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https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/diamond-thermal-paste-update/ | Diamond Thermal Paste: Update | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arctic silver",
"ceramique",
"diamonds",
"dow",
"heat sink",
"thermal paste"
] | The need to conduct laboratory-style experiments runs deep in some people. [Freddyman]
built an apparatus to test out several commercial and homemade thermal pastes
, including the DIY
diamond thermal grease we reported on last month
. He setup each experiment in the middle of an air conditioned room, ran the heat sink... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "92266",
"author": "heatgapho0d0o",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T18:17:29",
"content": "I find this very interesting because on my next gaming rig (i7) was thinking of reproducing the diamond paste…I’m not so sure now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,598.381794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/diy-mechanical-scale/ | DIY Coffee Table Scale | Jake W | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"balance",
"coffee table",
"Guus",
"scale",
"weight"
] | [Guus] screwed together
this coffee table which doubles as a scale
. No welding was required to put it together – just some bolts, pulleys, miscellaneous fittings, and an original design. The weight is indicated through the (unlabeled) position of the counterweight arm. Currently it is limited to measuring 10kg (22 pou... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "92262",
"author": "Pete",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T17:20:51",
"content": "It appears that this “scale” can tell you if something weighs more than or less than 10kg. Also, for personal interest I would like to see a graph of the spring rate that you would use for calibration.",
... | 1,760,377,598.439594 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/farewell-hack-a-day/ | Farewell, Hack A Day | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"@sweetums",
"anniversary",
"eliot",
"eliot phillips",
"robotskirts"
] | Now, on the eve of Hack a Day’s fifth anniversary, seems like an appropriate time to announce my resignation. Site founder [
Phillip Torrone
] published the first post,
a red box
, on September 5th, 2004. On May 7th, 2005 I took over editorial duties at Hack a Day by publishing one of my favorite projects:
[Jonathan We... | 89 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "91873",
"author": "Whydon Tchablowme",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:58:46",
"content": "No, Eliot, you can’t leave! You’re our only hope!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91874",
"author": "Thiago",
"timestamp": "2009-09-0... | 1,760,377,598.697177 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/hard-core-nintendo-dsi-hacking/ | Hard Core Nintendo DSI Hacking | Caleb Kraft | [
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"dsi",
"microscope",
"nintendo",
"solder"
] | So, you hacked your DSI did you? Let me guess,
you ran a flash cart
. No? You probably
added some LEDs
then right? No? You must be pretty hard core, did you
add a NES controler
? No? Well what did you do?
We still have no idea what this guy is doing. But he is doing it very meticulously. We found
[Micah Dowty]’s photo ... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "91848",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T19:33:41",
"content": "wow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91856",
"author": "apocas",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T20:11:40",
"content": "damn thats some serio... | 1,760,377,598.607399 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/how-a-storoage-company-builds-their-own/ | How A Storage Company Builds Their Own | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"debian",
"hard drive",
"hdd",
"jfs",
"raid",
"storage"
] | Want 67 Terabytes of local storage? That’ll be $7,867 but only if you build it yourself. Blackblaze sells online storage, but when setting up their company they found the only economical way was to build their own storage pods. Lucky for us they
followed the lead of other companies
and decided to share
how they built t... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "91809",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T18:20:45",
"content": "I did the exact same thing for a company on a contract on a slightly smaller scale (20 TB/unit). They needed all that storage for huge video files.It’s simple really but it’s an elegant writeup.",
"pare... | 1,760,377,598.757855 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/why-we-dont-need-phone-numbers/ | Hackit: Why We Don’t Need Phone Numbers | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt",
"Phone Hacks",
"Rants"
] | [
"cell phone",
"landline",
"network",
"phone",
"phone numbers",
"telephone",
"voip"
] | [digg=http://digg.com/software/Why_we_don_t_need_phone_numbers]We’re starting to think that phone numbers are deprecated; it may be time to integrate how we connect telephones with the new digital millennium. To get a firm grasp on this topic it is important to take a look at the reason we started using phone numbers, ... | 72 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "91783",
"author": "DarwinSurvivor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:40:45",
"content": "Except then we would run into the same BS system that ISP’s try to force on their customers. Most families would end up with “phone://family.telus.net/home” and the new “numbers” would once again be ... | 1,760,377,598.545852 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/variable-range-sprinkler/ | Variable Range Sprinkler | Devlin Thyne | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"green hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"sprinkler",
"variable range sprinkler"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/6409575
w=470&h=352]
[
Pete
], a
musician
, and the guy behind SparkFun’s
pogobeds
and
locking footprints
has a sprinkler hack. He wanted to keep his dog, Choppy, happy with a green lawn while also keeping his sidewalk water free. To solve this problem, he hacked his sprinkler and hose to adjust... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "91778",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:23:28",
"content": "how to shoot a square pattern with a round pattern device.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91781",
"author": "Odin84gk",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T1... | 1,760,377,598.92805 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/mini-mame-cabinet/ | Mini MAME Cabinet | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"i-pac",
"mame",
"mini cabinet"
] | [luis] added to the
collection of
MAME projects
we’ve covered with his mini MAME cabinet build. This is his 5th mini cabinet and features a 5″ PlayStation LCD screen, a joystick, four control buttons, player 1 and 2 start buttons, speakers, and a lighted marquee. The controls are interfaced through an
I-PAC
and the sys... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "91779",
"author": "B",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:23:59",
"content": "Where can i get one? Hoe much $$???",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91793",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:50:32",
"conte... | 1,760,377,598.268152 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/tap-controlled-metronome/ | Tap-controlled Metronome | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"metronome",
"PIC 16F",
"tap"
] | [Adam] and his buddy [Matthew] sent in their tap-controlled metronome, or as they prefer, “
metronome with an attitude
.” Using the piezo speaker you can tap patterns and rhythm into the memory and it will repeat it back to you in loop. The two buttons allow you to speed up or slow down the beat which is indicated by a... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "91769",
"author": "pod",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:58:29",
"content": "lovely :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91772",
"author": "John Smith",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T17:04:24",
"content": "The pattern repeating... | 1,760,377,598.320816 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/toyaanisqatsi-time-lapse-control-using-lego-parts/ | Toyaanisqatsi: Time Lapse Control Using LEGO Parts | Phil Burgess | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"animation",
"arduino",
"filmmaking",
"gears",
"lego",
"motion control",
"photography",
"processing",
"stepper",
"Technic",
"time-lapse",
"timelapse"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm1fFQfGc9M&feature=player_embedded]
A simple panning motion can add impact to the already-dramatic effect of
time lapse photography
. To accomplish this, frugal cinematographers sometimes build [Rube Goldberg] contraptions from clock motors, VCR parts or telescope tracking mount... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "92267",
"author": "Tater",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T18:35:24",
"content": "Really well done, I’m impressed, I may just use something based on this for an upcoming project. Thank for the post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "922... | 1,760,377,598.87943 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/05/take-command-of-your-bash-prompt/ | Take Command Of Your BASH Prompt | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"bash",
"linux",
"prompt",
"shell"
] | [Joshua] has put together
a list of BASH prompt customizations
. The command prompt is used in a command-line interface to show that the system is ready for the next command. Often times this is nothing more than a user name, host name, and working directory:
mike@krusty:~$
[Joshua’s] customization examples can be used... | 32 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "92151",
"author": "bandwaggon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T22:37:14",
"content": "BASH, so… avergage. If you wanted better promtage, you’d most likely be using zsh. Its really a shame more people dont know of the wonders that zsh has, so many people dragooned into mediocrity.",
"p... | 1,760,377,599.002368 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/05/harry-potter-marauders-map-realized/ | Harry Potter Marauders Map Realized | Jakob Griffith | [
