As electronics rely more and more on ICs, subtle details about discrete components get lost because we spend less time designing with them. For example, a relay seems like a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/understanding-the-miller-effect/)

3D Printed Air Raid Siren Sounds Just Like The Real Thing
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/3d-printed-air-raid-siren-sounds-just-like-the-real-thing/

Air raid sirens have an important job to do, and have been a critical piece of public safety infrastructure in times of geopolitical turmoil. They sound quite unlike anything else, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/3d-printed-air-raid-siren-sounds-just-like-the-real-thing/)

Lathe and Laser Team Up to Make Cutting Gear Teeth Easier
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/lathe-and-laser-team-up-to-make-cutting-gear-teeth-easier/

Fair warning: watching this hybrid manufacturing method for gear teeth may result in an uncontrollable urge to buy a fiber laser cutter. Hackaday isn’t responsible for any financial difficulties that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/lathe-and-laser-team-up-to-make-cutting-gear-teeth-easier/)

This Week in Security: The UK Wants Your iCloud, Libarchive Wasn’t Ready, and AWS
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/this-week-in-security-the-uk-wants-your-icloud-libarchive-wasnt-ready-and-aws/

There’s a constant tension between governments looking for easier ways to catch criminals, companies looking to actually protect their users’ privacy, and individuals who just want their data to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/this-week-in-security-the-uk-wants-your-icloud-libarchive-wasnt-ready-and-aws/)

Home Depot Lamp Gets a Rainbow Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/home-depot-lamp-gets-a-rainbow-upgrade/

Home Depot has at times sold a neat spiral lamp that relies on LEDs to supply its soothing white glow. When [Craig Lindley] saw some modified versions on YouTube he …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/home-depot-lamp-gets-a-rainbow-upgrade/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 308: The Worst 1 Ever, Google’s Find My Opened, and SAR on a Drone
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/hackaday-podcast-episode-308-the-worst-1-ever-googles-find-my-opened-and-sar-on-a-drone/

It’s Valentine’s Day today, and what better way to capture your beloved’s heart than by settling down together and listening to the Hackaday Podcast! Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/hackaday-podcast-episode-308-the-worst-1-ever-googles-find-my-opened-and-sar-on-a-drone/)

Satellite Internet On 80s Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/satellite-internet-on-80s-hardware/

Portability has been a goal of a sizable section of the computing world for many decades now. While the obvious products of this are laptops, there are a number of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/satellite-internet-on-80s-hardware/)

3DBenchy Sets Sail into the Public Domain
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/3dbenchy-sets-sail-into-the-public-domain/