If you ask your typical handyperson what’s the one thing you need to fix most things, the answer might very well be duct tape. But second place — and first …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/excuse-me-your-tie-is-unzipped/)

A Practical Glue Stick Oscillator
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/a-practical-glue-stick-oscillator/

A few months ago we brought you some experiments from [Bill Wera, N2CQR], in which he investigated the use of a glue stick as the former for a permeability tuned …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/a-practical-glue-stick-oscillator/)

The Dawn of Synthetic Milk: When Milk Becomes More Like Beer
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/the-dawn-of-synthetic-milk-when-milk-becomes-more-like-beer/

What would we do without milk in modern day society? Although lactation originally evolved as a way to provide a newborn mammal with nutrients and the other essentials during the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/the-dawn-of-synthetic-milk-when-milk-becomes-more-like-beer/)

Retrotechtacular: Critical Code Reading, 70s Style
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/retrotechtacular-critical-code-reading-70s-style/

Anyone who has ever made a living writing code has probably had some version of the following drilled into their head: “Always write your code so the next person can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/retrotechtacular-critical-code-reading-70s-style/)

Replace Your Automatic Transmission With a Bunch of Relays
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/replace-your-automatic-transmission-with-a-bunch-of-relays/

A “Check Engine” light on your dashboard could mean anything from a loose gas cap to a wallet-destroying repair in the offing. For [Dean Segovis], his CEL was indicating a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/replace-your-automatic-transmission-with-a-bunch-of-relays/)

New and Improved Arduboy Mini Smashes Funding Goal
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/new-and-improved-arduboy-mini-smashes-funding-goal/

Just before the holidays, we brought you word of the Arduboy Mini — the latest in the line of open source 8-bit handheld gaming systems designed by [Kevin Bates]. He …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/new-and-improved-arduboy-mini-smashes-funding-goal/)

PCB Gets Weighty Assignment
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/pcb-gets-weighty-assignment/

[Curious Scientist] tried building an integrated strain gauge on a PCB, but ran into problems. Mainly, the low resistance of the traces didn’t show enough change under strain to measure …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/pcb-gets-weighty-assignment/)

DIY GameTank Game Console Gets Upgraded Cartridge
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/05/diy-gametank-game-console-gets-upgraded-cartridge/