If you are anything like us, last time you went bowling, you thought more about how the ball came back to you than actually knocking down the pin. Perhaps you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/a-look-through-the-eye-of-a-bowling-ball/)

Convert Any Book to a DIY Audiobook?
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/convert-any-book-to-a-diy-audiobook/

https://github.com/nickbild/audiobook?tab=readme-ov-file
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/reader_front_16-9_sm-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/reader_front_16-9_sm-featured.png?w=800">If the idea of reading a physical book sounds like hard work, [Nick Bild’s] latest project, the PageParrot, might be for you. While AI gets a lot of flak these …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/convert-any-book-to-a-diy-audiobook/)

Going to the (Parallel) Chapel
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/going-to-the-parallel-chapel/

There is always the promise of using more computing power for a single task. Your computer has multiple CPUs now, surely. Your video card has even more. Your computer is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/going-to-the-parallel-chapel/)

Visiting Our Neighbor Sedna: Feasibility Study of a Mission to This Planetoid
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/visiting-our-neighbor-sedna-feasibility-study-of-a-mission-to-this-planetoid/

While for most people Pluto is the most distant planet in the Solar System, things get a lot more fuzzy once you pass Neptune and enter the realm of trans-Neptunian …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/visiting-our-neighbor-sedna-feasibility-study-of-a-mission-to-this-planetoid/)

Does Made-in-America Make Sense for PCB Prototyping?
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/does-made-in-america-make-sense-for-pcb-prototyping/

These are tough times for American hackers, and rife with uncertainty. Trade wars are on, off, on again– who can keep track? If you’re used to getting everything from China, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/does-made-in-america-make-sense-for-pcb-prototyping/)

Diagnosing Whisker Failure Mode in AF114 and Similar Transistors
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/diagnosing-whisker-failure-mode-in-af114-and-similar-transistors/

AF114 germanium transistors and related ones like the AF115 through AF117 were quite popular during the 1960s, but they quickly developed a reputation for failure. This is due to what …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/diagnosing-whisker-failure-mode-in-af114-and-similar-transistors/)

Hackaday Links: July 6, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/hackaday-links-july-6-2025/

Taking delivery of a new vehicle from a dealership is an emotional mixed bag. On the one hand, you’ve had to endure the sales rep’s hunger to close the deal, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/hackaday-links-july-6-2025/)

Fastener Fusion: Automating the Art of Counting
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/fastener-fusion-automating-the-art-of-counting/