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https://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/tact-switches-for-your-next-project/ | Parts: Tactile Switches For Your Next Project | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"button",
"buttons",
"choosing parts",
"components",
"electronics",
"parts",
"tact switches",
"tactile switch"
] | Electronics parts can be a pain to choose. It’s often hard to tell from manufacturers’ datasheets if a part will fit your design. We auditioned six different tactile switches to find a cheap button to use in upcoming projects. A tactile switch, also called a momentary button or
push-to-make switch
, is commonly used fo... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41986",
"author": "Satiagraha",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T21:35:46",
"content": "That’s a pretty nice summary of SPST cheap switches, now how about Cheap Toggle Switches?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42021",
"author": "Bri... | 1,760,377,764.376173 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/led-random-blinking-mood-lighting/ | LED Random Blinking Mood Lighting | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"firefly",
"led",
"random"
] | What is it about pseudo random flashing LEDs that make us go gaga? We don’t know, but there’s definitely something there. [seligtobiason] has this obsession too. After seeing several more complicated projects, he created this elegant, simple, and cheap
piece of art
. The entire thing is pretty much just some flashing... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "41984",
"author": "mattm",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T21:24:35",
"content": "i have a question for anyone more knowledgeable than i am…why would you need 48 separate resistors for this? i’m no electronics expert but couldn’t you just have one bigger resistor between the power supply a... | 1,760,377,764.463776 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/hack-a-day-t-shirt-design-contest-ending-soon/ | Hack A Day T-Shirt Design Contest Ends Today | Eliot | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"contest",
"dash",
"dashexpress",
"design",
"hackaday",
"prize",
"tshirt"
] | The final day for entries in our
Hack a Day T-Shirt Design Contest
is today. Get your entries in by midnight Pacific time and you could win a
Dash Express
(or non-US prize). | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "41973",
"author": "Joyce",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T16:44:58",
"content": "Como rakeaaar orkut com apenas o email? e tranformaar essesite em portugues. =)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41976",
"author": "carloscorp",
"... | 1,760,377,764.416428 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/14/lockcon-coming-soon/ | LockCon Coming Soon | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"barry wels",
"dutch open",
"impressioning",
"key",
"lock",
"lock picking",
"lockpicking",
"picking",
"security",
"ssdev",
"the last hope",
"toool"
] | The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers
(TOOOL) is planning a new annual gathering for lockpickers. October 9-12th they will hold the first ever
LockCon
in Sneek, Netherlands. The event was spawned from the Dutch Open lockpicking championships, but they’ve decided to expand beyond just competition into a full conference. ... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "41977",
"author": "azr2nut",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T18:40:38",
"content": "organisation (sp)Netherlands? We need one in the US.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42240",
"author": "azr2nut",
"timestamp": "2008-09-17T12:... | 1,760,377,764.325929 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/14/60-watt-solar-panel-built-from-cells/ | 60 Watt Solar Panel Built From Cells | Jason Rollette | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"charge controller",
"charger",
"ebay",
"instructables",
"solar",
"solar cell",
"solar charger",
"solar panel"
] | Our love for
solar projects
continues on with this method to make your own solar panels. [Mike] built a
60 watt solar panel
from individual solar cells he purchased off eBay. Procuring parts off of eBay normally causes others hardship when they try to duplicate the project, however in this case there are so many types ... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "41953",
"author": "ent",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T11:08:25",
"content": "Be careful, the cells need to be isolated by diodes otherwise there is a possibility of fire. If one cell becones obscured by a shadow current will flow into that cell like a shorted battery(a 600mV battery) an... | 1,760,377,764.621442 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/14/uav-medical-couriers/ | UAV Medical Couriers | Eliot | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"aerial",
"africa",
"autonomous",
"blood",
"medical sample",
"new scientist",
"south africa",
"uav",
"video",
"village"
] | We’re skeptical about most technology that’s designed to help remote villages (
yes, even that one
), but these new
UAV medical couriers
look like a great idea. The turn around time for medical sample analysis in remote South African villages can be excruciating. A team of engineers have attempted to adapt two differen... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "41895",
"author": "Man On Fire",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T01:39:34",
"content": "It’s about time UAVs got used for something other than blowing stuff up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41903",
"author": "Dimme",
"timest... | 1,760,377,764.806928 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/14/pong-clock/ | Pong Clock | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"digital multimeter",
"dmm",
"laptop",
"laptop pictureframe",
"pictureframe",
"pong",
"pong clock",
"thinkpad"
] | [funnypolynomial] saw
this Pong clock
years ago and had been planning on building his own version. With a move looming he decided it was finally time to finish up
his Pong clock
since completed projects take far less room than incomplete ones. The core of the system is a ThinkPad. He separated the hinge and bolted the ... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "41891",
"author": "Kawaii",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T00:46:12",
"content": "OS X screen saverhttp://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/posts/random/pongsaver-2005-11-28-10-00.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41926",
"author": "Time... | 1,760,377,764.668329 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/27/ubiquity-a-browser-command-line/ | Ubiquity, A Browser Command Line | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"firefox hacks"
] | [
"addon",
"firefox",
"mozilla",
"mozillafirefox",
"mozillalabs",
"mozillaubiquity",
"ubiquity"
] | During the last day the web has been abuzz about
Mozilla Labs’ Ubiquity
. It’s an addon for Firefox that can help you streamline how you get things done on the web. In the example above, they show constructing an email with a map and reviews using mostly keyboard driven input. The addon is quick to install and we think... | 19 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "41327",
"author": "winphreak",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T04:10:20",
"content": "“abimanyu raja atul varma aza raskin blair mcbride jono dicarlo gialloporpora chris beard dan mills myk melez dietrich ayala” is a good substitute for community.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,764.855672 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/27/quick-avr/ | Quick AVR | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"ATmega168",
"AVR"
] | [Kyle Stewart] sent us this
quick AVR
project. He designed it to sit vertically on his breadboard to take up less space. It doesn’t use any surface mount components, to make the assembly easier. You can download the schematic, parts list, and eagle files for the project on his blog.
permalink | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "41322",
"author": "Lupin",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T01:22:15",
"content": "What’s the buzz about all those AVR-PCBs and Arduinio clones? It’s just a socket for AVR, few connectors and most basic components. Not exactly ingenious.I am more interested in seeing real applications done ... | 1,760,377,764.505456 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/27/high-school-students-hacking-electronic-tests/ | High School Students Hacking Electronic Tests | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"CHEATING",
"highschool",
"software",
"test"
] | [Alex Papadimoulis] wrote about ingenuity and
hacking
in high school. Immediately after the teacher’s installed a new electronic note taking and test giving software, the students began hacking. They managed to find several ways to ace their tests, none of which involved studying hard the night before. Ultimately, the ... | 30 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "41304",
"author": "califrag",
"timestamp": "2008-08-27T21:54:49",
"content": "this reminds me of my high school chemistry class…The teacher put the tests online… All I had to do was save the webpage, change his email address to mine, and the cgimail would send the results to me inst... | 1,760,377,764.567105 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/27/create-your-own-playlist-hosting-service-with-opentape/ | Create Your Own Playlist Hosting Service With Opentape | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"muxtape",
"open source",
"OpenSource",
"opentape",
"playlists"
] | While
Muxtape
takes a breather to resolve an issue with the RIAA, Lifehacker has a
step by step guide
on installing and running
Opentape
, an open source PHP web application that’s similar to Muxtape. Take matters into your own hands and create your own version of playlist hosting heaven. Since Opentape is open source,... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "41302",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2008-08-27T19:35:50",
"content": "So… the RIAA should just write a webcrawler to search for the ironic donotremove comment in the HTML, query whois for the contact info, then generate a form letter to them and their ISP, plus an email to the ... | 1,760,377,764.894789 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/27/testing-ir-camera-blocking/ | Testing IR Camera Blocking | Kimberly Lau | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"infrared",
"ir",
"led",
"leds",
"security",
"securitycamera",
"securitycameras",
"surveillance"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u5hAfnq2-4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0][randy] from
F.A.T.
