Although [Vitor Fróis] is explaining linear regression because it relates to machine learning, the post and, indeed, the topic have wide applications in many things that we do with electronics …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/08/understanding-linear-regression/)

Hacky Shack? The TRS-80 Model I Story
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/08/hacky-shack-the-trs-80-model-i-story/

The 1970s saw a veritable goldrush to corner the home computer market, with Tandy’s Z80-powered TRS-80 probably one of the most (in)famous entries. Designed from the ground up to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/08/hacky-shack-the-trs-80-model-i-story/)

Scan Your Caliper for Physical Part Copies
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/scan-your-caliper-for-physical-part-copies/

We’ve certainly seen people take a photo of a part, bring it into CAD, and then scale it until some dimension on the screen is the same as a known …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/scan-your-caliper-for-physical-part-copies/)

Triggering Lightning and Safely Guiding It Using a Drone
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/triggering-lightning-and-safely-guiding-it-using-a-drone/

Every year lightning strikes cause a lot of damage — with the high-voltage discharges being a major risk to buildings, infrastructure, and the continued existence of squishy bags of mostly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/triggering-lightning-and-safely-guiding-it-using-a-drone/)

This Week in Security: Encrypted Messaging, NSO’s Judgement, and AI CVE DDoS
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/this-week-in-security-encrypted-messaging-nsos-judgement-and-ai-cve-ddos/

Cryptographic messaging has been in the news a lot recently. Like the formal audit of WhatsApp (the actual PDF). And the results are good. There are some minor potential problems …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/this-week-in-security-encrypted-messaging-nsos-judgement-and-ai-cve-ddos/)

Oscilloscope Digital Storage, 1990s Style
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/oscilloscope-digital-storage-1990s-style/

You’re designing an oscilloscope with modest storage — only 15,000 samples per channel. However, the sample rate is at 5 Gs/s, and you have to store all four channels at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/oscilloscope-digital-storage-1990s-style/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 320: A Lot of Cool 3D Printing, DIY Penicillin, and an Optical Twofer
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/hackaday-podcast-episode-320-a-lot-of-cool-3d-printing-diy-penicillin-and-an-optical-twofer/

This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up across the universe to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/hackaday-podcast-episode-320-a-lot-of-cool-3d-printing-diy-penicillin-and-an-optical-twofer/)

Supercon 2024: An Immersive Motion Rehabilitation Device
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/09/supercon-2024-an-immersive-motion-rehabilitation-device/