Granular media such as sand have a range of interesting properties that make it extremely useful, but they still will obey gravity and make their way downhill. That is, until …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/moving-iron-coated-polymer-particles-uphill-using-external-magnetic-field/)
We miss the days when computers looked like computers. You know, blinking lights, rows of switches, and cryptic displays. [Phil Tipping] must miss those days too since he built PlasMa, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/your-home-mainframe/)
Generating 3D Scenes From Just One Image
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/generating-3d-scenes-from-just-one-image/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/generating-3d-scenes-from-just-one-image/
The LucidDreamer project ties a variety of functions into a pipeline that can take a source image (or generate one from a text prompt) and “lift” its content into 3D, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/generating-3d-scenes-from-just-one-image/)
The Gopher Revival Is Upon Us
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/the-gopher-revival-is-upon-us/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/the-gopher-revival-is-upon-us/
A maxim for anyone writing a web page in the mid 1990s was that it was good practice to bring the whole thing (including graphics) in at around 30 kB …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/the-gopher-revival-is-upon-us/)
This Week in Security: Triangulation, ProxyCommand, and Barracuda
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/this-week-in-security-triangulation-proxycommand-and-barracuda/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/this-week-in-security-triangulation-proxycommand-and-barracuda/
It’s not every day we get to take a good look inside a high-level exploit chain developed by an unnamed APT from the western world. But thanks to some particularly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/this-week-in-security-triangulation-proxycommand-and-barracuda/)
Using Local AI on the Command Line To Rename Images (And More)
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/using-local-ai-on-the-command-line-to-rename-images-and-more/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/using-local-ai-on-the-command-line-to-rename-images-and-more/
We all have a folder full of images whose filenames resemble line noise. How about renaming those images with the help of a local LLM (large language model) executable on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/using-local-ai-on-the-command-line-to-rename-images-and-more/)
Hackaday Podcast Episode 250: Trains, RC Planes, and EEPROMS in Flames
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/hackaday-podcast-episode-250-trains-rc-planes-and-eeproms-in-flames/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/hackaday-podcast-episode-250-trains-rc-planes-and-eeproms-in-flames/
This week in the Podcast, Elliot Williams is off at Chaos Communication Congress, hearing tales of incredible reverse engineering that got locomotives back up and running, while Al Williams is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/hackaday-podcast-episode-250-trains-rc-planes-and-eeproms-in-flames/)
This Baby ‘Scope Is Within Your Reach
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/this-baby-scope-is-within-your-reach/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/this-baby-scope-is-within-your-reach/