlocker",
"sewing",
"sewing machine",
"textiles",
"tools",
"Wearables"
] | What’s on your bench? Mine’s mostly filled with electronic test equipment, soldering kit, and computers. I’m an electronic engineer by trade when I’m not writing for Hackaday, so that’s hardly surprising. Perhaps yours is like mine, or maybe you’ve added a 3D printer to the mix, a bunch of woodworking tools, or maybe p... | 52 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "3616113",
"author": "Tucson Tom",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T17:18:17",
"content": "Nice to see this. As a man who has shrugged off the stigma of “sewing is for girls” I can simply say how useful it is to be able to sew and use a sewing machine. I have a few sewing tasks on my list ... | 1,760,374,818.820602 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/go-big-or-go-home-a-tablecloth-touchpad/ | Go Big Or Go Home: A Tablecloth Touchpad | Al Williams | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"conductive thread",
"FLORA",
"mouse",
"tablecloth",
"TouchPad",
"trackpad",
"wearable"
] | Phone screens keep getting bigger. Computer screens keep getting bigger. Why not a large trackpad to use as a mouse? [MaddyMaxey] had that thought and with a few components and some sewing skills created a
trackpad in a tablecloth
.
The electronics in this project are right off the shelf. A Flora board for the brains a... | 10 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3616034",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T15:34:19",
"content": "In the future practically everything will have touch. Then it will be a crime to ‘feel up’ your house.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3616085",
... | 1,760,374,819.159397 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/stupid-git-tricks/ | Stupid Git Tricks | Al Williams | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Linux Hacks",
"Original Art",
"Skills"
] | [
"bash",
"Git",
"nosql",
"pandoc",
"revision control",
"sqlite",
"version control"
] | My apologies if you speak the Queen’s English since that title probably has a whole different meaning to you than I intended. In fact, I’m talking about Git, the version control system. Last time I talked about how the program came to be and offered you a few tutorials. If you are a dyed-in-the-wool software developer,... | 25 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3615983",
"author": "Clay",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T14:11:43",
"content": ">Ever wanted a distributed Twitter implementation?Yes I have, but why force Git to do that? GNU Social has been doing it for years, and there are lots of other compatible servers (Mastadon being a notable e... | 1,760,374,819.302183 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/23/josef-prusa-multi-material-extruders-for-amazing-color-prints/ | Josef Prusa: Multi Material Extruders For Amazing Color Prints | Mike Szczys | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"Bay Area Maker Faire 2017",
"Joseph Prusa",
"Multi material extrusion",
"multiple color extruder",
"prusa",
"Prusa i3"
] | The Prusa i3 Mk 2 is the hotness in consumer-grade, quality 3D printing right now. And things just keep getting more interesting. We caught up with Josef Průša at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend to see the multi-material extruder in its final form. It’s an upgrade to the Mk 2 which allows a single hot end to print in... | 61 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3615678",
"author": "Gravis",
"timestamp": "2017-05-23T11:30:34",
"content": "This is extremely cool! Now we just need a version that can switch between 16 different colors. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3615690",
... | 1,760,374,819.599904 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/20/arduino-cinque-the-risc-v-esp32-wifi-bluetooth-arduino/ | Arduino Cinque – The RISC-V, ESP32, WiFi, Bluetooth Arduino | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"News",
"Slider"
] | [
"arduino",
"bamf",
"Bay Area maker faire",
"ESP32",
"FE310",
"SiFive"
] | This weekend at the Bay Area Maker Faire, Arduino in conjunction with SiFive, a fabless provider of the Open Source RISC-V micros,
introduced the Arduino Cinque
. This is a board running one of the fastest microcontrollers available, and as an added bonus, this board includes Espressif’s ESP32, another wonderchip that ... | 61 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "3606366",
"author": "Clay",
"timestamp": "2017-05-20T23:16:38",
"content": "Finally, two meme chips together on a meme brand board!Jokes aside though, that’s actually pretty darned cool. A really fast and open microcontroller plus a really connected microcontroller would let you do... | 1,760,374,819.495167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/20/faas-drone-registration-system-struck-down-for-hobbyists/ | FAA’s Drone Registration System Struck Down For Hobbyists | Brian Benchoff | [
"News",
"Slider"
] | [
"ama",
"drone",
"drone registration",
"faa",
"quadcopter"
] | The US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has struck down a rule requiring recreational drone users and model aircraft pilots to
register their drones with the FAA
.
This began when [John Taylor], an RC hobbyist and attorney, filed suit against the FAA
questioning the legitimacy of the FAA’s drone registration progr... | 76 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "3605822",
"author": "Leithoa",
"timestamp": "2017-05-20T20:24:21",
"content": "Let’s see if it survives the inevitable appeal by the FAA.It’s sad that decades of responsible RC fun was hampered by a decade of cheap quads & people with more money than brains flying cameras into areas... | 1,760,374,819.710763 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/20/bamf-hard-drive-platter-launcher-among-all-time-favorites/ | BAMF: Hard Drive Platter Launcher Among All-Time Favorites | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"Bay Area Maker Faire 2017",
"capacitor bank",
"high voltage",
"Krux",
"platter launcher",
"Project Hathor",
"Syn Shop"
] | The hard drive platter launcher that [Krux] built has been among my all-time favorite builds and I am so excited that he is showing it off at this year’s Bay Area Maker Faire. At its core the concept is quite simple; dump a large amount of current through a coil all at once, and the magnetic current generated spontaneo... | 32 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "3604977",
"author": "localhost",
"timestamp": "2017-05-20T17:14:17",
"content": "> When operated at the highest capacities, the launcher is powerful enough to severely warp the platters.What about using this for coin shrinking?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,374,819.859709 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/20/custom-hydraulic-cylinders-from-off-the-shelf-components/ | Custom Hydraulic Cylinders From Off-the-Shelf Components | Dan Maloney | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cylinder",
"fluid power",
"gland",
"hydraulics",
"piston",
"seal",
"welding"
] | When your project needs power, you might need to turn to hydraulics. There is a lot of mystery about fluid power, but there is also a huge supply chain devoted to getting you the parts you need to power your project. Off-the-shelf components may not fit your application though, in which case it might be handy to know h... | 22 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3604538",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2017-05-20T15:20:35",
"content": "That is good work. I was hoping for more Hardware Store and less parts designed for the purpose.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3604725",
... | 1,760,374,819.765207 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/20/pedometer-for-calorie-conscious-hamster-owners/ | Pedometer For Calorie Conscious Hamster Owners | Inderpreet Singh | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"diy",
"hamster",
"pedometer"
] | The Arduino has inspired many a creative projects that can be beneficial to humanity. The
Arduino Hamster Wheel Pedometer
by [John Mueller] on the other hand is a creation that is meant for the cute furry rodent pets. When [John Mueller]’s daughter wanted to keep track of her hamster’s night-time strolls, her maker-dad... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "3604073",
"author": "Howard",
"timestamp": "2017-05-20T13:43:10",
"content": "Nice build – I hope the video inspires more kids to make these. It’s a staple project in the middle school hacker classes – something about tracking the little feet I guess. I’ve seen it done with putting ... | 1,760,374,819.900962 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/20/building-a-replica-final-cartridge-iii/ | Building A Replica Final Cartridge III | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks"
] | [
"c64",
"commodore 64",
"final cartridge",
"final cartridge 3",
"final cartridge III",
"retro"
] | The Commodore 64 was
the
computer of the 8-bit era, and remains the highest selling computer of all time. In addition to disk and tape drives, it also had a cartridge interface. A popular extension cartridge was the Final Cartridge III, which offered a variety of disk utilities and a GUI.
