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https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/how-to-build-a-vacuum-form-table-that-gets-it-right-every-time/ | How To Build A Vacuum Form Table That Gets It Right Every Time | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"heat",
"mdf",
"props",
"vacuum forming"
] | [James] builds all sorts of robots and superhero costume replicas at home, so he is always searching for a better way
to get consistent results when using his vacuum table.
A lot of people use their oven or exposed heating coils from electric frying pans to warm the plastic sheets, but [James] wasn’t really interested ... | 27 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "445119",
"author": "zuul",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T21:11:26",
"content": "hmm surprising that works that well",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "445122",
"author": "Kade",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T21:25:28",
"content":... | 1,760,377,098.018688 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/multitouch-tower-defense-uses-physical-towers/ | Multitouch Tower Defense Uses Physical Towers | Mike Szczys | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"infrared",
"ps3 eye",
"reacTIVision"
] | If you’re tired of playing flash games with a mouse, perhaps you’ll draw inspiration from this project. Arthur built
a multitouch interface that uses objects as part of the control scheme
. In the image above you can see that the game board for a tower defense game is shown on the display. There is a frustum-shaped gam... | 4 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "445170",
"author": "loans",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T22:51:07",
"content": "It’d be really cool to see a system which actually used physical tokens for the towers, perhaps with a dispensary for tower tokens as you progress through a level.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,098.267595 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/virtual-machine-for-microcontrollers-lets-you-run-python-on-avr-chips/ | Virtual Machine For Microcontrollers Lets You Run Python On AVR Chips | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"AVR",
"virtual machine",
"vm"
] | [Clifford Wolf] wrote in to let us know about a project he recently completed called EmbedVM. It’s
a virtual machine for AVR microcontrollers
. The package has a relatively small overhead, taking up about 3kB of program memory. The VM can execute 74,000 instructions per second, and runs asynchronously from the microcon... | 23 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "445048",
"author": "Stevie",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T19:16:47",
"content": "ownage!ps: first",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "445063",
"author": "EllisGL",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T19:43:26",
"content": "Next up Java... | 1,760,377,098.226115 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/the-life-and-death-of-a-fantastically-brilliant-flashlight/ | The Life And Death Of A Fantastically Brilliant Flashlight | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"flashlight"
] | [Holzleim’s]
flashlight build is quite impressive
. And the rise and fall of the hardware is quite a story. He designed it as a handheld light, relying on batteries to power a multitude of high-power LEDs inside.From the collection of four 5350 mAh lithium polymer cells he was able to achieve a peak power output that s... | 21 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "445021",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T18:11:39",
"content": "Man, that’s a lot of money to go setting on fire.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "445025",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T18:17:52",... | 1,760,377,098.481015 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/making-a-line-following-toy-into-a-programmable-robot/ | Making A Line-following Toy Into A Programmable Robot | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"launchpad",
"line following",
"msp430",
"msp430g2231"
] | [Eric Gregori] picked up this little yellow robot as a kit build. It has a single PCB inside that has a pair of IR emitters and detectors pointed downward at the front of the robot. It is able to follow a dark line on a light surface based on how the infrared beam reflects back to the detector. But it’s a one-trick pon... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "445127",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T21:33:48",
"content": "so who’s gonna take over the world first, the robot or the cat?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,098.166095 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/insects-turned-into-orchestra-not-harmed-but-terribly-inconvenienced/ | Insects Turned Into Orchestra; Not Harmed But Terribly Inconvenienced | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"abelton live",
"arduino",
"insects",
"midi"
] | [Jochem] has always been fascinated by chaos in nature, whether it’s a swarm of ants or evolution in action in a petri dish. His
insect orchestra
takes the chaos in the natural world and changes it into something completely artificial. In this case, MIDI.
For the build, a light sensor was placed at the bottom of a test... | 28 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "444968",
"author": "austin",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T16:24:16",
"content": "ummm…what?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "444973",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T16:40:13",
"content": "PETA is not going to ... | 1,760,377,098.384524 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/making-a-bluetooth-headset-into-a-wireless-music-streaming-device/ | Making A Bluetooth Headset Into A Wireless Music Streaming Device | Jeremy Cook | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"headset",
"wireless"
] | This
bluetooth headset hack
, although simple, may provide some hacking inspiration. Turning a Bluetooth headset into a wireless input for one’s stereo is definitely something that makes one think “why didn’t I think of that?” It’s also good if you’ve got a tight hacking budget as there’s not a lot of stuff to buy.
In ... | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "444961",
"author": "MarkMy",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T16:02:12",
"content": "Nice job, and I always appreciate some reverse-engineering, but just in case anyones looking to replicate, you can find stereo bluetooth receivers for $13 online with free ship if you look around a little, ... | 1,760,377,098.121533 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/vga-video-output-with-an-attiny/ | VGA Video Output With An ATtiny | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"tv",
"vga"
] | [Fernando] is working on creating a game at home, with live scoring displayed on a large LCD TV. He’s keeping mum as to what the game entails, but he was
more than happy to spill the details
on how he planned to use the television as a wireless scoreboard.
The writeup is the first part in what will likely be a substant... | 5 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "444927",
"author": "Brett W. (FightCube.com)",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T14:37:12",
"content": "Very cool little project! I’ll have to remember this if I come up with a need for it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "445093",
"... | 1,760,377,098.424377 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/a-cellphone-based-interactive-voice-response-system/ | A Cellphone Based Interactive Voice Response System | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"dtmf",
"ivrs",
"lm324",
"mt8870",
"mysql",
"python"
] | We’re all familiar with IVRS systems that let you access information using a touch-tone telephone. [Achu Wilso] built
his own version which uses a cellphone, microcontroller, and computer
.
The cellphone is monitored by an LM324 op-amp with an attached 555 timer chip. When a call comes in the voltage on the headphone o... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "444440",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T18:40:52",
"content": "“Wilso”? Jeez. I know y’all don’t like typo complaints, but is it too much to spell the guy’s name right?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "444495",
"... | 1,760,377,098.07228 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/retractable-ipad-dock-for-the-kitchen/ | Retractable IPad Dock For The Kitchen | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"dock",
"ipad",
"kitchen"
] | [Evan Flint] and his wife use a lot of online recipes in the kitchen. Rather than printing them out, they bought an iPad as a cooking companion. But in their cramped kitchen he needed to find a place for the high-end hardware that is out-of-the-way yet accessible. Some head scratching and parts bin diving led to
this u... | 17 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "444398",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T17:31:59",
"content": "Cool idea, needs refinement. My wife would take the meat cleaver to me if I left anything that ugly under the counter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,098.321267 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/water-vortex-exhibit-repair-gives-a-look-at-the-bearing-and-gasket-design/ | Water Vortex Exhibit Repair Gives A Look At The Bearing And Gasket Design | Mike Szczys | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"bearing",
"gasket",
"impeller",
"vortex"
] | [Ben Krasnow’s] water vortex machine has been an exhibit in the lobby of the San Jose City Hall for quite some time now. Unfortuantely he recently had to perform
some repair work on it
due to the parts inside the water chamber rusting.
This is the same water vortex that
we saw about a year ago
. It uses a power drill t... | 11 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "444383",
"author": "Wizzard",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T16:26:19",
"content": "Why not use magnetic coupling?? Skip all the seals and such, use some strong magnets and a teflon bottom with a DIY (or extra-strong) stirrer bar.Ben, nice work again :) What’s this, number 5 or 6 on Hack-... | 1,760,377,098.688269 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/guitar-pickup-winding-workstation/ | Guitar Pickup Winding Workstation | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"electric guitar",
"guitar",
"guitar pickup",
"pickup winder"
] | After a bit of inspiration, [Pete] decided to build a solid body electric guitar for himself. Instead of assembling a conglomeration of off-the-shelf parts, he plans on building just about everything from scratch. This includes the guitar pickups, so he built himself a
pickup winder
that has measures RPM, ETA until don... | 16 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "444360",
"author": "default",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T15:30:30",
"content": "Very cool project. I look forward to seeing/hearing the final build. And it doesn’t have an arduino (yet)!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "444367",
... | 1,760,377,098.769773 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/crazy-slingshot-guy-at-it-again-with-a-220-lb-steel-ball-cannon/ | Crazy Slingshot Guy At It Again With A 220 Lb Steel Ball Cannon | Mike Nathan | [
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"destruction",
"slingshot",
"weapon"
] | Good old [Jörg Sprave].
That guy
just doesn’t quit building insane slingshots.
If he’s not
honing his machete slinging skills
in preparation for the zombie apocalypse, he’s blowing out car windows with giant steel balls.
