We don’t see too many wooden projects around these parts, but when [olikraus] turned a few pieces of scrap lumber into a functional SMD vise, how could we not take …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/a-homebrew-smd-vise-built-from-scrap-wood/)

Something’s Rotating in the State of Denmark: A Clock
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/somethings-rotating-in-the-state-of-denmark-a-clock/

If you visit the Copenhagen City Hall, you’ll see an ornate mechanical clock. By itself, this is unremarkable, of course. There are plenty of ornate clocks in city halls around …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/somethings-rotating-in-the-state-of-denmark-a-clock/)

Machine Learning Makes Sure Your LOLs Are Genuine
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/machine-learning-makes-sure-your-lols-are-genuine/

There was a time not too long ago when “LOL” actually meant something online. If someone went through the trouble of putting LOL into an email or text, you could …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/machine-learning-makes-sure-your-lols-are-genuine/)

An Epic Quest to Build the Ultimate Game Boy
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/an-epic-quest-to-build-the-ultimate-game-boy/

If you didn’t grow up clutching Nintendo’s original DMG-01 Game Boy, it might difficult to see the appeal in 2023. It had the ergonomics of a brick, the system’s unlit …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/an-epic-quest-to-build-the-ultimate-game-boy/)

Zen and Glowing Air Bubble Displays
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/zen-and-glowing-air-bubble-displays/

When you work in a medium for long enough, and you learn how it works more and more deeply, you eventually become its master. [Yukio Shinoda] is probably master of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/zen-and-glowing-air-bubble-displays/)

Stewart Platform Keeps Its Eye on the Ball
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/stewart-platform-keeps-its-eye-on-the-ball/

Although billed as a balancing robot, [Aaed Musa’s] robot doesn’t balance itself. It balances a ball on a platform. You might recognize this as something called a Stewart platform, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/stewart-platform-keeps-its-eye-on-the-ball/)

A White-Light Laser, On the Cheap
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/a-white-light-laser-on-the-cheap/

Lasers are known for the monochromatic nature of their light, so much so that you might never have thought there could be such a thing as a white laser. But …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/04/a-white-light-laser-on-the-cheap/)

The Flight Of The Dremel
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/the-flight-of-the-dremel/