[Greisi] was in possession of ... | 25 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3603017",
"author": "Jan",
"timestamp": "2017-05-20T08:51:54",
"content": "nice job.There has been a lot to do about the FCIII the last few years. It is certainly a nice cartridge and I still use one (in case of software debugging using real hardware) from time to time. You might wa... | 1,760,374,819.958425 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/19/a-simple-diy-gps-tracker/ | A Simple, DIY GPS Tracker | Brian Benchoff | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"atmega48",
"AVR",
"gsm",
"GSM module",
"GY-NEO6",
"M-590",
"tracker"
] | Today, there are dozens of off-the-shelf solutions for a GPS tracking device. Most of them use GSM, some of them use satellites, and all of them are astonishingly inexpensive. If you want to track a car, dog, or your luggage, you’ve never had more options.
[Emilio] wanted to track
his own
car, and the original solution... | 41 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "3603062",
"author": "Tom Salwach",
"timestamp": "2017-05-20T09:14:44",
"content": "Quite ugly tracker. Do it just for education.Hackaday….check APRS trackers, more mature and educative.For $20 You can buy a good GSM tracker from Ali..Most important part in automotive electronic devi... | 1,760,374,820.035427 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/21/hackaday-prize-entry-a-pc-xt-clone-powered-by-avr/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: A PC-XT Clone Powered By AVR | Jenny List | [
"computer hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"8088",
"AVR",
"Hackaday Prize",
"IBM PC",
"pc",
"PC-XT"
] | There is a high probability that the device on which you are reading this comes somehow loosely under the broad definition of a PC. The familiar x86 architecture with peripheral standards has trounced all its competitors over the years, to the extent that it is only in the mobile and tablet space of personal computing ... | 19 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3613388",
"author": "Neil",
"timestamp": "2017-05-21T20:47:44",
"content": "It’d be a shame if the value of articles were reckoned on the number of comments because this is a fascinating bit of nostalgia that I greatly enjoyed whether it provokes comment or not.",
"parent_id": n... | 1,760,374,820.090461 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/21/diy-usb-power-bank/ | DIY USB Power Bank | Eric Evenchick | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"18650",
"3d printed",
"battery",
"power bank"
] | USB power banks give your phone some extra juice on the go. You can find them in all shapes and sizes from various retailers, but why not build your own?
[Kim] has a walkthrough on how to do just that. This
DIY USB Power Bank
packs 18650 battery cells and a power management board into a 3D printed case. The four cells ... | 47 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3612929",
"author": "dfsghklmn",
"timestamp": "2017-05-21T17:08:21",
"content": "When I read “DIY power bank”, I expected his own design of PCB for the power bank. It’s more of a “self printed battery/PCB holder” project really — not that there’s anything wrong with that.",
"par... | 1,760,374,820.197113 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/21/humans-may-have-accidentally-created-a-radiation-shield-around-earth/ | Humans May Have Accidentally Created A Radiation Shield Around Earth | Lewin Day | [
"News"
] | [
"communications",
"nasa",
"submarine",
"submarines",
"van allen",
"van allen belts",
"very low frequency",
"vlf"
] | NASA spends a lot of time researching the Earth and its surrounding space environment. One particular feature of interest are the Van Allen belts, so much so that NASA built special probes to study them!
They’ve now discovered a protective bubble they believe has been generated by human transmissions in the VLF range.
... | 60 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3612379",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2017-05-21T15:19:23",
"content": "So we’re protecting ourselves from radiation by emitting more radiation?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3612435",
"author": "Daniel",
... | 1,760,374,820.290952 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/21/wake-up-to-fresh-coffee/ | Wake Up To Fresh Coffee! | Jenny List | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"alarm clock",
"coffee",
"coffee clock",
"Nespresso"
] | Be careful what you say when you are shown a commercial product that you think you could make yourself, you might find yourself having to make good on your promise.
When he was shown a crowdfunded alarm clock coffee maker, [Fabien-Chouteau] said “just give me an espresso machine and I can do the same”. A Nespresso caps... | 18 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3610602",
"author": "AH",
"timestamp": "2017-05-21T11:06:11",
"content": "The STM32F469 have Ethernet, so, next step, implementing RFC2324 :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3613199",
"author": "fm`",
"timestam... | 1,760,374,820.343551 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/21/multipurpose-esp8266-keychain/ | Multipurpose ESP8266 Keychain | Inderpreet Singh | [
"hardware"
] | [
"debugger",
"diy",
"ESP8266",
"keychain"
] | One of the best feature of the ESP8266 is its ability to self-host a web server, allowing for fairly complicated user interactions. The
dEEbugger
by [S-March] is a nifty little ESP8266 based device with a plethora of features in a small package.
The USB-powered device has a web user interface that enables it to be used... | 30 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3608915",
"author": "Torsten Martinsen",
"timestamp": "2017-05-21T08:17:02",
"content": "Please try to learn this simple rule:http://eloquentscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/angry-flower-guide-to-its.gif",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,374,820.602282 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/20/dis-integrated-6502-running-programs-acting-like-computer/ | Dis-Integrated 6502 Running Programs; Acting Like Computer | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"6502",
"bamf",
"Bay Area Maker Faire 2017",
"discrete",
"Eric Schlaepfer",
"MIM-1",
"Monster 6502",
"retro computing"
] | [Eric Schlaepfer] tends to turn up to Maker Faire with projects you simply don’t want to miss. This year is no different. Twelve months ago we delighted in
seeing his 6502 processor
built from an enormous reel of discrete MOSFETs. At the time it was freshly built and running random code to happily blink the LEDs reflec... | 31 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3607881",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-21T05:11:45",
"content": "“Twelve months ago we delighted in seeing his 6502 processor built from an enormous reel of discrete MOSFETs.”That’s some old skool stuff right there. Just one level above building one’s own FETs.",
... | 1,760,374,820.716798 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/20/the-tiniest-mechanical-keyboard-ever/ | The Tiniest Mechanical Keyboard Ever | Brian Benchoff | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"cc2540",
"keyboard",
"mechanical keyboard"
] | Owning a mechanical keyboard makes you a better person. It puts you above everyone else. Of course, owning a mechanical keyboard does come with some downsides. Carrying a mechanical keyboard around all the time to tell everyone else you’re better than them is usually impractical, but [
cahbtexhuk
Joric] has come up wit... | 34 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "3607040",
"author": "Genki",
"timestamp": "2017-05-21T02:14:11",
"content": "So how do you type anything? Binary coding?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3607196",
"author": "Redhatter (VK4MSL)",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,374,820.786758 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/19/a-diy-nes-advantage-controller-for-the-nes-classic/ | A DIY NES Advantage Controller For The NES Classic | Jenny List | [
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"nes",
"nes advantage",
"nintendo",
"nintendo advantage"
] | If you were a child of the ’80s, there is a good chance that you had a Nintendo console in your youth, the classic 8-bit NES. And if you were one of those NES owners, it’s therefore probably that the peripheral you lusted after was Nintendo’s arcade-inspired Advantage controller. This replaced the game pad with a full-... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "3604229",
"author": "Gravis",
"timestamp": "2017-05-20T14:10:46",
"content": "Is it weird that I immediately recognized it was Kid Icarus from the screenshot yet I’ve never actually played the game? ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,374,820.64158 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/19/sense-all-the-things-with-a-synthetic-sensor/ | Sense All The Things With A Synthetic Sensor | Dan Maloney | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"IoT",
"IR array",
"magnetometer",
"particle photon",
"pir",
"sensors",
"smart home",
"wifi"
] | What will it take to make your house smarter than you? Judging from the price of smart appliances we see in the home centers these days, it’ll take buckets of cash. But what if you could make your home smarter — or at least more observant — with
a few cheap, general purpose “supersensors”
that watch your every move?
