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https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/hf-in-small-spaces/ | HF In Small Spaces | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"amateur radio",
"antenna",
"capacitor",
"ham",
"loop",
"mag loop",
"openwspr",
"radio",
"tuner",
"wspr"
] | Generally, the biggest problem a new ham radio operator will come across when starting out on the high frequency (HF) bands is finding physical space for the antennas. For a quick example, a dipole antenna for the 20 m band will need around 10 m of wire, and the lower frequencies like 80 m need about four times as much... | 22 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727325",
"author": "Tracy",
"timestamp": "2024-02-04T06:28:09",
"content": "With a MagLoop antenna I was able to talk SSB (voice) from Washington State to Japan with only 5 watts of power. Mostly 40 meter and 20 meter bands. I had to time it for the gray line, so there was about ... | 1,760,372,019.516696 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/why-not-try-a-diac/ | Why Not Try A DIAC? | Jenny List | [
"Parts"
] | [
"ac",
"AC mains",
"diac",
"power control"
] | There are plenty of electronic components which were once ubiquitous but once the niche which led to their existence has passed, they fade away to remain a junkbox curio. The DIAC is the subject of
a recent ElectronicsNotes video
, and while it might not quite yet have slid into total obscurity yet it’s definitely not ... | 31 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727320",
"author": "shinsukke",
"timestamp": "2024-02-04T05:59:51",
"content": "240VAC scary! Me use 3.3V",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6727353",
"author": "Cyna",
"timestamp": "2024-02-04T11:04:44",
... | 1,760,372,019.64416 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/recovering-a-busted-video-capture-device-with-firmware-flashing-tricks/ | Recovering A Busted Video Capture Device With Firmware Flashing Tricks | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"buyitfixit",
"capture card",
"firmware",
"repair"
] | Sometimes, you have a piece of hardware that just up and stops working on you. In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to toss something broken and move on. [BuyItFixIt], as you imagine, makes it their purpose to, well, fix things instead. Their latest efforts involved
resurrecting a dead AVerMedia Live Gamer 2 Plus cap... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727356",
"author": "Edgar Vice",
"timestamp": "2024-02-04T12:22:29",
"content": "This accent is killing me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6727375",
"author": "alialiali",
"timestamp": "2024-02-04T13:22:48",
... | 1,760,372,019.255082 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/tricky-3d-printed-joinery-problem-give-heat-staking-a-try/ | Tricky 3D Printed Joinery Problem? Give Heat Staking A Try | Dan Maloney | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"3d print",
"chamfer",
"heat-staking",
"joint",
"layer lines",
"mortise and tenon"
] | When you just can’t 3D print something as a monolithic part, you’re going to have to join pieces together. In such cases, most of us instinctively include threaded inserts or nut slots in the design, or even reach for a tube of CA glue. But perhaps you should be thinking more along the lines of
heat-staking your printe... | 15 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727224",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2024-02-03T22:38:26",
"content": "You see it in some calculators.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6727236",
"author": "The Commenter Formerly Known As Ren",
"timest... | 1,760,372,019.306128 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/03/avocado-shaped-robot-makes-its-way-through-the-rainforest/ | Avocado-Shaped Robot Makes Its Way Through The Rainforest | Lewin Day | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Science"
] | [
"avocado",
"rainforest",
"robot",
"Tether"
] | When you think of a robot getting around, you probably think of something on wheels or tracks. Maybe you think about a bipedal walking robot, more common in science fiction than our daily lives. In any case, researchers went way outside the norm
when they built an avocado-shaped robot for exploring the rainforest.
The ... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727183",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2024-02-03T18:14:05",
"content": "Better than strapping a camera to a monkey.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6727185",
"author": "Hm",
"timestamp": "2024-02-03T18:27:02",
... | 1,760,372,019.769432 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/give-your-projects-a-retro-tint-with-this-8051-based-arduino-uno/ | Give Your Projects A Retro Tint With This 8051-based Arduino Uno | Julian Scheffers | [
"News"
] | [
"8051",
"arduino",
"retrocomputing"
] | Most of us are familiar with the Arduino Uno, a starting place for electronics projects since 2010. But what if the Arduino Uno was released in 1980? You’d probably get something like [ElectroBoy]’s
8051-based Arduino Uno
.
Close-up shot of the 87C752, an 8051 with EPROM
The Arduino Uno-compatible board has an MCS-51 (... | 37 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727855",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2024-02-05T21:35:14",
"content": "I’m confused:>”The Arduino Uno-compatible board …”>”No USB-UART (which also means no USB programming), a different pin layout (Arduino shields likely won’t fit) and more I/Os than the ATmegas have”How exactl... | 1,760,372,019.382213 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/an-apple-with-a-pendulum/ | An Apple ][ With A Pendulum | Jenny List | [
"clock hacks",
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"Apple 2",
"clock",
"pendulum"
] | Clocks are a favourite project here, and we can say we’ve seen all conceivable types over the years. Just a software clock on a retrocomputer perhaps isn’t the coolest among them, but [Willem van der Jagt ]’s Apple][ clock has a little bit extra.
It takes its time reference from a real pendulum, on an antique wall cloc... | 6 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6728044",
"author": "Andrzej",
"timestamp": "2024-02-06T10:56:18",
"content": "Somehow I’ve hoped that the pendulum would generate the clock signal for the CPU :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6728065",
"author": "Ad... | 1,760,372,019.215975 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/biomedical-engineering-hack-chat/ | Biomedical Engineering Hack Chat | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns"
] | [
"Hack Chat"
] | Join us on Wednesday, February 7 at noon Pacific for the
Biomedical Engineering Hack Chat
with
Nyeli Kratz
!
Although medical doctors and engineers generally work in completely different domains, there’s a fair amount of overlap between the disciplines. At the end of the day, they both solve problems, and while doctors... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,372,019.416251 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/hackaday-europe-2024-is-on-and-we-want-you/ | Hackaday Europe 2024 Is On, And We Want You! | Elliot Williams | [
"cons",
"Hackaday Columns",
"News"
] | [
"2024 hackaday europe",
"berlin",
"hackaday europe",
"Supercon"
] | Hackaday Europe is on again for 2024, and we couldn’t be more excited! If you’re a European hacker, and have always wanted to join us up for Supercon in the states, here’s your chance to do so without having to set sail across the oceans. It’s great to be able to get together with our continental crew.
Just like last t... | 21 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727800",
"author": "Mano",
"timestamp": "2024-02-05T18:06:09",
"content": "Booked! We’ll see with Freddruppel for a talk :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6727815",
"author": "mikeselectricstuff",
"timestamp": "2024-02... | 1,760,372,019.577762 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/building-robots-with-a-20x20-grid/ | Building Robots With A 20×20 Grid | Danie Conradie | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"chassis",
"modular hardware",
"robotics platform"
] | On autonomous robots, the most difficult challenges usually lie in the software and electronic realms, but the mechanics can also be very time consuming. To help address this challenge, [Nikodem Bartnik] is working
on the Open Robotic Platform (ORP)
, a modular robotics chassis system designed to make prototyping as ea... | 15 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727779",
"author": "Rosmo",
"timestamp": "2024-02-05T17:06:37",
"content": "Nice, I’ve done a little 10cm x 10cm one on the ORP rules. Just working on software for it nowhttps://rosmo-robot.github.io/zio/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,372,019.461419 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/arctic-adventures-with-a-data-general-nova-ii-the-equipment/ | Arctic Adventures With A Data General Nova II — The Equipment | Chris Lott | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"Computing",
"history",
"research",
"true stories"
] | As I walked into the huge high bay that was to be my part-time office for the next couple of years, I was greeted by all manner of abandoned equipment haphazardly scattered around the room. As I later learned, this place was a graveyard for old research projects, cast aside to be later gutted for parts or forgotten ent... | 51 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727744",
"author": "Steven-X",
"timestamp": "2024-02-05T15:42:48",
"content": "In the 80’s when I was in the USAF, one of the test system I worked on used a GE Terminet 1200 with that belt of hammers. It was a testament to the skill of the designers to be able to track the position... | 1,760,372,019.862341 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/05/starlinks-inter-satellite-laser-links-are-setting-new-record-with-42-million-gb-per-day/ | Starlink’s Inter-Satellite Laser Links Are Setting New Record With 42 Million GB Per Day | Maya Posch | [
"Space"
] | [
"laser communication",
"Starlink"
] | Slide from the SpaceX Starlink presentation on mesh routing via the laser links. (Credit: PCMag/Michael Kan)
Although laser communication in space is far from novel, its wide-scale deployment as seen with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet constellation has brought the technology to the forefront like never before. T... | 44 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727706",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2024-02-05T13:54:45",
"content": "I can not tell which is more accurate… the aim of those lasers or this comment. Let’s just end the discussion now with that one perfectly engineered comment.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"r... | 1,760,372,019.948134 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/your-surface-rt-can-become-useful-again-with-raspberry-pi-os/ | Your Surface RT Can Become Useful Again, With Raspberry Pi OS | Jenny List | [
"Tablet Hacks"
] | [
"microsoft surface",
"Raspberry Pi OS",
"Surface RT"
] | Over the years there have been so many times when Microsoft came up with a product that so
nearly
got it right, but which tanked in the market because the folks at Redmond had more of an eye to what fitted their strategy than what the customer wanted. The Surface RT was one of these: while the hardware was at least as ... | 20 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726911",
"author": "Mark Topham",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T19:37:05",
"content": "“The Surface RT was one of these: while the hardware was at least as good if not better than Apple’s iPad, its ARM CPU and an ill-advised signed-apps-only policy meant the tablet couldn’t access the h... | 1,760,372,020.431508 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/will-there-be-any-pi-left-for-us/ | Will There Be Any Pi Left For Us? | Jenny List | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"News",
"Raspberry Pi",
"Slider"
] | [
"floatation",
"IPO",
"stock exchange"
] | Our world has been abuzz with the news that Raspberry Pi are to float on the London Stock Exchange. It seems an obvious move for a successful and ambitious company, and as they seem to be in transition from a maker of small computers into a maker of chips which happen to also go on their small computers, they will no d... | 72 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726890",
"author": "CJay",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T18:08:32",
"content": "Sure there are plenty of companies which can produce something similar to the Pi but they’re just hanging on the coat tails of the Pi foundation and none of them are innovating, there’s not much that’s offer... | 1,760,372,020.221235 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/hackaday-podcast-episode-255-balloon-on-the-moon-nanotech-goblets-and-usb-all-the-way/ | Hackaday Podcast Episode 255: Balloon On The Moon, Nanotech Goblets, And USB All The Way | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Podcasts",
"Slider"
] | [
"Hackaday Podcast"
] | This week, Dan joined Elliot for a review of the best and brightest hacks of the week in Episode 0xFF, which both of us found unreasonably exciting; it’s a little like the base-2 equivalent of watching the odometer flip over to 99,999. If you know, you know. We had quite a bumper crop of coolness this week, which stran... | 13 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726928",
"author": "Anders Nielsen",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T20:45:22",
"content": "That sounds like an exciting event! Here are some tailored questions for each of the hosts based on their individual expertise and contributions:Elliot Williams:Given your background in embedded sy... | 1,760,372,020.112153 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/the-case-against-calibration-cubes/ | The Case Against Calibration Cubes | Danie Conradie | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"3d printed",
"calibration",
"cnc kitchen",
"precision"
] | Calibration cubes have long been a staple for testing and adjusting 3D printers, but according to [Stefan] of
CNC Kitchen
, they’re not just ineffective—they could be leading us astray. In the
video after the break
he explains his reasoning for this controversial claim, and provides a viable alternative.