"gps hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"08m",
"gps",
"harry potter",
"map",
"marauders map",
"PICAXE",
"python",
"swarm robotics",
"wireless"
] | After reading about
cheap wireless for microcontrollers
, [Leigh] left a comment about his
Marauders map
. Much like the Harry Potter version, whoever holds the ‘map’ is able to see the location of the ‘marauders’ within certain bounds. Unlike the magical version however, each person being tracked needs to hold a PICAX... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "92143",
"author": "Chris KC8UFV",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T21:46:55",
"content": "This is strangely similar to the APRS standard, just using part 15 devices, instead of part 95",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92144",
"author... | 1,760,377,599.115625 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/05/programmable-spring-actuator-legs/ | Programmable Spring Actuator Legs | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"leash",
"relex",
"robot"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g79mOSvSsE]
This
proof of concept
shows an interesting way of making robotic legs. They are using
programmable spring actuators
to make these legs function as though they had a “reflex”. The builder pulls the robot along on a leash. As the leg reaches its limit of backward moti... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "92084",
"author": "soggy pretzels",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T16:13:22",
"content": "although it is an obvious innovation, i cant help but think how pathetic and helpless it looks.like a dog with no hind legs.i almost cried tears of pity for the poor thing.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,599.195862 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/05/arduino-email-alert/ | Arduino Email Alert | Zach Banks | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"alert",
"arduino",
"email",
"ethernet",
"notify",
"pop",
"pop3"
] | The Arduino makes a great platform for
alert systems
because it doesn’t need additional parts, other than an
LED
or
motor
. [Torchris] made
email notifier
, and used an Ethernet shield to make it standalone. The Arduino polls your POP server seeing if there are unread emails. POP is an incredibly simple protocol, even... | 18 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "92074",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T14:43:01",
"content": "Maybe It could tell another arduino to wake you up or it could read your email for you and then make some sort of decision as to whether it is worth your while. Jk of course. It is pretty interesting however I... | 1,760,377,599.0599 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/multi-screen-video-with-ipod/ | Multi-screen Video With Ipod | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"iphone",
"ipod touch",
"MultiVid",
"osc",
"playback",
"sync"
] | [
Marco Tempest] has developed some software called MultiVid that allows synchronized video across multiple iPhone or iPod Touch devices. For this to work, all of the devices must be connected to the same WiFi network. Playback can be controlled from any one of the iPhones/iPod Touches or from the Mac running the contr... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "91962",
"author": "Cliff",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T01:33:18",
"content": "Nothing for Windows?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91977",
"author": "36Chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T03:13:56",
"content": "This cou... | 1,760,377,599.622458 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/mozilla-fennec-alpha-3-for-windows-mobile-released/ | Mozilla Fennec Alpha 3 For Windows Mobile Released | Brett Haddock | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"News"
] | [
"browser",
"fennec",
"mozilla",
"windows mobile"
] | Mozilla
released
the latest alpha version of their new mobile browser Fennec for Windows Mobile. It brings many new
features and fixes
, such as improved startup time and a caching system to help scrolling on a page. They have also added support for a wider range of screen resolutions, and for those of us running an HT... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "91945",
"author": "Arkenklo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-05T00:02:20",
"content": "I’m standing in salute, this is the very first blogpost pro-beta. Words cannot express the epicness of this very moment. May your trips in finalized state across the vast oceans of the intarweb bring happi... | 1,760,377,599.551908 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/80-gig-drive-inside-a-game-boy/ | 80 Gig Drive Inside A Game Boy | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"external drive",
"game boy",
"hard drive",
"hdd",
"nintendo",
"usb"
] | [_n3o_] put together a nice external storage mod by
fitting a 2.5″ drive into a broken Game Boy
. This mod fooled quite a few people because it appears that the device still plays games with the drive stuffed inside of it. Sadly, this is not the case. The reflective backing has been removed from the screen and replaced... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "91762",
"author": "Ronald",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T16:25:02",
"content": "I am sure despite all his hard work on this, some people will gripe that it woul only be cool if the gameboy worked. BUT, I think this is a great example of using something broken to make something you need ... | 1,760,377,599.683913 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/nes-on-zipit/ | NES On ZipIt | Jake W | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"emulator",
"nes",
"nintendo",
"port",
"z2",
"zipit"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwxGQhtf4uU]
Going
even further back in time
than 4th gen, [Kevin] tipped us off to
this project
by [Hunter Davis]. It is a collection of software mods for
Zipit’s Z2
instant messenging device. Some of them include allowing it to run (ports of) the
Fluxbox window manager
,
FCE Ul... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "91639",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:20:36",
"content": "1stuhh, you already posted this…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91642",
"author": "davisr",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T01:34:18",
"content":... | 1,760,377,599.994033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/arduino-muon-detector/ | Arduino Muon Detector | Zach Banks | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"detector",
"diy",
"electronics",
"geiger counter",
"maxmsp",
"muon",
"radiation"
] | [
Sebastian Tomczak] was borrowing a
homeade muon detector
from his friend, and managed to hook it up to his computer through an Arduino. The detector itself uses 3 fluorescent tubes to detect radiation. Three separate tubes are used in order to filter out terrestrial radiation; cosmic radiation will fall in-line with ... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "91618",
"author": "arcnemisis",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:28:51",
"content": "maybe hack a day is worth reading again after all..not because there is a arduino but because there is a quality project after all.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,599.745946 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/700-lumen-led-bike-lamp/ | 700 Lumen LED Bike Lamp | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bike",
"lamp",
"led",
"light"
] | We’ve seen
bright bike lamps
before. This one caught our eye because it needs a heat sink while in operation. [700lumenLED] built a
super bright light for his bike
that features an aluminum enclosure and heat sinks to protect the LEDs against overheating. Some nice work was done
incorporating the 12v battery into a bi... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "91599",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T23:23:04",
"content": "now there’s a bright idea1st pun :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91612",
"author": "epicness",
"timestamp": "2009-09-04T00:06:06",
"content"... | 1,760,377,599.486391 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/simple-pop-up-notifications/ | Simple Pop-up Notifications | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"libnotify",
"linux",
"notify-send",
"popup"
] | [Kristofer] shares a tip on
a simple way to add pop-up notifications to Linux scripts
. The package libnotify allows you to use the command “notify-send” to pop up a message when you need it. The syntax is simple enough, just place your message in quotes after the command like so:
notify-send "Go read hackaday.com"
The... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "91589",
"author": "DarwinSurvivor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T22:42:57",
"content": "How is this a hack? This is a simple command line utility that has been around for years doing exactly what it was meant to do.This is the GUI version of “print ” for linux.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,599.814072 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/top-10-iphone-apps-for-electronics-hackers/ | Top 10 IPhone Apps For Electronics Hackers | Caleb Kraft | [
"downloads hacks",
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"electronics",
"formula",
"iphone",
"led",
"resistor"
] | There are so many apps available for the iPhone, one might even say there are a plethora. We would like to take a moment to help you find a few that might help with your hacking projects. Ever have problems remember a formula when you need it? Need to track the acceleration of your brand new rover? How about beginners ... | 32 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "91569",
"author": "captain obvious",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:39:11",
"content": "I absolutely agree about bubblesnap. best tool ever.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91574",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-... | 1,760,377,599.939956 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/look-at-your-gerber-files-with-gerbv/ | Look At Your Gerber Files With Gerbv | Devlin Thyne | [
"hardware",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"gerber",
"gerbv",
"pcbs"
] | Tired of making kindergarten macaroni art PCBs? Check your
Gerber
files before you send them off to a fab house with a Gerber file viewer.