So... | 44 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "3601562",
"author": "Ian Lee, Sr. (@ianlee74)",
"timestamp": "2017-05-19T20:17:23",
"content": "Very nice! Take my money, please.Main thing missing is smell. Would be nice for it to tell the difference between “you’re brewing coffee” and “you’re brewing tea”.",
"parent_id": null... | 1,760,374,820.867208 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/19/hackaday-prize-entry-customizable-linear-actuators/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: Customizable Linear Actuators | Brian Benchoff | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"aluminum extrusion",
"linear actuator"
] | The current state of robotics, 3D printers, and CNC machines means any shade tree roboticist has the means to make anything move. Do you want a robotic arm? There are a dozen designs already available. Need an inverted powered pendulum? There are a hundred senior projects on that every semester. There is, however, one ... | 16 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3601310",
"author": "Ryan Turner",
"timestamp": "2017-05-19T18:54:04",
"content": "I’ve always viewed linear actuators as a base component like a stepper motor. There are already so cheap and widely available that you never need to build one from scratch.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,374,821.010965 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/19/alexa-sudo-read-my-resistor/ | Alexa, Sudo Read My Resistor! A Challenge For Hackers | Al Williams | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"internet hacks",
"Rants"
] | [
"alexa",
"amazon",
"Amazon Echo",
"color code",
"echo",
"resistor color code"
] | Nothing makes us feel more like we’re on Star Trek then saying “Computer, turn on desk light,” and watching the light turn on. Of course, normal people would have left the wake up word as “Alexa,” but we like “Computer” even if it does make it hard to watch Star Trek episodes without the home automation going crazy.
Th... | 39 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "3600794",
"author": "Hendrik Fleming (@Hellhound604)",
"timestamp": "2017-05-19T17:11:33",
"content": "Hmmm, but that doesnt help if some of the clours look the same, esp. on those blue or green 1% resistors, where (to my eyes) red and brown looks the same, blue and green looks the ... | 1,760,374,820.95202 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/19/doubling-the-capacity-of-power-tool-batteries/ | Doubling The Capacity Of Power Tool Batteries | Jack Laidlaw | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"batteries in parallel",
"battery hack",
"Case mod",
"case modding",
"power tool",
"power tools"
] | YouTube User [Vuaeco] has come up with a novel idea,
combining power tool battery packs
to double the capacity.
Starting off with two slimline 2.0Ah compact battery packs, [Vuaeco] wanted a larger 4.0Ah
rebuilt drill battery pack
. These battery packs are different in size so it wasn’t just a case of adding in more cel... | 66 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "3600336",
"author": "James Mead",
"timestamp": "2017-05-19T15:34:37",
"content": "I did something similar a few days ago, but I didn’t stop at a mere doubling.http://imgur.com/a/OtQK1",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3600378",
... | 1,760,374,821.113023 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/19/handheld-network-analyzer-peek-inside/ | Handheld Network Analyzer Peek Inside | Al Williams | [
"Teardown"
] | [
"deepace",
"KC901V",
"Network analyzer",
"vector network analyzer",
"vna"
] | [Shahriar] recently posted a review of a 6.8 GHz network analyzer. You can see
the full video
— over fifty minutes worth — below the break. The device can act as a network analyzer, a spectrum analyzer, a field strength meter, and a signal generator. It can tune in 1 Hz steps down to 9 kHz. Before you rush out to buy o... | 20 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "3599595",
"author": "Bob Coggeshall (@BobCoggeshall)",
"timestamp": "2017-05-19T11:20:45",
"content": "A 140mhz -> 2.7ghz VNA recently appeared on the ebay-bangood-ali-expresso-webs for < $170. Search on / N1201SA / There are also some reviews on youtube.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,374,821.172522 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/19/blackberry-eyes-up-car-anti-virus-market/ | Blackberry Eyes Up Car Anti-Virus Market | Jack Laidlaw | [
"car hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"anti-virus",
"blackberry",
"blackbery comeback",
"car hack",
"car hacking",
"car security",
"vehicle anti-malware"
] | [Reuters] reports that BlackBerry is working with at least two car manufacturers to develop a remote
malware scanner for vehicles
, On finding something wrong the program would then tell drivers to pull over if they were in critical danger.
The service would be able to install over-the-air patches to idle cars and is i... | 73 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "3599280",
"author": "King Dong",
"timestamp": "2017-05-19T08:04:11",
"content": "“But do our cars really belong on the Internet in the first place?” No",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3599294",
"author": "oneguythought... | 1,760,374,821.280726 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/coke-can-fueled-power-generator/ | Coke Can Fueled Power Generator | Jack Laidlaw | [
"Engine Hacks"
] | [
"cola engine",
"hydrogen",
"hydrogen powered",
"power generator",
"soda powered"
] | [Experimental Fun] shows us how you can create a
cola power generator
that runs on nothing more than cans of cola including the container and a little bit of sodium hydroxide to speed the reaction up.
This might sound a bit crazy, but it seems you can power an engine on little more than your favorite fizzy drink and th... | 45 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3595407",
"author": "lejupp",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T15:03:54",
"content": "Real Mr. Fusion looks a lot less refined thant it’s movie counterpart…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3595460",
"author": "Dave Davidson",
... | 1,760,374,821.360933 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/kicad-best-practises-library-management/ | KiCAD Best Practices: Library Management | Anool Mahidharia | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Skills",
"Slider",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"custom parts library",
"footprints",
"KiCAD",
"parts library",
"tutorial"
] | One common complaint we hear from most new KiCAD users relates to schematic and footprint libraries. The trick is to use just one schematic symbol and footprint library each with your project. This way any changes to the default schematic libraries will not affect your project and it will be easy to share your project ... | 35 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3595269",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T14:24:54",
"content": "I haven’t found any CAD package with what I’d consider good component management. If you create or download a part, you need to decide what file and directory to put it in. If, for example, it’s a PIC microco... | 1,760,374,821.660985 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/need-for-new-hobby-leads-to-stone-marbles/ | Need For New Hobby Leads To Stone Marbles | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ball chain",
"Madison",
"maker faire",
"marble",
"polish",
"polisher",
"stone"
] | [Tom Lange] said he was looking for a new hobby when he saw a marble made out of stone and wondered what goes into making one for himself. Fast forward three years and he set up shop at the Madison Mini Maker Faire to show off the tools he built and the fascinating glossy orbs he’s produced. Read on to see the awesome ... | 14 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3594881",
"author": "Jon H",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T13:03:18",
"content": "For the sanding stage, why not use a regular rock tumbler with an abrasive medium? (Or a series of increasingly fine abrasives?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"co... | 1,760,374,821.814289 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/balancing-robot-needs-innovative-controller-and-motor/ | Balancing Robot Needs Innovative Controller And Motor | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega",
"atmega32u4",
"Atmel",
"BLDC",
"brushless",
"controller",
"dc",
"microcontroller",
"motor",
"robot",
"self balancing",
"smoothcontrol"
] | A self-balancing robot is a great way to get introduced to control theory and robotics in general. The ability for a robot to sense its position and its current set of circumstances and then to make a proportional response to accomplish its goal is key to all robotics. While hobby robots might use cheap servos or brush... | 20 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3594259",
"author": "onebiozz",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T08:27:06",
"content": "I have always wanted to make one of these",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3594283",
"author": "jpa",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T08:43:06",
... | 1,760,374,821.489717 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/logic-analyzer-on-chips/ | Logic Analyzer On Chips | Al Williams | [
"ARM",
"FPGA"
] | [
"bruce land",
"cornell",
"fpga",
"logic analyzer"
] | The Internet is full of low-speed logic analyzer designs that use a CPU. There are also quite a few FPGA-based designs. Both have advantages and disadvantages. FPGAs are fast and can handle lots of data at once. But CPUs often have more memory and it is simpler to perform I/O back to, say, a host computer. [Mohammad] s... | 9 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3593814",
"author": "brockhold",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T06:20:47",
"content": "Nice! The dev board used here (http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?No=836) is the same one my Comp-E classes have been using, too. Seeing this is good motivation to learn to do the same st... | 1,760,374,821.706227 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/lego-train-explores-a-world-of-sparkling-light/ | LEGO Train Explores A World Of Sparkling Light | John Baichtal | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"lego",
"train"
] | [bananenbuurman] converted his studio apartment into a glorious four-minute
LEGO train course
equipped with lights, motorized effects, and creative displays.