Such cubes are... | 27 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726874",
"author": "paulvdh",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T16:57:40",
"content": "If you want to calibrate the movement, then simply mount a (digital) caliper or dial indicator on the hot plate, and push it aside with the hot end. This gives you actual motion without artifacts caused b... | 1,760,372,020.371084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/this-week-in-security-glibc-ivanti-jenkins-and-runc/ | This Week In Security: Glibc, Ivanti, Jenkins, And Runc | Jonathan Bennett | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"News",
"Security Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"glibc",
"Jenkins",
"Leaky Vessels",
"This Week in Security"
] | There’s a fun
buffer overflow problem in the Glibc
__vsyslog_internal()
function. This one’s a real rollercoaster, because logging vulnerabilities are always scary, but at a first look, it seems nearly impossible to exploit. The vulnerability relies on a very long program name, which can overflow an internal buffer. No... | 4 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726868",
"author": "0xdeadbeef",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T16:28:26",
"content": "> There is a one-liner to test for a vulnerable Glibc:> exec -a “`printf ‘%0128000x’ 1`” /usr/bin/su < /dev/nullYou want to put that one-liner in parens: (exec -a \"`printf '%0128000x' 1`\" /usr/bin/su... | 1,760,372,020.26013 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/fixing-a-malfunctioning-keithley-model-179-digital-multimeter/ | Fixing A Malfunctioning Keithley Model 179 Digital Multimeter | Maya Posch | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"digital multimeter",
"Keithley"
] | Inspired by electronics repair videos on YouTube, [Steven Leibson] recently found himself hunting down something to fix on eBay. This ‘something’ ended up being a certified classic: a
Keithley Model 179 digital multimeter from 1978
. Listed as non-functional, the unit arrived at his door for less than $50. There weren... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726834",
"author": "Mystick",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T13:19:33",
"content": "We had a few of these relics in my high school electronics class in the 90’s. They worked just fine.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6726853",
"a... | 1,760,372,020.308125 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/retro-styled-rasti-laptop-packs-framework-mobo/ | Retro-Styled Rasti Laptop Packs Framework Mobo | Tom Nardi | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"3D printed enclosure",
"custom computer case",
"framework",
"GRiD Compass"
] | Today, every laptop pretty much looks like every other laptop. Sure you might run into a few different colors and screen sizes out there, but on the whole, all the manufacturers have pretty much agreed on the basic shape and nobody is looking to rock the boat with something different.
Ah, but it wasn’t always so. Befor... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726861",
"author": "Foldi-One",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T15:17:51",
"content": "I really like this concept, and this build look really neatly finished too, really sells the look. Seems like they had the space but chose not to add the framework modular ports on one side – a mistake... | 1,760,372,020.481036 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/multi-way-capacitor-replacement-without-the-pain/ | Multi-way Capacitor Replacement Without The Pain | Jenny List | [
"Parts"
] | [
"capacitor",
"capacitor replacement",
"multi way capacitor"
] | Anyone who’s worked with older tube-based equipment will be familiar with the type of vintage electrolytic capacitor which integrated several capacitors into one can. Long obsolete, they can be bought as reproduction, but unfortunately at an eye-watering price. [D-Lab Electronics]
introduces us to a solution using a ve... | 20 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726782",
"author": "TG",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T06:46:21",
"content": "My favorite way is to simply leave the old can on top, clip off the leads underneath so they are only connected to ground, and solder in replacement axial caps. There’s usually plenty of space for the modern o... | 1,760,372,020.5374 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/navigate-burning-man-with-ease-with-this-custom-tool/ | Navigate Burning Man With Ease With This Custom Tool | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"burning man",
"gps",
"navigation",
"playa"
] | When setting up a city in the desert, the team behind Burning Man does its best to lay things out in an ordered fashion. Even still, getting around at ground level can be a challenge at times, and it’s easy to get lost. To help get around easier, [Zach] developed a nifty GPS device
built specifically for navigating the... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726871",
"author": "Piotrsko",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T16:52:30",
"content": "Is it mud proof?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6726888",
"author": "Patrice Mackey",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T17:57:23",
... | 1,760,372,020.583246 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/eliminate-that-pesky-power-only-usb-cable-with-this-cable-tester/ | Eliminate That Pesky Power-Only USB Cable With This Cable Tester | Julian Scheffers | [
"Parts"
] | [
"cable tester",
"stm32",
"usb"
] | Ever wondered why your Arduino wasn’t programming, only to find out that the cable doesn’t have any data conductors? Worry not, [Spencer Maroukis] has got you covered with the
USB Sleuth Cable Tester
!
The cable tester is a beautiful black circular PCB, with USB ports of nearly every type on the edges. It works partial... | 13 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726705",
"author": "Misterlaneous",
"timestamp": "2024-02-02T00:03:25",
"content": "I got something like this for $2 on AliExpress. It’s USB powered then has all the various connectors to plug both ends of a cable into it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,372,020.636584 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/a-concrete-solution-to-balance-and-protect-camera-gear/ | A Concrete Solution To Balance And Protect Camera Gear | Danie Conradie | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"camera arm",
"photography",
"tripod"
] | Knocking over expensive camera equipment is an unfortunate occupational hazard when filming projects in a workshop. [Dane Kouttron] wanted to stop sacrificing lights to the cause, so he came up with a practical use for a weeble: A
self-stabilizing monopod
.
Inspired by a
giant scale weeble built by [Colin Furze]
, [Dan... | 15 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726673",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T22:41:51",
"content": "Awesome project! Does it actually hold a full size DSLR? Have you tried rubber coating it so it doesn’t leave marks?also really like the workshop in the background",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,372,020.686351 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/robot-can-read-braille-much-faster-than-humans-with-new-sensor/ | Robot Can Read Braille Much Faster Than Humans With New Sensor | Lewin Day | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"braille",
"robot",
"robotics"
] | Braille is a method of physical writing used to allow humans to read by touch — most commonly used as a substitute for printed text by those who may be visually impaired. Both displaying Braille and reading it is difficult to do with machines, but there has been a development in the latter area. A research team has tra... | 25 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726626",
"author": "philosiraptor117",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T19:45:39",
"content": "I bet I could beat them with just a web cam and open cv",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6726637",
"author": "Cyna",
"times... | 1,760,372,021.133371 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/polynesian-wayfinding-traditions-let-humans-roam-the-pacific-ocean/ | Polynesian Wayfinding Traditions Let Humans Roam The Pacific Ocean | Lewin Day | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Misc Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"navigation",
"ocean",
"polynesian wayfinding",
"sailing",
"voyage"
] | Polynesian cultures have a remarkable navigational tradition. It stands as a testament to human ingenuity and an intimate understanding of nature. Where Western cultures developed maps and tools to plot courses around the world, the Polynesian tradition is more about using human senses and pattern-finding skills to fig... | 24 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726601",
"author": "Reluctant Cannibal",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T18:20:12",
"content": "Nice write up. I’d guess releasing pigeons from a cage beyond the 1/2 way mark might be useful. They’re either going to head back home or onward to the nearest land, whichever is closest, I gue... | 1,760,372,021.244274 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/flat-pack-multi-tool-has-many-dimensions/ | Flat-Pack Multi-Tool Has Many Dimensions | Kristina Panos | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"flat pack",
"flatpack",
"laser cut",
"multi-tool"
] | Sometimes, you just have to see whether something can be done. Such is the case with [ToolTechGeek]’s
flat-pack metal multi-tool
build. Can an entire multi-tool be made with only flat pieces of laser-cut metal and fasteners? It would seem so, yes. And quite nicely, too, as you’ll see in the video after the break.
