This week Jonathan Bennett and Doc Searls chat with Igor Pecovnik and Ricardo Pardini about Armbian, the Debian-based distro tailor made for single-board computers. There’s more than just Raspberry Pi …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/floss-weekly-episode-789-you-cant-eat-the-boards/)

Llama.ttf is AI, in a Font
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/llama-ttf-is-ai-in-a-font/

It’s a great joke, and like all great jokes it makes you think. [Søren Fuglede Jørgensen] managed to cram a 15 M parameter large language model into a completely valid …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/llama-ttf-is-ai-in-a-font/)

$3 Smartwatch Can Run Python
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/3-smartwatch-can-run-python/

[Poking Technology] doesn’t think much of his new smartwatch. It is, by his admission, the cheapest possible smartwatch, coming in at about $3. It has very few useful features but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/3-smartwatch-can-run-python/)

Enjoy Totality Every Day With This Personal Eclipse Generator
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/enjoy-totality-every-day-with-this-personal-eclipse-generator/

There have been a couple of high-profile solar eclipses lately, but like us, you probably missed the news of the one that passed over Munich in 2019. And every day …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/enjoy-totality-every-day-with-this-personal-eclipse-generator/)

LEGO Bricks: Now Out Of This World
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/lego-bricks-now-out-of-this-world/

Now the eyes of space explorers are turned once more towards the Moon, there are a whole host of new engineering challenges facing engineers working on lunar missions. One such …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/lego-bricks-now-out-of-this-world/)

The SS United States: The Most Important Ocean Liner We May Soon Lose Forever
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/the-ss-united-states-the-most-important-ocean-liner-we-may-soon-lose-forever/

Although it’s often said that the era of ocean liners came to an end by the 1950s with the rise of commercial aviation, reality isn’t quite that clear-cut. Coming out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/the-ss-united-states-the-most-important-ocean-liner-we-may-soon-lose-forever/)

Powering Airplanes With Microwaves: an Aviation Physics Challenge Amidst Many
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/powering-airplane-with-microwaves-an-aviation-physics-challenge-amidst-many/

Falling firmly under the fascinating science category of ‘What if…?’ comes the idea of powering airplanes with beamed microwaves. Although the idea isn’t crazy by itself, since we can even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/powering-airplane-with-microwaves-an-aviation-physics-challenge-amidst-many/)

A Previously Unknown Supplier For A Classic Chip
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/a-previously-unknown-supplier-for-a-classic-chip/