The train car sports a 360-degree camera, giving us a minifigure’s view of the whole course: a series of themed “rooms”—one papered in what appear too be Euro not... | 14 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3592867",
"author": "Jonathan Wilson",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T02:39:50",
"content": "I wish I had that much LEGO train track so I could try something that awesome :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3593145",
"author": "RÖB... | 1,760,374,821.752628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/hackaday-prize-entry-oled-displays-for-soldering-iron-tips/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: OLED Displays For Soldering Iron Tips | Steven Dufresne | [
"The Hackaday Prize",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"diy soldering iron",
"portable solder",
"solder"
] | Having soldered one end of a wire to a switch, you move on to the next step in your hack, soldering the other end of the wire to the more temperature sensitive pin 11 on the 6847 video chip. You set the soldering pen’s target temperature to something lower. You position the end of a tinned wire just so, with the solder... | 33 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3591761",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T22:51:02",
"content": "Ah yes, the CoCo monochrome video hack. I remember that one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3591781",
"author": "CRImier",
"timestamp": "2017... | 1,760,374,823.839805 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/synthesizing-strings-on-a-cyclone-v/ | Synthesizing Strings On A Cyclone V | John Baichtal | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"Cyclone V",
"fpga",
"music synthesis"
] | Cornell students [Erissa Irani], [Albert Xu], and [Sophia Yan] built a
FPGA wave equation music synth
as the final project for [Bruce Land]’s
ECE 5760
class.
The team used the
Kaplus-Strong string synthesis
method to design a trio of four-stringed instruments to be played by the Cyclone V FPGA. A C program running on t... | 10 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3598765",
"author": "???? ????",
"timestamp": "2017-05-19T05:51:43",
"content": "It reminds of csound, I don’t know how they did it but here is one way to do it on an FPGA,https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3320564_Design_Methodology_for_Real-Time_FPGA-Based_Sound_SynthesisAs ... | 1,760,374,823.770715 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/everythings-a-touch-surface-with-electrick/ | Everything’s A Touch Surface With Electrick | Al Williams | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"ARM"
] | [
"carnegie mellon",
"cmu",
"electrik",
"Teensy",
"Tomography",
"touch",
"touch sensor"
] | Touch screens are great, but big touchscreens are expensive and irregular touchscreens are not easy to make at all.
Electrik
is a method developed by several researchers at Carnegie Mellon University that makes almost any solid object into a touch surface using tomography. The catch is that a conductive coating — in th... | 10 | 8 | [
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"comment_id": "3598075",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-19T02:44:01",
"content": "Part of the reason touch works as well as it does is the information underneath, be it dynamic, or static like a blank white wall.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,374,823.639685 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/self-assembling-polymers-support-silicone-3d-prints/ | Self-assembling Polymers Support Silicone 3D Prints | Dan Maloney | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"extrusion",
"jamming",
"microgel",
"PDMS",
"polymer",
"silicone",
"support"
] | We all know what the ultimate goal of 3D printing is: to be able to print parts for everything, including our own bodies. To achieve that potential, we need better ways to print soft materials, and that means we need better ways to support prints while they’re in progress.
That’s the focus of an academic paper looking ... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3597256",
"author": "P-dog",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T23:31:39",
"content": "Go Gators!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3597322",
"author": "notarealemail",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T23:50:34",
"content": "Not very ma... | 1,760,374,823.935441 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/robot-lives-in-your-garden-and-eats-the-weeds/ | Robot Lives In Your Garden And Eats The Weeds | Dan Maloney | [
"green hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"garden",
"line trimmer",
"robot",
"roomba",
"solar",
"weed",
"weeding"
] | You can’t deny the appeal of gardening. Whether it’s a productive patch of vegetables or a flower bed to delight the senses, the effort put into gardening is amply rewarded. Nobody seems to like the weeding, though — well, almost nobody; I find it quite relaxing. But if you’re not willing to get down and dirty with the... | 50 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "3596350",
"author": "drenehtsral",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T20:19:38",
"content": "I would worry about delicate plants (parsely, carrot greens, and dill for instance) suffering damage to their stems from a line trimmer sturdy enough to knock down the tougher weed seedlings.",
"p... | 1,760,374,824.202869 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/hackaday-prize-entry-heartypatch/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: HeartyPatch | Jack Laidlaw | [
"Medical Hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"bluetooth",
"diy ecg",
"ESP32",
"heart monitor",
"heart rate sensor",
"medical device",
"medical sensors"
] | [Ashwin K Whitchurch] and [Venkatesh Bhat] Have not missed a beat entering this year’s Hackaday Prize with their possibly
lifesaving gadget HeartyPatch
. The project is a portable single wire ECG machine in a small footprint sporting Bluetooth Low Energy so you can use your phone or another device as an output display.... | 12 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3596264",
"author": "AirborneSurfer",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T19:51:41",
"content": "Great concept! Hopefully we’ll see more open source medical hardware coming around!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3596306",
"author": "t... | 1,760,374,823.890034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/social-engineering-is-on-the-rise-protect-yourself-now/ | Social Engineering Is On The Rise: Protect Yourself Now | Jack Laidlaw | [
"Featured",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"baiting",
"cyber security",
"data security",
"phishing",
"phone phreaking",
"phreaking",
"pretexting",
"social engineering"
] | As Internet security has evolved it has gotten easier to lock your systems down. Many products come out of the box pre-configured to include decent security practices, and most of the popular online services have wised up about encryption and password storage. That’s not to say that things are perfect, but as the compu... | 31 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3595845",
"author": "Darren Jones",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T17:49:03",
"content": "I didn’t think that the News International phone hacking was as technical as that – more that they called the voicemail number from a landline, put in the phone number of the phone they wanted to hac... | 1,760,374,823.723149 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/world-create-day-3/ | Robotsota, Fighting Geese, And Machine Speak At World Create Day | Brian Benchoff | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"World Create Day"
] | A few weekends ago, we kicked the Hackaday Prize into gear with World Create Day. This was a celebration of building stuff, and served as a get together for master builders to figure out what they’re going to build this year. We had an amazing turnout all around the globe, and a splendid time was had by all.
Mikkeli, F... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "3597133",
"author": "Steven Smethurst (@funvill)",
"timestamp": "2017-05-18T23:03:41",
"content": "> That’s exactly what we’re looking for in a World Create Day event.The vancouver hackspace is a horrible space that people should avoid.https://blog.abluestar.com/alternatives-to-the-... | 1,760,374,823.986949 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/solar-powered-camper-is-a-magic-bus-indeed/ | Solar Powered Camper Is A Magic Bus Indeed | Dan Maloney | [
"car hacks",
"classic hacks"
] | [
"array",
"camper",
"charge controller",
"electric vehicle",
"Kombi",
"pv",
"solar",
"Type 2",
"van",
"vw"
] | There’s no doubt that Volkswagen’s offerings in the 1960s and early 1970s were the hippie cars of choice, with the most desirable models being from the Type 2 line, better known as the Microbus. And what could be even hippier than
converting a 1973 VW Microbus into a solar-electric camper
?
