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https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/inputs-of-interest-the-svalboard-could-be-your-salvation/	Inputs Of Interest: The Svalboard Could Be Your Salvation	Kristina Panos	[ "Hackaday Columns", "Peripherals Hacks" ]	[ "assistive technology", "DataHand", "DataHands", "key travel", "lalboard", "magnets", "optical switches", "repetitive stress injury", "rp2040", "Svalboard" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…uts-02.jpg?w=800	You know, sometimes dreams really do come true. When I told you about the DataHand keyboard almost four years ago , I never imagined I’d ever get to lay my hands on anything even remotely like it, between the original price point and the fact that they really, really hold their value. But thanks to [Morgan Venable], cr...	12	6	[ { "comment_id": "6731580", "author": "CityZen", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T19:01:26", "content": "This is one of those things that I don’t know if I’d want unless I tried it for a bit first.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6731589", "author": ...	1,760,372,008.029655
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/how-many-time-zones-are-there-anyway/	How Many Time Zones Are There Anyway?	Al Williams	[ "clock hacks", "Software Development" ]	[ "how computers track timezones", "time", "time zone" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…2/zone.png?w=800	Nowadays, it’s an even bet that your newest project somehow connects to the Internet and, thus, to the world. Even if it doesn’t, if you share your plans, someone might reproduce your creation in some far distant locale. If your design uses time, you might need to think about time zones. Easy, right? That’s what [Zain ...	38	17	[ { "comment_id": "6731526", "author": "Herr Brain", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T16:59:43", "content": "Hot take: time zones no longer need to exist. They served their purpose back when railroads started connecting cities that all ran at different times. But now we live in an age where clocks can be sync...	1,760,372,008.106498
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/parts-we-miss-the-mains-transformer/	Parts We Miss: The Mains Transformer	Jenny List	[ "Featured", "Interest", "Original Art", "Parts" ]	[ "mains transformer", "power supply", "transformer" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.png?w=800	About two decades ago there was a quiet revolution in electronics which went unnoticed by many, but which overturned a hundred years of accepted practice. You’d have noticed it if you had a mobile phone, the charger for your Nokia dumbphone around the year 2000 would have been a weighty device, while the one for your f...	57	32	[ { "comment_id": "6731483", "author": "Sanjay", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T15:10:51", "content": "I use transformers on my bench. First, I do not trust SMPSes and second, they provide better isolation.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6731615", ...	1,760,372,008.390556
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/apple-pushes-back-on-right-to-repair-bill-due-to-parts-pairing/	Apple Pushes Back On Right To Repair Bill Due To Parts Pairing	Maya Posch	[ "News", "Repair Hacks" ]	[ "parts pairing", "right to repair" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…Repair.jpg?w=800	After previously supporting one in California, Apple has made an about-face and is now pushing back against a “Right to Repair” bill ( Senate Bill 1596 ) currently under consideration in Oregon. The reason for this appears to be due to this new bill making parts pairing illegal, as reported by [404media] and [PCMag] . ...	66	14	[ { "comment_id": "6731425", "author": "craig", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T12:25:34", "content": "For those interested, via first Google result.“The parts pairing system allows Apple to maintain its monopoly by ensuring replacement parts are linked to a specific device and can only be unlocked by Apple ...	1,760,372,008.209348
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/ai-powered-bumper-sticker-provides-context-sensitive-urban-camouflage/	AI-Powered Bumper Sticker Provides Context-Sensitive Urban Camouflage	Dan Maloney	[ "Transportation Hacks" ]	[ "bumpah stickah", "bumper sticker", "geolocation", "geopy", "gps", "hdmi", "opinion", "politics", "Raspberry Pi Zero" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…er.jpg.png?w=800	While we absolutely support the right of everyone to express their opinions, it seems to us that it’s rarely wise to turn your vehicle into a mobile billboard for your positions. Aside from potentially messing up the finish on your car, what’s popular and acceptable at home might attract unwanted attention while travel...	17	12	[ { "comment_id": "6731387", "author": "HP", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T09:27:27", "content": "Shure, AI Powered… :D", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6731395", "author": "Claptrap", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T09:56:49", "content": "Love thi...	1,760,372,007.798813
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/thermal-earring-tracks-body-temperature/	Thermal Earring Tracks Body Temperature	Kristina Panos	[ "Wearable Hacks" ]	[ "body temperature", "Earring", "magnets", "ovulation", "smart earring", "temperature", "Thermal" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ng-800.jpg?w=800	If you want to constantly measure body temperature to track things like ovulation, you usually have to wear something around your wrist or finger in the form of a smartwatch or ring. Well, what if you can’t or don’t want to adorn yourself this way? Then there’s the thermal earring. Developed at the University of Washin...	11	3	[ { "comment_id": "6731366", "author": "helge", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T08:18:53", "content": "Before Texas Instruments killed off TMP006 / TMP007 for obscure and probably legal reasons, one could also have made something more loose-fitting that would look into the ear canal.How much would the ear lo...	1,760,372,007.909833
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/writing-so-easy-a-caveperson-could-do-it/	Writing – So Easy A Caveperson Could Do It	Navarre Bartz	[ "Reverse Engineering", "Science" ]	[ "anthropology", "cave writing", "caveman", "caveperson", "cavewoman", "hunting", "paleo", "paleolithic", "writing" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ux_004.jpg?w=800	We modern humans tend to take writing for granted, and often forget that like any other technology, somebody had to invent it. Researchers from Cambridge believe they’ve determined the purpose of one of the earliest writing beta-tests . Examining a database of images taken in caves throughout Europe and dated to the Up...	10	6	[ { "comment_id": "6731444", "author": "Twisty Plastic", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T13:31:32", "content": "Are they saying that cave paintings were utilitarian? That their purpose was to tell whoever might be passing through what game was available in the area and when?", "parent_id": null, "dep...	1,760,372,007.850324
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/tandy-pocket-computer-assembly-is-weird/	Tandy Pocket Computer Assembly Is… Weird	Al Williams	[ "Retrocomputing" ]	[ "CAP-X", "COMP-X", "pocket pc", "radio shack", "tandy" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…02/ppc.png?w=800	Radio Shack had a long history of buying things overseas, having their name slapped on them, and selling them in the United States. That was the case with the Tandy Pocket Computers, which were in that awkward space between calculators and full-blown computers. Like many computers of those days, if you wanted to do any...	21	10	[ { "comment_id": "6730950", "author": "Nik", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T06:56:40", "content": "I have about the same collection as in the video.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6731037", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02...	1,760,372,007.743468
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/meet-goody-2-the-worlds-most-responsible-and-least-helpful-ai/	Meet GOODY-2, The World’s Most Responsible (And Least Helpful) AI	Donald Papp	[ "Art", "Artificial Intelligence" ]	[ "ai", "art", "funny", "LLM" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…05/ros.jpg?w=800	AI guardrails and safety features are as important to get right as they are difficult to implement in a way that satisfies everyone. This means safety features tend to err on the side of caution. Side effects include AI models adopting a vaguely obsequious tone, and coming off as overly priggish when they refuse reason...	28	14	[ { "comment_id": "6730915", "author": "CityZen", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T03:51:43", "content": "I would say something, but the potential for irreparable embarrassment is too great.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730928", "author": "T...	1,760,372,008.282953
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/melodio-self-mate/	Melodio Self Mate	Navarre Bartz	[ "handhelds hacks", "ipod hacks", "Musical Hacks" ]	[ "click wheel", "dac", "ESP32", "headphone port", "ipod", "Melodio", "personal media player" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…dio-R7.png?w=800	While the proliferation of the smartphone has caused the personal music player (PMP) market to mostly evaporate, there are still those who prefer a standalone device for their music. The Melodio Self-Mate is one such spiritual successor to the iPod. Music-only devices really benefit from the wheel interface pioneered b...	25	6	[ { "comment_id": "6730992", "author": "dudefromthenorth", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T09:07:14", "content": "sorry, what was the question?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6731007", "author": "Jan", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T09:52:14...	1,760,372,007.968954
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/bringing-modern-technology-to-a-sled/	Bringing Modern Technology To A Sled	Bryan Cockfield	[ "Transportation Hacks" ]	[ "arduino", "battery", "electric", "fan", "jet", "Norway", "skating", "sled", "street sled", "turbine" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…d-main.png?w=800	Street sledding, a popular pastime in Norway, is an activity that is slowly dwindling in popularity, at least as far as [Justin] aka [Garage Avenger] has noticed. It used to be a fun way of getting around frozen lakes and roads during winter, and while some still have their sleds [Justin] wanted to see if there was a w...	17	9	[ { "comment_id": "6730781", "author": "Neuron Plectrum", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T21:17:57", "content": "Rosebu–AAAAAHHHHHHH!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730833", "author": "EGO111", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T23:06:17", ...	1,760,372,008.542535
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/understanding-deep-learning-free-mit-press-ebook-for-instructors-and-students/	Understanding Deep Learning: Free MIT Press EBook For Instructors And Students	Maya Posch	[ "News" ]	[ "deep learning" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…etwork.jpg?w=800	The recently published book Understanding Deep Learning by [Simon J. D. Prince] is notable not only for focusing primarily on the concepts behind Deep Learning — which should make it highly accessible to most — but also in that it can be either purchased as a hardcover from MIT Press or downloaded for free from the Und...	9	6	[ { "comment_id": "6730733", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T19:35:59", "content": "Deep look at deep learning. It’s “deep” all the way down.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6730738", "author": "Stop reading period", "timest...	1,760,372,008.592276
