Save Your USB-C Plugs From Oblivion
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/11/save-your-usb-c-plugs-from-oblivion/

USB-C as the “One Cable To Rule Them All” has certainly been a success. While USB-A is still around for now, most of us have breathed a hefty sigh of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/11/save-your-usb-c-plugs-from-oblivion/)

The Subtle Art of Letterform Design
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/the-subtle-art-of-letterform-design/

Typeface (such as Times New Roman) refers to the design that gives a set of letters, numbers, and symbols their signature “look”. Font, on the other hand, is a specific …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/the-subtle-art-of-letterform-design/)

Removing Infill to Make 3D Printed Parts Much Stronger
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/removing-infill-to-make-3d-printed-parts-much-stronger/

When it comes to FDM 3D prints and making them stronger, most of the focus is on the outer walls and factors like their layer adhesion. However, paying some attention …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/removing-infill-to-make-3d-printed-parts-much-stronger/)

Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/

Every time we check in on [Project326], he’s doing something different with X-rays. This week, he has a passive X-ray imager. On paper, it looks great. No special tube is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/)

PVC Pipe Structure Design That Skips Additional Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/pvc-pipe-structure-design-that-skips-additional-hardware/

[Baptiste Marx] shares his take on designing emergency structures using PVC pipe in a way that requires an absolute minimum of added parts. CINTRE (French, English coverage article here) is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/pvc-pipe-structure-design-that-skips-additional-hardware/)

DIY 35mm Film Scanning
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/diy-35mm-film-scanning/

If you are sitting on a horde of negatives, waiting for the digital photography fad to die off, it may be time to think about digitizing your old film. [Kinpro1024] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/diy-35mm-film-scanning/)

Hackaday Links: October 12, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/hackaday-links-october-12-2025/

We’ve probably all seen some old newsreel or documentary from The Before Times where the narrator, using his best Mid-Atlantic accent, described those newfangled computers as “thinking machines,” or better …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/hackaday-links-october-12-2025/)

The Singing Dentures Of Manchester And Other Places
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/the-singing-dentures-of-manchester-and-other-places/