Brazil Wins the Raspberry Pi Overclocking Olympics
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/brazil-wins-the-raspberry-pi-overclocking-olympics/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/brazil-wins-the-raspberry-pi-overclocking-olympics/
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Brazil Wins the Raspberry Pi Overclocking Olympics
[Alex Rissato] proudly reports that he now holds the record for highest benchmark score on HWBOT (machine translation); something he sees not only as a personal achievement but admirably, of nation…
Making Tension Based Furniture
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/making-tension-based-furniture/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/making-tension-based-furniture/
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Making Tension Based Furniture
[Robby Cuthbert,] an artist and designer based out of Palo Alto, California is creating stable cable tables that are simultaneously a feat of engineering and a work of art.
[Cuthbert's] tables are he...
[Cuthbert's] tables are he...
The Surface Area to Volume Ratio or Why Elephants Have Big Ears
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/the-surface-area-to-volume-ratio-or-why-elephants-have-big-ears/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/the-surface-area-to-volume-ratio-or-why-elephants-have-big-ears/
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The Surface Area to Volume Ratio or Why Elephants Have Big Ears
There are very few things that are so far reaching across many different disciplines, ranging from biology to engineering, as is the relation of the surface area to the volume of a body. This is no…
Electronifying A Horror Fraught Hydraulic Press
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/electronifying-a-horror-fraught-hydraulic-press/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/electronifying-a-horror-fraught-hydraulic-press/
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Electronifying A Horror Fraught Hydraulic Press
[Josh] is replacing the springs in his car's suspension. He wanted to know the travel rates of these springs, but apparently, this is a closely guarded trade secret in the industry. One company did ma...
Up, Up, Up: $2k More Seed Funding for Projects that Matter
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/up-up-up-2k-more-seed-funding-for-projects-that-matter/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/up-up-up-2k-more-seed-funding-for-projects-that-matter/
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Up, Up, Up: $2k More Seed Funding for Projects that Matter
Getting a project off the ground often means an up-front investment in parts. Hackaday is upping our efforts to smooth out that obstacle for those who want to Build Something That Matters. Seed fun...
Networking: Pin the Tail on the Headless Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/networking-pin-the-tail-on-the-headless-raspberry-pi/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/networking-pin-the-tail-on-the-headless-raspberry-pi/
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Networking: Pin the Tail on the Headless Raspberry Pi
Eager to get deeper into robotics after dipping my toe in the water with my BB-8 droid, I purchased a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. The first step was to connect to it. But while it has built-in 802.11n w...
Hackaday Prize Entry: GoKart Tank
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/hackaday-prize-entry-gokart-tank/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/hackaday-prize-entry-gokart-tank/
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Hackaday Prize Entry: GoKart Tank
There is probably something in all of us that yearns to drive a tank, just once. Most of us will probably never fulfill it, in fact, unless we work in farming or construction we're unlikely to even dr...
Photochromic Eggs: Not for Breakfast
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/photochromic-eggs-not-for-breakfast/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/photochromic-eggs-not-for-breakfast/
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Photochromic Eggs: Not For Breakfast
Photochromic paint is pretty nifty – under exposure to light of the right wavelength, it’ll change colour. This gives it all kinds of applications for temporary displays. [Jiri Zemanek…
Enabling Ethernet On The ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/enabling-ethernet-on-the-esp32/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/enabling-ethernet-on-the-esp32/
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Enabling Ethernet On The ESP32
The ESP32 is the latest and greatest wonderchip from Espressif. It’s a 32-bit, dual-core chip with WiFi, Bluetooth, and tons of peripherals such as CAN and Ethernet. For most of these periphe…
Upgrading RAM on a Nexus 5X
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/upgrading-ram-on-a-nexus-5x/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/upgrading-ram-on-a-nexus-5x/
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Upgrading RAM on a Nexus 5X
A denizen of the venerable XDA forums reports that it is possible to upgrade the RAM of the Nexus 5X from 2GB to 4GB. Having suffered the dreaded bootloop, [Cathair2906] decided to send their phon…
Robot Targets Eyeballs, Fires Lasers. OSHA’s Gonna Love this One
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/robot-targets-eyeballs-fires-lasers-oshas-gonna-love-this-one/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/18/robot-targets-eyeballs-fires-lasers-oshas-gonna-love-this-one/
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Robot Targets Eyeballs, Fires Lasers. OSHA’s Gonna Love This One
If you even think about hacking with lasers, you’re going to hear about eye safety. “Be careful” they’ll say. “Don’t look into laser with remaining eye” is…
Ethanol-Powered Arduinos
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/ethanol-powered-arduinos/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/ethanol-powered-arduinos/
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Ethanol-Powered Arduinos
Following the time-honored YouTube tradition of ordering cheap stuff online and playing with it while the camera runs, [Monta Elkins] bought a Stirling engine that drives a DC motor used as a generato...
