When you’re restricted to ASCII, how can you represent more complex things like emojis or non-Latin characters? One answer is Punycode, which is a way to represent Unicode characters in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/punycodes-explained/)

3D Printing Giant LEGO-Like Blocks To Build Big Toys
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/3d-printing-giant-lego-like-blocks-to-build-big-toys/

[Ivan Miranda] is all about big 3D prints. He’s now set about printing giant blocks in the vein of LEGO Technic to build himself a full-sized rideable go kart. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/3d-printing-giant-lego-like-blocks-to-build-big-toys/)

Retro Gadgets: Tired of the Beatles on 8 Track? Try the Police
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/retro-gadgets-tired-of-the-beatles-on-8-track-try-the-police/

In the 1970s, 8-track audio players were very popular, especially in cars. For a couple of bucks, you could have the latest album, and you didn’t have to flip the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/retro-gadgets-tired-of-the-beatles-on-8-track-try-the-police/)

Frequency Tells Absolute Temperature
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/frequency-tells-absolute-temperature/

It is no secret that semiconductor junctions change their behavior with temperature, and you can use this fact to make a temperature sensor. The problem is that you have to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/frequency-tells-absolute-temperature/)

Internal Heating Element Makes These PCBs Self-Soldering
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/internal-heating-element-makes-these-pcbs-self-soldering/

Surface mount components have been a game changer for the electronics hobbyist, but doing reflow soldering right requires some way to evenly heat the board. You might need to buy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/internal-heating-element-makes-these-pcbs-self-soldering/)

Weatherproof Raspberry Pi Camera Enclosure, In a Pinch
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/weatherproof-raspberry-pi-camera-enclosure-in-a-pinch/

The Raspberry Pi is the foundation of many IoT camera projects, but enclosures are often something left up to the user. [Mare] found that a serviceable outdoor enclosure could be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/weatherproof-raspberry-pi-camera-enclosure-in-a-pinch/)

Soundscape Sculpture Is Pleasing Art For Your Ears
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/soundscape-sculpture-is-pleasing-art-for-your-ears/

Artist and self-described “maker of objects” [Daric Gill] is sharing some of the world’s most pleasing and acoustically interesting soundscapes with museum patrons in his latest work, ‘The Memory Machine: …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/18/soundscape-sculpture-is-pleasing-art-for-your-ears/)