[Tool... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6727342",
"author": "erhyerwhywert",
"timestamp": "2024-02-04T08:53:50",
"content": "why nobody create a hat or adaptor for making a ethernet cable in multitool?normal press ethernet socket to cableI need it!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,372,021.173961 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/how-much-longer-will-cars-have-cigarette-lighter-ports/ | How Much Longer Will Cars Have Cigarette Lighter Ports? | Kristina Panos | [
"car hacks",
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art",
"Slider"
] | [
"12v",
"car lighter",
"cigarette lighter",
"dash lighter"
] | Depending on the age of your car, it might contain a round 12 V power outlet in the dash, or possibly in the elbow compartment. And depending on your own age, you might know that as the cigarette lighter port. Whereas this thing used to have a single purpose — lighting cigars and cigarettes via hot coil — there are myr... | 106 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726529",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T15:17:05",
"content": "This port is still highly useful and is not going anywhere. Try using a Air compressor from USB.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6726537",
"au... | 1,760,372,021.400651 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/this-time-its-toyota-takata-airbag-recalls-continue/ | This Time It’s Toyota: Takata Airbag Recalls Continue | Jenny List | [
"News",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"takata",
"takata airbag recall",
"toyota"
] | The automotive industry is subject to frequent product recalls, as manufacturers correct defects in their vehicles that reveal themselves only after some use. While such events may be embarrassing for a marque, it’s not necessarily a bad thing — after all, we would rather put our trust in a carmaker prepared to own up ... | 22 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726490",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T12:24:08",
"content": "I’d imagine half the reason there’s no overt regulation on them is because it helps people not to freak out about the bomb in front of their faces.Not saying they’re a bad idea – they’re brilliant and save li... | 1,760,372,021.068888 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/01/cheap-hack-gets-pci-x-card-working-in-pci-slot/ | Cheap Hack Gets PCI-X Card Working In PCI Slot | Lewin Day | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"pci",
"pci x",
"riser",
"riser card"
] | PCI and PCI-X are not directly compatible, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that means you’re out of luck if you need to use a PCI-X card in a machine that only has basic PCI slots. And yet, that needn’t be the case. As [Peter] shows us, you can work around this
with a cheap hacky hack
. Our favorite kind!
[Peter] ha... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726474",
"author": "limroh",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T10:32:16",
"content": "> PCI and PCI-X are not directly compatible,This generalization is just false.Many PCI and PCI-X cards are compatible to PCI and PCI-X slots.They are pretty much exactly as compatible as PCI cards to PCI s... | 1,760,372,021.448952 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/the-gyro-monorail-how-to-make-trains-better-with-a-gyroscope/ | The Gyro Monorail: How To Make Trains Better With A Gyroscope | Maya Posch | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"gyroscope",
"gyroscopic car",
"monorail"
] | The gyroscopic system for gyro monorail trains that Brennan developed. (Credit: Primal Space)
Everyone who has ever handled a spinning gyroscope found themselves likely mesmerized by the way it absolutely maintains its orientation even when disturbed. Much of modern technology would be impossible without them, whether ... | 11 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726504",
"author": "KC",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T13:47:26",
"content": "O.K. Single points of failure make me nervous, I’d really want two gyros operating independently of one anther per rail car for a passenger train. That said, the MonoCab-OWL project looks really cool. The idea... | 1,760,372,021.507092 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/check-out-these-amazing-self-soldering-sleeves-from-world-war-ii/ | Check Out These Amazing Self-Soldering Sleeves From World War II | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"commando",
"SOE",
"solder",
"solder sleeve",
"soldering",
"world war II"
] | Imagine you’re a commando, doing some big secret mission on the continent in the midst of World War II. You need to hook up some wires to your explosive charges, and time is of the essence. Do you bust out the trusty Weller and see if those petulant Axis chaps will let you plug it in somewhere? No! You use a pyrotechni... | 18 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726411",
"author": "TG",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T03:44:05",
"content": "I’d probably just twist the wires up, but then again I don’t have to worry about watching twenty of my compatriots waltz into a machine gun nest if it gets pulled loose.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,372,021.566544 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/floss-weekly-episode-768-open-source-radio/ | FLOSS Weekly Episode 768: Open Source Radio | Jonathan Bennett | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Podcasts",
"Slider"
] | [
"FLOSS Weekly",
"internet radio",
"radio",
"wordpress"
] | This week Jonathan Bennett and Doc Searls talk with Tony Zeoli about Netmix and the Radio Station WordPress plugin. The story starts with the Netmix startup, one of the first places doing Internet music in the 1990s. That business did well enough to get bought out just before the Dot Com bubble burst in 2000. Today, To... | 8 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726487",
"author": "thom",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T12:06:10",
"content": "Is it really “radio” if it does not radiate from a antenna??Not to me. YMMV",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6726577",
"author": "Vbf",
... | 1,760,372,021.608955 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/high-caliber-engineering-on-a-low-torque-pcb-servo-motor/ | High Caliber Engineering On A Low Torque PCB Servo Motor | Danie Conradie | [
"Tech Hacks"
] | [
"closed loop servo motors",
"optical encoder",
"pcb motor"
] | Building a 3D motor printed motor is one thing, but creating a completely custom servo motor with encoder requires some significant engineering. In the video after the break [365 Robots] takes us through the build process of a
closed-loop motor with a custom optical encoder
.
The motor, an axial flux design, uses a sta... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726431",
"author": "Jouni",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T06:28:14",
"content": "Plate style brushless motor is best at high speeds but it has very low torque. Strange decision to use such design.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "672... | 1,760,372,021.651408 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/3d-mouse-with-3d-printed-flexures-and-pcb-coils/ | 3D Mouse With 3D Printed Flexures And PCB Coils | Danie Conradie | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"3d mouse",
"PCB coil",
"Stewart platform"
] | 3D mice with six degrees of freedom (6DOF) motion are highly valued by professional CAD users. However, the entry-level versions typically cost upwards of $150 and are produced by a single manufacturer.
[Colton Baldridge] has created the OS3M Mouse
— an open source alternative using PCB coils and 3D printed flexures.
T... | 7 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726294",
"author": "hmmmmm.....",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T20:58:00",
"content": "I m still running a german spacecontroller. I find their sensor has more natural response and the sphere feels better to me as well.https://spacecontrol.de/download/manual/manual_en.html",
"parent... | 1,760,372,021.698658 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-typewriter-orchestra/ | Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Typewriter Orchestra | Kristina Panos | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Slider"
] | [
"Boston Typewriter Orchestra",
"butterfly keyboard",
"ibm 701c",
"typewriter orchestra"
] | Have you ever wished you had more control over what goes into a kit keyboard build? Like, a whole lot more control? Well, that’s the idea behind
the Akruvia 12×4 Playground by [iketsj].