The huge cannon you see above is modeled off a small slingshot he made a while back, which fired 8m... | 23 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "444326",
"author": "Abbadon",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T14:25:46",
"content": "I only have one word for this… Awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "444327",
"author": "liebesiech",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T14:28:58",
... | 1,760,377,099.029353 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/engine-hacks-adding-fuel-injection-to-a-riding-lawnmower/ | Engine Hacks: Adding Fuel Injection To A Riding Lawnmower | Jack Buffington | [
"News"
] | [] | Are you tired of fiddling with the engines on your lawn equipment every spring, trying to get them to run again? [jhark] was and decided to do something about it by
converting his riding lawnmower
over to fuel injection. After stealing a fuel injector from his van and bolting it onto the mower’s carburetor, he sprink... | 16 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "444299",
"author": "NATO",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T13:27:32",
"content": "FYI, you don’t need an MCU to do this. I graduated from an automotive engineering college, and in our fuel injection class, several students chose exactly this as their final project. Most of them used disc... | 1,760,377,098.820451 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/monitoring-water-levels-with-a-parallax-ping-sensor/ | Monitoring Water Levels With A Parallax Ping Sensor | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"parallax",
"ping",
"water sensor"
] | When you need
a mechanism to detect the water level within a container or tank
, you have several different options. Most people opt for a simple float or probe that sits in the water,
while others use optics
to sense when the water is reaching an undesired level.
This device built by [Danilo Abbasciano] uses a Paralla... | 18 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "444223",
"author": "David Dean",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T11:15:45",
"content": "I’ve got a neat spectra symbol magnetopot here that would be perfect for that. I got it for an application it wasn’t good for and still haven’t found a proper use for it. :/",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,099.170234 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/engine-hacks-the-kawaskai-voyager-v-12/ | Engine Hacks: The Kawaskai Voyager… V-12? | Jeremy Cook | [
"Engine Hacks"
] | [
"engine",
"motorcycle",
"V-12"
] | Although a V-12 engine is always nice,
cramming one into a motorcycle
definitely qualifies as an engine hack! [Allen Millyard], wasn’t satisfied with the standard number of cylinders (6!) on his already gigantic Kawasaki KZ1300. Like any reasonable person, he decided to graft two of their powerplants together!
In true ... | 19 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "444882",
"author": "zikzak",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T13:10:07",
"content": "I see 10 of them, not 12.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "444887",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T13:21:16",
"content": "I am p... | 1,760,377,099.341505 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/31/addressing-microchips-open-source-problem/ | Addressing Microchip’s Open Source Problem | Mike Nathan | [
"News",
"Rants"
] | [
"chipkit",
"dangerous prototypes",
"microchip",
"open source",
"pic"
] | Hackaday alum and owner of Dangerous Prototypes [Ian Lesnet]
recently wrote an editorial piece
calling out Microchip on some of their less than friendly attitudes towards open source.
[Ian] and his company use PIC microcontrollers extensively in their projects, and they have quite a high opinion of their products overa... | 77 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "444839",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-08-31T11:37:18",
"content": "It’s futile. Microchip does not care at all. it’s why I switched from Microchip Pics to atmel.Honestly, back the companies that are honest and publicly condemn the ones that act like asshats.Why is is... | 1,760,377,099.285903 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/dustbin-computer-lets-you-clean-and-prototype-with-a-neato-xv-11/ | Dustbin Computer Lets You Clean And Prototype With A Neato XV-11 | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"chumby",
"infocast",
"insignia",
"Neato",
"XV-11"
] | So you bought yourself a Neato XV-11 and your floors have never been cleaner. The only problem is that you want to hack around with the hardware without losing your floor-sweeping minion. [Hash] found a solution to the issue by
building a computer inside of the dustbin module
.
You can see at the center of the image ab... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "444607",
"author": "Volkemon",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T23:56:46",
"content": "Um.. I thought it was 5v.. Guess I better click the #$^% link, eh?video down…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "444608",
"author": "Volkemon",
... | 1,760,377,099.072116 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/my-first-robot-a-simple-demo-to-get-kids-excited-about-robotics/ | My First Robot: A Simple Demo To Get Kids Excited About Robotics | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"balloons",
"lego",
"nxt",
"robot"
] | [Will] from Revolt Lab needed a project to get the summer campers he supervises interested in electronics, but when your audience is 5 years old, your subject matter
had better be simple, yet interesting enough
to hold their attention at length. He settled on using a Lego NXT robot to keep their little minds engaged, b... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "444577",
"author": "bzroom",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T22:58:33",
"content": "So jelly o tehe kid r get to baloon pop. POP! pofectamundo",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "444585",
"author": "R M",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T2... | 1,760,377,099.111922 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/knock-lock-with-logic-chips/ | Knock Lock With Logic Chips | Brian Benchoff | [
"lockpicking hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"knock lock",
"lock",
"logic chips"
] | [Eric] needed a project for his digital logic design class, and decided on
a lock that open in response to a specific pattern of knocks
. This is a fairly common project that we’ve
seen
a
few
builds
with ‘knock locks,’ but this one doesn’t use a microcontroller. Instead, it uses individual logic chips.
The lock senses ... | 13 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "444525",
"author": "Bob D",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T21:20:39",
"content": "Please update your link to the project. The current link, she goes nowhere.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "444536",
"author": "zacdee316",
"tim... | 1,760,377,099.391302 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/hunting-down-farmyard-pests-with-technology/ | Hunting Down Farmyard Pests With Technology | Mike Nathan | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"camcorder",
"hunting",
"night vision",
"rifle",
"scope"
] | [Snypercat] makes no bones about the fact that she despises rats, and
does everything in her power to keep them off her farm.
We can’t blame her though – they spread disease, eat other animals’ food, and can get your farm shut down if there are too many running about. While most of us might hire an exterminator or set ... | 66 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "444488",
"author": "1000100 1000001 1010110 1000101",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T20:09:18",
"content": "A camera with a small viewfinder as opposed to a flip-out screen would be better, as the shooter won’t be illuminating their own face…the proof is in the pudding though.",
"pare... | 1,760,377,099.490854 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/30/diy-electron-accelerator/ | DIY Electron Accelerator | Kevin Dady | [
"HackIt",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"high voltage"
] | Reader [Xellers] sent in his newest instructable:
DIY Electron Accelerator: A Cathode Ray Tube in a Wine Bottle
. While not exactly what you might think of a cathode ray tube, the basics are in place. A wine bottle is used as a vacuum chamber and a 9kv neon transformer is attached to a stopped in the top. A cathode is ... | 26 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "444459",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T19:18:49",
"content": "i can feel the x-rays from here XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "444468",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2011-08-30T19:38:46",
... | 1,760,377,099.55433 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/speaker-mounted-wav-player-for-street-performances/ | Speaker-mounted WAV Player For Street Performances | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"attiny85",
"lm386",
"sd card",
"speaker"
] | This naked speaker is the basis for [MaoMakMaa’s] newest
project called the Wavedrone
. He plans on using the autonomous and cable-less device during street performances. You can hear the effect of some stretched jazz cords being played on it in the video clip after the break. The sound is kind of an ethereal backgroun... | 21 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "443963",
"author": "kak",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T22:21:38",
"content": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "443965",
"author": "doubleup",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T22:24:48",
... | 1,760,377,099.611661 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/chumby-controlled-mechanum-wheel-robot/ | Chumby Controlled Mechanum Wheel Robot | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"chumby",
"infocast",
"insignia",
"mechanum",
"wifi"
] | [Madox] gutted an
Insignia Infocast to use with this robot
. Insignia is Best Buy’s house brand and they partnered with Chumby to make their Infocast line. If you can find a used or clearance model it’s a great way to get yourself and embedded Linux board for a project like this one.
The body and wheels are 3D printed,... | 20 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "443930",
"author": "nomo",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T21:20:02",
"content": "I think the chumby comes with wi-fi, but Bunnie wrote in his blog that it is actually just an intern dongle.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "443931",
... | 1,760,377,099.664659 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/eastons-animatronic-hand-gets-3d-printed-upgrade/ | [Easton’s] Animatronic Hand Gets 3D Printed Upgrade | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"makerbot",
"prosthetics",
"science fair"
] | [Easton] as been working with [Jeremy Blum] to come up with
the newest version of his animatronic hand
. You may remember seeing [Easton’s]
first animatronic hand
, with which he won his regional science fair and made a trip to nations. Since then he’s been working on improvements, and with access to [Jeremy’s] Makerbo... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "443904",
"author": "Jeremy Blum",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T20:16:37",
"content": "Go Easton! This is awesome :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "443912",
"author": "UltimateJim",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T20:35:40",
"... | 1,760,377,099.712621 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/got-an-ilight/ | Got An ILight? | Kevin Dady | [
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"iPhone backlight"
] | [KaRMaN] sent us a piece from his
blog on what to do with a busted iPhone
(google
translate
). As many iPhone owners have found out, it does not take that much of a fall to render your shiny hand-held command center into a pile of shattered glass. Replacement parts and insurance are available so life goes on, but what ... | 17 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "443852",
"author": "afex",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T18:48:24",
"content": "i’d like to know more about that add-on on the left side of his breadboard…anyone familiar with that? i’m assuming its some sort of power management board…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replie... | 1,760,377,099.930733 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/revolights-keep-you-safe-while-riding-at-night/ | Revolights Keep You Safe While Riding At Night | Mike Nathan | [
"LED Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"biking",
"led",
"transportation"
] | Bicycling at night can be a potentially hazardous endeavor for several reasons, but primarily because well, it’s dark. Inattentive drivers, weather, and other factors aside, the most important thing you can do to keep yourself safe is to ensure that you can see and that you are seen by others.