tested the theory that
infrared LEDs can actually hide you
from the prying eyes of surveillance cameras. We’ve previously covered
camouflage
,
IR
, and
other
suggestions for eluding the cameras, but haven’t taken to sewing stuff on... | 37 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "41282",
"author": "piku",
"timestamp": "2008-08-27T11:07:58",
"content": "Heh, somehow I can’t imagine our local chavs sewing LEDs into their hoodies or caps. Mind you, if they did, it’d be an easy way for CCTV cameras to track them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,765.342227 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/26/rc-plane-sequence-caller/ | RC Plane Sequence Caller | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"airplane",
"mp3",
"mp3player",
"rc",
"rcairplane",
"rcplane",
"sequencecaller"
] | Reader [Kelly Regan] flies large scale RC planes, but would often need someone call out flight sequences while rehearsing. Not wanting to impose on fellow club members, [Kelly] built a
sequencer caller from a cheap MP3 player
. It just required extending the FWD key to a pin header. Those pins are connected to a custom... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "3047555",
"author": "corinne claeyssens",
"timestamp": "2016-06-06T21:33:08",
"content": "I’ve got several Lasers but IR and invisible by human eyes , it works pretty well on CCTV Security !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,764.942845 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/26/key-features-cut-out-of-android-api/ | Key Features Cut Out Of Android API | Benjamin Eckel | [
"News"
] | [
"android",
"bluetooth",
"google talk",
"GoogleTalk"
] | Google has decided that
its initial release of the Android SDK will not include formal Bluetooth support or Google Talk
. Bluetooth headsets will still work, but developers will not have access to the Bluetooth portion of the API. Google’s security researchers have announced that Google Talk was left out because of mul... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "41271",
"author": "ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-27T05:35:27",
"content": "Google talk for chatting wasn’t pulled as I understand, just the API to access it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41272",
"author": "Michael Kirkland... | 1,760,377,765.193491 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/26/ibm-sees-influx-in-zero-day-exploits/ | IBM Sees Influx In Zero-day Exploits | Benjamin Eckel | [
"firefox hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"browser",
"firefox",
"ibm",
"plugin",
"x force",
"XForce",
"zero-day"
] | IBM’s X-Force security team has released a
mid-year report
(PDF) stating that
the number of zero-day exploits is growing at an alarming rate
. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a zero-day exploit is a program that is
created and implemented within 24 hours of the disclosure of a security flaw
. These exploits ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "41264",
"author": "G",
"timestamp": "2008-08-27T01:47:21",
"content": "I thought it’d be common practice for the employees of security companies to be members of exploit rls sites? As they say, you can be whoever you want on the internet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,765.23599 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/26/coyote-1-guitar-pedal-available-now/ | Coyote-1 Guitar Pedal Available Now | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"beavisboard",
"electricguitar",
"guitar",
"guitarpedal",
"music",
"ntsc",
"parallax",
"parallaxpropeller",
"propeller",
"stompbox"
] | OpenStomp’s Coyote-1
is now available for $349. The guitar effects pedal lets users design and upload their own effects to the device. It has two stomp switches with LEDs, an LCD display, and four user assignable knobs. The back has 1/4″ in/out and one selectable 1/4″. It also features NTSC composite out, a headphone j... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "41261",
"author": "Nate",
"timestamp": "2008-08-27T01:15:59",
"content": "This is similar to Line 6’s upcoming ToneCore DSP SDK, currently priced at $200 (preorder). The ToneCore uses a Freescale DSP; not sure how it compares to the Parllax.I like ToneCore because of the modular des... | 1,760,377,765.271485 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/26/large-hadron-collider-user-manual-online/ | Large Hadron Collider User Manual Online | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"cern",
"large hadron collider",
"LargeHadronCollider",
"lhc",
"particle accelerator",
"ParticleAccelerator",
"physics",
"technology"
] | If you’ve got a few hours (or weeks) of spare time, you could learn how to run the
Large Hadron Collider
, located at
CERN
in Switzerland. CERN published the
full technical details
of the collider and detectors online, and anyone with some curiosity and patience can read all 1,589 pages. Tell us if you got through all ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "41246",
"author": "Joe Hall",
"timestamp": "2008-08-26T18:07:59",
"content": "When you think about it 1,589 pages, is relatively small considering what the manual is trying to explain. But, then again its probably 1,588 longer then I could take!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,377,765.389567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/26/customers-make-voip-calls-on-american-airlines-flights/ | Customers Make VoIP Calls On American Airlines Flights | Kimberly Lau | [
"downloads hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"american airlines",
"AmericanAirlines",
"hacks",
"in-flight calling",
"in-flight internet",
"in-flightcalling",
"In-flightInternet",
"phweet",
"security",
"twitter",
"voip",
"voipphone"
] | Less than a week after American Airlines introduced in-flight internet, hackers have already figured out
how to use the system
to make
VoIP
calls in a few easy steps with
Phweet
, a Twitter application. While the network blocks most VoIP services, Phweet can connect two people using a Flash app.
Aircell
, the company r... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "41234",
"author": "gm",
"timestamp": "2008-08-26T15:53:28",
"content": "this will then be blocked. then someone will find a workaround (vpn /ssh tunnel, alternate port etc etc). which will then be blocked.another workaround will be found. and so on.Oh, and AirCell’s homepage even sa... | 1,760,377,765.435645 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/world-of-warcraft-on-a-treadmill/ | World Of Warcraft On A Treadmill | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"running",
"treadmil",
"worldofwarcraft"
] | [Aaron Rasmussen] and his friend [Eli] slapped together this setup to see what it would be like to
run as much as their World of Warcraft characters
. They used a couple old treadmills to spin some tires with makeshift mouse sensors on them. As their speed increased, so did their character. There was a decent amount of... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "41223",
"author": "sarsface",
"timestamp": "2008-08-26T00:54:14",
"content": "I had actually thought of doing this for GTA4",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41224",
"author": "winphreak",
"timestamp": "2008-08-26T05:37:12... | 1,760,377,765.487429 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/monster-truck-lawn-mower/ | Monster Truck Lawn Mower | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"lawnmower",
"lawntractor",
"monstertruck",
"toolmonger",
"video"
] | It’s no secret that we’re gear heads at heart. Our
transportation hacks
category is full of unfortunate machinery like [Steven Laurie]’s
motor art
,
weed whacker bikes
, and
electric motorcycles
of all types. Even we have trouble justifying the existence of this
monster truck style lawn tractor
though. We haven’t found... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "41204",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-26T00:05:27",
"content": "This is what happens when red necks have too much time and money on their hands. That thing is _dangerous_. Its way too narrow, and there is absolutely no roll cage.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,765.62891 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/james-powderly-released/ | James Powderly Released | Eliot | [
"Laser Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"graffitiresearchlab",
"grl",
"jamespowderly",
"laser",
"lasertagging",
"olympic"
] | Graffiti Research Lab’s [James Powderly] along with 9 other Tibet supporters were
deported from China during the Olympic’s closing ceremonies
. Detained
on the 19th
, the activists were to serve a 10 day sentence, but the Chinese government buckled under international pressure and deported them early. This brings the t... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "41195",
"author": "Marco",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T23:56:27",
"content": "Welcome to politics-a-day !?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41196",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-08-26T00:46:23",
"content": "make... | 1,760,377,765.529148 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/24/smd-soldering-practice-kit/ | SMD Soldering Practice Kit | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"AVR",
"conway",
"led",
"life",
"matrix",
"reflow",
"smd",
"smdsoldering",
"soldering"
] | Here’s an interesting kit put together just to
help you work on your SMD soldering skills
. It’s got 49 SMD LEDs on the front with a programming header and switch jumper. The back has an ATtiny26L and a coin cell. At only 3V, power management is essential; all of the example programs are only addressing one LED at a ti... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "41083",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T08:03:01",
"content": "I prefer a pair of curved tweezers to align the surface mount part. Just tin the pads slightly, place the part on top, and heat it up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,765.572961 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/24/improved-jog-wheel/ | Improved Jog Wheel | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"bearing",
"instructables",
"jogwheel",
"mouse",
"scrollwheel",
"wheel"
] | Taking a cue from the
jog wheel we posted last week
, [42ndOddity] has
built an improved version
. The design is based around a solid state rotary encoder instead of an optical encoder. The rotary encoder is far easier to attach and position properly. The knob is milled from scrap aluminum-it was a copier foot. To make... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "41082",
"author": "Standard Mischief",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T08:46:14",
"content": "Aren’t these called “spinners” in the arcade/MAIM/video game world?The extra mass to the wheel makes this a totally different feel from some plastic thingy.Nice build.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,765.793241 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/24/rebooting-the-magic-sysrq-way/ | Rebooting The Magic SysRq Way | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"corywright",
"linux",
"linuxjournal",
"magicsysrq",
"proc",
"reboot",
"remote"
] | [Cory Wright] shares a tip on how to
reboot a system with a failed hard drive remotely
. The magic SysRq key is a linux kernel feature that lets you perform a number of interesting operations. If you’re working on a remote system where the disk has failed, you won’t have access to the reboot or shutdown commands. You c... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "41076",
"author": "hank",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T05:43:28",
"content": "I have used this over serial and other consoles, it can be invaluable for a sysadmin. Everyone should learn about the magic of sysrq :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,765.754321 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/24/subway-hacker-speaks/ | Subway Hacker Speaks | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"checksum",
"crypto",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"hacker",
"interview",
"mbta",
"mifare",
"mifareclassic",
"nxp",
"popularmechanics",
"rfid",
"subway"
] | Popular Mechanics
has an interview with [Zach Anderson]
, one of the MIT hackers that was temporarily gagged by the MBTA. The interview is essentially a timeline of the events that led up to the
Defcon talk cancellation
. [Zach] pointed out a great article by The Tech that
covers the vulnerabilities
. The mag stripe ca... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "41074",
"author": "Joey Y",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T05:05:00",
"content": "Heh. from the rss feed, I thought this article was going to be about hacking subway (pa) speakers… oh well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41075",
... | 1,760,377,765.922722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/24/autonomous-paintball-sentry-gun/ | Autonomous Paintball Sentry Gun | Eliot | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"gun",
"paintball",
"paintballgun",
"robot",
"sentrygun",
"turret"
] | [Alan] pointed out this
great commercial paintball sentry gun
. The gun has a low power motherboard running Ubuntu connected to a firewire camera. Two high torque motors control the pan and tilt of a Tippman 98 custom. The control box allows for easy setup. You can change the sensitivity, color tracking, and firing mod... | 21 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "41056",
"author": "Ling",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T04:22:30",
"content": "i personally like this one betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxBa5bQfTGcbut it doesnt seem to have color recognition, only movement. So i guess the commercial one might be better for team based games",
... | 1,760,377,766.167971 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/23/best-firefox-3-extensions/ | Best Firefox 3 Extensions | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"firefox hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"firebug",
"firefox",
"flashblock",
"greasemonkey",
"lifehacker",
"mozilla"
] | We generally try to limit the number of extensions we install for security, performance, and because we use a lot of different systems. That’s not to say there aren’t a lot of interesting addons out there and Mozilla has
recently announced the winners
of their Extend Firefox 3 Contest. Lifehacker has a
full rundown of ... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "41019",
"author": "nahtical",
"timestamp": "2008-08-24T00:44:54",
"content": "I almost always get URL fixer. I’ve typed .con so many times its not funny.https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2871",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,766.003429 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/23/waterproof-ipod-touch-video-boombox/ | Waterproof IPod Touch Video Boombox | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"appleipod",
"ipod",
"ipodtouch",
"portable",
"rugged",
"ruggedized",
"touch",
"video",
"water",
"waterproof"
] | Popular Mechanics contributor [Anthony Veducci] wanted a
virtually indestructible video player
that he could use anywhere. Not finding a commercial solution, he decided to build his own. He already had a large waterproof case and another for the
iPod Touch
. The 8″ display came from an iPod accessory. Unfortunately it ... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "41018",
"author": "joel",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T20:34:12",
"content": "Latex gloves don’t last very long. He should’ve considered using butyl rubber or some such.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,766.20179 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/dan-kaminskys-dns-black-hat-video/ | Dan Kaminsky’s DNS Black Hat Video | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"blackhat",
"blackhat2008",
"dankaminsky",
"dns",
"slides",
"video",
"whitepaper"
] | Black Hat
has published the media from Dan Kaminsky’s
infamous
DNS vulnerability talk. You can get the
full video
(101MB) or just the
audio
.
