The crystal radio is a time-honored build that sadly doesn’t get much traction anymore. Once a rite of passage for electronics hobbyists, the classic coil-on-an-oatmeal-carton and cat’s whisker design just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/03/fail-of-the-week-the-smd-crystal-radio-that-wasnt/)

Fluke Meter Fails with a Simple Problem
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/fluke-meter-fails-with-a-simple-problem/

[TheHWcave] found a Fluke 27 multimeter that looked like it had had quite a rough life. At first, the display flashed an overload indicator until he gave it a good …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/fluke-meter-fails-with-a-simple-problem/)

Sniffing Around Inside a ThinkPad Battery
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/sniffing-around-inside-a-thinkpad-battery/

For most people, a battery pack that’s misbehaving simply means it’s time to get a new battery. But when the battery in their ThinkPad wasn’t able to muster up more …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/sniffing-around-inside-a-thinkpad-battery/)

The London Underground Is Too Hot, But It’s Not An Easy Fix
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/the-london-underground-is-too-hot-but-its-not-an-easy-fix/

The London Underground is an iconic piece of Victorian era engineering. What started in 1863 quickly became a core piece of infrastructure that would define the modern character of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/the-london-underground-is-too-hot-but-its-not-an-easy-fix/)

Did You Know YoSys Knows VHDL Too?
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/did-you-know-yosys-knows-vhdl-too/

We’ve been fans of the Yosys / Nextpnr open-source FPGA toolchain for a long while now, and like [Michael] we had no idea that their oss-cad-suite installer sets up everything …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/did-you-know-yosys-knows-vhdl-too/)

Hack On Self: Headphone Friend
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/hack-on-self-headphone-friend/

In the last two articles, I talked about two systems relying on audio notifications. The first one is the Alt-Tab annihilator system – a system making use of my window …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/hack-on-self-headphone-friend/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 812: Firefox and the Future
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/floss-weekly-episode-812-firefox-and-the-future/

This week, Jonathan Bennett and David Ruggles chat with Sylvestre and Brian about Firefox! What’s up in the browser world, what’s coming, and what’s the new feature for Firefox on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/floss-weekly-episode-812-firefox-and-the-future/)

Runway-to-Space No More, Reaction Engines Cease Trading
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/runway-to-space-no-more-reaction-engines-cease-trading/