This week, Jonathan Bennett chats with Doc Searls about SCaLE and Personal AI! What’s the vision of an AI that consumers run themselves, what form factor might that take, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/floss-weekly-episode-824-gratuitous-navel-gazing/)

EPROM-based Enigma Machine
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/eprom-based-enigma-machine/

The Enigma machine is perhaps one of the most legendary devices to come out of World War II. The Germans used the ingenious cryptographic device to hide their communications from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/eprom-based-enigma-machine/)

A Fast Rewind to the Era of Tapesponding
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/a-fast-rewind-to-the-era-of-tapesponding/

Imagine a time before Discord servers and cheap long-distance calls. Back in the 1950s, a curious and crafty group of enthusiasts invented their own global social network: on reels of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/a-fast-rewind-to-the-era-of-tapesponding/)

Meshtastic Adds Wireless Connectivity to Possum Trap
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/meshtastic-adds-wireless-connectivity-to-possum-trap/

Perhaps every gardener to attempt to grow a tomato, lettuce, or bean has had to contend with animals trying to enjoy the food before the gardener themselves can, whether it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/meshtastic-adds-wireless-connectivity-to-possum-trap/)

A Decade Resistance Box From PCBs
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/a-decade-resistance-box-from-pcbs/

One of those useful things to have around on your bench is a decade resistance box, essentially a dial-a-resistance instrument. They used to be quite expensive in line with the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/a-decade-resistance-box-from-pcbs/)

High-Speed Reservoir Computing With Integrated Laser Graded Artificial Neurons
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/high-speed-reservoir-computing-with-integrated-laser-graded-artificial-neurons/

So-called neuromorphic computing involves the use of physical artificial neurons to do computing in a way that is inspired by the human brain. With photonic neuromorphic computing these artificial neurons …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/high-speed-reservoir-computing-with-integrated-laser-graded-artificial-neurons/)

Hacking a Rotary Phone
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/hacking-a-rotary-phone/

[Yaymukund] made an interesting observation. Old-style rotary phones were made to last and made for service. Why? Because you didn’t own them, the phone company did. There was no advantage …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/hacking-a-rotary-phone/)

Hackaday Europe 2025: Speaker Schedule and Official Event Page
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/hackaday-europe-2025-speaker-schedule-and-official-event-page/

Hackaday Europe 2025 is just days away, and we’ve got the finalized speaker schedule hot off the digital press. We’re also pleased to announce that the event page is now …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/hackaday-europe-2025-speaker-schedule-and-official-event-page/)

Linux Fu: Use the Source (Command), Luke
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/linux-fu-use-the-source-command-luke/