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/ethernet-for-hackers-the-very-basics/	Ethernet For Hackers: The Very Basics	Arya Voronova	[ "Hackaday Columns", "how-to", "Network Hacks", "Slider" ]	[ "8p8c", "ethernet", "how-to", "phy", "RJ-45", "rj45" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.png?w=800	Ethernet is ubiquitous, fast, and simple. You only need two diffpairs (four wires) to establish a 100Mbit link, the hardware is everywhere, you can do Ethernet over long distances easily, and tons of the microcontrollers and SoCs support it, too. Overall, it’s a technology you will be glad to know about, and there’s hu...	93	27	[ { "comment_id": "6730684", "author": "Arya Voronova", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T18:12:47", "content": "Bonus fact comment time! If you have crimped Ethernet cables before, especially the old kind of cables, you might have seen that different colour pairs have different twist rates. There’s two reason...	1,760,372,008.738217
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/3d-printing-functional-human-brain-tissue-for-research-purposes/	3D Printing Functional Human Brain Tissue For Research Purposes	Maya Posch	[ "Science" ]	[ "neural networks", "neuron" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ropped.jpg?w=800	Graphical summary of the newly developed 3D bioprinting process. (Credit: Yan et al., 2024) The brain is probably the least explored organ, much of which is due to the difficulty of studying it in situ rather than in slices under a microscope. Even growing small organoids out of neurons provide few clues, as this is no...	18	8	[ { "comment_id": "6730652", "author": "CRJEEA", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T16:51:12", "content": "Because what could possibly go wrong.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730736", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T19:40...	1,760,372,009.242497
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/tool-changing-bah-just-add-a-second-gantry/	Tool Changing? Bah! Just Add A Second Gantry	Donald Papp	[ "3d Printer hacks" ]	[ "dual gantry", "IDEX", "voron" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.png?w=800	What’s a dual gantry 3D printer? It’s a machine with two completely independent XY motion systems, with two independent hot ends, sharing the same build platform. That might be a little hard to visualize, so head over to [Zruncho 3D]’s Dueling Zero project and get a good look at what what a dual gantry machine looks li...	15	7	[ { "comment_id": "6731317", "author": "Andrew", "timestamp": "2024-02-14T01:21:58", "content": "Ok. So maybe light gold and dark gold were a poor choice for this demonstration, and a multicoloured cylinder is not really compelling, but the gantries seemed to move as they were supposed to.", "pare...	1,760,372,009.11489
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/memory-box-shows-photos-based-on-fingerprint/	Memory Box Shows Photos Based On Fingerprint	Kristina Panos	[ "Raspberry Pi" ]	[ "e-ink display", "fingerprint scanner", "memory box", "Raspberry Pi Zero W" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ox-800.png?w=800	With his young son’s birthday coming up in a few weeks, [Mike Buss] wanted to build him something fun that the boy could hold on to all his life. After doing some sketching, [Mike] arrived at the idea to make a memory box uses a fingerprint scanner to show different pictures based on the fingerprint. [Mike] started by ...	2	1	[ { "comment_id": "6731274", "author": "HaHa", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T22:21:05", "content": "Hope the boy has a longer design life then those components.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6731288", "author": "peek", "timestamp": ...	1,760,372,008.89722
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/a-clock-made-out-of-electromechanical-relays/	A Clock Made Out Of Electromechanical Relays	Maya Posch	[ "clock hacks" ]	[ "analog clock", "relay logic" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ropped.jpg?w=800	Electromechanical circuits using relays are mostly a lost art these days, but sometimes you get people like [Aart] who can’t resist to turn a stack of clackity-clack relays into a functional design, like in this case a clock (article in Dutch, Google Translate ). It was made using components that [Aart] had come in pos...	11	6	[ { "comment_id": "6731203", "author": "Christoph", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T19:47:30", "content": "The Google translate link translates from latin to english. It should translate from dutch to english :https://www-aartsite-nl.translate.goog/2024/02/11/relais-klok/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en...	1,760,372,008.941244
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/have-a-ball-with-this-3d-printed-sphere-making-machine/	Have A Ball With This 3D Printed Sphere-Making Machine	Dan Maloney	[ "Tool Hacks" ]	[ "abrasive", "ball", "grinding", "polish", "sandpaper", "sphere", "spheroid", "wood" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…lisher.png?w=800	Alright, everyone has 30 seconds to get all the jokes out of their system before we proceed with a look at this 3D printed wooden ball polisher . Ready? Theoretically, making a sphere out of any material should be easy. All you need to do is pick a point in space inside the material and eliminate everything more than a...	19	10	[ { "comment_id": "6731146", "author": "BT", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T16:52:13", "content": "That’ll be 30 secs then", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6731164", "author": "cplamb", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T18:13:08", "content": "It remin...	1,760,372,008.845715
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/sprint-the-mach-10-magic-missile-that-wasnt-magic-enough/	Sprint: The Mach 10 Magic Missile That Wasn’t Magic Enough	Lewin Day	[ "Engineering", "Featured", "History", "News", "Slider" ]	[ "abm", "abm system", "ballistic missile", "missile" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.png?w=800	Defending an area against incoming missiles is a difficult task. Missiles are incredibly fast and present a small target. Assuming you know they’re coming, you have to be able to track them accurately if you’re to have any hope of stopping them. Then, you need some kind of wonderous missile of your own that’s fast enou...	75	23	[ { "comment_id": "6731127", "author": "Herbert", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T16:14:18", "content": "Wow, very interesting. The choice of a nuclear warhead on the interceptor seems totally reasonable given the scenario in which it would be deployed.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies":...	1,760,372,009.061626
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/piezo-transducers-could-turn-displays-into-speakers/	Piezo Transducers Could Turn Displays Into Speakers	Maya Posch	[ "Tech Hacks" ]	[ "loudspeaker", "piezoelectric" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…peaker.jpg?w=800	Will piezoelectric-based speakers replace traditional speakers over the coming years in space-constrained devices? We have definitely seen the use of piezo transducers in e.g. high-end televisions that use the display’s surface not just for the visual content, but also as a highly dynamic speaker. If you extrapolate th...	28	11	[ { "comment_id": "6731051", "author": "Neuron Plectrum", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T13:12:56", "content": "It’s not too different from theaters putting speakers behind the screen.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6731059", "author": "Marti...	1,760,372,009.184923
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/stepping-inside-art-in-vr-and-the-workflow-behind-it/	Stepping Inside Art In VR, And The Workflow Behind It	Donald Papp	[ "Art", "Virtual Reality" ]	[ "3d", "art", "vr", "workflow" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…imized.gif?w=507	The process of creating something is always chock-full of things to learn, so it’s always a treat when someone takes the time and effort to share it. [Teadrinker] recently published the technique and workflow behind bringing art into VR , which explains exactly how they created a virtual reality art gallery that allows...	13	4	[ { "comment_id": "6731016", "author": "Jan", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T10:11:30", "content": "wow!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6731043", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02-13T12:46:36", "content": "Nice for a...	1,760,372,009.365968
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/hands-on-bus-pirate-5/	Hands On: Bus Pirate 5	Tom Nardi	[ "Current Events", "Featured", "Slider", "Tool Hacks" ]	[ "bus pirate", "Bus Pirate 5", "hands on", "i2c", "reverse engineering", "serial protocol", "spi" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…w_feat.jpg?w=800	If you’ve been involved with electronics and hardware hacking for awhile, there’s an excellent chance you’ve heard of the Bus Pirate. First introduced on the pages of Hackaday back in 2008 by creator Ian Lesnet, the open hardware multi-tool was designed not only as away to easily tap into a wide array of communication ...	27	14	[ { "comment_id": "6730592", "author": "Then", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T15:12:44", "content": "I heard rumors of an included scratch and sniff sticker that smelled like pcb factory green flooring!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730627", ...	1,760,372,009.314124
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/canada-bans-flipper-zero-over-what-it-imagines-it-does/	Canada Bans Flipper Zero Over What It Imagines It Does	Donald Papp	[ "hardware", "News" ]	[ "ban", "flipper zero", "legislation" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…erZero.png?w=674	Canada’s intent to ban the Flipper Zero wireless tool over car thefts is, on the one hand, an everyday example of poorly researched government action. But it may also be a not-so-subtle peek into the harm misinformation online can cause by leading to said government action. The Government of Canada recently hosted a na...	104	26	[ { "comment_id": "6730488", "author": "Mike", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T12:15:00", "content": "“Ironically, owning a Flipper Zero and exploring the world of wireless data and communication is a great way to learn” If that was the case then one could use WireShark. Most people buying the F0 are using ...	1,760,372,009.60921
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/12/easythreed-k9-the-value-in-a-e72-aliexpress-fdm-3d-printer/	EasyThreed K9: The Value In A €72 AliExpress FDM 3D Printer	Maya Posch	[ "3d Printer hacks", "Reviews" ]	[ "3d printer", "FDM" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…inting.jpg?w=800	The hot end of the EasyThreed K9 is actually pretty nifty. (Credit: [Thomas Sanladerer]) Recently, [Thomas Sanladerer] bought an EasyThreed K9 off AliExpress for a mere €72, netting him an FDM printer with a 10 x 10 x 10 cm build volume. The build plate is unheated, with optional upgrade, and there is no display to int...	27	13	[ { "comment_id": "6730440", "author": "Jon H", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T09:14:37", "content": "Looks like a Monoprice Select Mini (Malyan 200), stripped down to the minimum and built in plastic.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6730442", "auth...	1,760,372,009.677718
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/ais-existence-is-all-it-takes-to-be-accused-of-being-one/	AI’s Existence Is All It Takes To Be Accused Of Being One	Donald Papp	[ "Artificial Intelligence", "Science" ]	[ "accusation", "ai", "Peer Review", "writing" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…coding.jpg?w=800	New technologies bring with them the threat of change. AI tools are one of the latest such developments. But as is often the case, when technological threats show up, they end up looking awfully human. Recently, [E. M. Wolkovich] submitted a scientific paper for review that — to her surprise — was declared “obviously” ...	31	14	[ { "comment_id": "6730384", "author": "𐂀 𐂅", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T06:23:05", "content": "Even the smallest LLMs can make more sense than some humans.ollama run tinydolphin \"Recently, [E. M. Wolkovich] submitted a scientific paper for review that — to her surprise — was declared “obviously” the...	1,760,372,009.79497