The
full archive of slides and white papers
from this year has been posted too.
permalink | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "41193",
"author": "m@!",
"timestamp": "2008-08-26T06:58:40",
"content": "jeez. the most over-hyped bug of the year. he deserves an oscar for sure!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41194",
"author": "kikkoman",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,766.244309 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/wiimote-head-tracking-in-processing/ | Wiimote Head Tracking In Processing | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"cdm",
"headtracking",
"ir",
"johnnylee",
"nintendo",
"nintendowii",
"processing",
"wii",
"wiimote"
] | [Manuel] has been playing around with [Johnny Lee]’s
Wiimote head tracking
code. He’s
posted a preliminary port
outlining the code in the
Processing
environment. It relies on
darwiinremoteOSC
so you won’t see this outside of OSX, but it should help you out if you’re trying to do this is in Processing on another platfor... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "41191",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T22:39:57",
"content": "There’s also someone who’s putting together a VR system with OSS:http://joelclemens.colinr.ca/thesis/index.htmlunder “How this was done” he has a few videos…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,766.279861 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/sparkfun-arduino-pro/ | SparkFun Arduino Pro | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"arduinopro",
"ftdi",
"lilypad",
"make",
"skinny",
"sparkfun"
] | SparkFun’s new
Arduino Pro
is an updated version of their
Skinny
. The board comes populated with the running gear of an Arduino, but without all of the connectors in place. It’s targeted at people building integrated systems around the Arduino and not just prototyping. The board is 3.3V with an 8MHz bootloader just li... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "41187",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T21:41:40",
"content": "Sparkfun used to rock with low prices and even did 1 off doublesided boards for you for $2.5 a square inch.Now they are a “trendy” experimenters house and everything is spendy. I prefer to buy from smal... | 1,760,377,766.322075 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/tongue-drive-system-turns-mouth-into-virtual-keyboard/ | Tongue Drive System Turns Mouth Into Virtual Keyboard | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"computers",
"disability",
"disabled",
"hacking",
"tongue",
"tongue drive system",
"TongueDriveSystem"
] | Researchers at Georgia Tech are
working on a Tongue Drive System
, which transforms the tongue into a tool that can manipulate computers and manage appliances and wheelchairs. This project has huge implications for the disabled, especially for those with few motor skills and limited movement. Many disabled Americans ar... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41155",
"author": "eggnog",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T20:01:01",
"content": "with enough work this will probably used by the military at some point in the future also.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41156",
"author": "andre"... | 1,760,377,766.371851 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/ruckingenur-ii-reverse-engineering-video-game/ | Ruckingenur II: Reverse Engineering Video Game | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"game",
"reverse engineering",
"ReverseEngineering",
"ruckingenur"
] | [Zach Barth] has released
Ruckingenur II
, the game of reverse engineering. The latest in his Games for Engineers series, it is a full game with multiple levels and live action cut scenes. Set with a military theme, the goal is to reverse engineer enemy items. Pictured above is a lock to a weapons cache.
The pixelized ... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "41129",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T19:23:59",
"content": "That’s really freaking awesome… a great bunch of games to teach people about component hacking. Sweet!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41130",
"a... | 1,760,377,766.436714 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/hacking-the-elefun/ | Hacking The Elefun | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"elefun",
"toy hack",
"ToyHack"
] | In a move reminiscent of many episodes of
Home Improvement
, [Xenon] decided to
soup up one of his children’s toys
. The Elefun is a toy the shape of an elephant that uses a built in fan to blow little butterflies into the air. They are notoriously weak and eat batteries like crazy. They don’t even have a plug for a wa... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "41112",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T18:25:47",
"content": "This is one thing I’ll have to (tell my wife to) find at a garage sale.There was one thing that the project pages are missing. There’s no strain relief shown where the power wires go into the battery compartm... | 1,760,377,766.492432 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/25/hack-a-day-t-shirt-design-contest-update/ | Hack A Day T-shirt Design Contest Update | Eliot | [
"contests"
] | [
"contest",
"hackaday",
"shirt",
"tshirt"
] | We announced the Hack a Day t-shirt design contest last week and entries have been rolling in. Check out the
updated contest post
for logo images and the font. Here are couple of the entries we’ve received:
[by John]
[by evolve]
I think [Joel]’s entry was in case we were handing out the prize at random.
Keep those entr... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "41090",
"author": "diy audio projects",
"timestamp": "2008-08-25T08:28:10",
"content": "I like the design by evolve. I can’t put my finger on it, but the black and green looks vaguely familiar. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,766.558413 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/05/the-phone-phreaking-files/ | The Phone Phreaking Files | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"fbi",
"hacking",
"jason scott",
"phil lapsley",
"phone phreaking",
"phreak",
"phreaking",
"telephone",
"thehistoryofphonephreaking"
] | [Jason Scott] curated a nice
collection of links
related to [Phil Lapsley]’s work on phone phreaking. [Lapsley]’s book,
The History of Phone Phreaking
, will be released in 2009. Meanwhile phone phreak enthusiasts can peruse his site and bone up on some interesting material, including documents that revealed the
inner ... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,766.637537 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/05/welcome-to-the-petacenter/ | Welcome To The Petacentre | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"cern",
"computers",
"cory doctorow",
"data",
"data centers",
"petabyte",
"petacenter",
"storage"
] | [Cory Doctorow] obtained access to a few
data centers that deal in petabyte storage
. The demand for data storage and processing doesn’t show any sign of stopping. It’s especially relevant when people need the resources to manage not only things like Google searches, but also email, customer transactions, and in the ca... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,766.764639 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/05/fail-contest-ends-tonight/ | Fail Contest Ends Tonight | Eliot | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [] | The
Hack a Day Fail Whale Contest
ends at midnight. It’s an easy way to win $100 in
No Starch Press
merch. Check out some of the entries in the
Hack a Day Flickr pool
. You can get logos and fonts from the
Hack a Day t-shirt contest
, which is also still running.
