There’s a mystique among both audiophiles and musicians about vacuum technology, thus having a tube amp still carries a bit of a cachet. New ones can be bought for eye-watering …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/27/a-tube-guitar-amp-for-a-modest-budget/)

Tektronix’s Ceramic CRT Production And The Building 13 Catacombs
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/27/tektronixs-ceramic-crt-production-and-the-building-13-catacombs/

As a manufacturer of test equipment and more, Tektronix has long had a need for custom form factors with its CRT displays. They initially went with fully glass CRTs as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/27/tektronixs-ceramic-crt-production-and-the-building-13-catacombs/)

A 48 Volt Battery Pack With Carefully Balanced Cells
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/a-48-volt-battery-pack-with-carefully-balanced-cells/

Many readers will have at some time or another built their own lithium-ion battery packs, whether they are using tiny cells or the huge ones found in automotive packs. A …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/a-48-volt-battery-pack-with-carefully-balanced-cells/)

Bowling With Strings Attached: the People Are Split
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/bowling-with-strings-attached-the-people-are-split/

There’s a bowling revolution in play, and not all bowlers are willing participants. In fact, a few are on strike, and it’s all because bowling alleys across America are getting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/bowling-with-strings-attached-the-people-are-split/)

Mobile Phones and The Question of Declining Sperm Quality
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/mobile-phones-and-the-question-of-declining-sperm-quality/

In a world increasingly reliant on technology, a pressing question arises: can our dependence on gadgets, particularly mobile phones, be affecting our health in unexpected ways? A growing body of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/mobile-phones-and-the-question-of-declining-sperm-quality/)

A Flasher Mac, 25 Years Later
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/a-flasher-mac-25-years-later/

Apple Macintosh computers of the 1990s came with a system ROM containing an Open Firmware implementation and the Mac Toolbox required to start the operating system. In many cases this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/a-flasher-mac-25-years-later/)

LED Ring Brings the Bling
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/led-ring-brings-the-bling/

We’ve seen our share of light-up jewelry over the years, but for some reason — probably power — it’s almost always earrings or necklaces. So when we saw [ROBO HUB]’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/led-ring-brings-the-bling/)

Capacitive Rainmeter Measures The Sky Water Just Fine
https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/capacitive-rainmeter-measures-the-sky-water-just-fine/