For [Brett Belan] and his wi... | 36 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "3591220",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T21:21:38",
"content": "“There’s no word on interior heat, but honestly, that never was VW’s strong suit — we speak from bitter, frostbitten experience here.”I think you’re suppose to rip up the upholstery and burn that for war... | 1,760,374,824.059486 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/yet-another-iot-botnet/ | Yet Another IoT Botnet | Jack Laidlaw | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"botnet",
"cyber security",
"internet of security vulnerabilities",
"IoT",
"IoT botnet",
"ip camera",
"vulnerability",
"web server"
] | [TrendMicro] are reporting that
yet another IoT botnet
is emerging. This new botnet had been dubbed Persirai and targets IP cameras. Most of the victims don’t even realize their camera has access to the Internet 24/7 in the first place.
Trend Micro, have found 1,000 IP cameras of different models that have been exploit... | 20 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3590950",
"author": "Graham242",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T20:37:21",
"content": "A number of these issues can be picked up with static analysis or data flow taint analysis tools. Done right, static analysis tools can hook repository commits, so that these problems can be identified ... | 1,760,374,824.120425 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/friday-hack-chat-all-about-hardware/ | Friday Hack Chat: All About Hardware | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns"
] | [
"Hack Chat",
"hackchat",
"manufacturing"
] | Join us this
Friday an noon PDT for a Hack Chat that’s all about hardware
. We’ll be discussing Open Source hardware, product design, security, manufacturing, manufacturing in China, assembly, crowdfunding, DFM, DFA, and a whole bunch of other three-letter acronyms that make you say WTF.
Every Friday, we bring someone ... | 2 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "3590665",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T19:54:53",
"content": "Hello?This article is posted on each side of the JeVois article, so clicking on the link at the bottom of the JeVois article puts the blog into a loop!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,374,824.312217 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/jevois-machine-vision-camera-nails-demo-mode/ | JeVois Machine Vision Camera Nails Demo Mode | Donald Papp | [
"Crowd Funding",
"Featured",
"Reviews"
] | [
"camera",
"crowdfunded",
"demo",
"embedded",
"Embedded Linux",
"hardware demo",
"kickstarter",
"linux",
"machine vision",
"open source",
"opencv",
"smart camera"
] | JeVois
is a small, open-source, smart machine vision camera that was funded on Kickstarter in early 2017. I backed it because cameras that embed machine vision elements are steadily growing more capable, and JeVois boasts an impressive range of features. It runs embedded Linux and can process video at high frame rates ... | 31 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3588868",
"author": "Capmo",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T17:34:54",
"content": "I hope this new system is good. I tried the Pixy camera about 1.5 years ago and it was quite useless. It could only track things if there was an incredibly high contrast and would incorrectly identify col... | 1,760,374,825.34978 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/exoskeleton-aims-to-prevent-falls-for-seniors/ | Exoskeleton Aims To Prevent Falls For Seniors | Dan Maloney | [
"Medical Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"exoskeleton",
"fall",
"fracture",
"hip",
"kinematics",
"prevention",
"safety"
] | When we think of exoskeletons, we tend to think along comic book lines: mechanical suits bestowing superhero strength upon the villain. But perhaps more practical uses for exoskeletons exists: restoring the ability to walk, for instance, or as in the case of
these exoskeleton shorts
, preventing hip fractures by detect... | 12 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "3588218",
"author": "Olsen",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T15:53:01",
"content": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WallaceandGromitinTheWrongTrousers.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3588220",
"author": "Olsen",
... | 1,760,374,825.066973 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/a-few-of-our-favorite-chips-4051-analog-mux/ | A Few Of Our Favorite Chips: 4051 Analog Mux | Elliot Williams | [
"Engineering",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Parts"
] | [
"4051",
"4052",
"4053",
"analog mux",
"cd4051",
"multiplexer"
] | Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens? They’re alright, I suppose. But when it comes down to it, I’d probably rather have a bunch of 4051, 4052, and 4053 analog multiplexers on the component shelf. Why? Because the ability to switch analog signals around, routing them at will, under control of a microcontroller i... | 57 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "3587653",
"author": "Tim Kyle",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T14:15:29",
"content": "You can buy a kind of “digicap”, it’s called a Varactor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3588240",
"author": "Elliot Williams",
"t... | 1,760,374,825.223722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/monoprice-releases-their-mini-delta-printer-on-indiegogo/ | Monoprice Releases Their Mini Delta Printer (On Indiegogo) | Brian Benchoff | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"Crowd Funding",
"Slider"
] | [
"indiegogo",
"Monoprice",
"Monoprice Delta",
"Monoprice MP Select Mini"
] | Around this time last year, Monoprice quietly unveiled a small, $200 3D printer. At the time, a fully functioning printer at this price point wasn’t unheard of. A
good
3D printer at this price point was. It turned out this printer
was actually fantastic
and completely changed the value proposition of desktop 3D printer... | 56 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "3586708",
"author": "Rogan Dawes",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T11:09:15",
"content": "The IndieGogo link doesn’t work :-(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3586720",
"author": "Jenny List",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T... | 1,760,374,825.498433 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/world-create-day-2/ | Sip-and-Puff Touchscreens And Grilled Meat During World Create Day | Brian Benchoff | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"Cyprus",
"La Orotava",
"Osaka",
"World Create Day"
] | In the last few weeks, we’ve been seeing a remarkable growth in the entries to The Hackaday Prize. This is due in no small part to World Create Day, a worldwide celebration of building stuff. It’s a worldwide buildathon with hackerspaces all around the globe. Now we’re getting a peek at the results of these gatherings,... | 5 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "3583494",
"author": "notarealemail",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T17:06:11",
"content": "Be careful serving meat on wood, keep it away fromrawmeat. Even if you bleach it and then run it through the dishwasher you’ll never really be certain that the salmonella from raw chicken isn’t stil... | 1,760,374,825.121154 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/folding-mass-effect-pistol/ | Folding Mass Effect Pistol! | James Hobson | [
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"effect",
"gun",
"M-3",
"mass",
"pistol",
"predator",
"prop",
"servo"
] | Video game props require a dedicated maker with a repertoire of skills to create. When those props are pulled from the Mass-Effect universe, a little more technological mastery is needed. Bringing those talents to bear, [Optimistic Geometry] has built a motorized, folding
M-3 Predator Pistol
!
The gun was modeled in F... | 13 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3583309",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T15:17:56",
"content": "Video game weapons are usually flashy, but rarely practical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3583339",
"author": "Internet",
"time... | 1,760,374,825.274072 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/dont-be-a-code-tyrant-be-a-mentor/ | Don’t Be A Code Tyrant, Be A Mentor | Adam Fabio | [
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art",
"Rants",
"Slider",
"Software Development"
] | [
"coding",
"elmer",
"hacking",
"mentor",
"software development"
] | Hardware hacking is a way of life here at Hackaday. We celebrate projects every day with hot glue, duct tape, upcycled parts, and everything in between. It’s open season to hack hardware. Out in the world, for some reason software doesn’t receive the same laissez-faire treatment. “Too many lines in that file” “bad habi... | 168 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "3583112",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T14:10:07",
"content": "“Learning coding from a mentor is a rewarding experience both for the student and the mentor themselves. The hope is that students will go on to become code mentors, helping the next generation go from c... | 1,760,374,825.891233 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/jb-weld-fixes-cracked-cylinder-heads/ | JB Weld Fixes Cracked Cylinder Heads | Brian Benchoff | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"engine",
"epoxy",
"JB Weld",
"repair",
"weld"
] | There are persistent rumors that the main ingredient in JB Weld is magic. This two-part epoxy that you would normally find on a shelf next to your basic 5-minute epoxy, Titebond, various cyanoacrylates, and Gorilla glue is somehow
different
. Stories of ‘some guy’ in the Yukon using JB Weld on a cracked engine block ab... | 78 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "3582507",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T11:14:20",
"content": "In a ‘ye olde tymie model plane’ (and car), you would most likely find a 1.5 – 2.0cc engine.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3582978",
"author"... | 1,760,374,825.616524 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/zen-and-the-art-of-arduino/ | Zen And The Art Of Arduino | Al Williams | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arudino",
"cnc",
"zen",
"zen garden"
] | A zen garden should be a source of relaxation and escape from the everyday. The whole point should be to escape from–among other things–your electronics. Unless you are [MakrToolbox]. Then you’ll make a beautiful zen garden end table that allows you to make patterns in the sand using
a ball bearing and an Arduino
. You... | 25 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "3581840",
"author": "parakleta",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T09:09:16",
"content": "This one is at the Questacon museum in Canberra, Australia.http://www.taomc.com/sisyphus/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3582250",
"author": "... | 1,760,374,825.410426 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/digitize-your-room-with-lidar/ | Digitize Your Room With LIDAR | James Hobson | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"cloud",
"Imaging",
"lidar",
"Point",
"scanning",
"TOF"
] | What’s the best way to image a room? A picture? Hah — don’t be so old-fashioned! You want a
LIDAR rig
to scan the space and reconstruct it as a 3D point map in your computer.