[photo:
Xeracy
] | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "41632",
"author": "Zavati Vladimir",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T17:41:40",
"content": "I wanted to ask why my image does not appear in Flickrgroup pool only if I’m logged in to Flickr?Thanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41705",... | 1,760,377,766.80209 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/05/miopocket-20-release-27/ | MioPocket 2.0 Release 27 | Adam Harris | [
"gps hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"News"
] | [
"CE",
"gps",
"mio",
"miopocket",
"mobile",
"navigon",
"sd card",
"simple",
"unlock",
"windows"
] | GpsPasSion forum
member [Ospray] has released a new version of
MioPocket
. For those of you that don’t know, MioPocket is a great unlock kit for GPS units. It basically unlocks the hidden potential of your
GPS
so you can access the built-in functionality of a
PDA
as well as retaining the GPS software. This means you ca... | 19 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "41630",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-09-06T02:17:16",
"content": "Great stuff!I currently use Ameridan’s unlock v3.6 for my mio c230 that turned itinto an awesome little multimedia machine as well.(different way to do the same stuff)When I recently bought a Nokia n81... | 1,760,377,767.079788 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/05/aurora-mixer-no-longer-available/ | Aurora Mixer No Longer Available | Joey Celis | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"aurora",
"mixer",
"music"
] | A few days ago
we wrote about the aurora open source mixer
being available and that orders for the DIY or completed kit needed to be in by September 1, 2008. Well that day has since past and if you were on the fence about it and didn’t get your order in don’t worry about it. Turns out no one will be getting a mixer.
Au... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41622",
"author": "winpherak",
"timestamp": "2008-09-05T18:49:11",
"content": "Less than 20 orders?If they had a slight bit of advertising, I know there would be a lot more interested. Sadly, that’s not the case.I was going to save up and order one, too =\\",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,766.933003 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/05/dot-matrix-business-card/ | Dot Matrix Business Card | Joey Celis | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"business card",
"businesscard",
"led"
] | In most settings business cards are given out without much thought. But what if you could make your card stand out from the rest? By using a 5×15 LED matrix screen, a single micro controller, a number of resistors, switches, and other parts, [tomward] has put together
one very slick business card
that’s sure to draw at... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "41617",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-09-05T18:38:00",
"content": "Me thinks you have much to learn about the obviously not broken comments.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41618",
"author": "stfu",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,766.88714 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/05/humanizing-microsoft/ | Humanizing Microsoft | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"bill gates",
"commercial",
"jerry sienfeld",
"microsoft",
"windows"
] | Ok, you’ve probably already seen it. If not, go watch the
new Microsoft commercial
right now. The commercial itself is nothing amazing. Its an obvious attempt to humanize [Bill Gates] and Microsoft. [Bill] is almost endearing in his clunky delivery of the lines. We could even get to like him. Imagine him stumbling th... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "41616",
"author": "diy audio projects",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T17:11:39",
"content": "I think most people will walk away from that saying that it does not make any sense.Gio",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42182",
"author"... | 1,760,377,767.018081 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/23/mysqlgame-playing-with-database-queries/ | MySQLgame, Playing With Database Queries | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"appengine",
"database",
"forumwarz",
"google",
"metagame",
"mysql",
"mysqlgame",
"videogame",
"waxy"
] | mySQLgame
is a quirky
App Engine
game that has decided to forgo flashy UIs and just stick with the core of the system: a database. You start the game by creating your own row in the shared game database. Game time increments your fuel and money resources every ten seconds. Fuel is spent on scanning other rows and for a... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "41008",
"author": "trekeyus",
"timestamp": "2008-08-24T02:07:23",
"content": "this is more fun then it sounds",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41009",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2008-08-24T06:52:55",
"content... | 1,760,377,766.975053 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/23/red-hat-confirms-security-breach/ | Red Hat Confirms Security Breach | Eliot | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"fedora",
"key",
"linux",
"openssh",
"package",
"redhat",
"rhel",
"security",
"signing",
"zeroday"
] | After a week of wondering,
Red Hat has confirmed
that someone broke in and compromised their security. Although It doesn’t appear the attacker was able to retrieve the passphrase used to sign Fedora packages, the team is switching to new keys. In a separate intrusion the attacker tampered with and
signed OpenSSH packag... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "41007",
"author": "J. Peterson",
"timestamp": "2008-08-23T23:39:15",
"content": "If you want to understand just how scary a break-in like this could be, check out Ken Thompson’s classic Turing award paper, “Reflections on Trusting Trust”http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.htmlIt’l... | 1,760,377,767.114804 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/23/furbies-transformed-into-a-furby-gurdy/ | Furbies Transformed Into A Furby Gurdy | Kimberly Lau | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"circuitbending",
"david crammer",
"DavidCrammer",
"furbies",
"furby",
"hurdy gurdy",
"HurdyGurdy",
"instrument"
] | [David Crammer] must really like nightmares. The
hurdy gurdy
is a stringed musical instrument, dating as far back as the eleventh century A.D., where the strings are sounded via a rosined wheel that is turned with a crank. [Crammer] took this unique instrument, applied his circuit-bending and Furby-scalping skills to g... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "41000",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-24T01:45:23",
"content": "Why does this reminds me of the hampsterdance meme?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41001",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-08-24T... | 1,760,377,767.298831 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/23/vias-epia-pico-itx-based-robots/ | VIA’s EPIA Pico-ITX Based Robots | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"mini-itx",
"picoitx",
"robots",
"via",
"via epia p700",
"ViaEpiaP700"
] | VIA
, the Taiwan-based supplier of chipsets and low power processors, showed off its
latest creations
at the Taipei International Robot Show. The
Lynxmotion Johnny 5 kit
, based on the robot from the animated film
Short Circuit
, is powered by the compact
VIA EPIA P700 board
, and aimed at beginner robotic hobbyists. V... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "40995",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2008-08-23T22:24:05",
"content": "“Animated”? Whippersnapper!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40996",
"author": "MechaD",
"timestamp": "2008-08-23T23:33:22",
"content": "Short... | 1,760,377,767.154289 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/22/kindle-screen-transplant/ | Kindle Screen Transplant | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"amazonkindle",
"blakebevin",
"dremel",
"instructables",
"kindle",
"sony",
"sonyreader"
] | [blakebevin]’s sister shattered the screen on his
Amazon Kindle
, so he decided to try
replacing it with the screen from a Sony Reader
. He disassembled the Sony Reader and used a Dremel to mill down most of the aluminum tabs on the E Ink screen. The screen plugs into the same harness as the original Kindle screen the ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "40991",
"author": "Colin Bodell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-23T00:34:16",
"content": "Way cool and very inventive.Good news now is that Amazon is offering $100 off a Kindle if you sign up for a Chase Credit card. Brings the price down to $250 — A kindle with wirelesss access in perpetui... | 1,760,377,767.334729 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/22/syncmaster-home-made-modular-midi-controller/ | SyncMaster, Home Made Modular Midi Controller. | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"dj",
"midi",
"midibox",
"modular",
"soundboard"
] | [D.St-Amand] is designing the
SyncMaster
, a compact modular midi controller, from scratch. The design focuses on a modular build where you can swap out pieces like the one pictured above to achieve different layouts. Not only is it modular, but its very compact. Shown next to some common competitors, it looks very sle... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "40988",
"author": "sarsface",
"timestamp": "2008-08-23T11:45:35",
"content": "Something like this I could mount on my midi guitar would be awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40989",
"author": "ToS",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,767.374148 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/22/cutting-pizza-with-a-laser/ | Cutting Pizza With A Laser | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"laser",
"Pizza"
] | In an act of delicious over kill, these guys threw a
pizza into an industrial laser cutter
. The result? Exactly what you would expect. Smoke, giggles and perfectly cut pizza. It looks like the cheese stuck together a bit after the laser cut, but that happens with normal pizza cutters too.
[via
DVICE
]
permalink | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "40983",
"author": "yon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-22T20:08:17",
"content": "OMG! I thought “could you cut a pizza using a laser” like 10 minutes ago!!freaky…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40977",
"author": "Stephen Kuhl",
... | 1,760,377,767.429583 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/19/electric-mannequin-leg-maraca/ | Electric Mannequin Leg Maraca | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"art",
"getlofi",
"instruments",
"maraca",
"maracas",
"music",
"piezo"
] | [Richie Brown] created an
electric mannequin leg maraca
. The leg is filled with little bits of plastic, metal, and wood. Hook it up to a looping pedal, add a piezo disc mic, and you’ve got an unusual instrument with a lot of potential. [Brown] has other projects that encourage interaction and invite curiosity, from di... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "40787",
"author": "frenki",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T22:44:43",
"content": "what?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40788",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T22:49:54",
"content": "This is just one of those th... | 1,760,377,767.650224 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/19/io9s-build-a-lifeform-contest/ | Io9’s Build A Lifeform Contest | Kimberly Lau | [
"contests",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"biobricks",
"contest",
"io9",
"lifeforms",
"synthetic biology",
"SyntheticBiology"
] | There’s still time to enter
io9’s Build a Lifeform contest
.
Synthetic biologists
, get cracking on the design of that synthetic lifeform or
BioBricks
lifeform! The rules are pretty straightforward; you need to propose a lifeform design that would be scientifically viable. The BioBricks lifeform part of the contest req... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,769.323992 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/19/hacking-the-myvu-personal-video-player/ | Hacking The Myvu Personal Video Player | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"headmounteddisplay",
"headsupdisplay",
"hmd",
"hud",
"ipod",
"myvu",
"personalvideoplayer"
] | [jongscx] picked up a Myvu personal media viewer and promptly began scheming about improvements. He decided he wanted to be able to
watch any input on the device
, not just an Ipod.
