Prolific woodworking YouTuber [Matthias Wandel] makes some awesome mechanical contraptions, and isn’t afraid of computers, but has never been a fan of CNC machines in the woodshop. He’s never had …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/matthias-wandel-hates-cnc-machines-in-person/)
Moving Power Grids In A Weekend, The Baltic States Make The Switch
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/moving-power-grids-in-a-weekend-the-baltic-states-make-the-switch/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/moving-power-grids-in-a-weekend-the-baltic-states-make-the-switch/
A significant event in the world of high-power electrical engineering is under way this weekend, as the three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, disconnect their common power grid from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/moving-power-grids-in-a-weekend-the-baltic-states-make-the-switch/)
Your Chance to Get A Head (A Gnu Head, Specifically)
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/your-chance-to-get-a-head-a-gnu-head-specifically/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/your-chance-to-get-a-head-a-gnu-head-specifically/
The Free Software Foundation is holding an auction to celebrate its 40th anniversary. You can bid on the original sketch of the GNU head by [Etienne Suvasa] and [Richard Stallman’s] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/your-chance-to-get-a-head-a-gnu-head-specifically/)
A Twin-Lens Reflex Camera That’s Not Quite What It Seems
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/a-twin-lens-reflex-camera-thats-not-quite-what-it-seems/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/a-twin-lens-reflex-camera-thats-not-quite-what-it-seems/
The Camp Snap is a simple fixed-focus digital camera with only an optical viewfinder and a shot counter, which has become a surprise hit among photography enthusiasts for its similarity …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/a-twin-lens-reflex-camera-thats-not-quite-what-it-seems/)
Hackaday Links: February 9, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/hackaday-links-february-9-2025/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/hackaday-links-february-9-2025/
January 9 ended up being a very expensive day for a Culver City, California man after he pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone during the height of the Pacific …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/hackaday-links-february-9-2025/)
Powerful Flashlight Gets Active Air Cooling
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/powerful-flashlight-gets-active-air-cooling/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/powerful-flashlight-gets-active-air-cooling/
LEDs were once little more than weedy little indicators with low light output. Today, they’re absolute powerhouses, efficiently turning a flow of electrons into a searing beam of light. Despite …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/powerful-flashlight-gets-active-air-cooling/)
We’ve all been there. That sad day when the zipper on our favorite hoodie, bag, or pair of pants breaks in some seemingly irreparable way. But there is hope, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/hack-that-broken-zipper/)
Flip Flops Make Great Soft Switches
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/10/flip-flops-make-great-soft-switches/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/10/flip-flops-make-great-soft-switches/