Revolights, an invention ... | 42 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "443801",
"author": "HackJack",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T17:31:43",
"content": "We all know it is an excuse.People put those on to mimic TRON.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "443814",
"author": "Chris",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,099.796716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/mineable-minecraft-block/ | Mineable Minecraft Block | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"minecraft",
"processing",
"video projection"
] | At Hack A Day, we’re pretty big Minecraft fans so you can imagine our interest when we saw [Ben Purdy]’s
real-life Minecraft block
. The build uses a projector system to display a block onto a cardboard box and reacts to being ‘mined’ just like in the game.
Block animation is handled by a piezo sensor, an Arduino and a... | 15 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "443745",
"author": "Ben Purdy",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T16:12:45",
"content": "Wow, I’m honored to be featured on here! Love your site.Just a note: It’s not the keystone library. The keystone library doesn’t properly compensate for perspective distortion so I ended up writing my... | 1,760,377,099.983207 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/a-cat-elevator-for-the-discerning-lazy-feline-in-your-life/ | A Cat Elevator, For The Discerning Lazy Feline In Your Life | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"cats",
"elevators",
"pets"
] | Ah, to live the life of a cat. The lazing about, the food delivered on demand, and the elevators –
oh the glorious elevators.
No you didn’t misread and we haven’t gone crazy. We were sent a link to the video below just the other day, and while it is nearly two years old, it was new to us. From the very brief descriptio... | 36 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "443714",
"author": "Thoriumbr",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T15:24:29",
"content": "I liked the idea, but I guess my cat wouldn’t. He is a little too afraid of noises and small locked places to even think about entering it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},... | 1,760,377,100.095641 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/mindflex-watches-as-you-judge-others-by-sight-alone/ | MindFlex Watches As You Judge Others By Sight Alone | Mike Nathan | [
"Medical Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"mindflex",
"Teensy"
] | [Paul] really
wanted to know what his brain was thinking.
No, really. He is aware of all the thoughts that come and go, but he wanted to know what was going on in his brain below his conscious thought stream. Armed with a MindFlex headset and a Teensy, he set out to decode what really was going on inside his head.
He s... | 11 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "443679",
"author": "Jorge",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T14:39:37",
"content": "Am i the only one creeped about the database of others profile pictures?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "443937",
"author": "Hydrox",
... | 1,760,377,100.028654 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/video-learning-eagle-cad-part-i-schematic-custom-parts/ | Video: Learning Eagle CAD Part I – Schematic & Custom Parts | Jack Buffington | [
"News"
] | [] | This week we are starting in on a series of videos that are pretty different from the past few. Most hackers go through a phase where they etch their own circuit boards. This lasts for a few projects until they need to use a surface mount part, need many circuit boards to be made, or just don’t have the time needed t... | 33 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "443657",
"author": "Fabio Varesano",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T14:15:41",
"content": "Still using EAGLE?!? I would have expected you guys to embrace and support free, libre and open source softwares such as KiCAD and gEDA which now offer similar, if not superior, features than Eagle.... | 1,760,377,100.558474 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/announcing-the-next-theme-engine-hacks/ | Announcing The Next Theme: Engine Hacks | Jack Buffington | [
"Engine Hacks"
] | [
"Engine hacks",
"new theme"
] | We had some interesting High Voltage posts over the past couple of weeks. Today we are announcing the next theme: Engine Hacks. Each day for the next two weeks we will be doing a new post about some sort of interesting engine project. We’ll be showing projects where engines are built from scratch, engines are modi... | 40 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "443608",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T13:08:46",
"content": "fyi, would NOT recommend running a 2cycle engine in reverse! ;)Great idea overall, would the old conversion to run on kerosene by adding an additional head gasket trick qualify?",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,377,100.254189 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/29/run-unsigned-code-on-any-xbox/ | Run Unsigned Code On Any Xbox | Brian Benchoff | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"homebrew",
"unsigned code",
"xbox 360",
"xbox360"
] | A ton of people sent in the
latest development
on the Xbox homebrew front. A console hacker that goes by the name of [GliGli] released a new exploit that boots
any
Xbox into a
Linux loader
.
The hack requires some hardware – in this case an Xilinx CLPD. The hack works by sending a tiny reset pulse (no word on what ‘tin... | 30 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "443558",
"author": "xorpunk",
"timestamp": "2011-08-29T11:17:27",
"content": "To get execution they have to setup a page with encryption+no-execute+cache-hashing disabled, this means modifying calls to HV which is the only thing that can modify page tables.x360 is far more complex t... | 1,760,377,100.175437 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/28/basic-programming-on-an-arduino/ | BASIC Programming On An Arduino | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"basic",
"basic interpreter",
"c++",
"tiny BASIC"
] | [Mike] sent in a project he’s been working on – a
port of a BASIC interpreter
that fits on an Arduino. The code is meant to be a faithful port of
Tiny BASIC for the 68000
, and true to Tiny BASIC form, it fits in the very limited RAM of the Arduino.
True to Tiny BASIC’s assembler roots, [Mike]’s C port makes extensive ... | 96 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "443346",
"author": "SparkyGSX",
"timestamp": "2011-08-28T22:18:29",
"content": "Nice effort, but I doubt it would be useful for anything semi-serious. The interpreter probably adds a very significant overhead mostly in CPU cycles, but also quite a lot in precious RAM and ROM space. ... | 1,760,377,100.45072 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/28/build-a-clock-using-dials-instead-of-hands/ | Build A Clock Using Dials Instead Of Hands | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"dial"
] | [Doug Paradis] found a simple way to
use dials instead of hands on a clock
. Actually, that’s pretty much the entire hack… use dials instead of hands. He grabbed a battery-operated clock movement from the hobby store, then printed out one dial for hours, another for minutes, robert’s your mother’s brother, and you’ve g... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "443261",
"author": "sprky0",
"timestamp": "2011-08-28T19:13:14",
"content": "This same concept was “popular” – or at least somewhat popular around the 70s with wrist watches. They’re called jump watches — predate LED displays by a couple of years.This is a really nice build! I lov... | 1,760,377,100.318345 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/28/the-alarmtock-a-chumby-hacker-board-alarm-clock/ | The “AlarmTock”, A Chumby Hacker Board Alarm Clock | Jeremy Cook | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"alarm clock",
"AlarmTock",
"radio"
] | [Thomas] wrote in to tell us about his latest project, the
“AlarmTock”.
Like many hacks, this was inspired by some outdated hardware, a radio alarm clock from 1992.
After finally getting fed up with his old alarm clock, [Thomas’] wife purchased him a new one for around $10 from a local retail store. Although most likel... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "443223",
"author": "tehsusenoh",
"timestamp": "2011-08-28T17:26:42",
"content": "Interesting! I used to have that exact wireless card a few years ago. I can’t seem to find it now…I had to have a fan blowing on it to keep it from overheating, so I hope his version won’t have those i... | 1,760,377,100.493403 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/28/diy-segway-fast-silent-and-open/ | DIY Segway: Fast, Silent, And Open | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"atmega644",
"gyroscope",
"pid",
"segway"
] | This is a picture of the guts of
a diy Segway project
(
translated
). Everything fits into a tiny space under the platform upon which the rider stands. It’s tight, but makes for a sleek look when the diamond plate is covering up all of the internals.
An ATmega644 controls the vehicle. It does so by using a PID control ... | 35 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "443187",
"author": "meatman",
"timestamp": "2011-08-28T15:38:14",
"content": "Now increase the range on one charge to 40 miles and he has a winner!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "443191",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,100.632057 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/28/high-voltage-hacks-finale-do-not-try-this-under-any-circumstances/ | High Voltage Hacks Finale: Do Not Try This Under Any Circumstances | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware"
] | [
"high voltage"
] | Over the last two weeks, we’ve seen some pretty crazy and potentially dangerous stuff, like a
stun glove
and
modern day alchemy
. For our
high voltage theme
finale, we couldn’t pass up [Photonicinduction]’s YouTube channel.