After some messing about with different inputs, he eventually calls Myvu to ask some questions. Surprisingly, he gets the engineer who des... | 17 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "40775",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T21:39:25",
"content": "Impressive, its rare for a company to have people in there engineering department that actually are willing to advance there products through hackery. Too bad Mac’s engineers are held behind a thick l... | 1,760,377,769.411951 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/18/blip-festival-reformat-the-planet/ | Blip Festival: Reformat The Planet | Eliot | [
"cons",
"digital audio hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"bentfestival",
"blipfestival",
"chiptune",
"gameboy",
"lsdj",
"nullsleep",
"pitchfork",
"psp",
"theloudobjects",
"versatile",
"videogame"
] | Pitchfork.tv is showing the documentary
Blip Festival: Reformat the Planet
for one week only. The
Blip Festival
is an annual chiptune event in New York City featuring musicians who use video game consoles as part of their production. The documentary has a ton of artist interviews and music from all across the spectrum.... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "40769",
"author": "trekeyus",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T09:06:10",
"content": "I love chiptunes",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40770",
"author": "Vulpyra",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T16:41:50",
"content": "One chapter,... | 1,760,377,769.455395 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/18/hack-a-day-t-shirt-design-contest/ | Hack A Day T-Shirt Design Contest | Eliot | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"contest",
"dash",
"dashexpress",
"designcontest",
"tshirt"
] | We need a new t-shirt. The current design is entering its third year. Help us out by designing a new shirt to give away at conferences. Dash has donated a
Dash Express
for first prize.
Some ground rules:
You must incorporate the skull and wrenches logo in your design. You’ll find a larger version below.
You can enter a... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "40744",
"author": "SamAdam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T02:51:31",
"content": "Can we get a vector image for the logo?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40745",
"author": "ghos7man",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T03:47:00",
"... | 1,760,377,769.560298 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/18/british-bots-compete-for-attention/ | British Bots Compete For Attention | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"drone",
"militaryrobots",
"robot",
"surveillance",
"telemetry",
"telepresence"
] | The British military held a competition to
find the newest batch of robotic surveillance drones
. The article mentions that they compete in a mockup village, but sadly we don’t get to see any of the action. We strongly recommend watching the video so you can see some of the robots. There is an interesting helicopter co... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "40743",
"author": "Nathan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T02:32:32",
"content": "The Truck in the picture is infact a Traxxas Revo with a custom rollcage and camera mounted on the top with some extra servos…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,769.292246 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/18/1920s-navigation-system-and-more/ | 1920s Navigation System And More | Strom Carlson | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"1900s",
"1910s",
"1920s",
"20th Century",
"20thCentury",
"inventions",
"steampunk",
"weird"
] | And now, for your amusement, we present to you a navigation system from the 1920s. It’s not so much a satellite navigation system as it is a tiny map mounted in a wristwatch, but for the available technology of the era, this was a pretty ingenious invention, Other (and somewhat more bizarre) entries on this list of
ove... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "40740",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-18T22:57:35",
"content": "Interestingly, scroll-based navigation is still used today… competitors in RallyMoto (like stage rally, but with motorcycles instead of safe, comfortable, co-driver-equipped cars) use them for navigation on tr... | 1,760,377,769.253615 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/21/in-the-lab-sim-reader/ | In The Lab: SIM Reader | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"ladyada",
"n95",
"pysimreader",
"sim",
"simcloning",
"simreader",
"simscan",
"woronscan"
] | Adafruit Industries sent us one of their
SIM Reader kits
a few weeks ago to test. Assembly was a breeze thanks to the through hole components and
good documentation
. We plugged it into our USB -> RS232 converter and tried out the provided
pySimReader software
. It worked fine, but our modern SIM card out of an
N95
did... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "40970",
"author": "ladyada",
"timestamp": "2008-08-22T05:25:25",
"content": "if you’re lacking anything interesting to do with a sim reader try deleting/wiping the phone dialing history and see if you can still look up the last dialed numbers via the sim. iphones, for example, act t... | 1,760,377,769.493384 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/21/the-underhanded-hardware-challenge/ | The Underhanded Hardware Challenge | Eliot | [
"contests",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"crypto",
"cryptography",
"fpga",
"nyu",
"pinyu",
"security",
"trojan"
] | The Polytechnic Institute of NYU is hosting an
interesting embedded systems contest
. They’ve constructed a solid state cryptographic device that uses a 128-bit private key. Contestants will be tasked with designing and implementing several trojans into the system that will undermine the security. The system is built o... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "40963",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2008-08-22T04:24:48",
"content": "This does seem interisting, and should be a lot of fun for your FPGA guys (personally I am not very fond of them after having to do some work with with at work….). Seems like the fact that they don’t md5 the b... | 1,760,377,769.364985 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/21/das-uber-airsoft-gun-turret/ | Das Uber Airsoft Gun Turret | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"airsoft",
"dasuberturret",
"lasers",
"sentry",
"turret"
] | Hot on the heels of the
Wii missile launcher
,
Das Uber Airsoft Gun Turret
is here to put our past
airsoft
turrets
to shame. Made by [Miltron_B],
this autonomous beast not only has gorgeous LED indicators, it has lasers. Three of them. Three freaking lasers.
Take a moment to wipe the drool from your chin.
We’ve seen pl... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "40958",
"author": "supernova_hq",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T23:13:46",
"content": "XBox 360 controller? What a shame to implement the only next-gen system lacking a tilt sensor…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40959",
"author... | 1,760,377,769.213167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/21/fema-phone-system-hacked/ | FEMA Phone System Hacked | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"fema",
"hacking",
"homeland security",
"HomelandSecurity",
"phone",
"security",
"voicemail"
] | Over the weekend, a
hacker broke into FEMA’s new PBX voicemail system
, made over 400 overseas phone calls to Asia and the Middle East, and ran up a $12,000 bill. The
low tech hack
took advantage of a “hole” that was not covered when a contractor upgraded the voicemail system.
FEMA
is currently conducting its own inter... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "40943",
"author": "dandin1",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T20:08:55",
"content": "Phreakers in the modern age!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40944",
"author": "rivetgeek",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T20:36:12",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,769.608457 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/21/microsofts-data-centers-growing-by-the-truckload/ | Microsoft’s Data Centers Growing By The Truckload | Kimberly Lau | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"data center",
"DataCenter",
"microsoft",
"server maintenance",
"ServerMaintenance",
"servers"
] | The growing demands of Microsoft’s core customers necessitate
dramatic alterations
in the way Microsoft’s data centers are set up. Before their server racks were replaced one at a time, Microsoft’s new solution to server management is to truck in servers in sealed shipping containers and set them up without even taking... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "40934",
"author": "Jason!",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T20:27:48",
"content": "Hasn’t Sun been doing this for… oh… FIVE YEARS NOW?http://www.sun.com/products/sunmd/s20/index.jsp",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40935",
"author":... | 1,760,377,769.806328 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/21/bbs-on-a-commodore-64/ | BBS On A Commodore 64 | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"bbs",
"Commodore64",
"documentary"
] | [Lief Bloomquist] was in need of some geeky nostalgia. He thought making a
BBS server on a Commodore 64
would fill that need perfectly. He used a PC running some routing software to make the BBS server available over the net, without any long distance charges. Anyone with an Internet connection can telnet to the BBS an... | 32 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "40916",
"author": "LWATCDR",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T18:57:37",
"content": "This is very cool but I have seen this before. What I wonder is if it might be possible to hack VICE or MESS to directly support telnet in place of the modem?That way you could just run it on any Linux box ... | 1,760,377,769.883368 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/20/hackit-modern-arcade-cabinets/ | Hackit: Modern Arcade Cabinets? | Eliot | [
"HackIt",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"arcadecabinet",
"arcadegame",
"emulate",
"emulator",
"mame",
"retrothing",
"xmame"
] | We’ve been contemplating getting into
MAME
arcade cabinet building. It was sparked by someone dropping off a Street Fighter II machine at our office. Many people have been seeking to build the perfect arcade cabinet clone, but looking over this old dusty cabinet we realized that retro isn’t really what we want. We want... | 39 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "40882",
"author": "byteflip",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T06:23:46",
"content": "i think a slim case is the way to go. 24 lcd and a p4 you’re ready to go",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40883",
"author": "theTick",
"timest... | 1,760,377,770.13946 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/20/micro-battery-assembled-by-virus/ | Micro Battery Assembled By Virus | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"battery",
"mit",
"virus"
] | MIT researchers have used a viral assembly method to
create a battery
at half the size of a human cell. They’ve successfully developed the anode and electrolyte, leaving only the cathode unfinished. each electrode is only 4 micrometers in diameter.