Viewplot
, GerbTool’s
Viewer
, and FAB 3000
Free DFM
are all free versions of for-pay software to view your Gerber files. If you use Windows and demo software, these are nice option... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "91567",
"author": "dudebro",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T21:35:20",
"content": "Did anyone else read the title as “Look at your Gerbil Fly with Gerbfly.” ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91575",
"author": "dext3r",
"timest... | 1,760,377,599.865884 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/ubuntu-9-04-on-kindle-2/ | Ubuntu 9.04 On Kindle 2 | Mike Szczys | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"amazon",
"kindle",
"linux",
"ubuntu"
] | [digg=http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Jaunty_on_Amazon_s_Kindle_2]Having read books on a Palm device for years we were excited when Amazon came up with the Kindle. Our problem is that if you’re going to carry around a portable device it should
do a whole lot more
than just display text from a few books. [Jesse Vincen... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "91536",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T19:23:44",
"content": "1stProbably the lowest power netbook in the world",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91544",
"author": "Universal",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T20:16... | 1,760,377,600.162499 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/guitar-hero-strum-bar-as-guitar-kill-switch/ | Guitar Hero Strum Bar As Guitar Kill Switch | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"guitar",
"gutar hero",
"kill switch",
"playstation"
] | [Ray] had a Guitar Hero controller for PlayStation 2 sitting around. Because he moved on to playing the game on Xbox 360, he decided to cannibalize the older controller for its parts. He removed the strum bar and
fit it inside of a mid-1980’s Peavy Patriot
electric guitar. Once wired up, it works as a kill switch; it s... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "91516",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T17:44:07",
"content": "damn work computer for having a broken sound card. i LOOKS sweet. gotta wait til i get home to hear it though",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91517",
... | 1,760,377,600.223243 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/03/single-tube-nixie-clock/ | Single Tube Nixie Clock | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"nixie",
"pic",
"tube"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-7QAWshEXo]
This
single tube nixie clock
cought our eye today. After receiving an IN-8 tube from a friend, [Trax] wanted to find some project to show it off. He decided on an art piece that doubles as a clock. Tastefully mounted in a simple wooden box with a pretty inlay, the t... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "91498",
"author": "chicosoft",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T16:04:28",
"content": "Very cool indeed. Where do i find that kind of tubes?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91503",
"author": "Tomasito",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T... | 1,760,377,600.276655 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/neo-geo-case-mod/ | Neo-Geo Case Mod | Jake W | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"Case mod",
"genesis",
"neo geo",
"sega"
] | What do you get when you cross a Neo-Geo and a Sega Genesis? A
pretty vintage case mod
. [Brett] used a variation of
the 16-bit console
(known as the Mega Drive II) as the base of
his project
. With an original Neo-Geo motherboard and a few other components (such as a power indicating LED), the ‘Geosis’ was born. [Bret... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "91360",
"author": "Bakamoichigei",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T02:18:04",
"content": "Clarification: NEO-GEO MVS motherboards come from arcade cabinets. The NEO-GEO AES is the home version. They take different cartridges. (The one pictured is an MVS cart)",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,600.59394 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/build-an-analog-tv-station/ | Build An Analog TV Station | Zach Banks | [
"Video Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"analog tv",
"fcc",
"omgimontv",
"tv",
"tv station",
"tv transmitter"
] | With the transition to
digital TV
, the FCC has abandoned the old analog format. Luckily, you can take advantage of this and
set up your own analog TV station
. The FCC has a tool on their site to see what channels are open in your area to broadcast in. To broadcast, you need a TV transmitter, but cheap short-range mod... | 51 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "91336",
"author": "refujee",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:21:20",
"content": "isn’t this illegal?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "938639",
"author": "BGJMV",
"timestamp": "2013-01-13T10:41:29",
"content"... | 1,760,377,600.538584 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/direct-to-pcb-inkjet-printing/ | Direct-to-PCB Inkjet Printing | Phil Burgess | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"direct",
"diy",
"inkjet",
"pcb",
"print"
] | Full Spectrum Engineering has offered up a
tutorial for their inkjet direct PCB kits
that repurpose direct-to-CD capable inkjet printers (such as the Epson R280) to print etch-resistant ink straight onto copper clad board. This is easier and less error prone than some
iron-on
methods, especially for two-sided boards. J... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "91351",
"author": "ellisgl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:37:20",
"content": "I wonder how well it does double sided pcbs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91352",
"author": "ellisgl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T01:38:23",
... | 1,760,377,600.450889 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/repurpose-an-unused-portable-cd-player/ | Repurpose An Unused Portable CD Player | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"art",
"cd",
"portable"
] | [Ariel] liked the look of the
Muji wall mounted CD player
. He set out to build his own, posting a
how-to that documents his project
. The custom paperboard case contains a portable CD player, two portable speakers with amplifier, and a pull-string switch to turn it on and off. With mp3 players sending portable CD play... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "91324",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-03T00:19:14",
"content": "Now all it needs is a few leds.Does anyone else think that hackaday should have a comment rating system? like the thums up thumbs down of youtube?o yeah, first comment twice in a row.",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,600.380611 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/gmail-without-the-cloud-tips-for-next-time/ | Gmail Without The Cloud: Tips For Next Time | Mike Szczys | [
"google hacks"
] | [
"Gmail",
"imap",
"labs",
"outage",
"pop"
] | Yesterday’s Gmail service outage is a
hot topic on just about every news site
right now. For so many of us that have always taken the reliability of Gmail for granted it was a real shock to lose all of the functionality of the web based system. Now that we’ve learned our lesson, here’s a couple of tips to help you out ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "91311",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:47:01",
"content": "I tried to buy something on craigslist yesterday… I lost the buy because of a broken server????",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91314",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,600.855747 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/simple-automatic-led-lamps/ | Simple Automatic LED Lamps | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"AVR",
"hall effect",
"led",
"lighting"
] | [woody1189] put together some
automatic lighting
for his closet. Nine LEDs are grouped into three lamps and controlled by a
hall effect sensor
. He prototyped this on an Arduino and then migrated over to an ATtiny85. Although the current implementation could be accomplished without a microcontroller, we’d love to see s... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "91313",
"author": "amishx64",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:49:36",
"content": "Why wouldn’t he just use a switch instead of a hall-effect sensor? That way no power would be wasted monitoring the hall sensor and powering the Arduino. Seems kinda silly to me. Especially in this case wh... | 1,760,377,600.732586 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/fire-horn/ | Fire Horn | James Munns | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"butane",
"fire",
"flamethrower",
"horn"
] | Artist [
Ariel Schlesinger
] has managed to replace an
air horn
‘s compressed air tank with butane fuel. This hack manages to change the pitch of the horn slightly, as well as making one very noisy flamethrower. While not as
impressive
as
other
flamethrowers
, this would probably take the cake for most achievable. Curr... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "91297",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T22:45:19",
"content": "+10 points for ingenuity, -50 for playing with it indoors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91301",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T23:... | 1,760,377,600.798949 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/twitter-remote-control/ | Twitter Remote Control | Jake W | [
"home hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"facebook",
"ibm",
"joost",
"patent",
"remote",
"television",
"twitter"
] | We’ve already brought you a homemade Twitter-enabled
washing machine
, and
toilet
, but now a new innovation is being brought to the table by a bigger player.