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/target-lifting-mechanism-goes-wireless/	Target Lifting Mechanism Goes Wireless	Adam Fabio	[ "hardware" ]	[ "lifts", "target" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…184031.png?w=800	“WARNING: DO NOT Hammer on this mechanism” sounds like the start of a side quest. A quest is exactly what [CelGenStudios] started when he came upon a strange box with this message . The military identification tag was printed “Target Holding Mechanism, M31A1”, along with some other information. It also informed the rea...	6	3	[ { "comment_id": "6730364", "author": "Isaac Wingfield", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T04:20:44", "content": "“At the risk of blowing up this selenium rectifier which, if I can get it on camera, that’d be cool” — spoken by someone who clearly has never been in the same room with one of those when it did b...	1,760,372,009.72329
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/hackaday-links-february-11-2024/	Hackaday Links: February 11, 2024	Dan Maloney	[ "Hackaday Columns", "Hackaday links", "Slider" ]	[ "antenna", "Apple Vision Pro", "ar", "augmented reality", "drone", "early adopters", "hackaday links", "high tension", "Ingenuity", "ms-dos", "Perseverance", "Power Harvesting", "radio", "theft", "tower", "uav", "Windows 3.11" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…banner.jpg?w=800	Apple’s Vision Pro augmented reality goggles made a big splash in the news this week, and try as we might to resist the urge to dunk on them, early adopters spotted in the wild are making it way too easy. Granted, we’re not sure how many of these people are actually early adopters as opposed to paid influencers, but th...	4	4	[ { "comment_id": "6730335", "author": "Raukk", "timestamp": "2024-02-12T00:36:11", "content": "Some guys with angle grinders and a metal recycling center that doesn’t ask too many questions would be my guess.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "67303...	1,760,372,009.838798
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/3d-printed-basketball-could-be-a-game-changer/	3D Printed Basketball Could Be A Game Changer	Kristina Panos	[ "Games" ]	[ "3d printing", "basketball" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ll-800.jpg?w=800	Basketball has changed a lot over the years, and that goes for the sport as well as the ball itself. While James Naismith first prescribed tossing soccer balls into peach baskets to allow athletes to stay in shape over the winter, today, the sport looks quite different both rule-wise and equipment-wise. An early basket...	23	7	[ { "comment_id": "6730281", "author": "TG", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T21:53:22", "content": "Why would you want to argue it was far from airless?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730290", "author": "Martin", "timestamp": "2024-02...	1,760,372,009.912757
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/printing-a-log/	Printing A Log	Al Williams	[ "3d Printer hacks" ]	[ "wood filament", "wood grain" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…2/wood.png?w=800	We’ve used wood filament before, and we hazily remember a Cura plugin that changed temperatures to create wood grain. But unlike [Patrick Gibney], we never thought of printing a faux wood log coaster that looks like it has rings. Check out the video below to see how it works. The filament is not really wood, of course,...	16	5	[ { "comment_id": "6730244", "author": "Vexer", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T18:24:35", "content": "Pretty confident your link to a reddit post about a DoorDash driver stealing Taco Bell isn’t intentional?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730266", ...	1,760,372,010.089882
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/benchmarking-latency-across-common-wireless-links-for-mcus/	Benchmarking Latency Across Common Wireless Links For MCUs	Maya Posch	[ "Software Development", "Wireless Hacks" ]	[ "latency", "wireless communications" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…rtment.jpg?w=800	Although factors like bandwidth, power usage, and the number of (kilo)meters reach are important considerations with wireless communication for microcontrollers, latency should be another important factor to pay attention to. This is especially true for projects like controllers where round-trip latency and instant res...	13	9	[ { "comment_id": "6730222", "author": "MacAttack", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T17:02:20", "content": "Very useful data! Thx!!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6730235", "author": "Cyna", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T17:56:03", "content": "No...	1,760,372,010.154367
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/3d-printed-din-rail-mount-is-attractive/	3D Printed DIN Rail Mount Is Attractive	Al Williams	[ "Misc Hacks" ]	[ "DIN rail" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…02/din.png?w=800	DIN rails aren’t very common in hobby projects, although you do see them occasionally. But in some industries, they are everywhere. The rail is just a piece of aluminum or steel with slots to hold it to a wall or bulkhead. There are two small lips that equipment like circuit breakers, power supplies, or controllers can...	8	5	[ { "comment_id": "6730166", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T13:31:28", "content": "Well holding those little parts boxes you may see them.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6730185", "author": "Der Ziegenpeter", "timestamp": ...	1,760,372,009.966123
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/running-unix-on-a-nintendo-entertainment-system/	Running UNIX On A Nintendo Entertainment System	Maya Posch	[ "Nintendo Hacks" ]	[ "famicom", "Nintendo Entertainment System", "unix" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…amicom.jpg?w=800	Who wouldn’t want to run a UNIX-like operating system on their NES or Famicom? Although there’s arguably no practical reason for doing so, [decrazyo] has cobbled together a working port of Little Unix ( LUnix ), which was originally written for the Commodore 64 and 128 by [Daniel Dallmann]. The impetus for this project...	19	8	[ { "comment_id": "6730163", "author": "T S", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T13:12:27", "content": "This is neat enough that IF I knew how to, I would want to try to make a custom replacement for the FDS with more memory, maybe 128 or 256kb if the hardware could support it (probably not).Having the extra st...	1,760,372,010.022011
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/analog-engineers-pocket-reference-needs-a-big-pocket/	Analog Engineer’s Pocket Reference Needs A Big Pocket	Al Williams	[ "Misc Hacks" ]	[ "books", "op amps" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…/02/ti.png?w=800	We always admire when companies produce useful tools or documentation that aren’t specific to their products. For example, consider LTSpice. Sure, it has the company’s models baked in. But there’s no reason you can’t use it for anything. Thanks! We were interested to see Texas Instrument’s fifth edition of the “ Analog...	24	12	[ { "comment_id": "6730115", "author": "Jan", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T08:17:18", "content": "slope of the change in voltage drop over a diode according to voltageHuh???", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730121", "author": "Johan", ...	1,760,372,010.294251
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pimp-my-pot-redux-now-cheaper-and-even-better/	Pimp My Pot Redux, Now Cheaper And Even Better	Dan Maloney	[ "LED Hacks" ]	[ "eda", "encoder", "MAX7219", "pcba", "pot", "potentiometer", "ring light", "rotary", "smd" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…my_pot.jpg?w=800	If there’s one thing we like around here more than seeing an improved version of a project we’ve already covered, it’s when the improvements make the original project cheaper. In the case of this LED ring light for pots and encoders , not only is it cheaper than its predecessors, it’s better looking and easier to integ...	10	7	[ { "comment_id": "6730055", "author": "Miles", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T03:33:42", "content": "One minor nit to pick, the solder surface tension is technically what lines up the LEDs.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6730092", "author": "helge...	1,760,372,010.210991
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/wooden-desk-lamp-uses-unusual-dimmer/	Wooden Desk Lamp Uses Unusual Dimmer	Al Williams	[ "Laser Hacks", "LED Hacks" ]	[ "desk lamp", "Magnetic levitation" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…2/lamp.png?w=800	One of the problems with laser cutting projects is that while they look good, they often look like they were laser cut. [Timber Rough] has a wooden desk lamp that not only looks good but has one of the most unusual dimming features we’ve seen. One thing that stands out is the lamp is made of different kinds of wood, an...	11	5	[ { "comment_id": "6730043", "author": "I Alone Possess the Truth", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T02:55:43", "content": "This is supercool and beautiful!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6730045", "author": "Bobtato", "timestamp": "2024-02-11T03...	1,760,372,010.43176
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pi-5-and-sdr-team-up-for-a-digital-scanner-you-can-actually-afford/	Pi 5 And SDR Team Up For A Digital Scanner You Can Actually Afford	Dan Maloney	[ "Radio Hacks" ]	[ "digital", "P25", "Pi 5", "raspberry pi", "RTL-SDR", "scanner", "sdr", "SDRTrunk", "trunking" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…sdr_pi.png?w=800	Listening to police and fire calls used to be a pretty simple proposition: buy a scanner, punch in some frequencies — or if you’re old enough, buy the right crystals — and you’re off to the races. It was a pretty cheap and easy hobby, all things considered. But progress marches on, and with it came things like trunking...	29	11	[ { "comment_id": "6729942", "author": "TG", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T21:03:39", "content": "Still pretty expensive for something which should be a dirt-cheap consumer product, but well done", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730306", "aut...	1,760,372,010.77613
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/the-usage-of-embedded-linux-in-spacecraft/	The Usage Of Embedded Linux In Spacecraft	Maya Posch	[ "Software Development", "Space" ]	[ "linux kernel", "spacecraft" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…selfie.jpg?w=800	As the first part of a series, [George Emad] takes us through a few examples of the Linux operating system being used in spacecraft. These range from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to everyone’s favorite Martian helicopter . An interesting aspect is that the freshest Linux kernel isn’t necessarily onboard, as stability is far...	46	15	[ { "comment_id": "6729890", "author": "alialiali", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T19:14:47", "content": "I’m always so bitterly disappointed that these machines don’t run exotic hardware and use esoteric languages.I’m sure that tax payer is better off for it. Still I’d like to know the super safe and cool ...	1,760,372,010.599266