Best known for his
self-destructing washing machine
(the source of
this animated .gif
), [Photon... | 31 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "443132",
"author": "Max",
"timestamp": "2011-08-28T13:01:04",
"content": "Great gif.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "443136",
"author": "BoKu",
"timestamp": "2011-08-28T13:06:43",
"content": "I love this guys videos,... | 1,760,377,100.740173 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/27/chumby-transplant-and-hardware-upgrade-used-with-dslr-and-wft/ | Chumby Transplant And Hardware Upgrade Used With DSLR And WFT | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"Chumby One",
"wireless file transfer"
] | The Chumby One comes in a nice little case and features an ARM powered board with a touchscreen interface. [Bobby] thought is was a good starting point, but wanted a more portable version to
use as a wireless file transfer device
for photography. WFT is a connectivity enhancement for digital cameras that allows picture... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "442931",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2011-08-28T00:29:14",
"content": "i use the wireless nikon unit for most studio shoots … its not that good alone XDi wish there was a commercial version of this!when i transplant things that cost over $100 a tend to break them XD",
"pare... | 1,760,377,100.673226 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/27/more-pov-fan-message-hacking/ | More POV Fan Message Hacking | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"eeprom",
"fan",
"POV"
] | [Zach’s] company is all about the safety and to reinforce those ideals they handed out POV display fans to each employee. “Being Safe is Cool”, get it? Gimmicky… yes, but now [Zach’s] got
a tiny little POV fan to hack
. Although he may not have known it, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this hardware. These fans we... | 25 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "442874",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2011-08-27T22:31:25",
"content": "Its not a flame when you’re are both accurate and polite, I sadly have to agree this is sub standard reporting :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "442879... | 1,760,377,100.88242 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/27/converting-a-lame-tron-toy-into-a-cool-halloween-costume-prop/ | Converting A Lame Tron Toy Into A Cool Halloween Costume Prop | Mike Nathan | [
"LED Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"ATmega 328",
"leds",
"tron"
] | Instructable user [cubeberg’s] daughter saw Tron:Legacy earlier this year and decided right then and there that she wanted to dress up as Quorra for Halloween. Being the awesome dad he is,
he decided to make her costume himself
, and hit the stores in search of an Identity Disc to complete the look.
The toy was pretty ... | 12 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "442818",
"author": "Jeremiah",
"timestamp": "2011-08-27T19:18:53",
"content": "Nothing impresses me more than a man that wants to spend quality time with his daughters. As a man with two daughters, I can appreciate just how awesome daughters are. Too few don’t. :(He could have ju... | 1,760,377,100.931392 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/27/vowel-recognition-using-an-atmega644/ | Vowel Recognition Using An ATmega644 | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"atmega644",
"fast walsh transform",
"voice recognition",
"vowel"
] | [Youchun Zhang] and [Annie (Wei) Dai] found a way to
differentiate vowel sounds using an ATmega644
as their final project for a microcontroller design class. Voice recognition is not out of the ordinary, but most of the time it uses a computer, smart phone, or specially designed hardware. This implementation uses an AT... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "442788",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2011-08-27T17:51:45",
"content": "Wow, compressing spoken vowels into 64-bits and still being able to make sense of it? I would have thought you’d need at least 1k for that kind of processing. GOY (good on you)",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,377,100.971027 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/27/weekly-roundup-8272011/ | Weekly Roundup 8/27/2011 | Jack Buffington | [
"Weekly Roundup"
] | [
"weekly roundup"
] | In case you missed them, here are our biggest posts from the past week.
For the weapons enthusiasts in our audience, make sure to check out our most popular post this week where [Liquider] shows a project in which
an airsoft pistol was converted into a coil gun
.
Our next most popular post
was based around an xkcd comi... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,101.011071 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/evalbot-os-set-free/ | Evalbot OS Set Free | Kevin Dady | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"evalbot"
] | [Theo] tipped us off about something that every TI Evalbot owner may be interested in, the
The manual and source code for the uC/OS-III kernel is now available for download
. UC/OS-III is what came with the evalbot, and it is a realtime operating system for that and many other chips. The problem with it for most hobby ... | 31 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "441604",
"author": "zogzog",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T18:12:02",
"content": "Cool, just need some free evalbot now ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "441609",
"author": "xorpunk",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T18:23:56",
... | 1,760,377,101.084066 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/burning-man-pirate-ship-sports-arduino-powered-flame-sails/ | Burning Man: Pirate Ship Sports Arduino Powered Flame Sails | Jesse Congdon | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"burning man",
"burningman",
"fire cannons",
"propane",
"sequencer",
"solenoids",
"Teensy"
] | The 2011 Burning Man festival starts in just a few short days, and with that we have an excellent mutant vehicle accessory that no insane desert dweller should be without. An Arduino powered
fire cannon sequencer
! [Paul] was asked by Lostmachine’s [Andy] to spice up the flame effects on their
Priate Ship
mutant vehicl... | 12 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "441565",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T17:05:01",
"content": "“Priate Ship”?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "441568",
"author": "Joe",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T17:09:35",
"content": "agree... | 1,760,377,101.133889 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/counting-box-also-saves-calculators-from-small-children/ | “Counting Box” Also Saves Calculators From Small Children | Brian Benchoff | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"calculator",
"counting box",
"ponoko",
"toy"
] | [Nathan]’s son really loves numbers and counting, and one of his favorite things to do is add 1 to a calculator over and over again. Being the awesome dad that he is, [Nathan] built his son
a counting box
that has a 10-digit rotary switch and two arcade buttons to add and subtract.
One goal of the project was to have t... | 27 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "441548",
"author": "tz",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T16:31:39",
"content": "The Atmel can use micro- or nano- amps when not doing something – if the switch only controlled the display’s power, a coin cell could keep the state until the child was ready for college. Probably longer if i... | 1,760,377,101.239019 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/controlling-dioder-light-strips-wirelessly/ | Controlling Dioder Light Strips Wirelessly | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"dioder",
"led",
"lighting",
"wireless",
"xbee"
] | [SeBsZ] does a lot of work in home automation, using Xbee modules, LEDs, and other home lighting systems. Naturally, people look to him for help with different electronics projects, but one thing he has been asked time and time again is if he can make a simple
mood lighting solution that can be easily installed.
He has... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "441931",
"author": "Gilliam",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T04:56:40",
"content": "The Dioder strips and rings are great stuff. I have some installed in my car. 2 white strips replacing the map lights; and all 4 color changing rings in the gauges.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,... | 1,760,377,101.171295 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/a-design-contest-with-high-odds-of-winning/ | A Design Contest With High Odds Of Winning! | Jeremy Cook | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"AvnetExpress",
"contest",
"video"
] | [John] wrote in to tell us about
this contest
hosted by Avnet. All one has to do is upload a video of their design to Avnet’s Youtube page. There are four categories to choose from including: Solar, Communications, Transportation, and Entertainment. Four contestants can win an iPad2.
The only catch, if you can call it... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "441500",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T14:24:17",
"content": "Do I get this right: I buy (or claim to have bought) an Atmel ATMega 88 from their site and subsequently I can enter the submission? Is this correct?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,377,101.294009 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/all-about-electroluminescence/ | High Voltage Hacks: All About Electroluminescence | Jeremy Cook | [
"how-to",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"el",
"electroluminescence",
"electroluminescent",
"high voltage"
] | Although many might not know it,
electroluminescent
materials use high voltage, and thus qualify for our featured topic. Many may assume that these sheets work in the same way as LED lights, using low-voltage DC power. This, however, is not the case, as they need around 100 volts of AC current to allow them to light u... | 11 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "441447",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T13:16:26",
"content": "100 volts of AC _current_?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "441473",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T13:41:09",
"conten... | 1,760,377,101.466454 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/vintage-phone-has-a-dirty-android-secret/ | Vintage Phone Has A Dirty Android Secret | Mike Nathan | [
"News"
] | [
"android",
"bluetooth",
"phone",
"vintage"
] | Instructables user [apple_fan] likes vintage telephones from the early 1900s, but while they are nice to look at, they’re clearly not too useful nowadays. He decided to change that,
and retrofitted an old operator-dialed telephone with some modern amenities.
He gutted the phone, stripping out the large electromagnets a... | 14 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "441485",
"author": "OldMacBoi",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T14:02:45",
"content": "Nece supeedeers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "441486",
"author": "peter",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T14:03:03",
"content": "oh man, i w... | 1,760,377,101.565051 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/wireless-fiber-optic-mood-lighting/ | Wireless Fiber Optic Mood Lighting | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"fiber optic",
"led",
"wireless"
] | There’s something calming about looking up into the night sky and seeing an array of shining stars off in the distance. [Marou] is a big fan of stargazing, but sometimes conditions are not optimal,
so he decided to bring the stars inside
.