IBM
is working on a tweeting television remote, which would allow the user to inform the world what they are watching. Although unfiltered reporting could create... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "91284",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T21:33:37",
"content": "large corporation with (nearly) unlimited funding + new idea they think may be big = why not patent?I would imagine that this could be used to provide better statistical information on show ratings (what vie... | 1,760,377,600.949085 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/real-time-searching/ | Real Time Searching | Caleb Kraft | [
"google hacks"
] | [
"bing",
"google",
"search engine",
"wave"
] | With the fresh competition of Bing, we are reminded that search engines haven’t changed much since Google came along. Bing has made some nice advancements, like video previews, but still has a way to go to be truly different than Google. [Long]put together
this prototype of a real time search system
based off of
Bings ... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "91260",
"author": "tMH",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T19:06:21",
"content": "It’s kind of slow when you’re searching for things that aren’t very common.I did a search there and a search for the same thing on Google. It took about 2 seconds to find it, but Google reported (0.09 seconds).... | 1,760,377,600.896304 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/internet-40th-birthday/ | Happy Birthday Internet: 5 History Videos | Mike Szczys | [
"News",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"arpanet",
"birthday",
"imp",
"internet"
] | National Geographic has pegged September 2, 2009 as the 40th anniversary of the Internet. They do not cite their source and
our source doesn’t make the same claim
. But, August 30, 1969 is the
date the first Interface Message Processor was delivered
to the
Arpanet
. The IMP is what allowed different computer networks t... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "91237",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:08:51",
"content": "correction:“it follows that September 2 is probably an acceptable date”(it currently says “August”)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91240",
"autho... | 1,760,377,601.006791 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/beertroller-brewing-control-system/ | BrewTroller Brewing Control System | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"beer",
"beertroller",
"brewing",
"extreme brewing",
"Sanguino"
] | BrewTroller is an
open source brewing control system
based on the
Sanguino
. Targeting home beer brewers, this project gathers some of the best features from other DIY brewing controllers and packages them into a hardware and software setup so it’s accessible to those without the skills to design their own. It can inte... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "91234",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:06:03",
"content": "arduino+beer=win",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91236",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:07:15",
"content": "first comment total... | 1,760,377,601.050258 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/02/peggy-zilla/ | Peggy-zilla | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"life",
"peggy"
] | For some, a peggy 2.0 is pretty cool, but simply not impressive enough. [MonsieurBon] felt this way and simply
built a larger LED rig
for his
peggy2.0
. It still uses the brains of the peggy, but the LED array is a custom built cabinet, using ping pong balls as diffusers. Another interesting modification is that they ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "91202",
"author": "3rix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T14:27:58",
"content": "That’s quite cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91235",
"author": "louis ii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T17:06:35",
"content": "I smell an ar... | 1,760,377,601.194119 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/blackberry-download-limit-remover/ | Blackberry Download Limit Remover | James Munns | [
"blackberry hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"downloads hacks"
] | [
"blackberry",
"browser",
"download",
"limit"
] | On the standard
Blackberry
Web Browser, there is a fixed file download limit of 2.3MB. Many users avoid this by installing a 3rd party browser (such as
Opera Mini
, for example), but there is still that bitter taste for having an extra web browser around just to download decently sized files. This limit seems to be imp... | 66 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "91069",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-09-02T01:48:34",
"content": "@henchmenMaybe you have and it just showed up as “cannot be displayed” as i suspect is the case with me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91110",
"a... | 1,760,377,601.28017 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/lubuntu-9-10-alpha-image-available/ | Lubuntu 9.10 Alpha Image Available | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"linux",
"lubuntu",
"lxde",
"netbook",
"ubuntu",
"xfce"
] | The
alpha version of Lubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
is now publicly availabile. The project brings together Ubuntu and LXDE, the
Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment
. This combination makes for a lighter version of the most popular Linux distribution. Both Xubuntu (which utilizes the
Xfce desktop
) and Lubuntu are meant to ... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "91038",
"author": "sj",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T23:26:44",
"content": "For a light ubuntu, I’d suggest using crunchbang, or just installing the server version and the packages you want by hand, thats what I do.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,601.333212 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/homebrew-carputer/ | Homebrew Carputer | Jake W | [
"hardware",
"laptops hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"avbrand",
"carputer",
"google maps",
"traffic cams"
] | Though not from scratch, [
Avbrand
] integrated a powerful set of tools into his Subaru station wagon. The system was compiled from off the shelf electronics, such as a Compaq notebook,
3G USB modem
, touch screen, and an assortment of other peripherals. It is based around Windows XP, though most of the
carputer
-speci... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "91006",
"author": "CamelToeJoe",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:39:15",
"content": "Hi! First!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "91009",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:49:41",
"content": "Wow! that is a b... | 1,760,377,601.394088 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/zelo-the-improbable-wooden-trike/ | Zelo, The Improbable Wooden Trike | Phil Burgess | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"birch",
"laminate",
"recumbent",
"trike",
"wood",
"woodworking"
] | The earliest bicycles were made from wood. Nearly two centuries later, some garage tinkerers still turn to this most traditional of materials for their own creations, since
welding one
requires experience and tools beyond the reach of many. Resembling
Gilligan’s Island
props,
the resulting bikes
are both artistic and g... | 11 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "90998",
"author": "ken",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:23:05",
"content": "Bravo! I’m in favor of anything the gets people moving under their own power. This one is beautiful to look at, too.I disagree with the sentiment that “welding [a bicycle] requires experience and tools beyond... | 1,760,377,601.735288 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/firefox-master-password-recovery-tool/ | Firefox Master Password Recovery Tool | Matt Schulz | [
"computer hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"brute force",
"cracking",
"firefox",
"firemaster",
"master password",
"password"
] | It’s great in this day and age that browsers can remember our passwords for us, allowing us cross-site security without the hassle of memorizing a million different random passwords. It’s great, that is, until we forget our master password. Fret not, though; there is a solution. The folks over at Lifehacker
show us how... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "91013",
"author": "ehrichweiss",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T21:56:38",
"content": "Yeah, if I lost my password, it’d only take me like 6million days to recover it..I’ve got a password length of 9 and mixed alphanumeric characters throughout.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,601.51765 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/circuit-board-instrument/ | Circuit Board Instrument | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"cd",
"circuit bending",
"instrument",
"music"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8UzSVFUIc0]
[
Moldover
] decided to change up the way CDs are packaged for his album release. Yes, you still get a CD with some pretty
sweet music
, but the case can also play sounds. He custom printed a circuit board containing some LEDs, buttons, photoresistors, and what looks... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "90963",
"author": "mess_maker",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T19:30:48",
"content": "Great idea! Good luck, Moldover :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90976",
"author": "nope",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T20:06:40",
"conte... | 1,760,377,601.776451 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/custom-cable-management/ | Custom Cable Management | Jakob Griffith | [
"home hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"cable management",
"coat hangers",
"ikea"
] | You would be hard pressed to find a hacker who doesn’t have in some form a rats nest of wires and cables behind their computer desk. [Antoine] decided to tackle the problem and came up with his custom built
cable management system
. There is little info, but he does say his setup uses Ikea Antonius coat hangers and som... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "90696",
"author": "herbgphoto",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:28:29",
"content": "We did something similar over athttp://teksandwich.com/2009/07/diy-cable-management/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90700",
"author": "SheeEtti... | 1,760,377,601.57837 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/i-swarm-robot-update/ | I-Swarm Robot Update | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"i-swarm",
"piezo",
"piezoelectric",
"robots",
"solar",
"swarm"
] | Back in October
we reported on the I-Swarm robotics project
. [Travis] sent us some more information. These tiny robots are programmed optically and are able to respond to programming commands via an infrared signal. Locomotion is facilitated with piezoelectric actuators and the power to the units provided through a so... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "90695",
"author": "Nicholas Overstreet",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T21:12:17",
"content": "Maybe it’s the terrible compression from youtube, but to me the first video looks like the little robot is being moved around by fishing string…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,601.690545 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/internet-enabled-furby/ | Internet Enabled Furby | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ethernet",
"furby",
"xport"
] | [edwindertien] sent us his project to
connect a Furby to the internet
. The original Furby controller was replaced with an Arduino which in turn was given ethernet connectivity via a
LANTRONIX XPort
serial ethernet module. This assigns the Furby an IP address which can then be accessed through a script or via a web int... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "90683",
"author": "rachael",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:24:41",
"content": "Like taken out of userfriendly :) the horror!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90684",
"author": "DarwinSurvivor",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T19:3... | 1,760,377,601.640931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/gameboy-foot-controller/ | Gameboy Foot Controller | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks"
] | [
"8bit",
"chip music",
"circuit bending",
"gameboy"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdqudTzyBs]
[Joey] sent us a link to the newest version of his
Gameboy foot controller
. In the video above, you can see how he uses it to control the loops in the background while he plays his guitar through an 8-bit filter. That is an old video, using the previous version. He ... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "90641",
"author": "chicosoft",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T14:39:11",
"content": "WTF?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90644",
"author": "FunkyB",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T15:02:28",
"content": "Anyone have any idea wha... | 1,760,377,602.011794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/30/cheap-wireless-for-microcontrollers/ | Cheap Wireless For Microcontrollers | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"bluetooth",
"microcontroller",
"reciever",
"transmitter",
"wireless",
"xbee"
] | Everybody loves microcontrollers, including the
Arduino
, allowing you to create whatever you imagine. That is unless you want to hack together something wireless. Originally you had to rely on the expensive
XBee
protocol or other wireless options, but no longer.
