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Design Constraints Bring Lockbox to Life
One of the most paradoxical aspects of creating art is the fact that constraints, whether arbitrary or real, and whether in space, time, materials, or rules, often cause creativity to …read more
Hackaday Links: April 27, 2025
Looks like the Simpsons had it right again, now that an Australian radio station has been caught using an AI-generated DJ for their midday slot. Station CADA, a Sydney-based broadcaster …read more
How Methane Took Over the Booster World
Go back a generation of development, and excepting the shuttle-derived systems, all liquid rockets used RP-1 (aka kerosene) for their first stage. Now it seems everybody and their dog wants …read mo...
Quick and Easy Digital Stethoscope Keeps Tabs on Cat
For all their education, medical practitioners sometimes forget that what’s old hat to them is new territory for their patients. [David Revoy] learned that when a recent visit to the …read more
Daily Home Habits That Are Costing You Money
We all want to save more and waste less, but oftentimes we have expensive, wasteful habits we don’t even realize. These are simple habits that seem harmless (if a little annoying sometimes) on their...
VESC Mods Made Via Vibe Coding
[David Bloomfield] wanted to make some tweaks to an embedded system, but didn’t quite have the requisite skills. He decided to see if vibe coding could help. [David]’s goal was …read more
Save Cells from the Landfill, Get a Power Bank For Your Troubles
A hefty portable power bank is a handy thing to DIY, but one needs to get their hands on a number of matching lithium-ion cells to make it happen. [Chris …read more
Deep Dive on Panel Making
It is easier than ever to produce projects with nice enclosures thanks to 3D printing and laser cutting. However, for a polished look, you also need a labeled front panel. …read more
Creating An Electronic Board For Catan-Compatible Shenanigans
[Sean Boyce] has been busy building board games. Specifically, an electronic strategy boardgame that is miraculously also compatible with Settlers of Catan. [Sean’s] game is called Calculus. It’s ...
Another Coil Winder Project
If you build electronics, you will eventually need a coil. If you spend any time winding one, you are almost guaranteed to think about building a coil winder. Maybe that’s …read more
YKK’s Self-Propelled Zipper: Less Crazy Than It Seems
At first glance the very idea of a zipper that unzips and zips up by itself seems somewhat ridiculous. After all, these contraptions are mostly used on pieces of clothing …read more
Remembering Heathkit
While most hams and hackers have at least heard of Heathkit, most people don’t know the strange origin story of the legendary company. [Ham Radio Gizmos] takes us all through …read more
Quantum Random Number Generator Squirts Out Numbers Via MQTT
Sometimes you need random numbers — and properly random ones, at that. [Sean Boyce] whipped up a rig that serves up just that, tasty random bytes delivered fresh over MQTT. …read more
From Good Enough to Best
It was probably Montesquieu who coined the proto-hacker motto âthe best is the mortal enemy of the goodâ. He was talking about compromises in drafting national constitutions for nascent demo...
6 Cleaning Tasks You Should Be Doing Every Season
When you think of seasonal cleaning, you probably picture the usual chores like dusting baseboards, swapping out bedding, cleaning windows, but thereâs a lot more that should be on your radar thr...
Digital Squid’s Behavior Shaped by Neural Network
In the 90s, a video game craze took over the youth of the world — but unlike todayâs games that rely on powerful PCs or consoles, these were simple, standalone …read more
Amazing Oscilloscope Demo Scores The Win At Revision 2025
Classic demos from the demoscene are all about showing off one’s technical prowess, with a common side order of a slick banging soundtrack. That’s precisely what [BUS ERROR Collective] members …...
RP2040 Spins Right ‘Round inside POV Display
Sometimes, a flat display just won’t cut it. If you’re looking for something a little rounder, perhaps your vision could persist in in looking at [lhm0]’s rotating LED sphere RP2040 …read more
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