His idea was to build a ceiling lamp that didn’t bask the room with light, but r... | 8 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "442155",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T15:19:32",
"content": "All fiberoptics are wireless.. They are however not fiberless…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "442159",
"author": "Mike Nathan",
"... | 1,760,377,103.325406 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/dev-board-from-an-avr-programmer/ | Dev Board From An AVR Programmer | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware"
] | [
"AVR",
"dev board",
"programmer",
"usbasp"
] | [jethomson] sent in a build he’s been working on that turns an inexpensive AVR programmer into a development board.
The build
is based on the very affordable USBasp programmer that’s based on an ATmega8. With hundreds of these boards
available from China
for less than a Hamilton, we’re wondering how soon it will be bef... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "442122",
"author": "Beat707",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T14:10:33",
"content": "Oh, that sounds very interesting!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "442125",
"author": "Niko Delarich",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T14:14:31",
... | 1,760,377,103.162224 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/high-voltage-hacks-a-1000-watt-tube-amp/ | High Voltage Hacks: A 1000 Watt Tube Amp | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"amplifier",
"high voltage",
"tube amp",
"tubes"
] | Normally when we hear of a Champ guitar amp, we think of a
sweet-sounding rig
that puts out 6 Watts through an 8-inch speaker. [John Chambers] of Champ Electronics wanted to build a true champion for the field of battle and came up with
The Champ 1000 Watt Tube Amp
, an amplifier that probably puts out enough heat to k... | 26 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "442108",
"author": "Blake",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T13:30:36",
"content": "Igloos are already warm, because snow is a great insulator.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "442118",
"author": "DanJ",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T... | 1,760,377,103.228633 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/raspberry-pi-might-not-be-vaporware/ | Raspberry Pi Might Not Be Vaporware | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware",
"News"
] | [
"raspberry pi"
] | When we
first covered
the Raspberry Pi, we secretly wondered if the project might become vaporware. It looks like the tiny, full-fledged computer might actually be produced with the announcement of
alpha boards
in the Raspberry Pi HQ.
In the
announcement of the Raspberry Pi
last May, the board was about the size of a U... | 73 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "442043",
"author": "CampGareth",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T11:10:22",
"content": "The alpha boards are a little over cost due to being 20% bigger than the final boards and including all sorts of extra headers that won’t need to be on the final board. According to the RasPi site the f... | 1,760,377,103.51716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/large-7-segment-display-made-from-glue/ | Large 7 Segment Display Made From Glue | Kevin Dady | [
"LED Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"glue stick",
"seven segment"
] | We here at Hack A Day love LED’s, and all things LED related, but one of the biggest problems with LED’s are the small size. We want bigger and brighter, matrices the size of our TV, seven segments as big as a wall and a single white led the size of a baseball, and brighter than the sun!
I was recently commissioned to ... | 50 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "441727",
"author": "Rhyno",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T22:10:16",
"content": "Very nice… looks like a third LED in the center of each segment might be worth trying… Hmm… and RGB LED’s! Nice hack, it’s definitely food for thought.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,377,103.833055 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/paddle-controller-for-gpu-overclocking/ | Paddle Controller For GPU Overclocking | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"gpu",
"griffin",
"overclock",
"powermate"
] | [Fred] likes to squeeze every cycle possible out of his graphics card. But sometimes pushing the clock speed too high causes corruption. He figured out a way to
turn a knob to adjust the clock speed
while your applications are still running.
The actuator seen above is
a Griffin Powermate 3.0
. It’s a USB peripheral whi... | 10 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "441674",
"author": "Pentesticles",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T20:30:30",
"content": "Does it go up to 11?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "441681",
"author": "Berserk87",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T20:38:12",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,103.743096 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/25/how-not-to-build-a-robotic-lawnmower/ | How Not To Build A Robotic Lawnmower | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"lawnbot",
"lawnmower",
"mistakes",
"robot"
] | [shadeydave] wanted to build his own Lawnbot, but he had no idea where to start. He purchased some DIY plans online which looked like they would get the job done,
but then he strayed from the path in a big way
and spent gobs of money in the process.
In his Instructable writeup, he details each misstep he made, explaini... | 26 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "441651",
"author": "G-Reg",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T19:47:31",
"content": "Sooo something i would do. Includeing going off course on design. The needed fast forward on the mowing almost makes it commical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"co... | 1,760,377,103.574368 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/27/high-voltage-hacks-transmute-the-elements-in-your-garage/ | High Voltage Hacks: Transmute The Elements In Your Garage | Brian Benchoff | [
"chemistry hacks",
"classic hacks"
] | [
"fusion",
"fusor",
"helium",
"hydrogen",
"transmutation"
] | The magnum opus of alchemy was the Philosopher’s stone, a substance that was able to turn common metals into gold. Unlike alchemists, [Carl Willis] might not be poisoning himself in a multitude of ways, but he did build a
Farnsworth fusor
that’s capable of turning Hydrogen into Helium.
To fuse Hydrogen in his device, [... | 13 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "442671",
"author": "bothersaidpooh",
"timestamp": "2011-08-27T12:18:54",
"content": "Nice, well documented.Any chance someone can try my idea of using a PCB with fine tracks etched on it and covered with an insulating polymer with glass 0.05mm away and driven with a sequential drive... | 1,760,377,103.279877 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/hacking-steve-jobs-a-retrospective/ | Hacking [Steve Jobs]: A Retrospective | Mike Nathan | [
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"News"
] | [
"apple",
"ios",
"mac",
"steve jobs"
] | Provided you haven’t been toiling away in a secret lair somewhere (we’re looking at you [Jack]), odds are you may have seen the news that [Steve Jobs] stepped down as CEO of Apple this past Wednesday.
This earth-shattering news even eclipsed that of the East Coast Megaquakeapocalypse. It sent the blogosphere into a tiz... | 32 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "442351",
"author": "mess_maker",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T21:56:52",
"content": "I am certainly not an Apple fanboi ( in fact, I am pretty tired of Apple products, though I use them everyday ) I just wish him the best of luck and good health.I am not sure why he is leaving, but I fi... | 1,760,377,103.641725 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/making-oscilloscopes-from-arm-development-boards/ | Making Oscilloscopes From ARM Development Boards | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"arm",
"lcpxpresso",
"mbed",
"osciloscope",
"rs232",
"stampdock"
] | If you’ve got an ARM development board gathering dust in the corner of your shop, perhaps you could repurpose it as an oscilloscope. [Arend-Paul Spijkerman] was able to use an mbed and LPCXpresso as the hardware end of an oscilloscope. He didn’t use a standalone screen as a display, instead opting to push the scope rea... | 17 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "442332",
"author": "drake",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T20:55:04",
"content": "@creatorWhats the max freq of the lpc this can operate? I’d be willing to build this as a “plug in” to the lpc once I put some male/female headers on it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies"... | 1,760,377,103.691961 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/installing-openssh-on-the-hp-touchpad/ | Installing OpenSSH On The HP TouchPad | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ssh",
"TouchPad"
] | [Russ] was lucky enough to get his hands on a deeply discounted HP TouchPad, and after hearing about the huge bounty being offered for getting Android up and running on the device, he decided to poke around and
see if he could make some headway.
He started off by making a full backup copy of his file system using a too... | 21 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "442303",
"author": "OldMacBoi",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T19:53:21",
"content": "Epic",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "442313",
"author": "Colecago",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T20:17:08",
"content": "I wish HP would send... | 1,760,377,103.890084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/a-beginners-guide-to-burning-arduino-bootloaders/ | A Beginner’s Guide To Burning Arduino Bootloaders | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"how-to"
] | [
"arduino",
"bootloader",
"ladyada",
"tutorials"
] | When it comes to learning about microcontrollers, everyone has to start somewhere. [Lady Ada] recently posted
a tutorial on burning the Arduino bootloader to standalone chips
for those just getting started with the micro.
The tutorial cites a common situation, where someone is working on a project using an Arduino chip... | 17 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "442241",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T18:20:43",
"content": "This is a great setup I need to share with friends that are too cheap to buy a real Atm programmer.I wonder if they will add it to the official Duino software package",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,377,104.223767 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/milling-curves-into-mirrors-and-glass/ | Milling Curves Into Mirrors And Glass | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cold mirror",
"cutting",
"glass",
"mirror"
] | [Ben Krasnow] is working on a project that uses an extremely expensive specialty mirror. He needed to cut curves into it, taking care not to chip or shatter the material. He’s found
a reliable way of doing this with a CNC mill
and is sharing his methods.
