Parts We Miss: The Mains Transformer
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/parts-we-miss-the-mains-transformer/

About two decades ago there was a quiet revolution in electronics which went unnoticed by many, but which overturned a hundred years of accepted practice. You’d have noticed it if …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/parts-we-miss-the-mains-transformer/)

How Many Time Zones Are There Anyway?
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/how-many-time-zones-are-there-anyway/

Nowadays, it’s an even bet that your newest project somehow connects to the Internet and, thus, to the world. Even if it doesn’t, if you share your plans, someone might …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/how-many-time-zones-are-there-anyway/)

Inputs of Interest: the Svalboard Could Be Your Salvation
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/inputs-of-interest-the-svalboard-could-be-your-salvation/

You know, sometimes dreams really do come true. When I told you about the DataHand keyboard almost four years ago, I never imagined I’d ever get to lay my hands …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/inputs-of-interest-the-svalboard-could-be-your-salvation/)

How Different are SpaceX Thermal Tiles From the Space Shuttle’s?
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/how-different-are-spacex-thermal-tiles-from-the-space-shuttles/

When SpaceX first showed off the thermal tiles on its Starship spacecraft that should keep it safe when re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere towards the loving embrace of the chopsticks on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/how-different-are-spacex-thermal-tiles-from-the-space-shuttles/)

Ring Around the Inverter
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/ring-around-the-inverter/

[Dr. Shane] asks the question: what happens if you connect the output of an inverter logic gate back to the input? In theory, it doesn’t make sense, but depending on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/ring-around-the-inverter/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 769: 10% More Internet
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/floss-weekly-episode-769-10-more-internet/

This week, Jonathan Bennett and Doc Searls talk with David Taht about the state of the Internet and, specifically, IPv4 exhaustion. We’re running out of IPv4 addresses! But we’ve been …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/floss-weekly-episode-769-10-more-internet/)

Shuji Nakamura: The Man Who Gave Us the Blue LED Despite All Odds
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/14/shuji-nakamura-the-man-who-gave-us-the-blue-led-despite-all-odds/