Hot on the heels of [Saulius Lukse]’s
scanning thermometer
, he’s replaced the thermal camera on their pan/tilt setup with a time-of-flight (TOF)... | 20 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3581332",
"author": "Hassi",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T08:22:26",
"content": "Nice job! I build a first prototype to do the same a few years ago with two main flaws. first obvious and easily to change: I used a 9DOF sensor with resulting Bad angular resolution and lots of drift. Seco... | 1,760,374,825.673888 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/light-a-fire-under-your-skateboard/ | Light A Fire Under Your…Skateboard? | Jamie Navarro | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"fire",
"flame thrower",
"skateboard"
] | Kids, please don’t try this at home. Or at least make sure there’s nothing flammable around.
With that out of the way, we have to ask — who doesn’t love playing with fire? We’re betting that many of you also have enjoyed a little skateboarding at some point in your lives. [mikeasaurus] has married the two beloved activ... | 30 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "3580008",
"author": "張嘉幃 (@alieonsido)",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T03:00:45",
"content": "Looks so dangerous…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3582040",
"author": "RÖB",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T09:35:34",
... | 1,760,374,826.054809 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/17/arduino-and-camera-take-amazing-pictures/ | Arduino (and Camera) Take Amazing Pictures | Al Williams | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"flash photgraphy",
"photography",
"stop action photography",
"stroboscopy"
] | There’s an old joke where you ask someone what’s the most important thing about comedy. When they get to about the word “important,” you interrupt them and say, “Timing!” Perhaps the same thing can be said for photography. [Ted Kinsman’s] students at the Rochester Institute of Technology would probably agree. They buil... | 19 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3586469",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T09:52:25",
"content": "Soon we’ll be at the point we can take pictures of fast-reaction chemical processes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3586547",
"author": "... | 1,760,374,827.1969 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/3d-printing-custom-led-bar-graphs/ | 3D Printing Custom LED Bar Graphs | Al Williams | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"bargraph",
"led bar graph",
"max6954",
"zombie"
] | [BikerGlen] wanted to spice up his zombie containment unit (see video below) so he designed and 3D printed some
very cool looking bar graphs
. Apparently, you can get curved bar graph LEDs, but only if you buy a fairly large quantity. Hand soldering discrete LEDs at the perfect angle would be frustrating, but with a 3D... | 26 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3585756",
"author": "cyk",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T05:38:52",
"content": "I wonder why he didn’t use OpenScad to generate the LED Holders.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3587424",
"author": "bikerglen",
"time... | 1,760,374,827.260523 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/sudo-google-assistant/ | Sudo Google Assistant | James Hobson | [
"google hacks",
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"alexa",
"api",
"Assistant",
"cloud",
"google",
"jarvis",
"linux",
"python",
"Raspbian"
] | A Raspberry Pi kicking around one’s workbench is a project waiting to happen — if they remain unused long enough to be considered a ‘spare.’ If you find you’ve been pining after an Alexa or your own personal J.A.R.V.I.S., [Novaspirit Tech] might be able to help you out — provided you have a USB mic and speaker handy — ... | 18 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "3585269",
"author": "Bruno Brusantin",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T02:12:35",
"content": "make me a sandwichsudo make me a sandwich",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3586730",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2017-05... | 1,760,374,826.766174 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/a-very-large-vu-meter-indeed/ | A Very Large VU Meter Indeed | Jenny List | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"ikea hacks",
"lighting effect",
"VU meter"
] | It used to be a must-have on any hi-fi, a pair of moving coil meters or LED bar graphs, the VU meter. Your 1980s boombox would have had them, for example. VU, for “Volume Units”, is a measure of audio level, and the fashion for its visual measure in consumer audio equipment seems now to have largely passed.
The LED bar... | 18 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3584890",
"author": "AirborneSurfer",
"timestamp": "2017-05-17T00:01:12",
"content": "“Wasted on a small room”?!? Don’t knock the man for building something nice to brighten his small space!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "35849... | 1,760,374,827.140098 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/reverse-engineering-an-ultrasonic-car-parking-sensor/ | Reverse Engineering An Ultrasonic Car Parking Sensor | Jenny List | [
"car hacks"
] | [
"teardown",
"ultrasonic",
"ultrasonic radar",
"ultrasound"
] | It has become a common sight, a must-have feature on modern cars, a row of ultrasonic sensors embedded in the rear bumper. They are part of a parking sensor, an aid to drivers for whom depth perception is something of a lottery.
[Haris Andrianakis] replaced the sensor system on hs car, and was intrigued enough by the o... | 18 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3584358",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T20:44:30",
"content": "“It has become a common sight, a must-have feature on modern cars, a row of ultrasonic sensors embedded in the rear bumper. They are part of a parking sensor, an aid to drivers for whom depth perception ... | 1,760,374,827.04163 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/hackaday-prize-entry-collaborative-water-purification/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: Collaborative Water Purification | Brian Benchoff | [
"green hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"electrocoagulation",
"hbridge",
"water",
"water treatment"
] | Look over any description of a water treatment plant, and you’ll find a description that includes the words, ‘coagulation tanks’. What are these treatment plants coagulating? You don’t want to know. How are they doing it? With chemicals and minerals. Obviously, there’s something else that can be done.