The construction process involves taking a rubbery base and creating a ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "40877",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T03:38:42",
"content": "That’s freakin’ cool, but let’s be honest – how much energy is a tiny little battery like that going to store? How useful can it possibly be? It stands to reason that it will take far more energy than this... | 1,760,377,769.984641 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/20/parents-beware-of-digital-drugs/ | Parents Beware Of “digital Drugs” | Nick Caiello | [
"News"
] | [
"binaural",
"binauralbeats",
"digital drugs",
"DigitalDrugs",
"drug",
"drugs",
"i-doser",
"idoser",
"sensational",
"sensationalism",
"usatoday"
] | In what some might call a
sensationalist article
, USA Today reporter [Kim Komando] warns parents of a new danger to their kids: digital drugs. Throughout the article, [Kim] tries to explain how
binaural beats
(idosers) can effect the brain in many different ways, claiming that some even emulate the effects of illegal ... | 46 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "40838",
"author": "sir jorge",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T20:55:51",
"content": "this is hilarious!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40839",
"author": "dax",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T21:04:12",
"content": "ahhh the stre... | 1,760,377,770.448799 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/20/hack-guitar-hero-ds-into-a-guitar-controller/ | Hack Guitar Hero DS Into A Guitar Controller | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"ds",
"dslite",
"guitarhero",
"guitarheroworldtour",
"ps2controller",
"wirelesscontroller"
] | [Eric Ruckman] sent us this awesome
Guitar Hero hack
. He wanted to get a more “true to the series” game play out of his DS when playing Guitar Hero: On Tour. If you’ve seen the adapter that
comes with it
, you’ll understand his desires. He found a wireless PS2 Guitar Hero controller on EBay to hack.
He’s cut a hole in... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "40833",
"author": "BacklitVillain",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T19:44:35",
"content": "Brilliant!!!Gonna try that for myself.Nice one Eric…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40834",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-08... | 1,760,377,769.943174 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/20/siggraph-2008-the-quest-for-more-pixels/ | SIGGRAPH 2008: The Quest For More Pixels | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"3d",
"computergraphics",
"con",
"convention",
"dankaminsky",
"kaminsky",
"siggraph",
"siggraph2008",
"video"
] | Long before we started reporting on [
Dan Kaminsky
]’s
DNS chicanery
, he
contributed a guest post
about one of our favorite sources of new technology:
SIGGRAPH
. The stars have aligned again and we’re happy to bring you his analysis of this year’s convention. [photo:
Phong Nguyen
]
So, last week, I had the pleasure of... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "40825",
"author": "hawkeye18",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T15:19:41",
"content": "Great article! One massive, glaring error, though, and it’s one that no tech writer should ever make. It’s regarding your statement about Moore’s law, which I get the distinct impression that you’ve never... | 1,760,377,770.24825 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/19/iphone-ssh-client-roundup/ | IPhone SSH Client Roundup | Strom Carlson | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News",
"Roundup"
] | [
"apple",
"iphone",
"iphone3g",
"iSSH",
"pTerm",
"ssh",
"TouchTerm"
] | Considering an
iPhone
but not sure if you can live without SSH in your pocket? Have no fear! Hot off the press is this
review of four SSH clients for the iPhone
: iSSH, pTerm, TouchTerm, and SSH. All four clients have their strengths and weaknesses, and iSSH seems to be the best option so far. Although each of these is... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "40815",
"author": "mklebel",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T06:53:28",
"content": "I can’t kill a command with ctrl c or x. I have yet to find a ash client for the iPhone that can do this. Is there another keystroke that can kill the command?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"... | 1,760,377,770.351304 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/19/how-to-hack-a-thingamakit/ | How-To: Hack A ThingamaKIT | loganwilliams | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"how-to"
] | [
"audio",
"bleeplabs",
"circuitbending",
"circuitbent",
"howto",
"photoresistor",
"review",
"thingamagoop",
"thingamakit"
] | The
ThingamaKIT
is an anthropomorphic analog synthesizer kit from
Bleep Labs
. Using “LEDacles”, photoresistors, knobs, and switches, it generates interesting high pitched vocalizations. Bleep Labs sent us a review unit and this article shares our experiences building and using the kit. We’ve also included a tutorial o... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "40802",
"author": "Jack Ward",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T02:16:54",
"content": "wow this thing is so bad ass",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40803",
"author": "sam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T03:00:52",
"content": "ser... | 1,760,377,770.198326 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/19/defcon-16-list-of-tools-compiled/ | Defcon 16: List Of Tools Compiled | Kimberly Lau | [
"cons",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"applications",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"defcon2008",
"hacking",
"tools",
"zeroday"
] | Zero Day posted a
list of tools and applications that were released
at
Defcon 16
. The applications run the gamut, from
Beholder
, an open source wireless IDS tool, to
CollabREate
, a reverse-engineering plugin that allows multiple people to share a single project. The list covers a lot of ground, and there’s a lot for... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "40801",
"author": "Marco",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T00:14:42",
"content": "The kiosk hack presentation was awesome. “Any internet kiosk owned in 2 minutes or less”. It also serves as a nice repository of common exploits for systems running IE.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,377,770.28847 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/18/usb-switched-power-strip/ | USB Switched Power Strip | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"highvoltage",
"powerstrip",
"usb"
] | [toymotorhead] pieced together this
USB controlled power strip
to help with his electrical bill. His goal was to be able to have devices turned off automatically when he shut down his computer as well as powered on when he turned his computer on. Another requirement was that the USB be isolated to protect the motherboa... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "40729",
"author": "AndrewNeo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-18T22:19:20",
"content": "Does anyone know how much these cost to buy ‘retail’? My friend had one, to turn on his RAID power supply when the computer came on. Was just a USB cable, with male A at one end, and a male and female ele... | 1,760,377,770.497972 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/17/upcoming-events/ | Upcoming Events | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"25c3",
"arseelektronika",
"ccc",
"event",
"hackercon",
"hackers",
"makerfaire",
"roboexotica",
"toorcon"
] | It looks like it’s time to update our
event list
. Here are some hacking related events happening through the rest of the year.
ToorCon
September 26-28 San Diego, CA – In its tenth year, ToorCon has always been
one of our favorites
. The conference is fairly small, but features great content like last year’s
fuzzing ta... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "40720",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2008-08-18T06:21:26",
"content": "It might not be as big as the other cons, but Phreaknic 12 is scheduled to take place October 24-25 in Nashville, TN.http://phreaknic.info/pn12/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,770.538935 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/17/scratch-built-jog-wheel/ | Scratch Built Jog Wheel | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"bittech",
"griffin",
"griffinpowermate",
"instructables",
"mouse",
"powermate",
"salvage",
"scavenge",
"scrollwheel",
"vcr",
"vcrhead",
"video",
"volumouse"
] | [whatsisface] sent in his
scratch built clone of a Griffin PowerMate
. The
PowerMate
… is just a big knob, so it’s easy to see why more than one person has attempted this. [whatsisface] was inspired by a bit-tech post that did
nearly the same thing
, only they used the head out of a VCR for the knob. All the other comp... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "40710",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-08-18T04:54:00",
"content": "“[whatsisface] sent in his scratch built clone of a Griffin PowerMate. The PowerMate… is just a big knob, so it’s easy to why more than one person has attempted this. “Rephrase asap.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,770.584898 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/16/ps3-hacked-for-backups/ | PS3 Hacked For Backups? | Eliot | [
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"backup",
"bluray",
"piracy",
"playstation",
"playstation3",
"ps3",
"video"
] | The video above supposedly shows a
Playstation 3 booting a game from the hard drive
by booting a legitimate game from disc. There aren’t many other details besides a comment that backing up Blu-ray discs takes a lot of space. So, if this does actually work, it’s doubtful we’ll see much piracy because of it.
[via
PS3Sce... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "40691",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-17T06:53:54",
"content": "Reminds me of when I used to use HDloader to boot games and get around the region protection. I could see this as potentially useful for those who used Winhiip to switch ISOs in and out of the hard dr... | 1,760,377,770.939554 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/16/25c3-nothing-to-hide-announced/ | 25C3: Nothing To Hide Announced | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"24c3",
"25c3",
"biohacking",
"ccc",
"chaoscommunicationcongress",
"chaoscomputerclub",
"congress",
"drewendy",
"fullsteamahead",
"mifare",
"nothingtohide"
] | Germany’s
Chaos Computer Club
has announced the theme for their annual Chaos Communication Congress: “
Nothing to hide
“. Like last year’s “
Full steam ahead!