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/one-project-at-a-time-or-a-dozen/	One Project At A Time, Or A Dozen?	Elliot Williams	[ "Hackaday Columns", "Rants", "Slider" ]	[ "newsletter", "rants" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…pchips.jpg?w=800	We got a bunch of great food for thought in this week’s ask-us-anything on the Hackaday Podcast , and we all chewed happily. Some of my favorite answers came out of the question about how many projects we all take on at once. Without an exception, the answer was “many”. And while not every one of the projects that we c...	34	18	[ { "comment_id": "6729831", "author": "Christian", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T15:07:59", "content": "“If you need a break, why don’t you work on this instead.”", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6730010", "author": "Draco", "timestam...	1,760,372,010.506433
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/minitel-the-1980s-console-game-platform-you-never-had/	Minitel, The 1980s Console Game Platform You Never Had	Jenny List	[ "Games", "Retrocomputing" ]	[ "atmega328", "Minitel", "serial" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.jpg?w=800	We’ve made no secret over the years here at Hackaday of our admiration for the Minitel. The ubiquitous CRT terminals which made 1980s France the most connected country in the world never made it to where we grew up, but OH! how we wanted them to! We’ve seen quite a few Minitels repurposed as serial terminals here, but ...	14	5	[ { "comment_id": "6729812", "author": "Joshua", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T13:48:17", "content": "Hi, over here in the German speaking countries we had Multitels for BTX service, too.Tge latter wasn’t as popular among the citizens, but it was part of the Videotex family.Prestel from the UK deserves to ...	1,760,372,010.837508
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/simple-magnetic-levitator/	Simple Magnetic Levitator	Al Williams	[ "classic hacks" ]	[ "hall effect sensor", "Magnetic levitation" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…2/hall.png?w=800	[Stoppi] always has exciting projects and, as you can see in the video below, the latest one is a very simple magnetic levitator design . The design is classic and simple: a 5 V regulator IC, a Hall effect sensor, a 741 op amp, and a MOSFET to turn the electromagnet on and off. Sure, there are a few passive components ...	9	3	[ { "comment_id": "6729825", "author": "C. Scott Ananian", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T14:23:51", "content": "How do you get a signal out of the hall effect sensor that’s not swamped with by the electromagnet?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "672985...	1,760,372,010.88818
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/droplet-watch-keeps-time-via-electrowetting/	Droplet Watch Keeps Time Via Electrowetting	Navarre Bartz	[ "Wearable Hacks" ]	[ "electrowetting", "hydrophobic", "timepiece", "watch" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…h-wide.jpg?w=800	Hackers just can’t help but turn their sights on timepieces, and [ Armin Bindzus ] has designed an electrowetting-based watch . Electrowetting is a way of changing the contact angle of droplets on a surface using electricity, and can be used to move said droplets. The liquid needs to be polar, so in this case [ Bindzus...	7	5	[ { "comment_id": "6729754", "author": "alialiali", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T08:09:28", "content": "Love it, cant tell if it must sit horizontal which makes it less usable.Maybe if sandwiched between another pane of glass? Would that help keep it in position?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, ...	1,760,372,010.929594
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/breaking-through-the-1-mb-barrier-in-dos-with-unreal-mode-and-more/	Breaking Through The 1 MB Barrier In DOS With Unreal Mode And More	Maya Posch	[ "Software Development", "Software Hacks" ]	[ "Intel 8086", "ms-dos", "protected mode", "unreal mode" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…_80386.jpg?w=800	The memory map of the original 8086 computer with its base and extended memory made the original PC rather straightforward, but also posed countless issues for DOS-based applications as they tried to make use of memory beyond the legacy 1 MB address space. The initial ways to deal with this like EMS, XMS and UMB were r...	17	8	[ { "comment_id": "6729736", "author": "Jeff Santelli", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T06:10:09", "content": "Himem command.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6729780", "author": "h2odragon", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T10:46:07", "content": "Fo...	1,760,372,010.994949
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/20000-volt-plasma-knife-slices-dices-and-sparks/	20,000 Volt Plasma Knife Slices, Dices, And Sparks	Tom Nardi	[ "High Voltage" ]	[ "jacob's ladder", "plasma", "Plasma Channel" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…e_feat.jpg?w=800	For the most part, here at Hackaday we’re more interested in how something was made than the backstory on why an individual actually put it together. Frankly, it’s not really our business. But we’ve been around long enough to know that practicality isn’t always the driving force. Some folks build things because they wa...	5	4	[ { "comment_id": "6729721", "author": "The Commenter Formerly Known As Ren", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T04:54:58", "content": "Cool tool!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6729729", "author": "ratty", "timestamp": "2024-02-10T05:22:05", "...	1,760,372,011.041878
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/keeping-track-of-the-night-sky-with-discrete-logic-chips/	Keeping Track Of The Night Sky With Discrete Logic Chips	Dan Maloney	[ "Misc Hacks" ]	[ "74HCxx", "astronomy", "declination", "discrete", "equatorial", "logic", "right ascension", "sidereal", "wire wrap" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…mct-6.jpeg?w=800	As hobbies go, stargazing has a pretty low barrier to entry. All you really need is a pair of Mark 1 eyeballs and maybe a little caffeine to help you stay up late enough. Astronomy, on the other hand, takes quite a bit more equipment, not least of which is a telescope and a way to get it pointed in the right direction ...	11	5	[ { "comment_id": "6729640", "author": "bootstrap", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T22:49:51", "content": "That portable computer is pretty unforgettable. Great to see it being used in the field", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6729647", "author": "Pa...	1,760,372,011.093979
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/fosdem-saved-with-3d-printing/	FOSDEM Saved, With 3D Printing	Jenny List	[ "3d Printer hacks", "cons" ]	[ "FOSDEM", "freecad", "prusa" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.jpg?w=800	If you were to consider what the most important component of a hacker event might be, the chances are you’d pick something that’s part of the program, the ambiance, or the culture. But as the organizers of FOSDEM in Brussels found out, what’s really the most important part of such an event is the toilet paper. If you c...	23	8	[ { "comment_id": "6729584", "author": "Twisty Plastic", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T20:17:59", "content": "Whew! For a second there I thought I was going to read that they printed the toilette paper!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6729606", ...	1,760,372,011.157304
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/better-living-through-biomedical-engineering/	Better Living Through Biomedical Engineering	Tom Nardi	[ "Hackaday Columns" ]	[ "adaptive technology", "assistive technology", "biomedical engineering", "Hack Chat", "prosthetics" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…lHeart.jpg?w=800	We don’t often think of medicine and engineering as being related concepts, and most of the time, they aren’t. But there’s a point where medicine alone may not be enough to treat a particular ailment or injury, and it might be necessary to blend the mechanical with the biological. When a limb is lost, we don’t have the...	3	3	[ { "comment_id": "6729562", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T18:51:09", "content": "Tale end is augmentation.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6729595", "author": "Jii", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T20:46:52", "content": "I c...	1,760,372,011.529453
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/hackaday-podcast-episode-256-0-256-378-0xff-and-10000000/	Hackaday Podcast Episode 256: 0, 256, 400, 0x100, And 10000000	Kristina Panos	[ "Hackaday Columns", "Podcasts" ]	[ "Hackaday Podcast" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ophone.jpg?w=800	For this week’s episode, we did something super special — we all convened to answer your burning questions about your hosts, both as hackers and as humans. We kick things off with a segment featuring a hearty round-table discussion between Elliot, Al, Dan, Kristina, and Tom. What’s on our benches? What do we type on? G...	23	10	[ { "comment_id": "6729519", "author": "David Plass", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T17:12:29", "content": "ACH 0xff is NOT 256!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6729541", "author": "Elliot Williams", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T18:21:58",...	1,760,372,011.388866
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/nifs-laser-fusion-experiments-energy-gain-passes-peer-review/	NIF’s Laser Fusion Experiment’s Energy Gain Passes Peer Review	Maya Posch	[ "News", "Science" ]	[ "inertial confinement fusion", "nuclear fusion" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…Fusion.jpg?w=800	Back in December of 2022, a team of researchers at the USA’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) announced that they had exceeded ‘scientific breakeven’ with their laser-based inertial confinement fusion (ICF) system. Their work has now been peer-reviewed and passed scrutiny, confirming that the energy put into fusing a s...	53	6	[ { "comment_id": "6729503", "author": "jb", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T16:40:24", "content": "The energy gain is between the laser energy absorbed by the target and the fusion energy emitted by the target. It conveniently ignores the far higher energy input required to operate the laser system, let alo...	1,760,372,011.486691
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/this-week-in-security-broken-shims-lasspass-and-toothbrushes/	This Week In Security: Broken Shims, LassPass, And Toothbrushes?	Jonathan Bennett	[ "Hackaday Columns", "News", "Security Hacks" ]	[ "linux", "Secure Boot", "This Week in Security", "toothbrush" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…rkarts.jpg?w=800	Linux has a shim problem . Which naturally leads to a reasonable question: What’s a shim, and why do we need it? The answer: Making Linux work wit Secure Boot, and an unintended quirk of the GPLv3. Secure Boot is the verification scheme in modern machines that guarantees that only a trusted OS can boot. When Secure Boo...	8	3	[ { "comment_id": "6729593", "author": "ian 42", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T20:44:16", "content": "I don’t know anybody using secure boot, and I assume most unix users would be the same, so isn’t the shim thing an irrelevant issue?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { ...	1,760,372,011.694423
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/flipped-bit-could-mark-the-end-of-voyager-1s-interstellar-mission/	Flipped Bit Could Mark The End OfVoyager 1‘s Interstellar Mission	Dan Maloney	[ "News", "Space" ]	[ "corrupt", "deep space", "FDS", "glitch", "interstellar", "memory", "TMU", "voyager" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…_hires.jpg?w=800	Sometimes it’s hard to read the tea leaves of what’s going on with high-profile space missions. Weighted down as they are with the need to be careful with taxpayer money and having so much national prestige on the line, space agencies are usually pretty cagey about what’s going on up there. But when project managers ta...	95	32	[ { "comment_id": "6729389", "author": "shinsukke", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T12:40:48", "content": "I’m not sure what you’re suggesting, do you mean like a digital twin?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6729390", "author": "Albertron9000", ...	1,760,372,011.982685