For their Hackada... | 63 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "3583890",
"author": "Nathan",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T18:38:25",
"content": "Aluminum in the resulting water?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3584215",
"author": "Ryan Beltrán",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T19:53:... | 1,760,374,826.943394 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/16/if-the-i-and-q-of-software-defined-radio-are-your-nemesis-read-on/ | If The I And Q Of Software Defined Radio Are Your Nemesis, Read On | Jenny List | [
"Engineering",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Radio Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"I/Q",
"quadrature",
"quadrature mixer",
"sdr",
"software-defined radio"
] | For those of us whose interests lie in radio, encountering our first software defined radio must have universally seemed like a miracle. Here is a surprisingly simple device, essentially a clever mixer and a set of analogue-to-digital or digital-to-analogue converters, that can import all the complex and tricky-to-set-... | 30 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3583540",
"author": "Jon Hudson",
"timestamp": "2017-05-16T17:22:52",
"content": "Nice intro to SDR. And the RTL-SDR is definitely a recommended way to start playing with SDR. But I’d like to make the case for SDRs like Airspy and the SDRplay RSP family which also add optimised fi... | 1,760,374,826.710542 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/cnc-machine-boasts-big-bed-impressive-power-from-off-the-shelf-parts/ | CNC Machine Boasts Big Bed, Impressive Power From Off-the-Shelf Parts | Dan Maloney | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cnc",
"extrusion",
"gantry",
"GERBL",
"steppers",
"vfd"
] | A lot of homebrew CNC machines end up being glorified plotters with a router attached that are good for little more than milling soft materials like wood and plastic. So if you have a burning need to mill harder materials like aluminum and mild steel quickly and quietly, set your sights higher and build
a large bed CNC... | 30 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3576401",
"author": "JR",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T12:00:16",
"content": "First, I love this build, really impressive for a home job. But one thing worries me, he has a TON of hardware on the gantry in front of the bearings, does that worry anyone else? Personally, I would have tr... | 1,760,374,826.829304 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/wireless-terminal-over-esp8266/ | Wireless Terminal Over ESP8266 | Inderpreet Singh | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"ESP-01",
"ESP8266",
"state machine",
"vt100"
] | From debug messages to the fundamental ‘hello world’, serial communication does it all over three little wires. Now imagine being able to cut the cord to your next microcontroller project and use your phone as a VT100 terminal. This was the premise of [Ondřej Hruška]’s
Wireless Terminal Project
where he took an ESP8266... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3576723",
"author": "Michael Böckling",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T12:54:06",
"content": "Well done, this might come in handy. No need to hookup the FTDI for quickly checking the logs, just point your browser at it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,374,826.986333 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/14/art-with-steppers-and-stm32/ | Art With Steppers And STM32 | Lewin Day | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"art",
"car",
"dashboard",
"stepper motor",
"tachometer"
] | Automotive dashboards are something that largely go untouched in the average car’s life. Other than the occasional wipe with a damp cloth, they’re generally reliable for the life of the car and considered too tricky to repair as age sets in. Nevertheless, some hackers find themselves tinkering with them, and learn skil... | 9 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "3576315",
"author": "ChrisMicro",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T11:47:51",
"content": "To simplify the usage of a STM32F4 Discovery I made some examples for the Arduino environment STM32GENERIC:https://github.com/ChrisMicro/Arduino_STM32F4_DiscoveryI thought it could probably be useful f... | 1,760,374,827.088074 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/14/upgraded-roboceratops-still-not-extinct/ | Upgraded Roboceratops Still Not Extinct | John Baichtal | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"dinosaur",
"robot",
"servo"
] | We first heard about [Robert Stephenson]’s robotic baby dinosaur a few years ago, and recently he
made some upgrades
.
Roboceratops V2 uses 10 servos in the jaw, neck, tail, and front and back legs with 16 degrees of freedom—the two front legs each got an additional degree of freedom in the upgrade. [Robert] is current... | 12 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3573649",
"author": "CMH62",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T03:59:16",
"content": "Awesome work. Now if those wicked dance moves could just prevent a meteor slamming into Earth, that dino would really be on to something!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{... | 1,760,374,827.501477 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/14/hackaday-links-may-14-2017/ | Hackaday Links: May 14, 2017 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"Bay Area Maker Faire 2017",
"fidget spinners",
"HDDG",
"hebocon",
"ladyada",
"MFBA",
"NVIDIA",
"vna"
] | Maker Faire Bay Area is next weekend, and you know what that means:
we’re having a meetup on Saturday night
. If you’re in the area, it’s
highly
recommended you attend. It’s a blinky bring-a-hack with booze. You can’t beat it. I heard the OPShark is showing up. All hail the OPShark.
You’re gonna want to RSVP if you’re ... | 18 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3572183",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T23:33:22",
"content": "Overheard a conversation in my local supermarket earlier today: “Sorry, the fidget spinners are all sold out”. Could it be the summer hype of ’17?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,374,827.450565 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/14/hackaday-prize-entry-wifi-game-boy-cartridge/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: WiFi Game Boy Cartridge | Jack Laidlaw | [
"Nintendo Hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"ESP32",
"gameboy",
"hackaday retro edition",
"war driving"
] | [DaveDarko] has entered a unique project into this years Hackaday Prize a
WiFi Game Boy Cartridge
. If you are active over at Hackaday.io I’m sure you’ll have run across Dave at some point or other, maybe we need to start charging him rent.
The aim of this project is to create a WiFi enabled Game Boy cartridge using an... | 30 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3571118",
"author": "tachyon1",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T20:08:58",
"content": "How about just using it to connect to a network share full of ROM images and load them into some RAM or FLASH that emulates the original ROM by presenting at the correct address?",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,374,827.566985 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/14/car-security-experts-dump-all-their-research-and-vulnerabilities-online/ | Car Security Experts Dump All Their Research And Vulnerabilities Online | Jack Laidlaw | [
"car hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"canbus",
"car exploit",
"car hack",
"car hacking",
"ecu",
"firmware hack",
"Jeep",
"remote hack"
] | [Charlie Miller] and [Chris Valasek] Have just released
all their research
including (but not limited to) how they hacked a Jeep Cherokee after the newest firmware updates which were rolled out in response to their
Hacking of a Cherokee in 2015
.
FCA, the Corp that owns Jeep had to recall 1.5 million Cherokee’s to deal... | 81 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "3570248",
"author": "CRImier",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T17:20:37",
"content": "That headline picture, though… =D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3570284",
"author": "Alan Hightower",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T17... | 1,760,374,828.162355 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/liquid-cooling-overclocked-raspberry-pi-with-style/ | Liquid Cooling Overclocked Raspberry Pi With Style | Steven Dufresne | [
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"liquid cooling",
"mineral oil",
"overclocking",
"raspberry pi",
"Raspberry Pi 3"
] | [HydroGraphix HeadQuarters] has earned his name with this one. While he is using mineral oil instead of hydro, he’s certainly done a nice job with the graphics of it. The ‘it’ in questions is an
overclocked Raspberry Pi 3 in a transparent container filled with mineral oil, and with a circulating fan
.
He’s had no probl... | 49 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "3579272",
"author": "AirborneSurfer",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T23:24:05",
"content": "“Some plastic aquarium plants, a treasure box and a few fake fish floating around would fit right in.”I guess I know what I’m doing with my next Pi project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,... | 1,760,374,828.440931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/reusing-a-wire-bonded-chip/ | Reusing A Wire Bonded Chip | Jenny List | [
"Parts"
] | [
"bonded chip",
"epoxy blob",
"wire bonded"
] | We will all at some point have opened up a device to investigate its internal workings, and encountered a blob of resin on the PCB concealing an integrated circuit. It’s usually a cost thing, the manufacturer has sourced the chip as bare silicon rather than in encapsulated form, and it has been bonded to the board with... | 36 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "3578558",
"author": "jenschma (@jenschma)",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T20:02:43",
"content": "These are the coldest joints I’ve seen in a long time",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3580988",
"author": "that man",
... | 1,760,374,828.358378 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/hackaday-prize-entry-self-sustained-low-power-nodes/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: Self Sustained Low Power Nodes | Brian Benchoff | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"energy harvesting",
"Murata",
"supercap",
"supercapacitor"
] | Consider for a second the Internet of Things. A vast network of connected devices, programmable matter, and wearable electronics can only mean one thing: there’s going to be a ton of batteries. While changing the battery in a smoke detector may seem tolerable, changing the batteries in a thousand sensor nodes is untena... | 35 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "3578289",
"author": "Clovis Fritzen",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T18:45:22",
"content": "Neat!. Cool to see him making a PCB for the energy harvesting power circuit and all; ‘got my vote for the best product!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,374,828.287943 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/attack-on-the-clones-a-review-of-two-common-esp8266-mini-d1-boards/ | Attack On The Clones: A Review Of Two Common ESP8266 Mini D1 Boards | Sean Boyce | [
"internet hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"ESP-8266",
"made in china",
"taobao",
"tool reviews",
"Wemos"
] | ESP8266-based development boards have proliferated rapidly. One favorite, the
WEMOS Mini-D1
is frequently imitated and sold without any branding. As these boards continue to ship to hobbyists and retailers around the world, we thought it might be interesting to conduct a little experiment.