“, it’s open to many interpretations. People striking down privacy laws often say citizens shouldn’t mind since they have “Nothing to hide”. The phrase is also c... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "40684",
"author": "laptopleon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-17T15:29:46",
"content": "I agree on their motto, only I mean it. People who are honest really have nothing to hide. I don’t see how they can break the law by publicating fingerprints, like they say, it’s like publicating photogr... | 1,760,377,770.673832 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/16/acer-aspire-one-hard-drive-upgrade/ | Acer Aspire One Hard Drive Upgrade | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"acer",
"aceraspire",
"aceraspireone",
"ipod",
"pata",
"ssd",
"subnotebook",
"tnkgrl",
"upgrade",
"zif"
] | As promised
, [tnkgrl] has published
part two of Acer Aspire One upgrade
. In part one she added Bluetooth and more RAM. This time around she focuses on the storage. The subnotebook comes from the factory with an 8GB SSD. The flash based storage readily unplugs from a small ZIF connector. [tnkgrl] replaced it with a 60... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "40682",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-08-17T18:23:28",
"content": "I love reading stuff just like this on hackaday.tnkgrl does some really nice work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43639",
"author": "Saheb",
... | 1,760,377,770.979469 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/making-packaging-part-of-the-product/ | Making Packaging Part Of The Product | Strom Carlson | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"furniture",
"packaging",
"waste",
"waste reduction",
"WasteReduction"
] | Discouraged at the mounds of packaging you’re throwing away every time you buy new stuff? Artist [David Gardener] may have just the solution for you:
design products where the packaging is an integral part of the product itself
. We can envision a whole line of IKEA furniture, for example, that turns inside-out and use... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "40677",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2008-08-16T07:44:29",
"content": "Good idea but a sure way to burn your house down. The electronics onthose CF bulbs can get very hot!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40678",
"author"... | 1,760,377,770.878688 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/how-to-hotwire-your-own-car/ | How To Hotwire Your Own Car | Strom Carlson | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"cars",
"hotwire",
"ignition"
] | Picture this scenario: it’s 2 AM, you’re stuck somewhere you’d rather not be, and you’ve lost your car keys. If you can’t call the Auto Club, what do you do? Hotwire your own car, of course.
Wired.com has a wiki article
detailing all the things you need to do to get that car running: how to identify which wires to conn... | 74 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "40655",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-16T00:22:53",
"content": "I was once obsessed with this subject.Since the mid nineties even cars like Honda preludes started getting RFID keys. The 2000 integra didn’t have it though. It’s always been like this. Some cars didn’t ge... | 1,760,377,771.137602 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/hack-your-customer-service-rep/ | Hack Your Customer Service Rep | Strom Carlson | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"customer service",
"CustomerService",
"psychology",
"social engineering",
"SocialEngineering"
] | Hacks come in all forms, and psychological hacks are no different. [Noah Goldstein], a behavioral scientist at the
University of Chicago
, has written
a book
in which he details scientifically proven methods of persuading others.
One of these methods
stands out as being particularly useful at alleviating one of the mos... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "40636",
"author": "BruceJ",
"timestamp": "2008-08-16T00:33:03",
"content": "Wow.. I seem to remember my mommy teaching me this “hack”:“Be nice to people and they’re more likely to be nice to you back.”But then, she wasn’t some sociology academic, so his version is far more authorita... | 1,760,377,771.038409 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/antivirus-products-still-fail-on-fresh-viruses/ | Antivirus Products Still Fail On Fresh Viruses | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"antivirus",
"malware",
"security",
"spam",
"waxy"
] | Many computer users rely on
antivirus
software from McAfee and Symantec to protect their computers from
malware
, worms, and viruses. Since the creation of viruses outpaces the protection abilities of the software, antivirus protection lags behind and may not be as secure as you think. [Gary Warner] provides some examp... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "40627",
"author": "BigBalls",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T23:56:32",
"content": "This is a hack?WOW!I must say did you guys really think that your readers (who I imagine are here for actual hacks) are prepubescent girls? We are here to learn about hacks not be told for the 892173846987... | 1,760,377,771.258454 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/criminals-steal-credit-card-data-just-by-wardriving/ | Criminals Steal Credit Card Data Just By Wardriving | Strom Carlson | [
"News",
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"credit",
"credit card fraud",
"creditcard",
"CreditCardFraud",
"debitcard",
"fraud",
"news",
"wardriving",
"wep",
"wifi"
] | A federal grand jury in Boston has
charged eleven people
with the theft of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers from retail stores. What makes this case interesting is that, although the defendants stole the data from retail establishments, they did so without ever having to leave their cars; they stole t... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "40618",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-08-16T00:06:35",
"content": "Impressive. 41 million is quite a large number even considering that the average number of cards per person in the US is 10.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,771.318936 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/wiimote-missile-launcher/ | Wiimote Missile Launcher | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"autoaim",
"missile",
"misslelauncher",
"nintendo",
"wiimote"
] | [toelle] has shown yet another use for the Wiimote by having it auto aim his
USB missle launcher
. The bill of materials is pretty simple: a Wiimote, a motorized USB missile launcher, some duct tape and
glovepie
.
Simply tape the Wiimote to the missile launcher, install glove pie and follow his instructions for some cu... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "40617",
"author": "Karl Ostmo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-18T20:48:24",
"content": "For those interested, I’ve developed a controller for this rocket launcher (and also for the Dream Cheeky launchers) for Linux. You can get an installer or the source athttp://pyrocket.googlecode.comHack... | 1,760,377,771.400777 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/plotter-made-entirely-from-lego/ | Plotter Made Entirely From Lego | Strom Carlson | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"lego",
"nxt",
"pinplotter",
"plotter"
] | Check out this awesome tool that [Alfonso Martone] built and wrote in to tell us about: a
pin plotter made entirely from Lego
(except for the addition of a pin in one brick). [Alfonso] has managed to get 33dpi resolution with a “printable” area of 90x70mm. The NXT device reads 1bit bitmapped images in PBM format and ou... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "40607",
"author": "Franz",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T21:41:17",
"content": "Good!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40608",
"author": "Joe",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T22:41:03",
"content": "You should make the frame out ... | 1,760,377,771.365102 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/iphone-with-a-light-up-apple-logo/ | IPhone With A Light-up Apple Logo | Strom Carlson | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"applelogo",
"hardware hack",
"HardwareHack",
"iphone",
"iphone3g"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgfyUsjwGwM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999]
If you feel that your
iPhone
alone no longer carries the cachet it once did, what with the price dropping and all, this may be just the modification that you need to stand out among the crowd.
iPhones.ru
has a teaser g... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "40597",
"author": "YoYo-Pete",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T19:33:16",
"content": "That’s sweet… especially if you have battery life. (It does looks sweet. Might be cooler to have it software controllable… mini flahslight or whatever)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,771.508083 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/biometric-locks-turned-trojan/ | Biometric Locks Turned Trojan | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"biometric",
"defcon",
"fingerprint",
"lock",
"lockpicking"
] | In the same vein as our recent
Defcon
article on
biometric cloning
, White Wolf Security has released this article about turning a
biometric door lock into a trojan
. They note that there are many common ways to break into one, from harvesting fingerprints to using gummy bears to fake a finger. This hack involves havin... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "40590",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T22:12:01",
"content": "Not news, not a hack, and not in any way impressive, useful, or interesting at all. WTF is so special about making a motor work when you apply power to it?This site has really gone to hell.",
"parent_id":... | 1,760,377,771.463345 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/robot-that-runs-on-rat-brain-cells/ | Robot That Runs On Rat Brain Cells | Strom Carlson | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"fetus",
"newscientist",
"rat",
"ratfetus",
"reading",
"robot",
"video"
] | Scientists at the
University of Reading
have created a robot that runs not on microprocessors, but on
brain cells extracted from a rat fetus
. The robot is equipped with several sensors which stimulate the rat neurons whenever the robot approaches a wall; the response of the neurons then determines whether the robot av... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "40584",
"author": "JanezD",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T18:44:26",
"content": "One word: awsome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40585",
"author": "maltorax",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T19:00:17",
"content": "Speechless…"... | 1,760,377,771.788946 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/15/make-a-stretchy-fabric-usb-cable/ | Make A Stretchy Fabric USB Cable | Strom Carlson | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"cable",
"fabric",
"instructables",
"stretch",
"usb",
"wearable"
] | If you’ve been puzzled over a discreet, durable way to sew wiring into your clothing, then puzzle no more: [Plusea] has put together a writeup detailing how to make a
USB cable partly out of stretchy cotton fabric
. Although the design as detailed doesn’t give much practical use for the invention, we can think of sever... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "40580",
"author": "William Kinirons",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T19:20:47",
"content": "Or make stun-clothing…combine it with your standard, run of the mill “USB Shock Therapy device” (http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2006/01/03/taiyo-buzztrainer-usb-shock-therapy-device/) and maybe a remo... | 1,760,377,771.544093 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/14/defcon-16-biometric-cloning/ | Defcon 16: Biometric Cloning | Eliot | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"biometric",
"biometrics",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"geometry",
"hand",
"handgeometry",
"handmold",
"handscanner",
"mold",
"security"
] | One of the more novel talks we saw at
Defcon
was [Zac Franken]
presenting on access control systems
. He covered several different types, but the real fun was his live demo of bypassing a hand geometry scanners like the one pictured above. With the help of two assistants, 4 pounds of chromatic dental alginate, and 5 li... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "40575",
"author": "rivetgeek",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T05:35:08",
"content": "How is this worthy of defcon? i mean for christ’s sake the mythbusters did this like two seasons ago and hey did it better from a lifted fingerprint on a glass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,771.866545 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/14/riaa-pays-out-108000-to-p2p-lawsuit-defendant/ | RIAA Pays Out $108,000 To P2P Lawsuit Defendant | rossfairgrieve | [
"News"
] | [
"filesharing",
"filesharinglawsuit",
"lawsuit",
"music",
"p2p",
"riaa",
"riaa lawsuit",
"RiaaLawsuit"
] | [
Tanya Andersen
], the defendant in
Atlantic v. Andersen
, has
finally been paid $107,951
for reimbursement of legal fees.