Hobby Robotics
found an extremely cheap
transmitter
and
... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "90581",
"author": "KNfLrPn",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T03:55:13",
"content": "I used these things a couple years ago for a project at work for the same reasons: very cheap and simple. You just apply high to a pin on the transmitter and it sets the pin on the receiver high.A note tho... | 1,760,377,601.965741 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/30/lego-ipod-hacking-robot/ | Lego IPod Hacking Robot | Zach Banks | [
"ipod hacks",
"Linux Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"brute force",
"ipod",
"iPodLinux",
"lego",
"lego mindstorms",
"Lego NXT",
"linux",
"linux4nano",
"nanotron 3000",
"robot"
] | The
Linux4nano project
has been working to port the Linux kernel onto the iPod Nano along with other iPods in general. Although the
iPodLinux project
has had luck with some older iPods, newer models protect firmware updates with encryption. One of the ways they plan on running code on the device is through a vulnerabil... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "90567",
"author": "frg",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T23:20:24",
"content": "“nanotron 3000” i like the sound of that XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90569",
"author": "bort",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T23:55:09",
"cont... | 1,760,377,601.884126 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/30/your-music-in-rock-band/ | Your Music In Rock Band 2 | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"midi",
"rock band",
"xbox 360"
] | [Peter Kirn] over at Create Digital Music takes an in depth look at the process of
adding your own music to Rock Band 2
. This involves using
REAPER audio production software
, uploading your work via the
XNA Creators’ Club
, and then playing the fresh track on an Xbox 360. Both REAPER and the XNA Club cost money, and ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "90531",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T16:14:30",
"content": "Commercial hack FTW!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90537",
"author": "Hardwire",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T17:56:31",
"content": "now can it do... | 1,760,377,603.609516 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/snow-leopard-ditches-real-math-for-fake/ | Snow Leopard Ditches Real Math For Fake | Mike Szczys | [
"Mac Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"binary",
"math",
"OsX",
"snow leopard",
"storage"
] | We’ve always felt that hard drive manufacturers were dirty crooks because of their use of
fake math to make drives sound bigger
than they actually are. Here’s a quick refresher for those who need it: Because digital information consists of 1’s and 0’s (two possible settings), digital architecture revolves around powers... | 173 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "90942",
"author": "asd",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T18:57:36",
"content": "1kb _is_ 1000 bytes",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6196393",
"author": "John Galt",
"timestamp": "2019-11-20T06:17:26",
"content... | 1,760,377,603.92244 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/arduino-ph-meter/ | Arduino PH Meter | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"adc",
"arduino",
"glas electrode",
"pH"
] | [Carlos] sent us his project that
uses an Arduino as a pH meter
. In order to sense the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, a
glass electrode
is connected to the ADC of the Arduino through a fairly
complicated calibration, amplification, and filtering circuit
. Admittedly, it may not be cheaper or as accurate as some ... | 14 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "90929",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:39:48",
"content": "arduinos on acid ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90930",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T17:44:37",
"content": "th... | 1,760,377,603.970943 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/arduino-hang-man-hangmanduino/ | Arduino + Hang Man = Hangmanduino | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"game",
"gaming",
"hangman"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCa8F8fbHLQ]
We saw this
nifty little toy
today and thought you guys might get a kick out of it. Its called the Hangmanduino, and as you can probably tell from the name, it plays
hang man
. This was an exercise in simplicity, you’ll notice there is only a single control for the ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "90908",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:02:07",
"content": "Arduino=Amazing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90911",
"author": "Ryan Leach",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:09:46",
"content": "YAAH – Yet ano... | 1,760,377,604.217333 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/01/tiny-gsm-alarm-system/ | Tiny GSM Alarm System | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks"
] | [
"alarm",
"electronics",
"gsm",
"microcontroller",
"pic",
"PIC16F84A",
"security",
"sms. siemens"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W746qoZsrEs]
We’ve covered this
sort
of
thing
before, but there is something to be said for the simplicity of
this tiny GSM alarm system
by [trax]. The alarm system is designed to send the owner a text message when a sensor is triggered. This alarm only works with Siemens phones,... | 21 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "90901",
"author": "markii",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T14:20:48",
"content": "loaded with options on just 1 kb, cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90916",
"author": "tjhooker",
"timestamp": "2009-09-01T16:26:50",
"c... | 1,760,377,604.272106 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/starfish-pbx-goes-publi/ | Starfish PBX Goes Public | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"asterisk",
"open source",
"pbx",
"starfish",
"telephone"
] | Starfish PBX takes the very popular
Asterisk telephony platform
and adds an open source, fully functional web management interface. Asterisk allows you to be your own
private branch exchange
; think of it as your own telephone company. You can setup extensions in your home or office, configure an intercom system, imple... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "90722",
"author": "incognito53",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T23:32:21",
"content": "it would appear starfish-pbx.org has suffered the digg-hackaday effect… server is overloaded",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90726",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,604.099354 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/update-foundation-pc-cooling/ | Update: Foundation PC Cooling | James Munns | [
"computer hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"follow up",
"foundation",
"overclocking",
"pc",
"water cooling",
"WaterCooling"
] | [gigs], whose
foundation-based PC cooling project
we covered earlier, has posted his
initial test results
. There was a large debate going back and forth in the comments as to whether or not this would work, and hopefully this should clear most of it up. He used a 150W fish tank heater to simulated his system’s heat ou... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "90712",
"author": "pete",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:44:46",
"content": "Glad that all that effort did at least pay off somewhat. Hope his gonna stack them racks !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90714",
"author": "justDIY"... | 1,760,377,604.038628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/31/hacking-the-smart-tweezers/ | Hacking DMM Tweezers | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"DMM Tweezers"
] | These Tweezers are pretty cool tools for anyone doing SMD components. We
tried them out
and found them very pleasant well made. They are able to identify components and take readings easily with one hand. One thing they are missing, however, is the ability to measure voltage. The people over at Openschemes decided to s... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "90710",
"author": "Tom G.",
"timestamp": "2009-08-31T22:36:37",
"content": "I was looking on Ebay for similar tweezers.The expensive ones go for ~120, with a precision within 1-2%.The cheap $40 ones have a precision within 5-10%.For $5, you can buy tweezer probes which connect to yo... | 1,760,377,603.664537 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/29/bokode-a-new-barcode/ | Bokode, A New Barcode | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"barcode",
"Bokeh",
"Bokode",
"MIT Camera Culture Group"
] | The
MIT Camera Culture Group
utilized
Bokeh
, an effect where the lens is purposely placed out of focus, in order to vastly improve current 2D barcode technology. Dubbed
Bokode
, the team claims that an off the shelf camera can read data 2.5 microns from a distance of over 4 meters, compared to today’s average barcode ... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "90462",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T02:28:44",
"content": "personally i don’t expect to see this in a supermarket anytime within my lifetime, all the UPC does is point to a location in the database, so this goes overboard (plus if there is a problem with either the sc... | 1,760,377,604.168669 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/29/c64-visual-debugger/ | C64 Visual Debugger | James Munns | [
"downloads hacks"
] | [
"c64",
"commodore 64",
"console hack",
"debugger",
"emulator"
] | Root Labs
wrote about ICU64, a
Commodore 64
emulator with a couple unusual features. The most special of these is the ability to show the entire working RAM of the system. Each RAM address lights up when accessed. The user can also zoom in or change the values at each address if they want. This sounds complicated, but ... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "90433",
"author": "ErikTed",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T22:27:50",
"content": "Holy crap this is awesome. I wish i had this capability for AVR programming.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90444",
"author": "axdus",
"timest... | 1,760,377,603.717002 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/29/ubuntu-developer-week/ | Ubuntu Developer Week | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"developer",
"open source",
"ubuntu"
] | Next week, August 31 through September 4, is Ubuntu Developer Week. If you’ve always wanted to help out with an open source project but didn’t know how to get into it, this is your chance. The week consists of 25 one-hour sessions held interactively through IRC and led by some of the best of the Ubuntu development team... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "90428",
"author": "linus",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T21:47:55",
"content": "Another reasons why Ubuntu is the best distro.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90506",
"author": "zetsway",
"timestamp": "2009-08-30T07:17:14",
... | 1,760,377,604.314669 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/29/center-brake-light-led-retrofit/ | Center Brake Light LED Retrofit | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"brake light",
"car",
"led"
] | [Matt] wanted to
increase the intensity of the center brake light
on his car. The factory installed light uses a 20w incandescent bulb and although aftermarket LED replacements are available, he decided to take the retrofit on himself. Using the Fresnel lens from the light assembly as protoboard, he mounted a row of 10... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "90396",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T18:35:10",
"content": "heh… I made one out of a old Nintendo r.o.b. and mounted that to the rear deck in the car. of course, that car didn’t have a high mount brake light to begin with. I also wired directly from the brake light sw... | 1,760,377,604.649641 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/ms-pac-man-ipod-charging-cover/ | Ms. Pac-Man IPod Charging Cover | Jakob Griffith | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"charging dock",
