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/)

The Challenges of Digitizing Paper Films
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/the-challenges-of-digitizing-paper-films/

In the 1930s, as an alternative to celluloid, some Japanese companies printed films on paper (kami firumu), often in color and with synchronized 78 rpm record soundtracks. Unfortunately, between the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/31/the-challenges-of-digitizing-paper-films/)

NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/nasa-seeks-volunteers-to-track-artemis-ii-mission/

As NASA’s Artemis program trundles onwards at the blazing pace of a disused and very rusty crawler-transporter, the next mission on the list is gradually coming into focus. This will …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/nasa-seeks-volunteers-to-track-artemis-ii-mission/)

Worlds Largest Neutrino Detector Is Collecting Data In China
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/worlds-largest-neutrino-detector-is-collecting-data-in-china/

To say that neutrinos aren’t the easiest particles to study would be a bit of an understatement. Outside of dark matter, there’s not much in particle physics that is as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/worlds-largest-neutrino-detector-is-collecting-data-in-china/)

Making the World’s Smallest E-Bike Battery
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/making-the-worlds-smallest-e-bike-battery/

Often times, e-bikes seek to build the biggest battery with the most range. But what if you want to take a couple lunch loops on your bike and only need …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/making-the-worlds-smallest-e-bike-battery/)

Building a Halloween Vending Computer That Talks
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/building-a-halloween-vending-computer-that-talks/

Our hacker from [Appalachian Forge Works] wrote in to let us know about their vending machine build: a Halloween vending computer that talks. He starts by demonstrating the vending process: …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/building-a-halloween-vending-computer-that-talks/)