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/power-supply-efficiency-measurements/	Power Supply Efficiency Measurements	Al Williams	[ "Tool Hacks" ]	[ "oscilloscope", "power supply efficency" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…/02/ps.png?w=800	Even if you don’t have a Rohde Schwarz oscilloscope, you can still enjoy their recent video about using an oscilloscope to measure power supply efficiency . Of course, you don’t have to have a scope to do this. You can use a voltmeter and an ammeter, but it is very straightforward if you have a four-channel scope with ...	12	4	[ { "comment_id": "6729338", "author": "heliosoph", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T10:16:48", "content": "“Of course, if you can measure the voltage and the current at the input, you can calculate the input power.”You cannot do so unless your power supply has power factor control. Mostly you have a phase sh...	1,760,372,013.983178
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/usagi-whips-a-chain-printer-into-shape/	[Usagi] Whips A Chain Printer Into Shape	Adam Fabio	[ "Peripherals Hacks", "Retrocomputing" ]	[ "centurion", "chain printer", "printer" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…852819.png?w=800	What does it take to get a 47-year-old printer working? [Usagi Electric] shows u s it’s not too hard , even if you don’t exactly know what you’re doing. When we last left this project, he’d tested and verified his power supply was working . This week, after a bit of cleaning, it was time to dig into the mechanics. If ...	7	4	[ { "comment_id": "6729294", "author": "Paul McClay", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T08:13:18", "content": "HaD’s own Dan Malony would remember chain printers can also serve as musical instruments, and (further down the link target) someone not too long ago figured out how to remanufacture the precious and ...	1,760,372,013.875432
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/synthetic-spider-silk/	Synthetic Spider Silk	Navarre Bartz	[ "chemistry hacks" ]	[ "arachnid", "biohacking", "biomimicry", "microfluidics", "modification", "mods", "silk", "spider", "spider silk" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…luidic.jpg?w=800	While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer to replicating artificial spider silk using microfluidics . Based on how spiders spin their silk, the researchers designed a...	7	5	[ { "comment_id": "6729299", "author": "Joseph Eoff", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T08:38:07", "content": "One step closer to the synthetic spider silk mentioned in Robert Heinlein’s short story “Misfit” from 1939.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfit_(short_story)", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, ...	1,760,372,013.828968
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/lawny-five-keeps-lawn-mowed-snow-plowed/	Lawny Five Keeps Lawn Mowed, Snow Plowed	Bryan Cockfield	[ "Robots Hacks" ]	[ "2\" hitch", "autonomous", "interchangable tools", "lawn mower", "mower", "plow", "remote control", "robot", "snow plow", "tracked vehicle" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…r-main.jpg?w=800	Although there’s been considerable excitement over the past half century of a Jetsons-like robotic future, outside of a few niche uses of our day-to-day lives there hasn’t been much in the way of robotic assistants coming to ease our physical household workloads. Sure, robots exist in manufacturing and other industrial...	10	8	[ { "comment_id": "6729186", "author": "Obiwan", "timestamp": "2024-02-09T02:19:08", "content": "This is the robot write-up you are looking for :https://hackaday.com/2023/06/21/no-frills-autonomous-lawnmower-gets-the-job-done/", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "c...	1,760,372,013.527289
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/3d-printing-silicone-parts/	3D Printing Silicone Parts	Al Williams	[ "3d Printer hacks" ]	[ "3d printing", "formlabs", "silicone" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…2/mold.png?w=800	Silicone is a useful material for many purposes. Traditionally, creating something out of silicone required injection molding. That’s not difficult, but it does require a good bit of setup. As [Formlabs] points out in a recent video, there are at least three other routes to create silicone parts that utilize 3D printin...	6	3	[ { "comment_id": "6729083", "author": "damfle", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T21:52:22", "content": "I have done something similar myself. Process is pretty easy thought you might need a few tries to get it work.Print a positive of what you need (or directly the mold if the shape allow it). Sand and put p...	1,760,372,013.775919
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/a-tube-tester-laid-bare/	A Tube Tester Laid Bare	Jenny List	[ "hardware" ]	[ "tube", "tube tester", "vacuum tube" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.jpg?w=800	There’s still a mystique around vacuum tubes long after they were rendered obsolete by solid state devices, and many continue to experiment with them. They can be bought new, but most of us still come to them through the countless old tubes that still litter our junk boxes. But how to know whether your find is any good...	13	8	[ { "comment_id": "6729028", "author": "brucedesertrat", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T20:09:50", "content": "I’m so old I remember the public ones, with the racks of new tubes underneath if your tube tested bad.http://travelphotobase.com/i/USOK/OKCH66.JPG", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "repl...	1,760,372,013.931316
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/the-end-of-landlines/	The End Of Landlines?	Al Williams	[ "Hackaday Columns", "Phone Hacks" ]	[ "cdc", "pots", "submarine cables", "telephone" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…8caa_k.jpg?w=800	Imagine if, somehow, telephones of all kinds had not been invented. Then, this morning, someone entered a big corporation board room and said, “We’d like to string copper wire to every home and business in the country. We’ll get easements and put the wires on poles mostly. But some of them will go underground where we ...	95	35	[ { "comment_id": "6728972", "author": "Santiago", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T18:13:58", "content": "The POTS was the largest, most widespread and the coolest technological infrastructure globally for many decades, and served us well. So long, POTS.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies"...	1,760,372,014.187294
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/revisiting-a-z80-game-from-1990/	Revisiting A Z80 Game From 1990	Jenny List	[ "Games", "Retrocomputing" ]	[ "8 bit", "machine code", "z80" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.jpg?w=800	Back in the days of 8-bit computers, like no doubt many readers of similar age, we wrote little games. First in BASIC, then augmented with little machine code speed-ups. We didn’t come close to [Óscar Toledo Gutiérrez] though, who’s reverse engineering a 2K all-machine-code game he wrote back in 1990 . As a tale of sof...	16	4	[ { "comment_id": "6728932", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T16:43:42", "content": "And now we need a new tag: computer archeology.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6728951", "author": "Joshua", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T17:01...	1,760,372,013.677682
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/how-airplanes-mostly-stopped-flying-into-terrain-and-other-safety-improvements/	How Airplanes Mostly Stopped Flying Into Terrain And Other Safety Improvements	Maya Posch	[ "Engineering", "Featured", "Slider", "Transportation Hacks" ]	[ "air crash investigation", "gps", "radar", "safety", "warning" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.png?w=800	We have all heard the statistics on how safe air travel is, with more people dying and getting injured on their way to and from the airport than while traveling by airplane. Things weren’t always this way, of course. Throughout the early days of commercial air travel and well into the 1980s there were many crashes that...	13	9	[ { "comment_id": "6728967", "author": "alialiali", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T17:43:38", "content": "The 2024 Haneda Runway incursion highlights a big issues.Aviation is still for the most part human first.Haneda runway stop bars (effectively traffic lights) were out for servicing for over a week.The r...	1,760,372,014.044557
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/the-revolver-a-3d-printed-screwdriver/	The Revolver: A 3D-Printed… Screwdriver!	Al Williams	[ "Tool Hacks" ]	[ "3D printed parts", "planetary gear", "screwdriver" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…driver.png?w=800	You know those “What my friends think I do” vs “What I actually do” memes? Well there should be one for 3D printing that highlights what you think you’ll do before buying your first printer vs what you actually wind up printing once you get it! However, thanks to [Revolver3DPrints] you can fulfill your dream of printin...	19	8	[ { "comment_id": "6728825", "author": "Clara", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T12:19:28", "content": "Neat, but usually the limiting factor I encounter isn’t screwdriver length, but diameter. This looks pretty bulky, so it wouldn’t fit in a tight assembly, like the vintage sewing machine I’m computerizing....	1,760,372,013.735105
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/custom-multi-segment-e-ink-displays-from-design-to-driving/	Custom Multi-Segment E-Ink Displays From Design To Driving	Dan Maloney	[ "Misc Hacks" ]	[ "7 segment", "Adobe Illustrator", "display", "e-ink", "e-paper", "flexible", "multi-segment", "seven segment", "Ynvisible" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…splays.png?w=800	With multi-segment displays, what you see available online is pretty much what you get. LEDs, LCDs, VFDs; if you want to keep your BOM at a reasonable price, you’ve pretty much got to settle for whatever some designer thinks looks good. And if the manufacturer’s aesthetic doesn’t match yours, it’s tough luck for you. M...	21	9	[ { "comment_id": "6728807", "author": "Elliot Williams", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T10:18:37", "content": "I actually met a VP of Ynvisible at a trade show, and he is a hacker type. They have a DIY kit:https://www.ynvisible.com/products/electrochromic-inksif you’re into it.If you want to really DIY, ...	1,760,372,014.252816
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/will-large-satellite-constellations-affect-earths-magnetic-field/	Will Large Satellite Constellations Affect Earth’s Magnetic Field?	Maya Posch	[ "Science", "Space" ]	[ "dead satellites", "ionosphere", "stratosphere" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…to_day.png?w=800	Imagine taking a significant amount of metals and other materials out of the Earth’s crust and scattering it into the atmosphere from space. This is effectively what we have been doing ever since the beginning of the Space Age, with an increasing number of rocket stages, satellites and related objects ending their exis...	48	22	[ { "comment_id": "6728753", "author": "Gravis", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T06:29:12", "content": "Perhaps we’ll be switchingwooden satellitesafter all. ;)", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728873", "author": "make piece not war", "...	1,760,372,015.430319