The material he’s working with is a cold mirror; it reflects vis... | 18 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "442210",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T17:26:40",
"content": "HAD is uber cool today… What happened?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "442356",
"author": "N0LKK",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T22:05:... | 1,760,377,104.500757 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/26/go-ahead-let-the-kids-play-with-your-digital-camera-after-some-additions/ | Go Ahead, Let The Kids Play With Your Digital Camera… After Some Additions | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"digital camera",
"kids",
"Sugru"
] | Would you throw this camera around on pavement and trust that it wouldn’t get broken? We have a hard time believing it too, but that’s exactly what happens in the video after the break. The colorful add-ons are pieces of
Sugru creatively positioned to help protect the camera
. From what we’ve seen this adds quite a bit... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "442186",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T16:31:47",
"content": "can it make an ipad kid proof?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "442228",
"author": "vasskk",
"timestamp": "2011-08-26T17:51:09",
"content"... | 1,760,377,104.734808 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/when-airsoft-gets-boring-build-a-coil-gun/ | When Airsoft Gets Boring, Build A Coil Gun! | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"airsoft",
"coil gun",
"pistol"
] | Here at Hackaday, we’re all about repurposing old items you no longer use. Reader [Liquider] wrote in to share his latest creation,
a coil gun built from an old Airsoft pistol.
He removed a handful of components from the pistol and installed a 800 uF/300V capacitor inside the grip. A small storage compartment was added... | 30 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "441110",
"author": "Addidis",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T22:10:57",
"content": "Best post ever ! and on my list of things to build. Dam that looks sexy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "441135",
"author": "steve",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,104.447033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/zigbee-home-automation-gives-us-another-reason-not-to-get-up/ | Zigbee Home Automation Gives Us Another Reason Not To Get Up | Brian Benchoff | [
"home hacks",
"Software Development"
] | [
"home automation",
"python",
"zigbee"
] | [Russell] sent in a neat
home automation project
he’s been working on. Even though the project only has two devices so far, we can already see the potential of his project.
Instead of the
X10
standard that has been a staple of home automation for more than 30 years, [Russell] went with
ZigBee
modules. Aside from being ... | 27 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "441088",
"author": "MobileWill",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T21:21:50",
"content": "Sweet! I was thinking home automation would be my next project. I just got a Ti Chronos and was thinking what I could do with it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,104.376764 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/more-frankenkindle-progress/ | More FrankenKindle Progress | Mike Szczys | [
"Kindle hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"kindle",
"Teensy",
"v.reader"
] | [Glenn] sent us
an update on his FrankenKindle project
. You might remember this hack
from back in July
. [Glenn] is modding the device to make it easier for his sister, who has Cerebral Palsy, to use.
The latest revision adds a case for the hardware. The silver button pad is what remains of the V.Reader (a children’s ... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "441075",
"author": "Mr Tuna",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T20:45:11",
"content": "I would have thought that you could speed up the response dramatically by simply just electrically extending the buttons on the kindle itself, maybe? If you just break out UP, DOWN, SELECT, PAGE – and PAGE... | 1,760,377,104.267692 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/cellphone-controlled-retro-radio-stores-and-plays-your-digital-library/ | Cellphone Controlled Retro-radio Stores And Plays Your Digital Library | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"cellphone",
"radio",
"router",
"wl-hdd"
] | [Autuin] was worried about having desirable electronics stolen while on the road with his band. He didn’t want to take a laptop along on tour, but he didn’t want to be without his music either. To solve this problem, he built
a music player inside of a cheap-looking radio
. His write-up covers two different portable MP... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "441049",
"author": "harro",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T19:55:32",
"content": "Pretty cool rig.Remindes me of my 60s radio with a thin client hacked in it. Maybe I should also write a little artical about it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,104.31246 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/water-powered-multi-channel-audio/ | Water-powered Multi-channel Audio | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"museum",
"niklas roy",
"water wheel",
"water-powered"
] | [Niklas Roy] is rolling out
some water-powered music for Berlin’s Museum night
. It seems that this water-wheel is attached to the side of the Museum. It’s got a stream flowing past it and the wheel is constantly turning. The thing is, that work isn’t being used for anything. Now we’ve already seen [Niklas]
making elec... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "441030",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T18:45:13",
"content": "Make it sweep the street or do something useful.There’s nothing quite as creepy as about a dozen music boxes playing at once.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,104.541654 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/the-dish-o-tron-6000-is-back-and-better-than-ever/ | The Dish-o-Tron 6000 Is Back And Better Than Ever | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"555 timer",
"dishwasher",
"follow up",
"troubleshooting"
] | When designing a circuit on the bench, sometimes things work far better than they do in real life. [Quinn Dunki] learned this lesson over the last few months
as she struggled with one of her recent creations
, the Dish-o-Tron 6000.
We featured the Dish-o-Tron back in April
, and at that point things seemed to be workin... | 30 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "440985",
"author": "Quinn Dunki",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T17:09:36",
"content": "Thanks for the post, HaD!The funnest part of this was ordering “illicit” mercury switches from China. I felt so naughty.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,104.800815 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/forget-that-boring-old-fire-pit-build-a-flame-tree-instead/ | Forget That Boring Old Fire Pit, Build A Flame Tree Instead! | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"fire",
"flame",
"maker faire",
"plumbing",
"propane"
] | Maker Faire is a great event to attend not only because you get to see all sorts of cool designs and machinations, but because you can participate as well. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, maker [Brett Levine] put together
a fun and interactive display he likes to call the DIY Flame Tree.
The concept is pretty simple, and... | 12 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "440982",
"author": "BitMage",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T17:00:41",
"content": "It’s a burning bush!(Also, first post)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "441176",
"author": "Punkguyta",
"timestamp": "2011-08-25T01:0... | 1,760,377,104.692902 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/the-scariest-hacks-from-black-hat-and-defcon/ | The Scariest Hacks From Black Hat And Defcon | Jeremy Cook | [
"News"
] | [] | Although [HAD] is generally all about legal hacking, this list of
demonstrated hacks
could be used for the dark side as well. Hopefully by demonstrating hacks like this, most people can be more aware of how they use their information. Computer security experts also have a chance to hone their skills and see where poten... | 12 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "440943",
"author": "studioeng",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T15:53:32",
"content": "The only problem with companies implementing ‘proper’ security measures requires them to use their brains, which means it costs the consumer more. It’s a balancing act. Some freaky stuff going down there... | 1,760,377,104.851422 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/extrem-konsolen-modding/ | “Extrem Konsolen Modding” | Jeremy Cook | [
"Nintendo Wii Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"console",
"mod",
"playstation3",
"wii",
"xbox360"
] | Not to be outdone by their North American counterparts, these German-speaking hackers have come up with a truly unique
console mod
. Although modding one system may be OK for most, the builders of this console decided to combine three systems into one clear plastic box. A stripped down Xbox360, Playstation3, and Ninten... | 27 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "440910",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T14:14:17",
"content": "Cool! Another step might be to make the lights stroke in sync with audio out (using beat detection), cpu speed/temperature, or controller input.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,104.999858 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/high-voltage-build-your-own-84-kv-lightning-stick/ | High Voltage: Build Your Own 84 KV Lightning Stick | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"franklin bells",
"high voltage",
"van de graaff"
] | There’s a proverb that says ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’. Now that stick can come in a high-voltage form factor. The device above, which reminds us of a side-handled baton with a coke can stuck on the end, is
a portable Van de Graaff generator
.
Although debated in the comments, the creator of this hack claims ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "440894",
"author": "Ben Buxton",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T13:25:46",
"content": "I used to have a sweater made of artificial fibre, which when I took it off after it being over a natural fibre shirt, would get massive static sparks (Around 5cm long) jumping to my nose.Similar voltag... | 1,760,377,104.889037 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/24/all-your-io-pins-belong-to-arduinodashboard/ | All Your I/O Pins Belong To ArduinoDashboard | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"dashboard",
"I/O pins",
"processing"
] | So if you’re knee deep in an Arduino-based project and you want to constantly monitor all of the micro’s pins, what’s the best way to go about it? [Jonathan Clark] from LVL1 in Louisville was looking to keep a closer eye on his board and whipped up
an application he calls ArduinoDashboard.
Programmed in Processing, the... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "440842",
"author": "Alvaro",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T11:08:54",
"content": "Not much different from my old demo application, I guess.Screenshot here",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "440847",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,104.936896 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/had-links-quakepocalypse-edition-august-23-2011/ | HaD Links – Quakepocalypse Edition: August 23, 2011 | Jesse Congdon | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"earthquake",
"seismometer",
"shake table",
"wine rack"
] | Well, if you hadn’t noticed the news there has been a little bit of a shakeup on the east coast. I just arrived home after being evacuated due to a 30 second rumble the likes of which has not been felt on the east coast in something like 114 years. In lieu of the not so devastating but earth shaking event we thought we... | 22 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "440608",
"author": "William Clinton",
"timestamp": "2011-08-24T00:36:19",
"content": "and…. queue all of the people who talk about how it’s nothing because they live in California.That being said, the video surveillance of my server cabinets shaking makes me cringe and think about m... | 1,760,377,105.367626 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/kinect-controlled-delta-robot-has-a-magnetic-personality/ | Kinect-controlled Delta Robot Has A Magnetic Personality | Mike Nathan | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"AVR",
"delta robot",
"Kinect"
] | [Malte] is a loyal Hackaday reader and neurobiology PhD candidate with a keen interest in hobby robotics – definitely our kind of guy! He wrote in to share a project he has been working on in his spare time,
a Kinect-controlled delta robot
(
Google translation
).