There are a few ESP8266 devel... | 34 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "3578036",
"author": "CRImier",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T17:42:22",
"content": "Great article! I’m going to make a worklog about volatility of Chinese breakouts/devboards soon, on ZeroPhone project page. ZeroPhone relies on Chinese breakouts (for its current version, at least), and t... | 1,760,374,828.039928 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/its-back-hackaday-meetup-at-bay-area-maker-faire/ | It’s Back! Hackaday Meetup At Bay Area Maker Faire | Mike Szczys | [
"cons"
] | [
"bamf",
"Bay Area Maker Faire 2017",
"meetup",
"party"
] | If you’re in the Bay Area this weekend, the only place to be on Saturday night is O’Neill’s Irish Pub in San Mateo. Hackaday is once again hosting a meetup after Maker Faire closes for the evening, and you don’t want to miss it.
Please RSVP now
.
This is the fourth year of our BAMF meetup and we’re continually amazed a... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,374,827.853953 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/cameo-cutter-makes-smd-stencils/ | Cameo Cutter Makes SMD Stencils | Al Williams | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cameo",
"craft cutter",
"smd",
"smd stencil",
"stencil",
"vinyl cutter"
] | You never know what you might find in an arts and craft store. A relatively recent addition to crafting is automatic cutting machines like the Cricut and Cameo cutters. These are typically used to cut out shapes for scrapbooking, although they will cut or engrave almost anything thin. You can think of them as a printer... | 17 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3577285",
"author": "whispers",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T15:08:41",
"content": "Why? Whats the difference from any of the other posts? (especially when the quality of doing it this way is worse?) The best approach is the huge tutorial/post on the dangerous prototypes forums! Usin... | 1,760,374,828.215935 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/15/the-long-tail-of-diy-electronics/ | The Long Tail Of DIY Electronics | Elliot Williams | [
"Business",
"Featured",
"Rants",
"Slider"
] | [
"alibaba",
"blockbuster",
"ebay",
"economics",
"economies of scale",
"netflix",
"variety"
] | These are the Golden Years of electronics hacking. The home DIY hacker can get their hands on virtually any part that he or she could desire, and for not much money. Two economic factors underlie this Garden of Electronic Eden that we’re living in. Economies of scale make the parts cheap: when a factory turns out the s... | 40 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3577107",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-15T14:19:51",
"content": "Pretty much spot on. If there’s a negative here is the amount of work it requires to find what would work best for one’s application. I remember when I use to have shelves of data-books and other resourc... | 1,760,374,828.524364 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/14/the-modern-retrocomputer-an-arduino-driven-6845-crt-controller/ | The Modern Retrocomputer: An Arduino Driven 6845 CRT Controller | Adam Fabio | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks"
] | [
"68000",
"cathode ray tube",
"cga",
"crt",
"retro",
"retrocomputing",
"vga"
] | [MmmmFloorPie] revived an old project to create the retro mashup of a
6845 CRT controller and a modern Arduino Uno
. When it comes to chips, the Motorola 6845 is the great granddaddy of Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) interfaces. It was used in the IBM Monochrome display adapter, the Hercules graphics controller, CGA, Apple II ... | 11 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3570061",
"author": "Lordadmiral Drake",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T16:26:49",
"content": "Huh, I didn’t even know one could buy bare tubes back in the day",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3570179",
"author": "Jan",
"timest... | 1,760,374,828.577133 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/14/patents-on-mp3-format-due-to-expire/ | Patents On MP3 Format Due To Expire | Lewin Day | [
"News"
] | [
"audio",
"digital audio",
"mp3"
] | MP3 took off in the late 90s as
the
digital music format. It then proceeded to slaughter the CD, and launch the file sharing revolution as well. It’s a proud format that has roots stretching all the way back to the early 1980s, when the possibility of sending music over ISDN lines was first considered.
Now the patents ... | 51 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "3569264",
"author": "russdill",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T12:04:32",
"content": "One minor quibble. FOSS distributions were not in the this case avoiding proprietary software, but patent encumbered open software.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,374,828.662781 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/14/vr-and-back-again-an-xrobots-tale/ | VR And Back Again: An XRobots Tale | James Hobson | [
"Video Hacks",
"Virtual Reality"
] | [
"GoPro",
"green",
"htc",
"Mixed",
"reality",
"screen",
"Vive"
] | Our friend [James Bruton] from XRobots has engaged in another bit of mixed-reality magic by showing how one can seamlessly step from the
virtual world into the real world, and back again
. Begone, green screens and cumbersome lighting!
Now, most of what you’re seeing is really happening in post-production — for now — b... | 8 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3569371",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T12:30:53",
"content": "“Our friend [James Burton] from XRobots has engaged in another bit of mixed-reality magic by showing how one can seamlessly step from the virtual world into the real world, and back again.”Kind of like t... | 1,760,374,828.706737 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/13/better-car-audio-with-guitar-effects/ | Better Car Audio With Guitar Effects | Lewin Day | [
"car hacks"
] | [
"audio effects",
"car audio",
"car stereo",
"delay",
"delay effect",
"digital delay"
] | Automotive sound is a huge deal; for many people, it’s
the
place to listen to music. Back in the 80s, you were lucky to get anything more than two door speakers in the front of the car. Fast forward to today, and you can expect a 10-speaker system in an up-spec’d family sedan.
[Josh] has a car, and wanted to improve th... | 18 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3568222",
"author": "mike_calvin",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T08:33:02",
"content": "I was expecting to read something about guitar effects like distortion and wah-wah.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3568393",
"author":... | 1,760,374,828.757979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/13/a-mini-itx-atari-800/ | A Mini-ITX Atari 800 | Jenny List | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"8 bit",
"atari",
"atari 8 bit",
"atari 800",
"mini-itx"
] | As a community has grown up around the 8-bit microcomputers of the 1980s, there have been some beautifully crafted rebuilds of classic machines to take advantage of newer hardware or to interface to peripherals such as keyboards or displays that were unavailable at the time. Often these have taken the form of small boa... | 21 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3567551",
"author": "kris",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T03:19:07",
"content": "M.U.L.E. here I come!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3567608",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T03:56:13",
"content": "Where do ... | 1,760,374,828.85634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/13/hackaday-prize-entry-a-femtocell-repeater/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: A Femtocell Repeater | Brian Benchoff | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Radio Hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"cell phone",
"cellular repeater",
"femtocell",
"smartphone"
] | For a Hackaday Prize entry, [TegwynTwmffat]
is building a cell phone signal repeater
. This sort of device is commercially available, but the options are either expensive or, as with some units available for $30 on DealExtreme, obviously noncompliant with RF regulations. This project intends to create a cost-effective,... | 9 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "3567616",
"author": "Max Kelley",
"timestamp": "2017-05-14T04:08:52",
"content": "I’m not sure that this is the wisest thing to do, especially if you don’t have an RF shielded test chamber with your own cellular base station to test with. You could potentially be clobbering a wide s... | 1,760,374,829.23504 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/05/13/global-cyber-attack-halted-autopsy-time/ | Global Cyber Attack Halted: Autopsy Time | Jack Laidlaw | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"accidental hero",
"bitcoin",
"Internet of Stupid",
"ransomware",
"security update",
"wannacry",
"windows xp",
"worm"
] | Friday saw what looked like the
most dangerous ransomware infection to date
. The infection known as WannaCry was closing down vital hospital IT systems across the UK canceling major operations and putting lives at risk.
Spread Halted?
It spread further around the world and almost became a global pandemic. Although mac... | 131 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "3566399",
"author": "Bil Herd",
"timestamp": "2017-05-13T20:05:30",
"content": "Disabling the Windows file encryption service is not a bad thing to do in general as added insurance.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3566419",
... | 1,760,374,829.408368 |
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