"ipod",
"pac-man"
] | iPod chargers definitely are a unique entity on anyone’s desk. Allowing you to stand your iPod upright, charge, and maybe play a video at the same time, but they aren’t exactly beautiful. [russm313] got the brilliant idea of
disguising his iPod
(and charger) as a miniature Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet. Unlike some other
... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "90235",
"author": "Philippe",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:03:56",
"content": "Cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90264",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T03:44:15",
"content": "Not an entirely orig... | 1,760,377,604.791221 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/beef-up-your-ups/ | Beef Up Your UPS | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"battery backup",
"uninterruptible",
"ups"
] | [Surferdude] was unhappy with the decreasing life of his aging
uninterruptible power supply
. He decided to
beef it up using marine batteries
. He extended the battery connections outside of the UPS case using #10 wire and swapped the two 12 volt gel cells with the heavy duty lead-acid batteries. Doing so upgraded the ... | 54 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "90223",
"author": "bobdole",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T01:15:46",
"content": "ugh… instructables… no thanks, not clicking.I’m really unimpressed with ‘ibles lately, they’ve been crippling the site unless you pay them money.. to the point where you can’t effectively read the articles,... | 1,760,377,604.7365 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/xmpp-and-home-automation/ | XMPP And Home Automation | Matt Schulz | [
"Android Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"actionscript",
"android",
"G1",
"home automation",
"jabber",
"java",
"javascript",
"xmpp"
] | [Matthias] from Intuity Media Lab put together a nice bit on
controlling office lights with XMPP
from his Android phone. In the article, he explains the components involved in the project, why he chose XMPP, and lists everything you need to replicate it. The project makes use of a wide variety of tools and libraries, w... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "90250",
"author": "TheKhakinator",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T02:46:57",
"content": "not a hack, it doesn’t tweet and there’s no arduinos :/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90255",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-0... | 1,760,377,604.588788 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/wireless-electricity/ | Wireless Electricity | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"Video Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"batteries",
"electricity",
"tesla",
"witricity"
] | [ted id=619]
[Eric Giler] has a
talk available over at TED
that discusses and demos delivering electricity without wires. Called
WiTricity
, these methods were
developed by a team at MIT a few years ago
who were working off of the concepts of
Nicolai Tesla
. The facts shared about our current energy delivery system are... | 78 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "90209",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:25:57",
"content": "It just make me mad. All this pretending that they find something new when they using 100 years old technology",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "470335... | 1,760,377,604.908325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/tiny-light-seeking-robots/ | Tiny Light-seeking Robots | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"AVR",
"light seeking",
"photoresistor",
"robot"
] | [Alex]
continues to
delight us
with his
projects
. His third-generation
tiny Braitenberg vehicle
, a light seeking robot, is a big improvement over its predecessor, the
mini Braitenberg vehicle
. He’s moved from an Arduino based design to using the AVR ATtiny25v, replaced the breadboard with a PCB, and reduced the part... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "90206",
"author": "alaysias",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T00:08:12",
"content": "great video! i love how they follow the light. kudos to alex for making the braitenberg vehicle even smaller [and rid of arduino]",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,605.124057 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/apple-tv-with-boxee-and-more-update/ | Apple TV With Boxee And More Update | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"apple tv",
"boxee",
"ssh",
"xbmc"
] | In November,
we covered installing Boxee on AppleTV
using atv-usb-creator. [Danny] has written a tutorial on
installing Boxee, XBMC, NitoTV, SSH access, and external USB hard drive support
. His method installs most of the software via the USB patch stick, then uses the SSH support to enable the external drive and inst... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "90197",
"author": "/b/tard",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:44:22",
"content": "She’s trolling!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90296",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2009-08-29T06:39:38",
"content": "@/b/tard:I thoug... | 1,760,377,605.025716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/xr-noise-box/ | XR-NOISE Box | James Munns | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"function generator",
"noise",
"scratch",
"synthesizer",
"xr-2206"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l5DOGn_rFw&hl=en&fs=1&]
[denha] has assembled a noise box he calls the
XR-NOISE
using an
XR-2206
multi-waveform
function generator
. The output has an impressive number of controllable settings, and uses a set of LEDs to indicate sound level and rate. The XR-NOISE uses 1/4″ jack... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "90196",
"author": "colecago",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:40:26",
"content": "Once you get past him f’ing with the camera, its actually pretty enjoyable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90205",
"author": "davisr",
"times... | 1,760,377,605.168906 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/tradewars-2002-lives/ | Tradewars 2002 Lives | Mike Szczys | [
"downloads hacks"
] | [
"ASCII",
"scripting",
"tradwars"
] | Are you growing tired of playing all those high-framerate first person shooters? Perhaps you long for the days of blocky graphics and text-based play. You’re in luck because
Tradewars 2002
is still around. Many of you will remember this 1980’s
BBS based
game, playing a limited number of turns per day in an effort to ru... | 20 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "90192",
"author": "peter",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T23:21:53",
"content": "Its stuff like this that got me turned off of this and other games. I used to play this game almost religiously back in the day. However once the scripts started showing up it just took the fun out of the gam... | 1,760,377,605.079987 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/arduino-augmented-reality/ | Arduino + Augmented Reality | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"augmented reality",
"pachube"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxr8oaRUq6k]
In this video you can see the marriage of Arduino data collecting units and Augmented reality systems. Set up by the people at
pachube.com
, a site for sharing sensor information from your location, this is an interesting idea. We can see that each unit has its own p... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "90110",
"author": "Pongo1471",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:39:42",
"content": "Iv been wondering how much longer it will be untill we see augmented reality games, from what i remmember the army are working on a version, last i saw they had a pic straped to a set of binoculars with a... | 1,760,377,605.235591 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/usb-gameboy-cart/ | USB Gameboy Cart | Zach Banks | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"cart",
"cartridge",
"diy",
"electronics",
"gameboy",
"homebrew",
"microcontroller",
"pic",
"sd card",
"usb"
] | [Jose Torres] sent in his latest attempt at creating a custom Gameboy game cartridge. We’ve
featured
his
projects
before, and he’s come a lot closer over the last 2 years. He’s aiming to create an easy interface for homebrewers that doesn’t require any other special equipment. In this revision, he’s using a
PIC
and a
m... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "90105",
"author": "Konrad",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T14:46:44",
"content": "Really cool :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90111",
"author": "tyco",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T15:41:38",
"content": "is there a write-u... | 1,760,377,605.298128 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/ubuntu-repository-crash-course/ | Ubuntu Repository Crash-course | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"linux",
"repositories",
"ubuntu"
] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=2542951&dest=-1]
[Alan] has just posted an
Ubuntu screencast
that will take you through a crash course in the
Ubuntu repositories
. If you are new to Ubuntu this will give you a much better grasp on how software repositories are handled.
The different types of updates are discussed: Security updates ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "89958",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:53:51",
"content": "great, uh… hack. yeah.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89961",
"author": "regomodo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T20:05:26",
"content": "I’m not u... | 1,760,377,605.499564 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/fedora-rawhide-nightly-builds/ | Fedora Rawhide Nightly Builds | Mike Szczys | [
"downloads hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"fedora",
"linux",
"livecd",
"nightly builds"
] | The devs over at the
Fedora Project
are hard at work on the development version: Rawhide. They’ve just setup automated nightly builds of the liveCD which can easily be downloaded and
tested on a CD, DVD, USB drive, virtual machine, or separate partition
.
Rawhide will be released as Fedora 12 upon completion. With thi... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "89920",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T17:54:23",
"content": "Okay, so why am I stuck on Fedora 10 on my thumb drive? Going to download and try this out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89928",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,605.358033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/bliplace-led-toy/ | Bliplace LED Toy | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"burning man",
"led"
] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=2542286&dest=-1]
These wearable LED toys called
Bliplace
are freshly made and headed to
Burning Man
. They’re pretty much just a sound reactive toy, but [Tanjent] decided to go pretty in depth in the design. They are 1″ wide octagons with 3 super bright LEDs and a microphone. The microphone is sample... | 28 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "89889",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T15:35:00",
"content": "How on earth is he powering them?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89890",
"author": "Christopher",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T15:39:28",
"con... | 1,760,377,605.561837 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/reprap-wedge/ | RepRap Wedge | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"cnc hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"mendel",
"prototype",
"rapid",
"rapid prototyping",
"reprap"
] | Generation 2.0 of
RepRap, the self replicating 3d printer
, is approaching realization.
