The ongoing story of bogus analytical data being submitted to the public OctoPrint usage statistics has taken a surprising turn with the news that a second plugin was being artificially …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/a-second-octoprint-plugin-has-been-falsifying-stats/)

Cloudflare Adds Block for AI Scrapers and Similar Bots
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/cloudflare-adds-block-for-ai-scrapers-and-similar-bots/

It’s no big secret that a lot of the internet traffic today consists out of automated requests, ranging from innocent bots like search engine indexers to data scraping bots for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/cloudflare-adds-block-for-ai-scrapers-and-similar-bots/)

A Cute Sentry Scans Your Net for Scullduggery
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/a-cute-sentry-scans-your-net-for-scullduggery/

As long as we get to make our own network security tools, why not make them look cute? Netgotchi may not be much more than an ESP8266 running network scans and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/a-cute-sentry-scans-your-net-for-scullduggery/)

Mini 3D-Printed Press Is Sure To Make An Impression
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/mini-3d-printed-press-is-sure-to-make-an-impression/

Making stamps out of potatoes that have been cut in half is always a fun activity with the kids. But if you’ve got a 3D printer, you could really step …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/mini-3d-printed-press-is-sure-to-make-an-impression/)

Shapeways Files for Bankruptcy
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/shapeways-files-for-bankruptcy/

One of the earliest hobbyist-friendly on-demand 3D printing and fabrication shops, Shapeways, is filing for bankruptcy. As these financial arrangements always go, this may or may not mean the end …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/shapeways-files-for-bankruptcy/)

Cavity Filters, The Black Art You Have A Chance Of Pursuing
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/cavity-filters-the-black-art-you-have-a-chance-of-pursuing/

A tuned circuit formed by a capacitor and an inductor is a familiar enough circuit, and it’s understood that it will resonate at a particular frequency. As that frequency increases, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/cavity-filters-the-black-art-you-have-a-chance-of-pursuing/)

Useless Robot Gets Cute, Has Personality
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/useless-robot-gets-cute-has-personality/

Useless robots (or useless machines) are devices that, when switched on, exist only to turn themselves back off. They are fun and fairly simple builds that are easy to personify, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/useless-robot-gets-cute-has-personality/)