Image by [iketsj] via
YouTube
This is a 48-key ortholinear keyboard, but other than that, it’s a complete blank slate. The kit include... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726513",
"author": "Shannon",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T14:04:14",
"content": "Interesting and inspirational as always. Thanks, Kristina.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6726885",
"author": "SCOTT W",
"timestamp": "2024-... | 1,760,372,021.752122 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/making-an-aircraft-wing-work-for-an-audience/ | Making An Aircraft Wing Work For An Audience | Jenny List | [
"cons",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"Airbus",
"aircraft",
"wing"
] | Many of us will have sat and idly watched the flaps and other moving parts of an airliner wing as we travel, and it’s likely that most of you will know the basics of how an aircraft wing works. But there’s more to an aircraft wing than meets the eye, which is why the Aerospace Bristol museum has an Airbus A320 wing on ... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726273",
"author": "imber",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T20:15:00",
"content": "Been there, seen it working! :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6726645",
"author": "Paul Driver",
"timestamp": "2024-02-01T21:20:06",
"con... | 1,760,372,022.022766 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/the-cockpit-voice-recorder-controversy/ | The Cockpit Voice Recorder Controversy | Lewin Day | [
"Current Events",
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art",
"Slider"
] | [
"airplane",
"flight recorder",
"flight safety"
] | Every time there’s a plane crash or other aviation safety incident, we often hear talk of the famous “black box”. Of course, anyone these days will tell you that they’re not black, but orange, for visibility’s sake. Plus, there’s often not one black box, but two! There’s a Flight Data Recorder (FDR), charged with recor... | 75 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726157",
"author": "paulvdh",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T15:25:56",
"content": "I’m all for it.Every now and then I watch a bunch of video’s from Mentour Pilot and it happens far to often that data from the CVR is not available after an accident.And for me, the responsibility for a f... | 1,760,372,022.355083 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/resistor-swap-gives-honda-insights-more-power/ | Resistor Swap Gives Honda Insights More Power | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"battery",
"drivetrain",
"fuse",
"Honda",
"horsepower",
"hybrid",
"InSight",
"resistor",
"shunt resistor",
"upgrade"
] | A common complaint around modern passenger vehicles is that they are over-reliant on electronics, from overly complex infotainment systems to engines that can’t be fixed on one’s own due to the proprietary computer control systems. But even still, when following the circuits to their ends you’ll still ultimately find a... | 123 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726110",
"author": "Alex365",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T12:32:43",
"content": "I’m all for hacking, but increasing torque by 40% without taking into consideration the rest of the drive train and its limitations calls for sheared off/broken parts. Also current capacity of cables and ... | 1,760,372,022.665497 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/31/low-cost-dsp-for-scanning-probe-microscopy/ | Low-Cost DSP For Scanning Probe Microscopy | Maya Posch | [
"Science",
"Tech Hacks"
] | [
"scanning probe microscopy",
"scanning tunneling microscope"
] | A scanning probe microscope comes in a wide variety of flavors, they all produce a set of data points containing the measurements at each location. Usually these data points form a regular 2D grid, but it can be more beneficial to change the density of measurements at certain locations, or even the height, which create... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726194",
"author": "julian",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T16:59:24",
"content": "could be even more low cost if they used an ebay 4250…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6726555",
"author": "Prfesser",
"timestamp": "2024-02-0... | 1,760,372,022.142147 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/swapping-nunchucks-for-a-steering-wheel/ | Swapping Nunchucks For A Steering Wheel | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Games"
] | [
"controller",
"d-pad",
"gaming",
"mario kart",
"nunchuck",
"servo",
"steering wheel",
"wii",
"wiimote"
] | Rather than chasing pure performance and high quality graphics like other gaming companies, Nintendo has made a name for themselves over the last few decades by favoring not only artistic design and gameplay, but the physical design of the game systems. Of course the hybrid handheld Switch console is among these, but i... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726050",
"author": "make piece not war",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T06:23:38",
"content": "I suppose an AI backed voice recognition that would control the servos was too easy while the commands should be shouted by a family / neighbours chorus that are directed by the player?",
"... | 1,760,372,022.095493 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/ingenuity-may-be-grounded-but-its-legacy-will-be-grand/ | IngenuityMay Be Grounded, But Its Legacy Will Be Grand | Donald Papp | [
"Science",
"Space"
] | [
"Ingenuity",
"mars",
"nasa",
"Perseverance"
] | [Eric Berger] has a thoughtful and detailed article explaining why
Ingenuity,
NASA’s small helicopter on Mars, was
probably far more revolutionary than many realize
, and has a legacy to grant the future of off-world exploration that is already being felt.
Ingenuity
was
recently grounded due to rotor damage
, having al... | 11 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725798",
"author": "Mr Name Required",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T12:19:44",
"content": "Loved the Scott Manley metaphorical take on what would happen if they attempted take-off now “like a brick inside a washing machine on a trampoline” (…shows three second clip of a brick inside a ... | 1,760,372,022.71679 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/building-a-semi-auto-cookie-dough-gun/ | Building A Semi-Auto Cookie Dough Gun | Julian Scheffers | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"chocolate chip cookie",
"cookies",
"cooking",
"dispenser",
"kitchen hacks"
] | Are you a chocolate chip cookie connoisseur? Do you want to eat more cookies than you probably should at the push of a button? Don’t worry, [Startup Chuck] has got you covered with his
semi-automatic cookie dough dispenser
.
[Startup Chuck] tries several ways of dispensing dough, some of which more explosive than other... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725761",
"author": "Jon H",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T09:05:22",
"content": "Make a Bugsy Malone splurge gun!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6725934",
"author": "Mystick",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T20:22:01",
"conten... | 1,760,372,022.450331 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/a-complete-exchange-from-scratch-for-your-rotary-dial-phones/ | A Complete Exchange From Scratch For Your Rotary Dial Phones | Jenny List | [
"cons",
"Phone Hacks"
] | [
"pots",
"slic",
"telephone exchange"
] | Such has been the success of the mobile phone that in many places they have removed the need for wired connections, for example where this is being written the old copper connection can only be made via an emulated phone line on an internet router. That doesn’t mean that wired phones are no longer of interest to a hard... | 12 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725707",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T06:40:48",
"content": "As a general recommendation:watch CCC videos directly on their platform:https://media.ccc.deMuch better, YT is so annoying.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,372,022.405487 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/new-robots-to-explore-new-areas-of-japans-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant/ | New Robots To Explore New Areas Of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant | Maya Posch | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"drone",
"Fukushima",
"quadcopter",
"robotics",
"TEPCO"
] | During a press event on January 23rd, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
demonstrated two new robots
at the mock-up facility at Japan Atomic Energy Agency’s
Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development
(
NARREC
).
As pictured by AP
, one is a snake-like robot that should be able to reach very inaccessible ... | 10 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725673",
"author": "PWalsh",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T03:50:52",
"content": "HAD recently had an article bemoaning the use of “robot” for just about everything and anything with a motor. To be fair, a bristlebot is the end of a toothbrush with a pager vibrator glued on – and people... | 1,760,372,022.508725 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/a-mouse-becomes-a-camera/ | A Mouse Becomes A Camera | Jenny List | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"digital camera",
"mouse",
"mouse sensor",
"optical mouse"
] | If your pointing device is a mouse, turn it over. The chances are you’ll see a red LED light if you’re not seriously old-school and your mouse has a ball, this light serves as the illumination for a very simple camera sensor. The mouse electronics do their thing by looking for movement in the resulting image, but it sh... | 24 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725614",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T00:17:46",
"content": "Does the mouse camera do infrared? I mean I can’t see a reason a mouse would need an infrared filter?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6725652",
... | 1,760,372,022.784921 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/3d-printed-axial-compressor-is-on-a-mission-to-inflate-balloons/ | 3D Printed Axial Compressor Is On A Mission To Inflate Balloons | Donald Papp | [
"Engine Hacks",
"Tech Hacks"
] | [
"3d printed",
"axial",
"balloon",
"compressor",
"inflate"
] | [Let’s Print] has been fascinated with creating a
3D printed axial compressor
that can do meaningful work, and his latest iteration mixes FDM and SLA printed parts to successfully inflate (and pop) a latex glove, so that’s progress!
Originally, the unit couldn’t manage even that until he modified the number and type of... | 5 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725537",
"author": "NiHaoMike",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T21:23:41",
"content": "Could this be adapted into an open source turbo vacuum pump? Probably would need to use a piece of pipe as the sealed housing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"co... | 1,760,372,022.834147 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/a-vintage-monitor-lives-again-with-a-new-heart/ | A Vintage Monitor Lives Again With A New Heart | Jenny List | [
"Repair Hacks",
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"commodore 1702",
"crt",
"CRT monitor"
] | Aside from keeping decades-old consumer-grade computing hardware working, a major problem for many retrocomputing enthusiasts lies in doing the same for vintage monitors. Whether your screen is a domestic TV or a dedicated monitor, the heat and voltage stress of driving a CRT made these devices significantly less relia... | 25 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725505",
"author": "TG",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T19:55:58",
"content": "I wonder if/when an artisinal CRT operation will start up. Doubt they’ll be making trinitrons but I bet somebody will do it someday.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"c... | 1,760,372,022.89457 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/tech-in-plain-sight-escalators/ | Tech In Plain Sight: Escalators | Al Williams | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"History",
"Slider"
] | [
"escalator",
"inventions",
"machines"
] | If you are designing a building and need to move many people up or down, you probably will at least consider an escalator. In fact, if you visit most large airports these days, they even use a similar system to move people without changing their altitude. We aren’t sure why the name “slidewalk” never caught on, but the... | 36 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725457",
"author": "Pav Eng",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T18:27:02",
"content": "The Budapest metro still has wooden escalators that move scarily fast! Though the stations are DEEP underground so the extra speed is appreciated!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,372,022.975467 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/need-a-serial-data-plotter-better-write-your-own/ | Need A Serial Data Plotter? Better Write Your Own | Dave Rowntree | [
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"plotter",
"PyQT",
"python",
"serial"
] | When you’re working with a development team, especially in a supporting capacity, you can often find yourself having to invent tools and support systems that are fairly involved, but don’t add to the system’s functionality. Still, without them, it’d be a dead duck. [Aidan Chandra] was clearly in a similar situation, wo... | 12 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725407",
"author": "Jon Mayo",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T17:17:22",
"content": "RRDtool was probably not appropriate in this situation, since it’s not realtime, but it’s worth looking into if you do need some data collection and graphing that is not too hard to set up. It’s very old... | 1,760,372,023.023947 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/3d-printering-speed-is-so-hot-right-now/ | 3D Printering: Speed Is So Hot Right Now | Donald Papp | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"Featured",
"Slider"
] | [
"3D Printering",
"Bambu",
"klipper",
"prusa",
"speed",
"tradeoff"
] | Speed in 3D printing hasn’t been super important to everyone. Certainly, users value speed. But some value quality even more highly, and if gaining quality means giving up speed, then so be it. That’s more or less how things stood for a while, but all things change.
