For doing basic steel welding, most of us will reach for a MIG welder. It might not be the best tool for every welding job, but it’s definitely the most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/high-voltage-turns-welder-into-plasma-cutter/)

Driving an OLED Screen With A 6502 Single-Board Computer
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/driving-an-oled-screen-with-a-6502-single-board-computer/

Twenty years ago, if you wanted an LCD for a project, you’d probably end up with something salvaged from a mobile phone or an HD44780 character display. These days, little …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/driving-an-oled-screen-with-a-6502-single-board-computer/)

Flaming Skull Hood Ornament Is Not Suitable For Use In Traffic
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/flaming-skull-hood-ornament-is-not-suitable-for-use-in-traffic/

It’s one thing to mount a big skull—human or animal—to the front of your car. Really, though, a good hood skull should breathe fire to truly inspire enmity or awe. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/flaming-skull-hood-ornament-is-not-suitable-for-use-in-traffic/)

Retro Computing Coding Competition Still Open
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/retro-computing-coding-competition-still-open/

There’s still time to enter Octojam 10, a competition to write a new program for a rather old (and virtual) machine: the CHIP-8. This interpreted language on a virtual machine …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/retro-computing-coding-competition-still-open/)

HDMI For The Original Xbox
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/hdmi-for-the-original-xbox/

The original Xbox was a console based on PC architecture that launched back in 2001. That was long before HDMI became a defacto standard for home AV systems. However, it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/hdmi-for-the-original-xbox/)

Make Your Own 1970s Magnetic Stripe Cards
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/make-your-own-1970s-magnetic-stripe-cards/

We’re now all used to near-limitless storage on flash and other semiconductor technologies, but there was a time when persistent storage was considerably less easy to achieve. A 1970s programmable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/make-your-own-1970s-magnetic-stripe-cards/)

Reverse-Engineered GBA Board Could Come In Handy
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/reverse-engineered-gba-board-could-come-in-handy/

Retro gear is beloved, both for what it can do, and what it reminds us of. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, after all. But then, so is corrosion — and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/reverse-engineered-gba-board-could-come-in-handy/)

2023 Hackaday Supercon: Cory Doctorow Signs on As Keynote Speaker
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/2023-hackaday-supercon-cory-doctorow-signs-on-as-keynote-speaker/