This Soviet-Style Clock Uses Homemade Nixie Tubes and Glowing Logic
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/this-soviet-style-clock-uses-homemade-nixie-tubes-and-glowing-logic/

The Neon glow of a Nixie tube makes for an attractive clock, but that’s not enough neon for some people. [Changliang Li] is apparently one of those people, because he’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/this-soviet-style-clock-uses-homemade-nixie-tubes-and-glowing-logic/)

Watch Bondo Putty Get Sprayed Onto 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/watch-bondo-putty-get-sprayed-onto-3d-prints/

3D prints destined for presentation need smooth surfaces, and that usually means sanding. [Uncle Jessy] came across an idea he decided to try out for himself: spraying Bondo spot putty …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/watch-bondo-putty-get-sprayed-onto-3d-prints/)

Building a Macro Pad into a Business Card
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/building-a-macro-pad-into-a-business-card/

A business card is a convenient way to share your contact information, but it’s unfortunately prone to being thrown away or forgotten. PCB business cards try to get around this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/building-a-macro-pad-into-a-business-card/)

NASA is Taking Suggestions for Raising Swift’s Orbit
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/nasa-is-taking-suggestions-for-raising-swifts-orbit/

Launched in 2004, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory – formerly the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer – has been dutifully studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) during its two-year mission, before moving on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/nasa-is-taking-suggestions-for-raising-swifts-orbit/)

Lightning Talks On Time, With This Device
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/lightning-talks-on-time-with-this-device/

Ask a Hackaday scribe who’s helped run the lightning talks at one of our events, and they’ll tell you that keeping the speakers on time is a challenge. Conversely if …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/lightning-talks-on-time-with-this-device/)

Hackaday Links: August 31, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/hackaday-links-august-31-2025/

Back in March, we covered the story of Davis Lu, a disgruntled coder who programmed a logic bomb into his employers’ systems. His code was malicious in the extreme, designed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/hackaday-links-august-31-2025/)

Microsoft Removed WMR Headset Support? No Problem!
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/microsoft-removed-wmr-headset-support-no-problem/

In late 2024 Microsoft removed support for WMR (Windows Mixed Reality), and they didn’t just cease development. As of Windows 11 version 24H2, headsets like the HP Reverb and others …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/microsoft-removed-wmr-headset-support-no-problem/)