The landscape of filament-based 3D printing over the ... | 33 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725356",
"author": "Alphatek",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T15:34:29",
"content": "The article about a delta printer some days ago got me wondering – are they obsoleted by the current gen of core xy printers?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"co... | 1,760,372,023.100414 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/roman-dodecahedrons-a-mystifying-archaeological-find/ | Roman Dodecahedrons: A Mystifying Archaeological Find | Maya Posch | [
"History",
"News"
] | [
"archeology",
"dodecahedron"
] | Much about archaeology can be described as trying to figure out the context in which objects and constructions should be interpreted. A good example of this are the metal dodecahedrons (twelve-sided shape) which have been found during archaeological excavations at former Roman sites. Since 1739 over 115 of them have be... | 121 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725262",
"author": "Anonymous",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T12:10:03",
"content": "My theroy is that these are candle toppers. The candle goes through the largest hole at the bottom with the small hole at the top holding it in place and the projections allow a dish (or other object) t... | 1,760,372,025.074788 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/flux-from-scratch/ | Flux, From Scratch | Jenny List | [
"chemistry hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"flux",
"rosin",
"soldering"
] | Soldering flux is (or at least, should be) one of the ubiquitous features of any electronics bench. It serves the purpose of excluding oxygen from a solder joint as it solidifies, and in most cases its base is derived from pine rosin. Most of us just buy flux, but [pileofstuff]
is having a go at making his own
.
He sta... | 53 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725209",
"author": "alialiali",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T09:27:08",
"content": "I’d like to see it with ethanol as something that would be homebrewable. Or just tested with everclearWith distillation you can get to nearly 96% ethanol I’m not sure what a home setup could reach (not ... | 1,760,372,025.24345 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/28/ballpoint-switch-is-oh-so-satisfying/ | Ballpoint Switch Is Oh-So Satisfying | Kristina Panos | [
"how-to",
"Parts"
] | [
"ballpoint",
"ballpoint pen",
"hot glue",
"low voltage",
"paper clip",
"switch"
] | Alright, here’s your quick and dirty hack for the day. The astute among you may recall [Peter Waldraff]’s bookshelf train build of a few days ago, and the fact that he used a switch made from a dead ballpoint pen to light up the scene. Fortunately,
[Peter] wrote in to give us the details of this low-voltage sub-build
,... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725184",
"author": "CRJEEA",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T08:18:00",
"content": "I did something similar when I was about seven or eight, but I made use of the fact the cam inside rotates and created a push button that could have more than two states, it was fairly tricky to stop it ja... | 1,760,372,024.907622 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/28/lorenz-attractor-analog-computer-with-octave-simulation/ | Lorenz Attractor Analog Computer With Octave Simulation | Al Williams | [
"classic hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"lorenz attractor",
"octave",
"op-amp"
] | [Janis Alnis] wanted to
build an analog computer circuit
and bought some multiplier chips. The first attempt used apparently fake chips that were prone to overheating. He was able to get it to work and also walked through some Octave (a system similar to Matlab) simulations for the circuit. You can follow along in the ... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725216",
"author": "Stephen",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T09:57:04",
"content": "I love the idea of using analogue circuitry to generate attractors. The only trouble is that these days with digital oscilloscopes it’s not so easy to display the results as on a good old fashioned CRT. I... | 1,760,372,024.667019 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/harvesting-electricity-from-high-voltage-transmission-lines-using-fences/ | Harvesting Electricity From High-Voltage Transmission Lines Using Fences | Maya Posch | [
"High Voltage",
"Science"
] | [
"high voltage",
"inductive coupling",
"transmission line"
] | When you have a bunch of 230 kV transmission lines running over your property, why not use them for some scientific experiments? This is where the [Double M Innovations] YouTube channel comes into play, including a recent video where the idea of harvesting electricity from HV transmission lines
using regular fences
is ... | 373 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724752",
"author": "Ray",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T04:10:14",
"content": "“As for whether storing the power inductively coupled on fence wire can be legally used is probably something best discussed with your local energy company.”Seriously? Stealing is stealing. Like that will n... | 1,760,372,025.717817 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/ground-effect-vehicle-to-carry-passengers-around-hawaii/ | Ground-Effect Vehicle To Carry Passengers Around Hawaii | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"airplane",
"boat",
"ferry",
"ground effect",
"hawaii",
"passenger",
"seaglider"
] | Although Hawaii used to have a ferry service to access the various islands in the archipelago, due to environmental and political issues, air travel is now the only way to island-hop. Various companies have tried to fill this transportation gap, but have all been stymied for one reason or another. The latest to attempt... | 31 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724694",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T00:02:57",
"content": "Why in the holy heck would “environmental” issues cause a ferry to be replaced with flying?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6724698",
"author":... | 1,760,372,025.378338 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/a-look-at-3d-printed-professional-led-signage/ | A Look At 3D Printed Professional LED Signage | Lewin Day | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"large 3d prints",
"sign",
"signmaking"
] | Customer perception is everything when you’re running a business, particularly in retail. High-quality signage can go a long way into creating a good impression in this respect. [king process] decided to show us
how professional-grade LED signage is made
in a Korean shop that specializes in the work.
The signs we’re sh... | 30 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724666",
"author": "Gravis",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T22:17:39",
"content": "The real question is how these will look after a few years. Silicone yellows with UV and oxygen while plastics become brittle with UV alone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,372,025.139445 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/a-general-purpose-pid-controller/ | A General-Purpose PID Controller | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"controller",
"controls",
"ESP32",
"gui",
"humidity",
"open source",
"pid",
"temperature",
"user friendly"
] | For those new to fields like robotics or aerospace, it can seem at first glance that a problem like moving a robot arm or flying an RC airplane might be simple problems to solve. It turns out, however, that control of systems like these can get complicated quickly; so much so that these types of problems have spawned t... | 19 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724615",
"author": "NSFW",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T18:38:23",
"content": "In case anyone is interested in a PID controller with a variable output signal rather than on/off:https://github.com/LegacyNsfw/AvcsController/blob/master/Code/Controller/Feedback.cppThere’s also a simple LC... | 1,760,372,025.303382 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/in-praise-of-simple-projects/ | In Praise Of “Simple” Projects | Elliot Williams | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Rants",
"Slider"
] | [
"newsletter",
"water rocket"
] | When I start off on a “simple” project, experience shows that it’s got about a 10% chance of actually remaining simple. Sometimes it’s because Plan A never works out the way I think it will, due to either naivety or simply the random blockers that always get in the way and need surmounting. But a decent percentage of t... | 9 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724583",
"author": "Jesse Jenkins",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T16:27:04",
"content": "Back in 1967, I had physics at UCSB with Dr. Virgil Elings as the professor. We had an indoor classroom with about 50 students and the topic was momentum. Dr. Elings brought out a simple toy rocket,... | 1,760,372,025.77027 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/a-hydroelectric-dam-built-out-of-lego/ | A Hydroelectric Dam, Built Out Of LEGO | Lewin Day | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"dam",
"hydroelectric dam",
"lego"
] | Hydroelectric dams are usually major infrastructure projects that costs tens of millions of dollars to construct. But they don’t have to be — you can build your own at home, using LEGO,
as [Build it with Bricks] demonstrates!
The build is set up in an aquarium with a pump, which serves to simulate flow through a river ... | 10 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724648",
"author": "Floydian Slip",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T21:06:27",
"content": "That looks like quite a nice inspirational project for students in their STEM subjects. There’s a nice amount of practical engineering to get them interested and have fun doing it.",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,372,024.713014 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/soldering-holder-from-old-lamps/ | Soldering Holder From Old Lamps | Al Williams | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"helping hands",
"soldering tools"
] | One of the neat things about 3D printing is that you can create custom parts to fit salvage to use in projects. For example, [Willyrags05] took a lamp — looks like something you might find at a resale shop —
harvested the gooseneck tubes from it
.
