FLOSS Weekly Episode 842: Will the Real JQ Please Stand Up
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/floss-weekly-episode-842-will-the-real-jq-please-stand-up/

We’re back! This week Jonathan chats with Mattias Wadman and Michael Farber about JQ! It’s more than just a JSON parser, JQ is a whole scripting language! Tune in to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/floss-weekly-episode-842-will-the-real-jq-please-stand-up/)

2025 One Hertz Challenge: A Game Of Life
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-game-of-life/

The 2025 One Hertz Challenge asks you to build a project that does something once every second. While that has inspired a lot of clock and timekeeping builds, we’re also …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-game-of-life/)

Digital Etch-A-Sketch Also Plays Snake
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/digital-etch-a-sketch-also-plays-snake/

The Etch-A-Sketch has been a popular toy for decades. It can be fun to draw on, but you have to get things right the first time, because there’s no undo …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/digital-etch-a-sketch-also-plays-snake/)

2025 One Hertz Challenge: Digital Clock Built With Analog Timer
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/2025-one-hertz-challenge-digital-clock-built-with-analog-timer/

You can use a microcontroller to build a clock. After all, a clock is just something that counts the passage of time. The only problem is that microcontrollers can’t track …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/2025-one-hertz-challenge-digital-clock-built-with-analog-timer/)

Flyback Converter Revealed
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/flyback-converter-revealed/

As [Sam Ben-Yaakov] points out in a recent video, you don’t often see flyback converters these days. That’s because there are smarter ways to get the same effect, which is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/flyback-converter-revealed/)

Steampunk Copper PC is as Cool as it Runs
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/steampunk-copper-pc-is-as-cool-as-it-runs/

Copper! The only thing it does better than conduct heat is conduct a great steampunk vibe. [Billet Labs]’ latest video is an artfully done wall PC that makes full use …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/steampunk-copper-pc-is-as-cool-as-it-runs/)

Hacking the Bluetooth-Enabled Anker Prime Power Bank
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/hacking-the-bluetooth-enabled-anker-prime-power-bank/

Selling power banks these days isn’t easy, as you can only stretch the reasonable limits of capacity and output wattage so far. Fortunately there is now a new game in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/hacking-the-bluetooth-enabled-anker-prime-power-bank/)