The Performance Impact of C++’s `final` Keyword for Optimization
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/24/the-performance-impact-of-cs-final-keyword-for-optimization/

In the world of software development the term ‘optimization’ is generally reason for experienced developers to start feeling decidedly nervous, especially when a feature is marked as an ‘easy and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/24/the-performance-impact-of-cs-final-keyword-for-optimization/)

Sticky Situation Leads To Legit LEGO Hack
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/24/sticky-situation-leads-to-legit-lego-hack/

[samsuksiri] frequently uses a laptop and has an external drive to store projects. The drive flops around on the end of its tether and gets in the way, so they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/24/sticky-situation-leads-to-legit-lego-hack/)

Implantable Battery Charges Itself
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/implantable-battery-charges-itself/

Battery technology is the major limiting factor for the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles and grid-level energy storage. Marginal improvements have been made for lithium cells in the past decade …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/implantable-battery-charges-itself/)

Chip Mystery: The Case of the Purloined Pin
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/chip-mystery-the-case-of-the-purloined-pin/

Let’s face it — electronics are hard. Difficult concepts, tiny parts, inscrutable datasheets, and a hundred other factors make it easy to screw up in new and exciting ways. Sometimes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/chip-mystery-the-case-of-the-purloined-pin/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Transmitting Typewriter
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-transmitting-typewriter/

Okay, so we’re opening with more than just a keyboard, and that’s fine. In fact, it’s more than fine, it’s probably the cutest lil’ ZX Spectrum you’ll see today. [SrBlonde]’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-transmitting-typewriter/)

Reverse Engineering A Fancy Disposable Vape
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/reverse-engineering-a-fancy-disposable-vape/

Many readers will be aware of the trend for disposable vapes, and how harvesting them for lithium-ion batteries has become a popular pastime in our community. We’re all used to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/reverse-engineering-a-fancy-disposable-vape/)

The Myth of Propellantless Space Propulsion Refuses to Die
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/25/the-myth-of-propellantless-space-propulsion-refuses-to-die/