Before 3D printing, it would have required ingenuity to cobble together ... | 11 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724509",
"author": "jbx",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T09:28:44",
"content": "Nice ! Very usefull as you always miss one hand or two when soldering.Btw in french it’s a “crocodile clip” !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6724514",... | 1,760,372,026.161631 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/28/hackaday-links-january-28-2024/ | Hackaday Links: January 28, 2024 | Dan Maloney | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"bug bounty",
"chrome",
"court",
"crime",
"gateway",
"germany",
"hackaday links",
"incognito",
"INTERPOL",
"isp",
"metacrime",
"metaverse",
"mysql",
"Rural",
"Starlink",
"white hat hacking"
] | From the “No good deed goes unpunished” files, this week came news of a German programmer who probably wishes he had selected better clients. According to
Heise Online
(
English translation
), a freelance programmer — referred to only as “defendant” in the article — was retained by a company to look into a database pro... | 16 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725111",
"author": "Sword",
"timestamp": "2024-01-29T00:25:05",
"content": "What a crock with that poor programmer. Reminds me of that US case Gov. Mike Parson tried to claim a Journo was a “hacker:” All the guy did was look at a website’s source and noticed 50,000 teacher’s Social... | 1,760,372,025.932415 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/28/building-nanoleaf-inspired-wall-panels-that-look-great/ | Building Nanoleaf-Inspired Wall Panels That Look Great | Lewin Day | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"led tiles",
"nanoleaf"
] | Nanoleaf is well-known as being that company that makes those lovely glowing tiles that you can hang on your wall. The only thing is, they’re not cheap. So if you want a really cool layout, you have to spend a great amount of money. [Projects with Red] was inspired by the basic concept, though,
and whipped up their own... | 12 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725068",
"author": "Mark Topham",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T22:31:25",
"content": "Timely.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6725073",
"author": "AZdave",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T22:36:56",
"content": "These are MUCH ... | 1,760,372,025.988798 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/28/bringing-an-ibm-butterfly-laptop-back-from-the-dead/ | Bringing An IBM Butterfly Laptop Back From The Dead | Jenny List | [
"computer hacks",
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"ibm",
"restoration",
"Thinkpad 701c"
] | Among all the laptops produced over the last few decades, there is one which rises above the rest and which has retained an appeal long after its meager computing resources became obsolete. It’s the IBM 701c, the famous “Butterfly” laptop, whose fold-out keyboard still gives it star quality, and
[John Graham-Cumming] ... | 8 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724975",
"author": "Per Jensen",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T18:05:56",
"content": "There a double space between star and quality :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6725053",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2024-... | 1,760,372,026.04039 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/28/getting-started-with-usb-c-and-common-pitfalls-with-charging-and-data-transfer/ | Getting Started With USB-C And Common Pitfalls With Charging And Data Transfer | Maya Posch | [
"hardware"
] | [
"usb",
"USB C",
"USB-PD"
] | USB-C is one of those things that generally everyone seems to agree on that it is a ‘good thing’, but is it really? In
this first part of a series
on USB-C, [Andreas Spiess] takes us through the theory of USB-C and USB Power Delivery (PD), as well as data transfer with USB-C cables. Even ignoring the obvious conclusion... | 28 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724960",
"author": "Drone",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T17:09:00",
"content": "Yet ANOTHER USB-C “Tutorial”! I have a collection of these now – they all produce different results depending on the hardware devices and cables you use. Surely any progress towards a USB “standard” we user... | 1,760,372,026.114512 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/28/3d-printed-rc-kart-actually-made-entirely-by-hand/ | 3D Printed RC Kart Actually Made Entirely By Hand | Lewin Day | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"3D printing pen",
"kart",
"radio control"
] | If we told you somebody built a 3D printed go-kart, you’d expect to see a certain sequence of events. A bit of work in CAD, a printer montage, then some assembly. That’s not the case here. [3D Sanago] is an artist that works with 3D printing pens, creating 3D objects entirely by hand. It’s an impressive skill, all the ... | 4 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724885",
"author": "The Commenter Formerly Known As Ren",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T13:55:10",
"content": "Nice video.“I gotta get me one of these!” (3D pen]-Will Smith in Independence Day",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6724... | 1,760,372,026.338731 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/28/no-dish-try-a-portable-weave-helix-antenna/ | No Dish? Try A Portable Weave Helix Antenna | Al Williams | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"antenna",
"helical antenna"
] | When you think of satellite communications, you probably think of a dish. But that’s not the only option — a new device from the American University of Beruit and Stanford created a
portable antenna
made of woven materials that packs easily, weighs little, and can reconfigure for ground-to-space or ground-to-ground com... | 10 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724820",
"author": "Menno",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T09:36:14",
"content": "ITYM American University of Beirut.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6724875",
"author": "Mystick",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T13:19:02",
"con... | 1,760,372,026.289148 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/hotshot-3d-printed-hovercraft-is-devastatingly-fast/ | Hotshot 3D Printed Hovercraft Is Devastatingly Fast | Lewin Day | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"3d printed",
"hovercraft",
"remote control"
] | These days, it’s pretty cheap and easy to build your own little RC hovercraft.
[ValRC] demonstrates just that with a hovercraft build
that is surprisingly nimble, and fast to boot.
The build started with a design [ValRC]
found online.
It was simple enough to print and assemble, needing only a pair of a brushless motors... | 8 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724790",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T07:00:45",
"content": "Holy cow that’s awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6724910",
"author": "Josuah",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T15:09:07",
"content": "I won... | 1,760,372,026.515448 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/how-to-build-your-own-16-bit-system-on-spreadsheet/ | How To Build Your Own 16-Bit System-on-Spreadsheet | Maya Posch | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"cpu",
"soft cpu",
"spreadsheet"
] | Back in the hazy days of the early home computers, many of us would rejoice at running our first BASIC applications, some of us even built our own 8-bit system from a handful of ICs and felt elated the moment the connected LEDs, screen or other output device would show signs of life. It is this kind of excitement that... | 17 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726045",
"author": "Jaz",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T05:12:12",
"content": "Simply… Brilliant!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6726054",
"author": "Victor_UK",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T07:01:49",
"conten... | 1,760,372,026.393578 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/a-basic-usb-c-primer/ | A Basic USB-C Primer | Jenny List | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"usb",
"USB C",
"USB-C PD"
] | Over the last five years or so there has been a quiet take-over of the ports on laptops, phones, and other devices, as a variety of older ports as well as the familiar USB A and micro USB sockets have been replaced by the now-ubiquitous USB-C port. It’s a connector which can do so many things, so many in fact that it b... | 32 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725996",
"author": "ScubaBearLA",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T00:14:35",
"content": "Well yes, the connector can do all those things, but will the cable? All the variables with USB-C cables are really kind of a mess.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,372,026.467582 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/design-secrets-of-fantastic-hand-made-puzzle-boxes/ | Design Secrets Of Fantastic, Hand-made Puzzle Boxes | Donald Papp | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"Puzzle Box",
"veneer",
"wooden spring",
"woodworking"
] | [Kagen Sound] is a woodworker and artist who gives a great behind-the-scenes look at
his amazingly high-quality puzzle boxes
(video). Not only do his varied puzzle box designs show his math background, but they are all made entirely of wood. There are no nails or fasteners; just intricately-fitted wood and some glue.
T... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725976",
"author": "Dave Z.",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T22:30:13",
"content": "I was lucky enough to have a semi-personal connection to Kagen many years back, and got to chat with him and have a tour of his shop when he was still in Portland. These are really amazing to hold and man... | 1,760,372,026.748072 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/simon-says-with-an-rp2040/ | Simon Says With An RP2040 | Chris Lott | [
"Games",
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"cornell",
"ece4760",
"Pico-W",
"rp2040",
"simon says",
"udp",
"vga"
] | The team of [Michael] and [Chimdi] from Cornell’s
Designing with Microcontrollers
(ECE 4760) Fall 2023 session designed a version of
Simon Says on an RP2040 which they call Pico Says
. It uses UDP packets over WiFi to communicate between the players, and supports VGA graphics for output. Each player’s hardware consists... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,372,027.504724 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/human-interfacing-devices-the-descriptor-heist/ | Human-Interfacing Devices: The Descriptor Heist | Arya Voronova | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"how-to",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Slider",
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"hid",
"HID keyboard",
"HID usb",
"USB HID Keyboard"
] | Today, we’ll build our own input devices. And they will be easy to create and write firmware for, they will work perfectly, and they will be cross-platform. We can do that with help of the Human Interface Device (HID) standard, and by way of introduction, so that you never get confused by what a “descriptor” means, and... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6726053",
"author": "jpa",
"timestamp": "2024-01-31T06:57:45",
"content": "The HID usage tables are surprisingly comprehensive. Sadly most of the codes are never used or supported by operating systems. For example barcode scanners just disguise as 0x07 keyboards instead of using 0x8... | 1,760,372,026.941276 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/the-worlds-first-microprocessor-f-14-central-air-data-computer/ | The World’s First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer | Maya Posch | [
"History",
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"avionics",
"F-14",
"microprocessor"
] | When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and that was before a little movie called
Top Gun
hit theaters.
A recent video by [Alexander the ok]
details something that was f... | 34 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725892",
"author": "George M",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T17:34:42",
"content": "On a similar note; I had just graduated as a BS EE and started working at Hamilton Standard. They made propellers and fuel control for the F15 (1969-1970). The fuel control was built from individual T... | 1,760,372,026.882792 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/the-past-present-and-future-of-inflatable-space-habitats/ | The Past, Present, And Future Of Inflatable Space Habitats | Tom Nardi | [
"Featured",
"Original Art",
"Slider",
"Space"
] | [
"inflatable",
"nasa",
"space station",
"TransHab"
] | Recently, a prototype inflatable space station module built by Sierra Space
exploded violently on a test stand at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama
. Under normal circumstances, this would be a bad thing. But in this case, Sierra was looking forward to blowing up their handiwork. In fact, there was some di... | 24 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6725850",
"author": "KC",
"timestamp": "2024-01-30T15:21:01",
"content": "There have been a couple companies that have been experimenting with inflatable concrete and cement shelters for a while now. I know concrete is water intensive, but aggregate materials like that make for exce... | 1,760,372,027.019386 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/a-zx-spectrum-raytracer-in-basic/ | A ZX Spectrum Raytracer,In BASIC | Dave Rowntree | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"bas2tap",
"basic",
"dithering",
"fuse",
"ray tracing",
"shadows",
"sinclair",
"Tiny Raytracer",
"ZX Spectrum"
] | [Gabriel Gambetta] knows a few things about ray tracers, being the author of Tiny Raytracer, a raytracer written in just 912 bytes of JavaScript. As a long-time
fellow
sufferer of the UK-designed ZX Spectrum, could these two love affairs be merged? Could the Tiny Raytracer fit on the ZX Spectrum? In BASIC? The answer i... | 12 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724520",
"author": "Joshua",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T10:23:46",
"content": "That’s cool. The ZX Spectrum isn’t exactly my favorite platform, but I must admit it has a fine community.Another outstanding 3D routine was being used in the game ‘Sentinel’ , I believe.It’s not exactly ... | 1,760,372,027.077887 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/nanotechnology-in-ancient-rome-there-is-evidence/ | Nanotechnology In Ancient Rome? There Is Evidence | Kristina Panos | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"cage cup",
"dichroic",
"dichroic glass",
"gold",
"Lycurgus",
"Lycurgus cup",
"nanoparticles",
"nanotechnology",
"silver"
] | Anything related to nanotechnology feels fairly modern, doesn’t it? Although Richard Feynman planted the seeds of the idea in 1959, the word itself didn’t really get formed until the 70s or 80s, depending on who you ask. But
there is evidence that nanotechnology could have existed as far back as the 4th century in anci... | 47 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724456",
"author": "Chris Pepin",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T03:52:24",
"content": "I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. Ancient people were a lot smarter that we give them credit for. A lot of highly advanced techniques have been lost to history. Any student of history can... | 1,760,372,027.169945 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/hacking-a-xiaomi-air-purifiers-filter-drm-to-extend-its-lifespan/ | Hacking A Xiaomi Air Purifier’s Filter DRM To Extend Its Lifespan | Maya Posch | [
"green hacks",
"Reverse Engineering"
] | [
"air purifier",
"drm",
"NFC tag"
] | When [Unethical Info] was looking at air purifiers a while back, their eye fell on a Xiaomi 4 Pro, with a purchase quickly made. Fast-forward a while and suddenly the LCD on top of the device was showing a threatening ‘0% filter life remaining’ error message. This was traced back to an NFC (NTAG213) tag stuck to the fi... | 10 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724414",
"author": "lamalasx",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T00:50:10",
"content": "I don’t understand why the need to hack the nfc tag. You can reset the filter with a key combination.I have a Pro H which has this NFC sticker on the filter, but it can be reset by opening the filter doo... | 1,760,372,027.367298 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/building-a-cable-driven-delta-printer/ | Building A Cable-Driven Delta Printer | Lewin Day | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"delta printer"
] | Most of us have played with a Cartesian-style 3D printer. Maybe you’ve even built a rigid delta. In this case, [Diffraction Limited] decided to a little further away from the norm
with a cable-based delta design.