Code named “Mendel”
, the new design will be wedge shaped rather than a box which offers a few benefits. The overall design is smaller than the original RepRap but the printable area is larger. This means more functionality with les... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "89895",
"author": "Matthew",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T16:08:07",
"content": "Sweeeeet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89899",
"author": "Atooser",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T16:33:30",
"content": "No Arduino, no hack.... | 1,760,377,605.78558 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/foundation-cooling/ | Foundation Cooling | James Munns | [
"computer hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"cooling",
"overclocking",
"pc",
"slashdot",
"water cooling"
] | Overclockers are always trying to come up with
new
,
colder
, and quieter ways to keep their PCs cool. [gigs] was so dedicated to this, he decided to
lay 6 meters of copper pipe
to use as a radiator in his new house’s foundation. As of now, the foundation is laid (copper pipes and all), and the forum posts come complet... | 67 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "89741",
"author": "Manky",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T01:22:31",
"content": "I get the feeling this won’t work as well as he thinks. Mainly due to concrete being a relivitly poor conductor of heat and it will hold some of the heat in. Now if he went into the soil that might be differn... | 1,760,377,605.876895 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/experimental-search-engine-display/ | Experimental Search Engine Display | Caleb Kraft | [
"google hacks"
] | [
"bing",
"google",
"search engine"
] | goodTimes.searchEngine
is an experimental set up to display search engine results. Be sure you’re using Firefox or IE, because it isn’t working with chrome right now. [Gordon] pointed us to it and asked for our feedback. We had a pretty quick list of improvements we would like to see, such as the category changes not ... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "89713",
"author": "Xeracy",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:58:53",
"content": "wow, i like it. It keeps the ads out, it provides a workspace for sorting through the pages you want to quickly sort through, without the time of opening or switching tabs. it would be nice to see a button o... | 1,760,377,605.706785 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/ps3-slim-teardown/ | PS3 Slim Teardown | Zach Banks | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"News"
] | [
"ifixit",
"ps3",
"ps3 slim",
"teardown"
] | The new PS3 Slim has just been released, and ifixit has already
posted a teardown
. First, they easily removed the included 120GB hard drive, suggesting that upgrading it shouldn’t be too hard. In order to get inside the cover, however, they needed to use a security Torx screwdriver. In the end, the Blu-ray drive turn... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "89708",
"author": "toges",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:41:19",
"content": "i really wish the ps3 mod community would start putting more work into it. the xbox backing has been awesome but no one’s done much with the ps3. am i missing something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,377,606.248588 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/28/push-potentiometer-from-spares/ | Push Potentiometer From Spares | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"button",
"potentiometer"
] | In an effort to simplify his interface, [danwagoner] cobbled together this
push potentiometer
. It utilizes a potentiometer mounted directly above a push button with a spring mounted around it. This way the user has only one item to deal with. They can twist the knob and press down on it to push the button. We love se... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "90100",
"author": "catzburg",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T14:12:31",
"content": "cute!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90119",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T16:19:24",
"content": "perfect input device f... | 1,760,377,606.049068 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/energy-efficient-fridge-hack/ | Energy Efficient Fridge Hack | James Munns | [
"green hacks",
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"efficient",
"energy efficiency",
"fridge",
"green",
"solar"
] | We’ve already covered a
pipe bomb
mini-fridge
this week, but inventor [Tom Chalko] provides us with today’s fridge hack. He noticed that
chest-style
(laying down, see above) freezers were more energy efficient when compared to normal stand up refrigerators at the same size, despite the colder temperatures involved.
Thi... | 39 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "90020",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T01:16:32",
"content": "Unfortunately this doesn’t really scale well for those of us with families (or planning to store lots of leftovers).However, regarding the underlying idea–that you save energy costs when you minimize ... | 1,760,377,606.002854 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/vonage-on-iphone/ | Vonage On IPhone | James Munns | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News"
] | [
"iphone",
"iphone apps",
"voip",
"vonage"
] | Vonage
has promised to release
an official iPhone app
to compete with other providers such as
Skype
, and it is currently working its way through Apple’s well documented approval process. Unfortunately, this app would most likely come with an initial cost and/or subscription fee, though
a way has been figured out
to re... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "90061",
"author": "eric",
"timestamp": "2009-08-28T07:02:56",
"content": "well documented? i guess it will be soon if the fcc does their job.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "90066",
"author": "ghrayfahx",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,605.925988 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/simple-low-tech-attack-on-credit-unions/ | Simple, Low-tech Attack On Credit Unions | Brett Haddock | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"banks",
"low-tech hack",
"malware",
"NCUA",
"social engineering"
] | The National Credit Union Administration is warning all Credit Unions about malicious hackers and a low tech attack by mailing branches CDs with malware on them.
Using a somewhat dated but still effective
Social Engineering
attack, a package designed to look as though it was mailed by the NCUA is sent to the branch. Th... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "89993",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T22:26:55",
"content": "I think a simple low tech attack would be a gun. Or a knife. all depending. Maybe if the cd’s were distributed by an arduino controlled system or something it would be much more impressive. Definitely needs mo... | 1,760,377,606.189068 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/phasma-insectoid/ | Phasma Insectoid | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"insect",
"isprawl",
"steam"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iYZVz8l0Nk]
When we saw the video of the
Phasma insectoid robot
above, we immediately thought of
the iSprawl
. After checking out their site, it turns out that the two are connected in some way, we’re not sure how, maybe just inspiration. The Phasma gives us a little more insigh... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "89972",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:01:51",
"content": "pretty cool.now make it autonomous and give it a geiger counter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89975",
"author": "tobias",
"timestamp": "2009... | 1,760,377,606.334094 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/diy-3d-gets-a-nod-at-siggraph/ | DIY 3D Gets A Nod At SIGGRAPH | Phil Burgess | [
"Laser Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"3d scanner",
"3d scanning",
"scanner",
"scanning",
"siggraph"
] | Among the courses at this year’s
SIGGRAPH
(an annual technical conference and showcase of the latest in computer graphics research) was an introduction to 3D scanning that covers all the bases: mathematical foundations, two different build-your-own hardware approaches, and how to process and render the resulting datase... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "89987",
"author": "stinkymonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T21:54:17",
"content": "I saw a thing a while back where someone used a 3d object and placed it in a bowl of milk slowly adding dropper after dropper of milk and taking pictures/scanning it rendered a perfect 3d scan…",
"... | 1,760,377,606.293998 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/27/nterfacing-a-digital-rotary-switch/ | Interfacing A Digital Rotary Switch | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"electronics",
"optical encoder",
"pic",
"rotary",
"rotary switch"
] | [hw640] has put together a well written and detail packed explanation of
how to interface with a digital rotary switch
. These
digital opto encoders
have just two outputs with four possible logic levels (00, 10, 11, 01). The relative position of the switch is insignificant but the direction of rotation is what matters.... | 19 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "89955",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:46:00",
"content": "ive always hated those things1st",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89957",
"author": "Rlyeh_drifter",
"timestamp": "2009-08-27T19:51:03",
"co... | 1,760,377,606.442219 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/htpc-inside-a-cellular-phone/ | HTPC Inside A Cellular Phone | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"Case mod",
"htpc",
"xbmc"
] | Reader [Jani] always wanted to
throw a PC into an old school cell phone
. He based this around the extremely small
Commell LS-371 motherboard
which measures just 146×101 mm (~5.9×4 in). He found room behind an existing access door for a DVI connector and audio in/out. He even incorporated an OLED screen, secondary sou... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "89486",
"author": "missingNo",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:08:03",
"content": "So he ruined a valuable, rare device?… what an idiot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89505",
"author": "andres",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T01... | 1,760,377,606.38656 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/single-can-mini-fridge/ | Single Can Mini Fridge | Jakob Griffith | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"beverage",
"cold",
"fridge",
"mini fridge",
"peltier",
"refridgerator",
"single"
] | What looks like a potential WMD, requires a huge power supply, and has several fans and wires dangling off the sides? Why a
mini fridge
of course! Your cubical buddy at work may have a
Perfect Coffee Mug
, or a
USB powered fridge
but it wont be as large of a caliber as [CaptPikel’s]. Little information about it is out ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "89500",
"author": "dirk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T01:08:02",
"content": "55 watts to cool one can?He doesn’t mention what kind of time frame that takes, but that seems a little obnoxious.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89504",... | 1,760,377,606.496787 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/arduino-based-synthesizer/ | Arduino Based Synthesizer | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"dac",
"synthesizer"
] | [Jacob] is working on his final project for the
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
. Based around Arduino, the quality and quantity of his
build notes
make this a fascinating read and there are
several examples to listen to
.