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/metal-crystal-stops-electrons/	Metal Crystal Stops Electrons	Al Williams	[ "Science" ]	[ "flat band", "metal crystal", "physics" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…/rice0.png?w=800	Researchers at Rice University have found an alloy of copper, vanadium, and sulfur that forms crystals that, due to quantum effects, can trap electrons. This can produce flat bands, which have been observed in 2D crystals previously. The team’s results are the first case of a 3D crystal with that property. The flat ban...	14	7	[ { "comment_id": "6728733", "author": "The Commenter Formerly Known As Ren", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T04:19:02", "content": "I read that last line as; “if you want to make your own meth crystals”B^)", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728760", ...	1,760,372,014.349185
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/floss-weekly-episode-769-opencost-we-spent-how-much/	FLOSS Weekly Episode 769: OpenCost — We Spent How Much?	Jonathan Bennett	[ "computer hacks", "Hackaday Columns", "Podcasts" ]	[ "Cloud Native", "FLOSS Weekly", "kubernetes", "OpenCost" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…SS-769.png?w=800	This week Jonathan Bennett and Katherine Druckman talk with Matt Ray about OpenCost . What exactly is Cloud Native? Why do we need a project just for tracking expenses? Doesn’t the cloud make everything cheaper? Is there a use case for the hobbyist? The cloud is just a fancy way to talk about someone else’s servers — a...	2	1	[ { "comment_id": "6728752", "author": "Ian", "timestamp": "2024-02-08T06:22:14", "content": "Was an interesting topic however I could not finish listening to this episode as Katherine Druckman’s audio was 10 to 15 seconds ahead of everyone else’s, making her seem to be talking over the guest. Started...	1,760,372,014.291427
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/your-1983-video-phone-is-finally-ready/	Your 1983 Video Phone Is Finally Ready	Al Williams	[ "3d Printer hacks", "Art", "Phone Hacks" ]	[ "android", "byte magazine", "videophone" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…/phone.png?w=800	If you read Byte magazine in 1983, you might have expected that, by now, you’d be able to buy the red phone with the video screen built-in. You know, like the one that appears on the cover of the magazine. Of course, you can’t. But that didn’t stop former Hackaday luminary [Cameron] from duplicating the mythical device...	8	3	[ { "comment_id": "6728653", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T21:14:34", "content": "Once it starts ringing…https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280065/", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6728661", "author": "spaceminions", "timestamp"...	1,760,372,014.722421
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/tetris-goes-full-circle/	TetrisGoes Full Circle	Bryan Cockfield	[ "Games" ]	[ "browser", "Fourier", "game", "sinusoid", "tetris", "transform", "wave" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…d-main.png?w=770	As a game concept, Tetris gave humanity nearly four solid decades of engagement, but with the possibility for only seven possible puzzle pieces it might seem a little bit limiting. Especially now that someone has finally beaten the game, it could be argued that as a society it might be time to look for something new. S...	10	8	[ { "comment_id": "6728636", "author": "SETH", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T20:09:54", "content": "More like Trig-Tris. Or Fouriertris.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6728642", "author": "robomonkey", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T20:34:42", ...	1,760,372,014.848799
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/friendly-flexible-circuits-the-cables/	Friendly Flexible Circuits: The Cables	Arya Voronova	[ "Hackaday Columns", "how-to", "Parts" ]	[ "FFC", "flex", "flex board", "flex cable", "flexible flat cable", "fpc" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…o_feat.jpg?w=800	Flexible cables and flex PCBs are wonderful. You could choose to carefully make a cable bundle out of ten wires and try to squish them to have a thin footprint – or you could put an FFC connector onto your board and save yourself a world of trouble. If you want to have a lot of components within a cramped non-flat area...	18	10	[ { "comment_id": "6728601", "author": "Robert", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T18:22:23", "content": "It’s a shame there aren’t through hole connectors for FFCs. SMD is great for most parts, but for cable connectors it is always risky, any tugging on the cable can tear the copper pads of the SMD connector’...	1,760,372,015.264543
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/vesuvius-challenge-2023-grand-prize-awarded-and-2024s-new-challenge/	Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize Awarded And 2024’s New Challenge	Maya Posch	[ "History" ]	[ "archeology", "herculaneum", "papyrus" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ropped.jpg?w=800	In the year 79 CE, a massive cloud of volcanic ash rained down on the Roman city of Herculaneum after an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Along with the city of Pompeii, Herculaneum was subsequently engulfed and buried by a pyroclastic flow that burned everything in its path, including the scrolls in the library of what tod...	7	2	[ { "comment_id": "6728628", "author": "TG", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T19:58:52", "content": "Turns out lava is a pretty good preservative, who knew? So cool.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728673", "author": "Maya Posch", "time...	1,760,372,014.896176
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/in-defense-of-anthropomorphizing-technology/	In Defense Of Anthropomorphizing Technology	Dan Maloney	[ "Featured", "Interest", "Slider" ]	[ "anthropomorphize", "emotion", "human factors", "rants", "robots", "Tech" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…/Touch.jpg?w=800	Last week I was sitting in a waiting room when the news came across my phone that Ingenuity , the helicopter that NASA put on Mars three years ago, would fly no more. The news hit me hard, and I moaned when I saw the headline; my wife, sitting next to me, thought for sure that my utterance meant someone had died. While...	56	22	[ { "comment_id": "6728554", "author": "Cody", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T16:01:08", "content": "Definition of insanity? (doing the same thing….)", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728604", "author": "Dude", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T...	1,760,372,015.13671
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/schematics-for-a-modern-flagship-phone/	Schematics, For A Modern Flagship Phone	Jenny List	[ "Phone Hacks" ]	[ "cellphone", "fairphone", "repair manual", "schematics" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.jpg?w=800	The mobile phone is an expensive and often surprisingly fragile device, whose manufacturers are notorious for making them as difficult to repair as possible. Glued-together cases and unreplaceable batteries abound, and technical information is non-existent. But amongst all that there’s one manufacturer with a different...	36	9	[ { "comment_id": "6728493", "author": "Reluctant Cannibal", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T13:36:08", "content": "Give me a phone with an antenna socket !!!!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728497", "author": "Clark", "timestamp": "2...	1,760,372,014.797981
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/harbor-freight-and-lego-pcb-vise-is-cheap-and-effective/	Harbor Freight And LEGO PCB Vise Is Cheap And Effective	Dan Maloney	[ "Tool Hacks" ]	[ "clamp", "harbor freight", "lego", "pcb", "PCB vise", "Technics", "vise", "work holding" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…B-vise.png?w=800	It doesn’t take much chasing things around the bench with a soldering iron to appreciate the value of good work holding. And don’t get us started on those cheap “helping hands” alligator clip thingies; they’re somehow worse than no work holding. Isn’t there a better way? Maybe, judging by [Paul Bryson]’s idea for a dir...	6	5	[ { "comment_id": "6728474", "author": "elwing", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T12:40:48", "content": "really nice hack!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6728551", "author": "Dan", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T15:52:38", "content": "That’s really...	1,760,372,015.037913
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/recreating-the-quadrophonic-sound-of-the-70s/	Recreating The Quadrophonic Sound Of The 70s	Bryan Cockfield	[ "Musical Hacks" ]	[ "8-track", "audacity", "digital", "music", "qr code", "quadrophonic", "raspberry pi", "replica", "solenoid", "sound card", "stereo", "VU meter" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…k-main.jpg?w=800	For plenty of media center PCs, home theaters, and people with a simple TV and a decent audio system, the standard speaker setup now is 5.1 surround sound. Left and right speakers in the front and back, with a center speaker and a subwoofer. But the 5.1 setup wasn’t always the standard (and still isn’t the only standar...	23	13	[ { "comment_id": "6728411", "author": "Julianne", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T08:21:03", "content": "Shouldn’t 5.1 be sorta backwards compatible with quadraphonic? I mean, there’s the front and rear speakers, you don’t have to use the center…", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ ...	1,760,372,015.195704
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/evidence-for-graphite-as-a-room-temperature-superconductor/	Evidence For Graphite As A Room Temperature Superconductor	Maya Posch	[ "Science" ]	[ "graphite", "high-temperature superconductors", "room temperature superconductor", "superconductivity" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…0001-m.jpg?w=800	Magnetization M(H) hysteresis loops measured for the HOPG sample, before and after 800 K annealing to remove ferromagnetic influences. (Credit: Kopelevich et al., 2023) Little has to be said about why superconducting materials are so tantalizing, or what the benefits of an ambient pressure, room temperature material wi...	30	6	[ { "comment_id": "6728380", "author": "argoneum", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T06:46:18", "content": "Wait until April 1’st with publication, just in case 😸", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6728389", "author": "Clark", "timestamp": "2024-02-0...	1,760,372,015.338068
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/beating-bitlocker-in-43-seconds/	Beating Bitlocker In 43 Seconds	Adam Fabio	[ "Security Hacks" ]	[ "bitlocker", "cracking", "keys", "LPC", "pico", "stacksmashing", "TPM" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…ss-tpm.png?w=800	How long does it take to steal your Bitlocker keys? Try 43 seconds, using less than $10 in hardware . Encrypting your hard drive is good security. If you’re running Windows, the most popular system is BitLocker, which has come with Windows since Vista. We’ve known for some time that Bitlocker could be defeated with dir...	69	22	[ { "comment_id": "6728329", "author": "Jonathan Bennett", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T00:28:55", "content": "Yikes!", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728608", "author": "Catherine", "timestamp": "2024-02-07T18:40:14", "conte...	1,760,372,015.540878
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/iot-air-purifier-makes-a-great-case-study-in-reverse-engineering/	IoT Air Purifier Makes A Great Case Study In Reverse Engineering	Dan Maloney	[ "Reverse Engineering" ]	[ "air purifier", "ESP32", "flipper zero", "Ghidra", "home-assistant", "mqtt", "wireshark" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…_board.png?w=800	Here at Hackaday, about the only thing we like more than writing up tales of reverse engineering heroics is writing up tales of reverse engineering heroics that succeed in jailbreaking expensive widgets from their needless IoT dependency. It’s got a real “stick it to the man” vibe that’s hard to resist. The thing is, w...	10	5	[ { "comment_id": "6728268", "author": "Misterlaneous", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T21:12:37", "content": "Seems like it would have been a lot easier to just figure out the i2c protocol that it uses to read the sensor and flash esphome/tasmota to fully replace the firmware.", "parent_id": null, "...	1,760,372,015.599462
