Although the Earth’s magnetic field is reliable enough for navigation and is also essential for blocking harmful solar emissions and for improving radio communications, it’s not a uniform strength everywhere …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/17/measuring-local-variances-in-earths-magnetic-field/)

Probably The Most Esoteric Commodore 64 Magazine
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The world of computer enthusiasts has over time generated many subcultures and fandoms, each of which has in turn spawned its own media. [Intric8] has shared the tale of his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/17/probably-the-most-esoteric-commodore-64-magazine/)

A Forgotten Consumer PC Becomes a Floating Point Powerhouse
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[Michael Wessel] found some of his old DOS 3D graphics software and tried to run it on an 8088 PC. The tale of adding an 8087 co-processor to speed up …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/17/a-forgotten-consumer-pc-becomes-a-floating-point-powerhouse/)

Integrated Micro Lab Keeps Track of Ammonia in the Blood
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We’ve all got our health-related crosses to bear, and even if you’re currently healthy, it’s only a matter of time before entropy catches up to you. For [Markus Bindhammer], it caught …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/17/integrated-micro-lab-keeps-track-of-ammonia-in-the-blood/)

Get Ready For KiCAD 9!
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Rev up your browsers, package managers, or whatever other tool you use to avail yourself of new software releases, because the KiCAD team have announced that barring any major bugs …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/17/get-ready-for-kicad-9/)

Space Monitor Points Out Celestial Objects
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/18/space-monitor-points-out-celestial-objects/

Logically we understand that the other planets in the solar system, as well as humanity’s contributions to the cosmos such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/18/space-monitor-points-out-celestial-objects/)

Give Your Animal Crossing Villagers the Gift of Linux
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If you’ve played any of the versions of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing over the years, you’ll know that eventually you get to the point where you’ve maxed out your virtual house …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/18/give-your-animal-crossing-villagers-the-gift-of-linux/)

Hack On Self: One Minute Blitz
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