Deltares, as it is called, is pretty straightforward as ... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "440575",
"author": "snowdruid",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T22:39:25",
"content": "thats awesome..however i wonder what kind of precision you can get from this or delta robots in general…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "440582",
... | 1,760,377,105.214992 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/home-tanning-lamps-become-organ-donors-for-a-pcb-exposure-bed/ | Home Tanning Lamps Become Organ Donors For A PCB Exposure Bed | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"exposure box",
"scanner",
"tanning",
"uv"
] | Some projects benefit greatly from the parts a builder is able to find. Take this
UV exposure bed for photo-resist copper clad boards
(
translated
). It looks like a commercial product, but was actually built by [TabascoEye] and his fellow hackers.
The main sources for parts were a flatbed scanner (which acts as the ca... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "440573",
"author": "hboy007",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T22:38:10",
"content": "nice build, especially the timer with rotary encoder is very handy. I’ve built a simple version of this some years ago but after using it for some time I found the solid angle of the rays hitting at each p... | 1,760,377,105.310726 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/tree-climbing-bot-climbs-tree/ | Tree Climbing Bot Climbs Tree | Nick Schulze | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"robot",
"tree climbing robot"
] | To test his new skills with his Arduino, [Ben] decided that he would build a robot. With no particular need to fill other than the need to build something cool he chose to build himself a
tree climbing robot
. He designed the body of the robot in Google Sketchup before beginning the build. The body is made mainly from ... | 15 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "440491",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T20:05:57",
"content": "Wow neat-o!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "440493",
"author": "hacky",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T20:11:08",
"content": "Haha, [Ben] seems a bi... | 1,760,377,105.268406 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/we-dont-need-to-brainstorm-projects-xkcd-does-that-for-us/ | We Don’t Need To Brainstorm Projects; Xkcd Does That For Us | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware"
] | [
"parallax",
"vision",
"webcam",
"xkcd"
] | [Randall Munroe], the guy behind our favorite web comic
xkcd
, gave us
yet another
great project idea that falls on the heels of
securing our valuables
and
silencing loud car stereos
. The xkcd forum has
been talking about how to implement this
, and we’d like to hear what Hack A Day readers think about this idea.
The ... | 52 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "440472",
"author": "Josh Malone",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T19:47:30",
"content": "We apply this to astronomy every day, using the Very Long Baseline Array:http://www.nrao.edu/index.php/about/facilities/vlba10 telescopes from Hawaii to St. Croix (~5000 miles apart) :)",
"parent_i... | 1,760,377,105.52003 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/winterizing-keeping-the-drafts-out-of-double-hung-windows/ | Winterizing: Keeping The Drafts Out Of Double-hung Windows | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"double-hung",
"jointing block",
"windows"
] | [Rumplestiltskin] has had work done on his double-hung windows to help prevent drafts and keep them in good working order. But there are still a few that rattle, and let in the cold of winter. Not this year; he’s
added a small feature to the jamb that will keep out the cold weather
.
A pair of jointing blocks were adde... | 22 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "440434",
"author": "xorpunk",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T18:24:59",
"content": "You can use epoxy foam strips for sealing and epoxy latches for rattle too from a building supply source.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "440435",
... | 1,760,377,105.428529 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/bluetooth-wristwatch-based-on-an-arduino/ | Bluetooth Wristwatch Based On An Arduino | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"bluetooth",
"lcd",
"wristwatch"
] | We hate to admit it, but we missed out on the TI Chronos watch deal last week. While we’re still a little bit burned over the fact that these watches sold out so fast, [Ahmet] sent in his
Open Source Bluetooth Watch
and we’re thinking this could eventually be a decent replacement.
The watch is built around an Arduino P... | 30 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "440399",
"author": "t&p",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T17:16:46",
"content": "So cool! Man I have always wanted to do this. I wish I had electrical engineering skills (one day when I take the classes).Just needs a custom PCB to make it thinner and some kind of slick case so you can ta... | 1,760,377,105.789576 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/can-a-dippy-bird-be-used-as-a-temperature-sensor/ | Can A Dippy Bird Be Used As A Temperature Sensor? | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"dippy bird",
"drinking bird",
"ds1820"
] | Dippy birds are the toys that teeter-totter back and forth as the beak of bird-shaped body dips into a container of water. The felt covering the beak and head picks up water and, through evaporation, cools that end of the glass tubing. The temperature changes cause the dichloromethane to either boil off, or condense, ... | 9 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "440352",
"author": "daniel_reetz",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T15:51:04",
"content": "This post made me realize that passive solar array movers and dippy birds are the same technology.That is really cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,105.571545 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/lightning-simulator-cant-send-you-back-to-the-future/ | High Voltage: Lightning Simulator Can’t Send You Back To The Future | Jack Buffington | [
"how-to",
"News"
] | [
"high voltage",
"marx generator"
] | Continuing on with our high-voltage theme, today we have a page describing
Marx generators
by [Grenadier]. Marx generators are devices that produce pulses of very high voltage with fast rise times. For most of us, that means that they can make neat sparks. For the more serious types out there, that also means that ... | 21 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "440248",
"author": "Punkguyta",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T13:32:06",
"content": "I’ve been dying to make a marx generator for years now, but my mother won’t let me use her credit card haha.I don’t think regular “can” shaped capacitors would ever work for this kind of design would it?... | 1,760,377,105.629611 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/23/barcode-tattoo-has-a-lot-of-thought-put-into-it/ | Barcode Tattoo Has A Lot Of Thought Put Into It | Brian Benchoff | [
"Lifehacks",
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"barcode",
"data matrix",
"qr code",
"tattoo"
] | This
bar code tattoo
was sent into us by [Lifespan]. Before going under the needle, [Lifespan] didn’t care much for tattoos. After seeing
this video
he realized that a tattoo could have dynamic content through domain redirection.
[Lifespan] spent a lot of time going over the different styles of 2D bar codes. QR codes w... | 64 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "440183",
"author": "KillerBug",
"timestamp": "2011-08-23T11:18:25",
"content": "That should save him some time when the government forces everyone to get one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "440199",
"author": "Pup",
... | 1,760,377,105.881975 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/22/building-a-contact-mic-using-homemade-piezo-crystals/ | Building A Contact Mic Using Homemade Piezo Crystals | Mike Nathan | [
"chemistry hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"contact microphone",
"mic",
"piezo"
] | [Leafcutter] is big in to making music and has put together all sorts of musical instruments and tools over the years. Recently, he was inspired to make his own piezo crystals, and
wrote in to share the results of his experiments with us.
[Leafcutter] is no stranger to
messing around with piezo elements
, and after see... | 11 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "439754",
"author": "austin",
"timestamp": "2011-08-22T21:00:18",
"content": "crystal + foil+amp=microphone?what kind of magic is this?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "439770",
"author": "Elias",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,105.929752 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/22/setting-it-straight-about-science-fair-solar-energy-breakthrough/ | Setting It Straight About Science Fair Solar Energy Breakthrough | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"fibonacci",
"Solar Cells"
] | There’s been a lot of stories about arranging solar panels to mimic leaves on a tree, thereby boosting their efficiency. But before reading that story you might want to check out this
blog post correcting some flaws in that breakthrough
(page is down, here’s
a cached version
).
Before we go any further, we’d like to po... | 58 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "439687",
"author": "GZ",
"timestamp": "2011-08-22T19:17:53",
"content": "Innovative idea and way to observe the natural world. It’s a shame about the testing method.Although it’s not the most effective method for SPs it’s interesting to look at the growth process of a tree. The cost... | 1,760,377,106.112286 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/22/dino-tells-us-about-transistor-based-onoff-switches/ | [Dino] Tells Us About Transistor-based On/off Switches | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"hack a week",
"switches",
"transistor"
] | You know them, you love them, you take them for granted – they are
single push button on/off switches
. As [Dino] explains in the most recent episode of his Hack a Week series, they are typically implemented in the form of IC logic switches nowadays, but it wasn’t always that way. When they first came on to the scene i... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "439645",
"author": "flaggfox",
"timestamp": "2011-08-22T18:25:15",
"content": "The capacitor acts as a ripple filter and probably also as a crude debounce mechanism.See:http://www.labbookpages.co.uk/electronics/debounce.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,106.020813 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/22/jacks-video-has-been-fixed/ | Jack’s Video Has Been Fixed. | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"corrections",
"whoops"
] | Earlier today, [Jack]
posted his latest video
. He then promptly ran off to the secret Hackaday headquarters to begin work on the next one. Unfortunately there was a weird problem with Youtube which left the video un-viewable. We’ve fixed it now and wanted to let everyone know.