RIAA
lawyers had appealed to get the amount reduced and originally offered $30,000 then $60,000, but [Andersen]’s lawyers convinced the judge to uphold the six-figure sum.
This is a significant se... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "40563",
"author": "miles",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T04:41:29",
"content": "Portland 0regon?Portland or seeks exactly that?Come on, this is ridiculous, oregon are we to assume that you don’t use this font when you copy and paste news articles into hackaday.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,771.746161 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/14/creepy-robot-eye-follows-you-and-winks-in-response/ | Creepy Robot Eye Follows You And Winks In Response | rossfairgrieve | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"art",
"artwork",
"creepy",
"eye",
"interaction",
"interactive",
"robot",
"robotics",
"robots"
] | Opto-Isolator
is an interesting art installation that was
on display at the Bitforms Gallery in NYC
. This single movement-tracking eye creates a statement about how we view art and is a response to the question “what if art could view us?”. The somewhat creepy display not only follows the person viewing it, but mimics... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "40560",
"author": "Ross Snider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T02:55:29",
"content": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oxusxckjey",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40561",
"author": "Pavlo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T03:44:16",
... | 1,760,377,772.157331 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/14/watching-dvds-on-your-wii/ | Watching DVDs On Your Wii | Benjamin Eckel | [
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"dvd",
"hombrew",
"homebrewchannel",
"mplayer",
"nintendo",
"twilighthack",
"wii"
] | Nintendo Wii Fanboy explains how to
watch DVDs on your Wii using the new MPlayer application
. Although the reviews are mixed, some claim it works and others claim it doesn’t, most are excited about this new feature which has been missing since the Wii’s launch. To get this working, you need to run the
Twilight Hack
an... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "40555",
"author": "0xtob",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T01:16:28",
"content": "Original announcement of the hack:http://hackmii.com/2008/08/libdi-and-the-dvdx-installer/If you have a modchip you need to install patchmii first (link in the announcement), otherwise it will not work.",
... | 1,760,377,771.994379 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/14/new-discovery-channel-show-starring-hackers/ | New Discovery Channel Show Starring Hackers | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"discovery channel",
"DiscoveryChannel",
"gadgets",
"hacker",
"joe grand",
"JoeGrand",
"mike north",
"MikeNorth",
"prototype this",
"PrototypeThis",
"robots",
"terry sandin",
"TerrySandin",
"tv",
"zoz brooks",
"ZozBrooks"
] | A new
Discovery Channel show titled Prototype This!
will debut on October 15, 2008. Hoping to capture the same demographic as
Mythbusters
‘ audience, the show is about designing and creating robots, gadgets, and other things that nerds will love.
Prototype This!
is hosted by four wide-ranging experts: [Zoz Brooks], who... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "40540",
"author": "Fate",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T20:44:38",
"content": "This looks like it might be good. I hope that it bumps Smash Lab off the air as that show is absolutely horrible.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40541",
... | 1,760,377,771.930273 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/14/led-floor-captures-digital-footprints/ | LED Floor Captures Digital Footprints | Kimberly Lau | [
"LED Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"floor",
"flooring",
"footprints",
"led",
"leds",
"sensacell"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpRE6CM3oOY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999]
Sensacell
created a unique interactive flooring system for the
2008 World Expo in Zaragoza, Spain
. Comprised of 1000 LED panels, the 250 foot installation is covered in architectural glass and lights up in response to... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "40535",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T19:20:45",
"content": "They cut away when the most potentially interesting thing was about to happen: when the stroller wheels rolled over it.The mop made up for it, but not by much.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,772.200977 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/14/modding-the-acer-aspire-one-with-bluetooth/ | Modding The Acer Aspire One With Bluetooth | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"acer",
"ApireOne",
"asus701",
"Asuseeepc",
"bluetooth",
"tnkgrl"
] | [tnkgrl], a regular around here, is at it again. This time she has modded an Acer Aspire One subnotebook to have
internal Bluetooth
. She’s released part 1 of a multi part tutorial on beefing up the Aspire One. In this part, she covers disassembly, adding more RAM, and adding the Bluetooth hardware. She suggests that y... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "40532",
"author": "Keaton reckard",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T21:20:57",
"content": "nothing new",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40533",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T17:08:39",
"content": "Nothin... | 1,760,377,772.03925 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/14/poiplay-led-poi/ | PoiPlay – LED Poi | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"poi",
"poiplay"
] | PoiPlay
is an elegant mix of new technology and traditional medium.
Poi
, Maori for ball, is a traditional form of juggling originating in New Zealand. In poi, a ball at the end of a rope or chain is swung in circular motion to develop visual patterns. Often augmented by flame, and more recently LEDs and glow sticks.
T... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "40524",
"author": "dnafrequency",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T18:50:09",
"content": "I think I just creamed my pants a little",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40525",
"author": "MattTC",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T19:01:51",
... | 1,760,377,772.122031 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/13/homemade-tube-screamer-clone/ | Homemade Tube Screamer Clone | Benjamin Eckel | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"guitar",
"guitarpedal",
"instructables",
"pedal",
"tonepad",
"ts808",
"ts9",
"tube screamer",
"TubeScreamer"
] | [jonboytang] documented his construction of a
clone of the famous Tube Screamer overdrive pedal
from a set of
plans found at tonepad
. The tonepad site says you can use the plans to build either a TS-9 or a TS-808, both of which have been classic staples in every guitar player’s setup since the 70s. Although the old pa... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "40519",
"author": "Toshibi",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T02:15:28",
"content": "I think I may make the Big Muff Pi my first real electronics project (the other ones have been ugly kludges). My band used it back in the 90’s in the studio and it had a nice distortion/fuzz sound.",
"p... | 1,760,377,772.076192 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/13/burning-in-the-siftables/ | Burning In The Siftables | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"interface",
"modular",
"physicalinterfacce",
"siftables",
"tangibleinterface",
"wireless"
] | [Curiouslee] put up some pictures of his
Siftables burn in
. He got them in the mail with all their accessories and decided to make a special box to carry it all. He started with an ArtBin parts box and cut out dividers where necessary to make everything fit nice and tidy.
The
Siftables
are quite interesting. They are ... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "40515",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T02:49:39",
"content": "i want some!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40516",
"author": "isforinsects",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T05:31:59",
"content": "Mike/Curiousl... | 1,760,377,772.279418 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/13/rgb-monome-clone/ | RGB Monome Clone | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"monome",
"rgb",
"rgbLED",
"rgbmonome",
"sparkfun"
] | [Julien Bayle] has posted this great breakdown of building an
RGB monome clone
. He is a musical performer using
Ableton Live
. He wanted to do away with the need for a computer screen and found that the
monome
would have been perfect had it been RGB. So he decided to build his own.
The parts list for the entire projec... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "40508",
"author": "emilio",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T19:25:22",
"content": "sweet, man! those monomes are hilariously overpriced, so kudos for sidestepping them and building an even better one! granted, those sparkfun button pads aren’t cheap, but this probably all came out under ... | 1,760,377,772.367523 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/12/google-releases-keyczar/ | Google Releases KeyCzar | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"cryptography",
"encryption",
"google",
"keyczar"
] | Google has
released keyCzar
, a cryptographic toolkit that supports encryption and authentication for both symmetric and public-key algorithms.
Cryptography is a common problem area for web programmers. keyCzar aims to help alleviate some of the issues by supplying safe defaults, tagging versions, and a simple interfac... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "40418",
"author": "William Kinirons",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T18:23:40",
"content": "Let Google keep the keys to the castle, direct traffic to the castle, AND charge to send it there?Im in!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40419... | 1,760,377,772.581474 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/11/defcon-16-glimpses-of-the-network-operations-center/ | Defcon 16: Glimpses Of The Network Operations Center | Kimberly Lau | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"hardware",
"noc",
"security"
] | Wired’s Threat Level takes us on a
photo tour of the Defcon Network Operations Center
, giving a unique behind-the-scenes perspective of one of the largest computer security conventions. The Defcon Network Operations Center is run by a volunteer group named the “Goons”. They keep operations running smoothly and securel... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "40414",
"author": "jose lope",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T05:25:59",
"content": "Best PSA message ever…“We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for this year’s network security … Cisco… and Smith and Wesson…”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,772.478398 |
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