Freedesktop and Alpine Linux Looking for New Hosting
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-looking-for-new-hosting/

A well-known secret in the world of open source software is that many projects rely on donated hosting for everything from their websites to testing infrastructure. When the company providing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-looking-for-new-hosting/)

Telling Time Used to be a Ball
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/telling-time-used-to-be-a-ball/

If you watch the New Year’s festivities from New York, you know that they mark midnight with the dropping of a big, gaudy ball. You might assume this was just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/telling-time-used-to-be-a-ball/)

What Is the Hour? It’s XVII o’ Clock
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/what-is-the-hour-its-xvii-o-clock/

When live-action role playing, or LARPing, one must keep fully in tune with the intended era. That means no digital watches, and certainly no pulling out your fantastic rectangle from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/what-is-the-hour-its-xvii-o-clock/)

Cyberbass Brings Bass Guitar To Modern Era
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/cyberbass-brings-bass-guitar-to-modern-era/

For better or worse, the fundamental design of guitars has remained familiar since they electrified around a century ago. A few strings, a fretboard, and a body of some sort …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/cyberbass-brings-bass-guitar-to-modern-era/)

Inside Project Delilah
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/inside-project-delilah/

The invention of the computer is a tricky thing to pinpoint. There were some early attempts that were not well known and some early attempts that were deliberately secret. [Alan …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/inside-project-delilah/)

The Lowest-Effort Way Yet To Make 3D Printed Lenses Clear
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/the-lowest-effort-way-yet-to-make-3d-printed-lenses-clear/

This technique shared by [Andy Kong] is for 3D printed lenses, but would probably be worth a shot for any resin prints that need to be made nice and clear. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/the-lowest-effort-way-yet-to-make-3d-printed-lenses-clear/)

Custom PCB is a Poor Man’s Pick and Place
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/custom-pcb-is-a-poor-mans-pick-and-place/