The project features a brilliant idea for input: He uses a 1/8″
TRS connector
(mini-... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "89490",
"author": "Fate",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:31:15",
"content": "Brilliant? Or just a rip off of a Stylophone?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89492",
"author": "Ben Ryves",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T00:34:41",
... | 1,760,377,606.643412 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/blackberry-storm-2-teardown/ | BlackBerry Storm 2 Teardown | Matt Schulz | [
"blackberry hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"blackberry",
"cellphone",
"leaked",
"mobile",
"photos",
"piezoelectric",
"storm 2",
"teardown"
] | Photos of the BlackBerry Storm 2, both inside and out, have been leaked.
Engadget provides us with the specifics
, going into detail about the four large piezoelectric pressure sensors that sit underneath the screen. It looks as though the screen will still function as a button, just without the physical movement of th... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "89572",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T09:01:56",
"content": "a) Engadget don’t go into any detail.b) That video is useless. It doesn’t explain anything.c) The crackberry page says the screen *does* move. This means it probably isn’t PZT because that is very rigid.My gues... | 1,760,377,606.683497 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/google-maps-adds-arterial-traffic-monitoring/ | Google Maps Adds Arterial Traffic Monitoring | Matt Schulz | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"google hacks",
"gps hacks"
] | [
"google",
"google maps",
"mobile maps",
"mobile phone",
"traffic",
"traffic monitoring"
] | Traffic monitoring has been available on Google Maps for some time, but has been limited to highways and major roads. According to the
Google LatLong blog
, traffic tracking support is now available for smaller surface roads in
select cities
. The data is gathered through mobile phones running My Location. Anybody wish... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "89463",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:23:14",
"content": "This is incredible…I happen to live in one of the cities and a lot of my local streets now have live traffic monitoring. Good stuff….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,606.738604 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/fritzing/ | Fritzing, Go From Prototype To Product | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"design",
"pcb",
"schematic",
"software"
] | Fritzing
is an open source project designed to help you move from a prototype to a finished project. Aimed at those basing their projects around Arduino, you start by building your physical prototype, then recreate it with Fritzing software’s graphical editor. From there you can generate a schematic, PCB artwork, and P... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "89459",
"author": "zetsway",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:14:07",
"content": "Awesome, thanks. I’m going to try this right now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89462",
"author": "an4rk",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T22:23:02"... | 1,760,377,606.840683 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/25/passwords-on-floppy-disk/ | Passwords On Floppy Disk | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"floppy",
"password"
] | [Wehrdo] has posted a
guide with an extremely low-tech solution to password management
. He literally put the passwords on a floppy disk in the form of paper glued to the magnetic film. For those that still have some floppy disks around, this is a zero cost hack. We wouldn’t recommend this for state secrets, but for th... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "89439",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T20:41:38",
"content": "It’s not a hack, but I do like the idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89445",
"author": "Andrewr05",
"timestamp": "2009-08-25T21:08:15",
... | 1,760,377,606.954155 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/propeller-platform/ | Propeller Platform | James Munns | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"microcontroller",
"propeller",
"prototype board"
] | [nmcclana] has posted an
assembly walkthrough
for an Arduino-style prototyping board for the 80 MHz, eight core
Parallax Propeller Microcontroller
. While not board compatible with Arduino shields like the ARM-based
Maple board we covered
, it does have that familiar layout, and provides access to all 32 I/O pins, and ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "89706",
"author": "pelrun",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:37:00",
"content": "A ‘little’ more sauce? It’s a whole shipping container full of barrels of more sauce! :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89720",
"author": "localrog... | 1,760,377,606.89533 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/diy-bench-vice/ | DIY Bench Vice | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"toolmonger",
"vice",
"wood"
] | A bench vice can be one of the most used tools in your workshop. For those that don’t have a workshop [Matt]
built a vice that clamps to a table
. He used scrap wood,
MDF
, threaded rod, washers, nuts, and wing nuts. Cheap, easy to build, and very useful!
[via
Toolmonger
] | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "89686",
"author": "amishx64",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T21:03:15",
"content": "If that were my vice, it sure wouldn’t last long.Good for holding PCBs I guess though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89688",
"author": "Spadefin... | 1,760,377,607.013261 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/hard-rock-radio/ | Hard Rock Radio | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"cement",
"radio"
] | [Guus] sent in his project where he
put a radio inside of a rock
. He started with a 1970’s car stereo and encapsulated it in cement by wrapping it in duct tape, building a wooden form around it, and pouring in the wet cement. Three ports are included on the back for power, antennae, and speaker. He included
an outline... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "89670",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:50:14",
"content": "“but we’d love to hear some tips on how he made it look like a rock and not just a brick of concrete.”um, it does look just like a brick of concrete – a badly deteriorated brick of concrete.interesting idea. ... | 1,760,377,607.252326 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/wifi-mapping-with-a-smartphone/ | WiFi Mapping With A Smartphone | Brett Haddock | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"apple iphone",
"gps",
"iphone",
"mapping",
"smartphone",
"wifi"
] | Not so long ago, mapping WiFi required a laptop, GPS, a big antenna and Kismet/NetStumbler. Today’s smartphones have replaced even this task. For those of us running a GPS and WiFi equipped Windows Mobile phone,
WiFiFoFum
is an excellent and simple solution, as well as a great companion for installing an AP.
Start up W... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "89662",
"author": "Zach",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:21:35",
"content": "Just a few issues with the iPhone application. (These issues are a restriction of the hardware or software)-This will only find access points that have broadcast ENABLED.-Only filters for WEP and AD HOC netwo... | 1,760,377,607.066404 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/twitter-as-a-botnet-command-center/ | Twitter As A Botnet Command Center | Matt Schulz | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"botnet",
"command center",
"infostealer",
"jaiku",
"malicious",
"malware",
"tumblr",
"twitter"
] | The folks over at
Arbor Networks
were browsing Twitter and discovered something very strange: a Twitter account seemingly posting gibberish. At least, that’s how it appeared at first. Upon closer investigation, they discovered that the profile was posting base64 encoded links to PKZIP archives. When they extracted the ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "89659",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T19:06:19",
"content": "I’ve found twitter and other blog accounts which were being used to push out the latest spam marketing emails. Guess I should be more vigilant in reporting them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,607.430442 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/open-frame-digital-clock/ | Open-Frame Digital Clock | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"tube"
] | Here’s an interesting project from several years ago. The clock design itself isn’t too noteworthy, but the construction is definitely inspired. You’ll notice that there is no breadboard or PCB, the
frame actually is the circuit
. The tubes he’s using are Numitron tubes, which aren’t as high voltage as
Nixies
or even
... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "89630",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T15:49:04",
"content": "i love weird clocks ;-)numitrons are also cool, you can drive them directly from 5V ttl or ucontroller io. you get the tube look without a lot of hassle, and there not as over-exposed as nixies.i remember... | 1,760,377,607.38521 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/26/spiderbot-emulates-spider-man/ | SpiderBot Emulates Spider-man | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cable",
"grappler",
"launcher",
"robot",
"spider",
"spider-man",
"spiderbot"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBikHgnt16E]
Spiderbot moves with four magnetic grapplers
that it can launch, detach, and aim according to it’s path planning algorithm. While the robot is definitely not a final product and is quite a bit away from moving with the same grace and speed as our friendly neighborhoo... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "89622",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2009-08-26T14:38:25",
"content": "Amazing, they’ve managed to take things like robots and spiderman and make them incredibly boring…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "89624",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,607.566057 |
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