This delta design uses direct cable drives to control the end effector, with preloading rods effectively de... | 12 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724410",
"author": "Cyna",
"timestamp": "2024-01-27T00:42:07",
"content": "No point in a delta; too much is lost in height. CoreXY, YZ or XZ up to a practical limit (due to belt lengths), on the other hand…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"... | 1,760,372,027.319653 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/a-diy-e-ink-tank-watch/ | A DIY E-Ink Tank Watch | Dave Rowntree | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"3d printed",
"DSKY",
"eink",
"pic16",
"rtc",
"watch"
] | [Augusto Marinucci] liked the classic Cartier Tank series of dress watches aesthetic, but wanted something a bit more techy, with a decent runtime on a single battery. E-Ink displays are often used in such applications, but finding one to fit a custom case design, is a tall order. When ordering one off the shelf is not... | 9 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724324",
"author": "elwing",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T19:55:02",
"content": "a bit sad that there’s no way to recharge it through, but great build, I stumbled on it a few days ago…I dunno, just some gold pad or something left exposed in the epoxy…",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,372,027.422688 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/hackaday-podcast-episode-254-ai-hijack-guy-and-water-rockets-fly/ | Hackaday Podcast Episode 254: AI, Hijack Guy, And Water Rockets Fly | Al Williams | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Podcasts"
] | [
"Hackaday Podcast"
] | This week Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams chew the fat about the Haier IOT problem, and all other top Hackaday stories of the week. Want to prove your prowess at C programming? Take a quiz! Or marvel at some hairy display reverse engineering or 3D-printed compressor screws. On the lighter side, there’s... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724991",
"author": "Kirk",
"timestamp": "2024-01-28T18:47:33",
"content": "Love the podcast! Re: AI and being able to “watermark” content, Unsung Science did an episode on this relating to photos and videos:https://www.unsungscience.com/index.php/2023/02/17/deepfakes-big-tech-figh... | 1,760,372,027.468536 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/wearable-robot-makes-mountain-climbing-a-breeze-for-seniors/ | Wearable Robot Makes Mountain Climbing A Breeze For Seniors | Kristina Panos | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"ai",
"gait",
"mobility",
"robot",
"wearable robot"
] | You know, it’s just not fair. It seems that even if we stay active, age will eventually get the better of our muscles, robbing them of strength and our bodies of mobility. Canes and walkers do not provide additional strength, just support and reassurance in a treacherous landscape. What people could really benefit from... | 23 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724271",
"author": "deshipu",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T16:33:34",
"content": "You can call anything a robot now, even an exoskeleton.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6724274",
"author": "VestasSystem",
"timest... | 1,760,372,027.572963 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/pots-at-a-hacker-camp/ | POTS At A Hacker Camp | Jenny List | [
"cons",
"Phone Hacks"
] | [
"dial-up",
"EMF camp",
"pots",
"telephone"
] | For those of us off the Atlantic coast of Europe it’s a frigid winter as our isles are lashed by continuous storms. Summer seems a very long time ago, and the fun of the EMF 2022 hacker camp is an extremely distant memory. But the EMF team have been slowly releasing videos from the talks at that camp, the latest of whi... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724273",
"author": "kos",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T16:40:57",
"content": "At CCCamp23 there was not just POTS, but also ISDN :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,372,027.773386 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/displays-we-love-hacking-parallel-rgb/ | Displays We Love Hacking: Parallel RGB | Arya Voronova | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"how-to",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"displays",
"hardware",
"parallel",
"rgb"
] | You might have seen old display panels, from 3″ to 10″, with 40-pin FFC connectors where every pin seems to be used for some data signal. We call these displays parallel RGB, or TTL RGB, or DPI, and you can find them in higher-power MCU, Raspberry Pi, and other Linux SBC projects. You deserve to know what to do with th... | 8 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723976",
"author": "MattAtHazmat",
"timestamp": "2024-01-25T21:18:02",
"content": "I’ve had to adapt a couple parallel port LCD displays to microcontrollers. Most of the displays I’ve worked with have gone away from HSYNC/VSYNC entirely, and just use DE (Data Enable). DE just asse... | 1,760,372,027.650537 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/bus-pirate-5-now-shipping/ | Bus Pirate 5 Now Shipping | Tom Nardi | [
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bus pirate",
"Bus Pirate 5",
"reverse engineering",
"serial interface"
] | It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. There’s some component sitting on the bench, say an I2C sensor, a new display, or maybe a flash chip, and you want to poke around with it. So you get out the breadboard, wire it to a microcontroller, write some code, flash it…you get the idea. Frankly, it’s all kind of... | 34 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723893",
"author": "Zoe Nagy",
"timestamp": "2024-01-25T16:46:58",
"content": "I ordered v4, never used it, by the time I figure out the cryptic config I write a demo in arduino or via any HAL.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6... | 1,760,372,027.722761 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/could-moon-mining-spoil-its-untouched-grandeur-and-science-value/ | Could Moon Mining Spoil Its Untouched Grandeur And Science Value? | Lewin Day | [
"Current Events",
"Featured",
"Original Art",
"Science",
"Slider"
] | [
"Artemis",
"artemis accords",
"earth",
"iau",
"moon",
"nasa",
"research",
"science",
"The Moon"
] | It’s 2024. NASA’s Artemis program is in full swing, and we’re hoping to get back to the surface of the Moon real soon. Astronauts haven’t walked on the beloved sky rock since 1972! A human landing was scheduled for 2025, which has now been pushed back to 2026, and we’re all getting a bit antsy about it. Last time we wa... | 89 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723825",
"author": "Joseph Eoff",
"timestamp": "2024-01-25T15:14:58",
"content": "“Now, somehow, it’s harder,”The difference lies in the goals.The original moon race was to get people to the moon and back safely.Artemis is about getting people to the moon and staying there.It’s the... | 1,760,372,028.262254 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/the-nsas-furby-artificial-intelligence-scare-foia-documents-provide-insight/ | The NSA’s Furby Artificial Intelligence Scare: FOIA Documents Provide Insight | Maya Posch | [
"News",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"Freedom of Information Act",
"furby",
"nsa"
] | For those of us who were paying a modicum of attention to the part of the news around 1999 which did not involve the imminent demise of humanity due to the Y2K issue, a certain toy called a ‘Furby’ was making the headlines. In addition to driving parents batty, it also gave everyone’s favorite US three-letter agency a ... | 24 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723786",
"author": "Antron Argaiv",
"timestamp": "2024-01-25T13:19:42",
"content": "Once got a Furby in a Yankee swap at Christmas. It sat on my PC monitor for a while, gathering dust. One day I happened to scan the Computer History Museum’s “wanted” page (as I am an old fart with ... | 1,760,372,028.095093 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/a-paddle-wheel-ground-effect-vehicle/ | A Paddle Wheel Ground Effect Vehicle | Danie Conradie | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ekranoplan",
"ground effect",
"rctestflight"
] | Who said paddle wheels were just for leisurely riverboat cruises? [rctestflight] is smashing that image with a high-speed twist on the concept, using
paddle wheels to propel a ground effect vehicle
across water. In the video after the break, witness this blend of old and new as he tests various designs.