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/retrotechtacular-the-master-hands-of-the-early-automotive-industry/	Retrotechtacular: TheMaster HandsOf The Early Automotive Industry	Dan Maloney	[ "Retrotechtacular" ]	[ "automobile", "casting", "chevrolet", "foundry", "general motors", "retrotechtacular" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.png?w=800	When motion pictures came along as a major medium in the 1920s or so, it didn’t take long for corporations to recognize their power and start producing promotional pieces. A lot of them are of the “march of progress” genre, featuring swarms of workers happy in their labors and creating the future with their bare hands....	15	6	[ { "comment_id": "6728223", "author": "Misterlaneous", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T19:40:40", "content": "It looks darker because film was not yet as sensitive as it was at the end.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728255", "author": "limr...	1,760,372,015.724475
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/human-interfacing-devices-packing-for-the-descriptor-heist/	Human-Interfacing Devices: Packing For The Descriptor Heist	Arya Voronova	[ "Hackaday Columns", "how-to", "Peripherals Hacks", "Slider" ]	[ "hid", "HID keyboard", "HID usb", "USB HID Keyboard" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…07/usb.jpg?w=800	We started with figuring out HID descriptors a week ago , and I’ve shown you how to send raw HID packets using a MicroPython fork. We do still have the task in front of us – making a touchscreen device. For that, let’s give you the tools to capture an existing descriptor from a touchscreen, then show you how to tweak i...	4	4	[ { "comment_id": "6728190", "author": "Przemek", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T18:17:43", "content": "Great article, thanks!!!!Was there supposed to be a link?this smartphone automation tool alone will testify!What smartphone automation tool?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] },...	1,760,372,015.661025
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/it-wasnt-doom-that-killed-the-amiga/	It Wasn’t DOOM That Killed The Amiga	Jenny List	[ "Retrocomputing" ]	[ "16bit", "1990s", "amiga" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.jpg?w=800	If you were the type of person who might have read Hackaday had we been around in the late 1980s or early 1990s, it’s a reasonable guess that you would have had a 16-bit home computer on your desk, and furthermore that it might have been a Commodore Amiga. These machines gave the best bang for the buck in those days wi...	117	20	[ { "comment_id": "6728153", "author": "Dude", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T16:51:24", "content": ">architecture zealotryAmiga painted themselves into a corner with the architecture, because it became impossible to upgrade the system without breaking compatibility. Spreading the different functions across...	1,760,372,016.262799
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/they-want-to-put-a-telescope-in-a-crater-on-the-moon/	They Want To Put A Telescope In A Crater On The Moon	Lewin Day	[ "Featured", "Interest", "Original Art", "Slider", "Space" ]	[ "moon", "nasa", "Radio Telescope", "telescope" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…escope.jpg?w=800	When we first developed telescopes, we started using them on the ground. Humanity was yet to master powered flight, you see, to say nothing of going beyond into space. As technology developed, we realized that putting a telescope up on a satellite might be useful, since it would get rid of all that horrible distortion ...	30	13	[ { "comment_id": "6728170", "author": "Harvie.CZ", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T17:40:31", "content": "Giant grey ball in the sky with parabolic dish embedded into its surface. Rings a bell?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728246", "author...	1,760,372,015.865903
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/atopile-wants-you-to-code-schematics/	Atopile Wants You To Code Schematics	Al Williams	[ "Misc Hacks" ]	[ "pcb", "python", "schematic" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…2/pcb0.png?w=800	We’d wager that, if you’re reading Hackaday , you’ve looked at more than a few circuit diagrams in your day. Maybe you’ve even converted a few of them over to a PCB. It’s a workflow that, at this point, is well-understood. But as designs become more complex, the schematics are harder to create and maintain. That’s why ...	58	21	[ { "comment_id": "6728060", "author": "shinsukke", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T12:22:41", "content": "It seems kinda counterproductive to go to a text based tools for something as traditionally visual as schematic capture. Images have always made more sense to me, than written text.But then again, FPGAs...	1,760,372,016.090786
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/sailing-directly-into-the-wind/	Sailing (Directly) Into The Wind	Bryan Cockfield	[ "Transportation Hacks" ]	[ "catamaran", "prop", "propeller", "remote controlled", "sail", "sailboat", "sailing", "upwind" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…d-main.png?w=800	Humans have been sailing various seas and oceans for thousands of years, and using boats for potentially even longer than that. But as a species we wouldn’t have made it very far if it was only possible to sail in the same direction the wind is blowing. There are a number of methods for sailing upwind, but generally on...	22	8	[ { "comment_id": "6728059", "author": "Rhys Nolan", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T11:55:59", "content": "This has been done on full sized sailing boats since the early 1970s.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6728131", "author": "Mat", ...	1,760,372,015.788138
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/lego-coin-sorter-is-so-money/	LEGO Coin Sorter Is So Money	Kristina Panos	[ "Toy Hacks" ]	[ "coin sorter", "coin sorting machine", "lego" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…er-800.png?w=800	When it comes to LEGO and sorting, the idea is usually to sort bricks by color, which is a great way to help keep your sanity. And if you want to buy more, you may need to save your pennies and so on. What better way for worlds to collide than to build a working LEGO coin sorter? [brickstudios]’ sorter does it all — pe...	4	3	[ { "comment_id": "6728052", "author": "Julianne", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T11:21:53", "content": "I misread it to be a machine that sorts Lego pieces. Now that’d be a feat. Strap to a Roomba chassis and sell one to every rich kid’s parents in the world 😉", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, ...	1,760,372,016.4223
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/3d-printed-pelvis-and-femur-implants-for-bone-cancer-treatment/	3D Printed Pelvis And Femur Implants For Bone Cancer Treatment	Maya Posch	[ "Medical Hacks", "News" ]	[ "3d printed bone", "3d printed prosthetic", "bone implant" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…thetic.jpg?w=599	On December 22nd of 2023, a Vietnamese patient underwent hours-long surgery in order to remove part of his pelvis and femur, as per the usual treatment for bone cancer. What was special here was that the bone was replaced with 3D-printed replicas, to restore the shape and function of the parts that were removed. A long...	6	1	[ { "comment_id": "6727958", "author": "0xdeadbeef", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T04:04:14", "content": "On December 22nd of 20023Woah, what’s the future like in 20023? ;)", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6727960", "author": "The Commenter F...	1,760,372,016.313604
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/open-source-solar-modules/	Open-Source Solar Modules	Bryan Cockfield	[ "green hacks" ]	[ "energy", "frame", "green", "modular", "open source", "solar", "solar cell" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…r-main.jpg?w=800	As the price of solar panels continues to fall, more and more places find it economical to build solar farms that might not have been able to at higher prices. High latitude locations, places with more clouds than sun, and other challenging build sites all are seeing increased green energy development. The modules bein...	13	6	[ { "comment_id": "6727903", "author": "Capo", "timestamp": "2024-02-06T00:39:41", "content": "Can you explain how any other solar panel is not “open source”? I really don’t get it. It produces x volts nominal, y amps, z watts. You can buy standard panels, they have standard connectors, and can be fre...	1,760,372,016.373842
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/fail-of-the-week-pcb-led-cube-fails-successfully/	Fail Of The Week: PCB LED Cube Fails Successfully	Dan Maloney	[ "Fail of the Week" ]	[ "fail of the week", "LED cube", "pcb" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…d_cube.png?w=800	Remember LED cubes? We sure do — they were all the rage for a while, and then it seemed like everyone just sort of lost interest in them. There are probably a lot of reasons for that, not least of which is likely the amount of work it takes to put one together from discrete LEDs and separate pieces of wire. Could there...	24	14	[ { "comment_id": "6727665", "author": "Menno", "timestamp": "2024-02-05T11:00:36", "content": "If this were a kit, I’d buy it.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6727679", "author": "Bike forever", "timestamp": "2024-02-05T12:25:42...	1,760,372,016.595065
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/04/decoding-js1ymg-first-ham-radio-station-on-the-moon-after-slim-mission/	Decoding JS1YMG: First Ham Radio Station On The Moon After SLIM Mission	Maya Posch	[ "Radio Hacks", "Space" ]	[ "ham radio", "lev-1" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…AXA-cr.jpg?w=800	When Japan’s SLIM lunar lander made a rather unconventional touch-down on the lunar surface, it had already disgorged two small lunar excursion vehicles from its innards: LEV-1 and LEV-2. Of these, the LEV-1 is not only capable of direct to Earth transmission, but it also has been assigned its own amateur radio license...	14	8	[ { "comment_id": "6727603", "author": "William McGhie", "timestamp": "2024-02-05T06:51:20", "content": "What is the LEV-1 power supply?Can it come back after the lunar night?WillVK6UU", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6727643", "author": "helge...	1,760,372,016.530862
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/04/a-crossbar-telephone-switch-explained/	A Crossbar Telephone Switch Explained	Jenny List	[ "Phone Hacks" ]	[ "crossbar", "dial phone", "pots" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.jpg?w=800	There’s an old adage about waiting hours for a bus only for two to appear at once, and for Hackaday this month we’re pleased to have seen this in a run of analogue telephone projects. Latest among them is the video below the break from [Wim de Kinderen], who is demonstrating the workings of a mechanical crossbar switch...	14	4	[ { "comment_id": "6727578", "author": "Bob Coggeshall", "timestamp": "2024-02-05T04:23:34", "content": "First few pages of a text book on it.. I think I know someone who has the whole book. Just sayin’https://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/browse/bc-switching-library/western-electric/weco-swi...	1,760,372,016.472474
