If you are ever lucky enough to make the trip to Bilund in Denmark, home of LEGO, you can have your portrait taken and rendered in the plastic bricks as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/a-lego-cnc-pixel-art-generator/)

Easy Retro 3D Look With Voxel Displacement Renderer
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Voxels are effectively like 3D pixels, and they form an integral part of what is commonly referred to as a ‘retro 3D’ look, with pixelated edges sharp enough to cut …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/easy-retro-3d-look-with-voxel-displacement-renderer/)

Homebrew Reader Brings Paper Tape Programs Back to Life
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We may be a bit biased, but the storage media of yesteryear has so much more personality than that of today. Yes, it’s a blessing to have terabyte SD cards …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/homebrew-reader-brings-paper-tape-programs-back-to-life/)

Voyager 1 Once Again Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments
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As humanity’s furthest reach into the Universe so far, the two Voyager spacecraft’s well-being is of utmost importance to many. Although we know that there will be an end to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/voyager-1-once-again-returning-science-data-from-all-four-instruments/)

Giant Brains, Or Machines That Think
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Last week, I stumbled on a marvelous book: “Giant Brains; or, Machines That Think” by Edmund Callis Berkeley. What’s really fun about it is the way it sounds like it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/giant-brains-or-machines-that-think/)

Reverse-Engineering Makita Batteries To Revive Them
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Modern lithium-ion battery packs for cordless power tools contain an incredible amount of energy, which necessitates that they come with a range of safeties. Although it’s good when the battery …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/reverse-engineering-makita-batteries-to-revive-them/)

An Enigma Machine Built in Meccano
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As far as model construction sets go, LEGO is by far the most popular brand for building not only pre-planned models but whatever the builder can imagine. There are a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/an-enigma-machine-built-in-meccano/)