Over the past f... | 17 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723752",
"author": "Reluctant Cannibal",
"timestamp": "2024-01-25T09:59:18",
"content": "Seems like the secret to his success is to use AG1. Think I might get some to boost the development of my own projects.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,372,028.013228 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/24/upgrading-at-least-one-component-of-a-ti-calculator/ | Upgrading At Least One Component Of A TI Calculator | Bryan Cockfield | [
"Battery Hacks"
] | [
"battery",
"boost converter",
"charge controller",
"lipo",
"lithium polymer",
"retrofit",
"texas instruments",
"ti"
] | Even though Texas Instruments were the first company to produce an integrated circuit and a microprocessor, their success as a company in the 60s and 70s was not guaranteed. At the time there wasn’t much demand for previously non-existent products like these, so to drive some business they built the first hand-held cal... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723707",
"author": "Adrian",
"timestamp": "2024-01-25T06:49:45",
"content": "As far as I know, the Ti-59 featured a removable battery pack that comprised of three Ni-CAD cells in series.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "672386... | 1,760,372,027.955186 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/this-week-in-security-moab-microsoft-and-printers/ | This Week In Security: MOAB, Microsoft, And Printers | Jonathan Bennett | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"CVE",
"haveibeenpwned",
"This Week in Security"
] | This week, news has broken of
the Mother of All Breaches, MOAB
. It’s 12 terabytes and 26 billion records, averaging about 500 bytes each. Now note that a record here is likely not a discrete email address, but simply a piece of data — a row on the database.
Now before we all lose our minds over this, there’s an import... | 15 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724253",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T15:38:57",
"content": "Wait, what? HP printers phone home to verify the ink cartridge is legit?What happens if the printer is behind a firewall, or airgapped?My Epsons try to phone home, but seem unperturbed when they can’t.My Br... | 1,760,372,028.605189 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/san-francisco-sues-to-keep-autonomous-cars-out-of-the-city/ | San Francisco Sues To Keep Autonomous Cars Out Of The City | Maya Posch | [
"News",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"legal",
"san francisco",
"self-driving car",
"Waymo"
] | Although the arrival of self-driving cars and taxis in particular seems to be eternally ‘just around the corner’ for most of us, in an increasing number of places around the world they’re already operational, with Waymo being quite prevalent in the US. Yet despite approval by the relevant authorities, the city of San F... | 32 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724186",
"author": "Benny",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T12:35:51",
"content": "The link behind the “Using public information sources, there’s a case to be made that Waymo cars are significantly safer to be in or around than those driven by human operators.” text leads to Verge article... | 1,760,372,028.389544 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/reviving-a-sensorless-x-ray-cabinet-with-analog-film/ | Reviving A Sensorless X-Ray Cabinet With Analog Film | Dan Maloney | [
"Reverse Engineering"
] | [
"darkroom",
"develop",
"film",
"Instax",
"polaroid",
"process",
"Radiography",
"reverse engineering",
"x-ray"
] | In the same way that a doctor often needs to take a non-destructive look inside a patient to diagnose a problem, those who seek to reverse engineer electronic systems can greatly benefit from the power of X-ray vision. The trouble is that X-ray cabinets designed for electronics are hideously expensive, even on the seco... | 12 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724172",
"author": "Mr Matthew D Rose",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T11:18:14",
"content": "Fabulous work. Would love to do this; I’m still using 4×5 film (Ilford Ortho Plus) and have a Intrepid camera and a load of film holders at my disposal. No idea where I’d get a knackered x-ray c... | 1,760,372,028.316798 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/building-a-mouse-thats-also-a-computer/ | Building A Mouse That’s Also A Computer | Lewin Day | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"computer",
"mouse",
"Windows 11"
] | Once upon a time, a computer was a big metal brick of a thing that sat on or next to your desk. Now, it’s possible to fit decent computing power into a board the size of a stick of gum. [Electo] took advantage of this
to build an entire computer into a mouse form factor.
[Electo] had tried this before years ago, and bu... | 27 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724124",
"author": "Mike Volk",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T06:54:37",
"content": "This would be better served with a wireless HDMI setup than a tiny screen like that.Wireless HDMI would allow you to use a small screen or a 4K TV — whatever was handy at the time.I’m old and eyesight i... | 1,760,372,028.549475 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/open-vehicle-monitoring-system-is-the-window-to-your-evs-soul/ | Open Vehicle Monitoring System Is The Window To Your EV’s Soul | Navarre Bartz | [
"car hacks"
] | [
"automotive as a service",
"automotive privacy",
"car manufacturers",
"electric car",
"evs",
"features on demand",
"functions on demand",
"infotainment",
"Open Vehicle Monitoring System",
"paywall",
"privacy",
"subscription",
"subscription fee",
"subscription service"
] | Electric cars have more widgets than ever, but manufacturers would rather you don’t have direct access to them. The
Open Vehicle Monitoring System
intends to change that for the user. [via
Transport Evolved
]
As car manufacturers
hoover up user data
and
require subscriptions for basic features
, it can be a frustrating... | 14 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724139",
"author": "Gérald",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T08:23:07",
"content": "Sadly no support for any Toyota Prius. What would be the best option for Prius III 2009?OOT: it seems that since around may last year, i’m unable to receive new comments notifications by email, despite lea... | 1,760,372,028.653659 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-flights-ingenuity-permanently-grounded-after-72-flights/ | So Long And Thanks For All The Flights:IngenuityPermanently Grounded After 72 Flights | Dan Maloney | [
"News",
"Space"
] | [
"Ingenuity",
"mars",
"Perseverance"
] | Just a few hours ago, NASA dropped some devastating news:
Ingenuity
will fly no more
. Three years after dropping from the belly of the
Perseverance
rover and after 72 flights through the thin Martian atmosphere, the little helicopter that could now can’t, after having sustained damage to one or more of its rotors duri... | 43 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724036",
"author": "The Commenter Formerly Known As Ren",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T00:05:09",
"content": "The little enginuity that could!Thanks for everything!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6724099",
"author": "The... | 1,760,372,028.739275 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/you-can-use-a-crappy-mixer-as-a-neat-synthesizer/ | You Can Use A Crappy Mixer As A Neat Synthesizer | Lewin Day | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"mixer",
"music",
"synth"
] | [Simon the Magpie] found himself in possession of a Behringer mixer that turned up in someone’s garbage. They’re not always the most well-regarded mixers, but [Simon] saw an opportunity to do something a bit different with it. He decided to show us all
how you can use a mixer as a synthesizer.
[Simon] actually picked u... | 16 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6724037",
"author": "The Commenter Formerly Known As Ren",
"timestamp": "2024-01-26T00:08:43",
"content": "And you are not limited to using only the mixer’s output for input!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6724039",
"author... | 1,760,372,028.797697 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/24/this-unique-flip-flop-uses-chemistry-and-lasers/ | This Unique Flip-Flop Uses Chemistry And Lasers | Dan Maloney | [
"chemistry hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"flip-flop",
"laser",
"merocyanine",
"optics",
"photochromic",
"spiropyran",
"SR"
] | One of the first logic circuits most of us learn about is the humble flip-flop. They’re easy enough to build with just a couple of NOR or NAND gates, and even building one up from discrete components isn’t too much of a chore. But building a flip-flop from chemicals and lasers is another thing entirely.
That’s the path... | 8 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723352",
"author": "Clancydaenlightened",
"timestamp": "2024-01-24T12:37:41",
"content": "How to build 1 bit of asynchronous memory no transistors, you’d need a pigment the needs a wide band gap of sort, the set wavelength and reset wavelength need to be far apart to not interfere,... | 1,760,372,028.847686 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/24/massive-water-rocket-is-impressive-but-accessible/ | Massive Water Rocket Is Impressive But Accessible | Danie Conradie | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"air-water rocket",
"parachute",
"soda bottle",
"water rocket"
] | Water rockets are one of those projects that never get old, and bumping the size just adds to the challenge. In the video after the break, [ARRO Rockets] takes us through the launch of
Gamma IV, his most ambitious water rocket
project yet. Crafted with spliced soda bottles and standard household materials, this rocket ... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723336",
"author": "concretedog",
"timestamp": "2024-01-24T11:14:39",
"content": "Just a small clarification, they aren’t doing apogee detection. The altimeter is simply logging and the recovery deployment is just on a timer set via the dip switches. It’s a nice simple system, but ... | 1,760,372,028.897318 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/23/crusty-the-story-of-the-mac-se-that-could/ | Crusty: The Story Of The Mac SE That Could | Adam Fabio | [
"hardware",
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"drowned",
"mac",
"retrocomputing",
"torture test"
] | Retrocomputing often involves careful restorations, rare components, and white gloves. This story involves none of those. This is the story of two people who sought to answer one of the greatest questions in the universe: What does it take to kill a Mac SE?
Crusty’s mainboard as found
The star of the show here is Crus... | 25 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723207",
"author": "LordNothing",
"timestamp": "2024-01-24T06:15:23",
"content": "so its the ak-47 of computers.i have fond memories of the se, you could say its the machine that got me into computers. though to be fair having high scores in crystal raiders is not exactly hackery."... | 1,760,372,029.703314 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/23/a-live-map-display-in-a-1960s-airliner/ | A Live Map Display In A 1960s Airliner | Danie Conradie | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"aviation",
"doppler radar",
"gps",
"map"
] | We tend take GPS navigation for granted these days, so it’s easy to forget that it became only available in the last few decades. Aviation navigation used to be significantly more challenging, so how was the Hawker Siddeley Trident, a 1960s airliner, fitted with a live updating map display? In a fascinating dive into a... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "6723178",
"author": "Marc",
"timestamp": "2024-01-24T04:38:28",
"content": "My father worked on doppler radar navigation/bombing systems in the mid to late 50s, in particular, the system that would have gone into the B-70 had it gone into production. So, I was curious just when thi... | 1,760,372,028.939946 |
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