We’ve also been getting lots of questions... | 5 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "439657",
"author": "Brett W. (FightCube.com)",
"timestamp": "2011-08-22T18:44:09",
"content": "Maybe this has been asked already, but is Jack your new Hack a Week employee?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "439701",
"aut... | 1,760,377,105.971318 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/22/polarized-art-fixture-made-from-a-busted-laptop-screen/ | Polarized Art Fixture Made From A Busted Laptop Screen | Mike Nathan | [
"laptops hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"laptop",
"lcd",
"polarizing",
"salvage",
"scrap",
"screen"
] | [Pedro] had a busted laptop LCD screen on his hands, but rather than throw it out, he brainstormed what he could possibly do with what would typically be considered a worthless item. He decided to
make a simple art installation
using the scrapped part, so he gathered a few other supplies and got to work.
The first thin... | 21 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "439560",
"author": "Roberto",
"timestamp": "2011-08-22T16:33:45",
"content": "Is that sheet linearly or circularly polarized?Can the liquid crystal be used for something else?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "439563",
"... | 1,760,377,106.165375 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/22/bounty-for-an-hp-touchpad-android-port/ | Bounty For An HP Touchpad Android Port | Brian Benchoff | [
"Android Hacks",
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"android",
"bounty",
"HP TouchPad",
"webos"
] | If you spent your weekend outside and away from the Internet, you might have missed the massive liquidation of HP TouchPads on Amazon, woot.com, WalMart, and the HP online store. Normally a $100 fully featured tablet is nothing to scoff at, but there is a catch: The HP TouchPad runs WebOS. WebOS is a fine operating sys... | 86 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "439551",
"author": "Brett W. (FightCube.com)",
"timestamp": "2011-08-22T16:16:41",
"content": "Wow, HP’s“server is too busy”to even notify me when they are available again.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "439593",
"aut... | 1,760,377,106.280365 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/22/fpga-bitcoin-miner-is-probably-the-most-power-efficient/ | FPGA Bitcoin Miner Is Probably The Most Power Efficient. | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware"
] | [
"bitcoin",
"fpga"
] | [fpgaminer], [li_gangyi], and [newMeat1] have been working together for the last few months to build
an FPGA bitcoin miner
that blows GPU mining rigs out of the water in terms of power efficiency. The board requires only 6.8 watts for 100 Mhashes/second, but [li_gangyi]’s blog says the team expects to hit 150-200 Mhash... | 62 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "439511",
"author": "Andrew Smith",
"timestamp": "2011-08-22T15:11:15",
"content": "What is a bitcoin exactly?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "439531",
"author": "yetihehe",
"timestamp": "2011-08-22T15:53:20",
... | 1,760,377,106.725031 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/21/a-quick-and-dirty-vu-meter-for-your-next-party/ | A Quick And Dirty VU Meter For Your Next Party | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"pnp",
"VU meter"
] | If you want an easy project to spice up your next party, chances are you already have parts on hand to throw together [Mikerbot’s]
quick and dirty VU-meter lights
. The circuit he designed uses the audio input to trigger the base of a PNP transistor, toggling power through a string of LEDs. He’s using four lights for e... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "438983",
"author": "kobilica",
"timestamp": "2011-08-21T17:42:33",
"content": "Not half bad!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "439003",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-08-21T18:37:26",
"content": "needs more s... | 1,760,377,106.423063 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/21/bunnie-mods-chumby-to-capture-epic-time-lapse-video/ | [Bunnie] Mods Chumby To Capture Epic Time-lapse Video | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"bunnie",
"chumby",
"intervalometer",
"mencoder",
"mplayer",
"time-lapse"
] | When [Bunny] moved into his apartment in Singapore he was surprised to find that a huge building project was just getting started on the other side of the block. Being the curious sort, he was always interested in what was going on, but just looking in on the project occasionally wasn’t enough. Instead, he set up a cam... | 13 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "438938",
"author": "Stevie",
"timestamp": "2011-08-21T15:29:55",
"content": "Very nice :) I did the same thing before, except I had the image FTP’d offsite.The problem I had is that although I could find lots of compatible cameras, none of them gave anywhere near the same quality in... | 1,760,377,106.374366 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/21/controlling-a-flyback-transformer-with-an-arduino/ | High Voltage: Controlling A Flyback Transformer With An Arduino | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"flyback",
"flyback transformer",
"high voltage"
] | If you’d like to build a Jacob’s ladder, an ignition system for a flamethrower, or for some ungodly reason you need 15 kilovolts for a prop replica or cosplay build, this one is for you. It’s an easy to build
high voltage power supply
that interfaces with an Arduino.
After harvesting a flyback from the power board of a... | 14 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "438950",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2011-08-21T15:54:47",
"content": "I want to see it reversed where the output of the FBT goes through the Arduino. That should make for a nice light show!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,106.574033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/20/what-would-you-put-in-a-shipping-container-makerspace/ | What Would You Put In A Shipping Container Makerspace? | Mike Nathan | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"hackerspaces",
"lollipops"
] | Imagine that you have been asked to construct a portable shipping container workshop that will be sent to the other side of the globe, where the power grid is sketchy and the resources tight. If you had $20,000 to outfit this 20’ container, what components and tools would you include?
This was the question recently pos... | 51 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "438593",
"author": "David M.",
"timestamp": "2011-08-20T20:41:06",
"content": "You should probably think low tech and no tech, forget the CNC mill, 3d printers, laser scanners, computers and making PCBs. These are awesome to have for a “true” hackerspace, but pointless in the middle... | 1,760,377,106.962049 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/20/lego-mill-produces-sculpted-models-with-fantastic-resolution/ | LEGO Mill Produces Sculpted Models With Fantastic Resolution | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"floral foam",
"lego",
"mill",
"nxt"
] | [Arthur Sacek] has really got something with the
3D Mill he built entirely from LEGO pieces
. As you can see, it uses NXT parts to control the cutter head along three axes. The drill bit that acts as the mill’s cutting head is not a LEGO part, but that’s [Arthur’s] only transgression.
The demo sculpture seen above was ... | 19 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "438569",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2011-08-20T19:26:23",
"content": "neat hack, amazing resolution too, esp for logo!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "438587",
"author": "Piku",
"timestamp": "2011-08-20T19:53:59",
... | 1,760,377,106.633622 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/20/glowing-eyes-project-keeps-it-simple-this-halloween/ | Glowing Eyes Project Keeps It Simple This Halloween | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"blinking",
"Halloween props",
"led"
] | Halloween’s on its way and we want to remind you to get started early so you can show us what you’ve got in store for the little ones this year. [Pete] already finished a simple project to spice up the bushes in front of his house. His
trio of glowing and blinking eyes
will make a nice addition to the bushes in front o... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "438509",
"author": "SuperNuRd",
"timestamp": "2011-08-20T16:23:15",
"content": "It’s a Gou’ld (Star Gate Sg1 Refrence)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "438640",
"author": "sneakypoo",
"timestamp": "2011-08-20T22... | 1,760,377,107.006733 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/20/weekly-roundup-8202011/ | Weekly Roundup 8/20/2011 | Jack Buffington | [
"Weekly Roundup"
] | [] | In case you missed them, here are our biggest posts from the past week.
The post that drew the most attention this week was our own [Kevin Dady]’s post about
how to install Linux on a 386.
In this post, he talks about the process that he used to put a functional copy of Linux on an old 386 laptop.
Next up is a post abo... | 6 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "438476",
"author": "somebody",
"timestamp": "2011-08-20T14:39:03",
"content": "I had no idea that there is a forum in Had.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "438494",
"author": "Perry",
"timestamp": "2011-08-20T15... | 1,760,377,107.049105 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/08/20/homebrew-weather-station-plus-a-pan-and-tilt-camera-rig/ | Homebrew Weather Station Plus A Pan And Tilt Camera Rig | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"digital camera",
"pan and tilt",
"solar",
"weather"
] | [Sebastian] wrote in to share his web site, where he has a bunch of different electronics projects. After looking through them, we found a pair that we thought you might find interesting.
The first project is a
homebrew weather monitoring station
that [Sebastian] put together. He designed a weather shield, incorporatin... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "438715",
"author": "sodai gomi",
"timestamp": "2011-08-21T02:01:56",
"content": "Sebastian’s weather monitoring station is really cool, but what I’d first like to know more about is its bar-and-bracket construction. What’s the real name for these things (rather than bar-and-bracket)... | 1,760,377,106.877265 |
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