Manhattan Marauder’s Map
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/manhattan-marauders-map/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/manhattan-marauders-map/
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Manhattan Marauder’s Map
If you solemnly swear that you are up to no good, and you happen to spend most of your time in Manhattan below the mid-90s, then you will appreciate this Raspberry Pi-based Manhattan Marauder's Map.
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Moving Forth with Mecrisp-Stellaris and Embello
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/moving-forth-with-mecrisp-stellaris-and-embello/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/moving-forth-with-mecrisp-stellaris-and-embello/
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Moving Forth with Mecrisp-Stellaris and Embello
In the last episode, I advocated a little bit for Forth on microcontrollers being a still-viable development platform, not just for industry where it’s usually seen these days, but also for h…
Discontinued Nintendo Consoles and Raspberry Pis
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/discontinued-nintendo-consoles-and-raspberry-pis/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/discontinued-nintendo-consoles-and-raspberry-pis/
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Discontinued Nintendo Consoles and Raspberry Pis
Nintendo has discontinued a Classic gaming console. It's a pity, yes, but with the release of Nintendo's new gaming console, they probably have bigger fish to fry. That doesn't mean these discontinued...
Call for Hack Chat Hosts
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/call-for-hack-chat-hosts/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/call-for-hack-chat-hosts/
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Call for Hack Chat Hosts
Every week Hackaday.io features an AMA of sorts. This is the Hack Chat, a chatroom where we sit down with the best in the business to talk about manufacturing techniques, engineering, and how to buil...
Don’t Try This at Home is Cliché for a Reason
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/dont-try-this-at-home-is-cliche-for-a-reason/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/dont-try-this-at-home-is-cliche-for-a-reason/
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Don’t Try This at Home is Cliché for a Reason
Oh, for cryin' out loud. That's the last straw. We've seen one dangerous YouTube video too many. Are we honestly cursed with a false feedback system that unequitably rewards dangerous behavior in onli...
Flying The First Open Source Satellite
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/flying-the-first-open-source-satellite/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/flying-the-first-open-source-satellite/
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Flying The First Open Source Satellite
The Libre Space Foundation is an organization dedicated to the development of libre space hardware. It was born from the SatNOGS project — the winners of the first Hackaday Prize — and …
You Think You Can’t Be Phished?
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/you-think-you-cant-be-phished/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/you-think-you-cant-be-phished/
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You Think You Can’t Be Phished?
Well, think again. At least if you are using Chrome or Firefox. Don’t believe us? Well, check out Apple new website then, at . Notice anything? If you are not using an affected browser you ar…
A Robot Arm With The Tender Grip Of An Octopus
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/a-robot-arm-with-the-tender-grip-of-an-octopus/
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/19/a-robot-arm-with-the-tender-grip-of-an-octopus/
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A Robot Arm With The Tender Grip Of An Octopus
If you’ve ever experimented with a robot gripper, you’ll know that while it is easy to make an analogue of the human ability to grip between thumb and forefinger, it is extremely diffic…