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/04/hackaday-links-february-4-2024/	Hackaday Links: February 4, 2024	Dan Maloney	[ "Hackaday Columns", "Hackaday links", "Slider" ]	[ "ChatGPT", "cybertruck", "design fail", "destructive testing", "Endeavour", "fireball tool", "hackaday links", "helicopter", "Ingenuity", "mars", "post-mortem", "prompt engineering", "Space Shuttle", "stack up", "tesla", "tires", "vise" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…banner.jpg?w=800	Things may not have gone as planned last week for the flying cellphone on Mars , but just because Ingenuity ‘s flying career is over doesn’t mean there’s no more work to do. NASA announced this week that it’s going to try a series of “wiggle” maneuvers on Ingenuity ‘s rotors, in an attempt to get a better look at the d...	20	4	[ { "comment_id": "6727556", "author": "CMH62", "timestamp": "2024-02-05T02:36:34", "content": "OK … so here’s an AMA “question” I’ll submit. I THOROUGHLY enjoyed the 45 minute video from this story:https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/recovering-a-busted-video-capture-device-with-firmware-flashing-tricks...	1,760,372,016.657888
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/04/altoids-tin-keyboard-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air/	Altoids Tin Keyboard Is A Breath Of Fresh Air	Kristina Panos	[ "Peripherals Hacks" ]	[ "altoids tin", "keyboard", "keyboard for ants", "micro switch", "nice nano", "nicenano", "ZMK" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…rd-800.png?w=800	Well, here’s a fresh idea! [flurpyflurples] is back from hiatus with the Mintboard , a 40% that fits inside of an Altoids tin. Who could ask for more than a rugged little Bluetooth keyboard with a built-in cover that fits in your pocket? This build started with meticulously measuring the tin to figure out what kind of ...	35	15	[ { "comment_id": "6727490", "author": "metalman", "timestamp": "2024-02-04T21:35:06", "content": "Personaly,I have no affinity for keyboards,though I do get a great deal of vicarious pleasurefrom looking in at keyboard aficianados and allof the dedication displayed designing,building,taking about,col...	1,760,372,016.738329
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/04/segas-ai-computer-embraces-the-artificial-intelligence-revolution/	Sega’s AI Computer Embraces The Artificial Intelligence Revolution	Maya Posch	[ "Retrocomputing" ]	[ "artifical intelligence", "sega" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…iflyer.png?w=800	Recently a little-known Sega computer system called the Sega AI Computer was discovered for sale in Japan, including a lot of the accompanying software. Although this may not really raise eyebrows, what’s interesting is that this was Sega’s 1986 attempt to cash in on Artificial Intelligence (AI) hype, with a home compu...	6	4	[ { "comment_id": "6727452", "author": "CityZen", "timestamp": "2024-02-04T18:52:35", "content": "I was wondering why the cable exits the front of the keyboard, but I eventually realized that it’s probably because you’re expected to rest the keyboard on top of the unit when not using the touch panel."...	1,760,372,016.788117
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/04/popup-playground-roams-around/	Popup Playground Roams Around	Navarre Bartz	[ "Toy Hacks" ]	[ "fun", "playground", "slide", "tactical urbanism" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…2/Park.jpg?w=800	Going to the park is a time-honored pastime for kids around the world, but what if there isn’t one nearby? COMPA Teatro Trono and the International Design Clinic have designed a park that can come to you . Working with a group of design students from Bolivia and America, the theatre troupe has iteratively designed a se...	4	2	[ { "comment_id": "6727455", "author": "The Commenter Formerly Known As Ren", "timestamp": "2024-02-04T19:10:13", "content": "It’s a hack!I hope it will grow and succeed.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6727782", "author": "Navarre Bartz...	1,760,372,017.144913
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/transforming-edf-backpack-for-a-speed-boost/	Transforming EDF Backpack For A Speed Boost	Danie Conradie	[ "Transportation Hacks" ]	[ "backpack", "EDF", "jetpack" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.png?w=800	Fighting against a tough headwind on your daily cycle can be a drag, but [Emiel] of The Practical Engineer , has a loud and bold solution. In the Dutch video after the break, he builds a transforming backpack with two electric ducted fans (EDFs), and takes to the bike paths. An EDF moves a small volume of air at high v...	18	9	[ { "comment_id": "6727142", "author": "Elvinas", "timestamp": "2024-02-03T15:25:27", "content": "I know better, more energy efficient, more silent solution to a headwind problem. It also does not put strain on your back. It is called – e-bike. ;)I know it is less fun than having kind of jet pack, but...	1,760,372,017.061699
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/fixing-a-tractor-dashboard-from-over-10000-miles-away/	Fixing A Tractor Dashboard From Over 10,000 Miles Away	Lewin Day	[ "Repair Hacks" ]	[ "case tractor", "dashboard", "eeprom", "tractor" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…enshot.png?w=800	[BuyItFixIt] is well known as a dab hand at, well, fixing things… and presumably buying them, too. Recently, they received an email calling for help of the former kind. One of their Australian viewers owned the same model of tractor, but with a dead digital dash. Thankfully, help was at hand! The problem turned out to ...	6	5	[ { "comment_id": "6727160", "author": "Somewhat Anonymous", "timestamp": "2024-02-03T16:50:19", "content": "Nice that someone who wasn’t an authorized rep was able to help fix a tractor and wasn’t served a cease and desist from the manufacturer.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies":...	1,760,372,017.004136
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/resistor-color-code-clock-is-a-bit-of-fun/	Resistor Color Code Clock Is A Bit Of Fun	Jenny List	[ "clock hacks" ]	[ "clock", "colour code", "resistor colour code" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.jpg?w=800	Younger electronic engineers may see resistors with old-style color codes to display their values a little less than those from previous years, but if there’s a shibboleth among those who wield a soldering iron it’s probably something similar to instinctively saying “1K” when asked “Brown-black-red?”. Colors as numbers...	6	5	[ { "comment_id": "6727139", "author": "Stephen", "timestamp": "2024-02-03T14:46:53", "content": "inevitable xkcd link:https://xkcd.com/227/", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6727180", "author": "Ostracus", "timestamp": "2024-02-03T18:09:45"...	1,760,372,017.106938
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/electric-boomerang-does-laps/	Electric Boomerang Does Laps	Danie Conradie	[ "Toy Hacks" ]	[ "3d printed", "boomerang", "brushless motor", "free flight" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…merang.png?w=800	Boomerangs are known for their unique ability to circle back to the thrower, but what if you could harness this characteristic for powered for free flight? In a project that spins the traditional in a new direction, [RCLifeOn] electrifies a boomerang to make it fly laps. The project started with several of the 3D print...	5	4	[ { "comment_id": "6727081", "author": "Ree", "timestamp": "2024-02-03T07:18:17", "content": "Nicholas eperimented wirh this ideahttps://youtu.be/7JH1_ZKV7t4?si=pTPBIg4ZQ_fPTbFp", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6727085", "author": "Jan", "t...	1,760,372,017.360815
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/satellite-provides-detailed-data-on-antarctic-ice/	Satellite Provides Detailed Data On Antarctic Ice	Bryan Cockfield	[ "Science" ]	[ "antarctica", "climate", "climate change", "data", "ice", "ocean", "radar", "science", "sea ice", "weather", "wind", "windrad" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…-main2.jpg?w=800	Ever since the first satellites started imaging the Earth, scientists have been using the data gathered to learn more about our planet and improve the lives of its inhabitants. From weather forecasting to improving crop yields, satellites have been put to work in a wide array of tasks. The data they gather can go beyon...	19	4	[ { "comment_id": "6727044", "author": "The Commenter Formerly Known As Ren", "timestamp": "2024-02-03T03:14:58", "content": "“it has other missions beyond monitoring sea ice”Like spying?", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_id": "6727065", "author": "Ch...	1,760,372,017.48652
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/an-alternative-orientation-for-3d-printed-enclosures/	An Alternative Orientation For 3D Printed Enclosures	Danie Conradie	[ "3d Printer hacks" ]	[ "3d printed enclosures", "3D printed supports", "design for manfacturing" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…atured.png?w=800	When it comes to 3D printing, the orientation of your print can have a significant impact on strength, aesthetics, and functionality or ease of printing. The folks at Slant 3D have found that printing enclosures at a 45° provides an excellent balance of these properties, with some added advantages for high volume print...	29	17	[ { "comment_id": "6727023", "author": "dockey", "timestamp": "2024-02-03T01:30:31", "content": "It’s a design technique being well presented. Why did you add a zero-value comment? It’s no better than “Just go buy one”.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [] }, { "comment_i...	1,760,372,017.303422
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/a-wiper-motor-101/	A Wiper Motor 101	Navarre Bartz	[ "Reverse Engineering" ]	[ "Electric motor", "motion", "windscreen wipers", "windshield wiper motor", "windshield wipers", "wiper motor" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…-6-03.jpeg?w=800	Need a powerful electric motor on the cheap? [Daniel Simu] and his friend [Werner] show us the ins and outs of using windshield wiper motors . Through many examples and disassembled components, the duo walk us through some of the potential uses of wiper motors to power a project. Some of the nuggets we get are the line...	22	9	[ { "comment_id": "6726964", "author": "WernerDaniel Fan Club", "timestamp": "2024-02-02T22:47:03", "content": "I love these guys!Werner and Daniel.Super funny. Remind me of Abott and Costello.", "parent_id": null, "depth": 1, "replies": [ { "comment_id": "6727244", "...	1,760,372,017.423865
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/04/pop-goes-the-hydrogen-howitzer/	POP! Goes The Hydrogen Howitzer	Danie Conradie	[ "Weapons Hacks" ]	[ "3d printed gun", "artillery", "hydrogen" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…witzer.png?w=800	Military models are great 3D printing projects, even more so if they are somewhat functional. [Flasutie] took it a step further by engineering a 3D-printed howitzer that doesn’t just sit pretty—it launches shells with a hydrogen-powered bang. This project’s secret sauce? Oxyhydrogen, aka HHO, the mix of hydrogen born w...	70	28	[ { "comment_id": "6727365", "author": "No War No Matter What For", "timestamp": "2024-02-04T13:01:36", "content": "Have to agree, but at least this one is actually a hobbyist making a thing and not just a puff piece for the military industrial complex. Those are weird.", "parent_id": null, "d...	1,760,372,017.669299
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/04/common-enzyme-breaks-down-pla-fast/	Common Enzyme Breaks Down PLA Fast	Lewin Day	[ "3d Printer hacks" ]	[ "PLA", "plastic", "recycling" ]	https://hackaday.com/wp-…724427.png?w=800	The global issue of plastic waste has prompted scientists to seek innovative solutions for recycling. Single-use plastics, notorious for their environmental impact, require new methods for efficient and sustainable management. For some common plastics, though, salvation could be at hand, with researchers identifying a ...	50	12	[ { "comment_id": "6727343", "author": "Thomas Anderson", "timestamp": "2024-02-04T09:08:43", "content": "Using PLA as support for a different material works pretty well even if it’s not soluble, PETG for example doesn’t really stick to it, so if you have a dual nozzle it’s worth doing.", "parent_...	1,760,372,017.570062

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