The VTech PreComputer 1000 is a rather ancient toy computer that was available in the distant misty past of 1988. It featured a keyboard and a variety of simple learning …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/11/30/is-microsoft-basic-hidden-in-this-educational-childs-toy/)

A Few New Car Owners Will Join The 48V Future
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/__trashed-10/

Leaving aside all the annoying hype surrounding Tesla’s Cybertruck, there’s a little technical detail which might be of more interest to readers than the automotive behemoth itself. It’s one of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/__trashed-10/)

Add Some Blinkenlights to Your Supercon Badge
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/add-some-blinkenlights-to-your-supercon-badge/

We’re not sure what is more amazing here: the glow of the blinkenlights themselves, the tedium involved in creating it, or the fact that [makeTVee] soldered 280 microscopic WS2812 LEDs …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/add-some-blinkenlights-to-your-supercon-badge/)

This Week in Security: Owncloud, NXP, 0-Days, and Fingerprints
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/this-week-in-security-owncloud-nxp-0-days-and-fingerprints/

We’re back! And while the column took a week off for Thanksgiving, the security world didn’t. The most pressing news is an issue in Owncloud, that is already under active …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/this-week-in-security-owncloud-nxp-0-days-and-fingerprints/)

Bulked Up MHD Drive Makes Waves While Standing Still
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/bulked-up-mhd-drive-makes-waves-while-standing-still/

Looking back through the archives, we actually haven’t seen much in the way of homebrew magnetohydrodynamic drives (MHDs) — which is somewhat surprising, as the core concept isn’t nearly as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/bulked-up-mhd-drive-makes-waves-while-standing-still/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 246: Bypassing Fingerprint Readers is Easy, Killing Memory Chips is Hard, Cell Phones vs Sperm
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/hackaday-podcast-episode-246-bypassing-fingerprint-readers-is-easy-killing-memory-chips-is-hard-cell-phones-vs-sperm/

It’s the week after Thanksgiving (for some of us) and if you’re sick of leftovers, you’re in luck as Elliot and Dan get together to discuss the freshest and best …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/hackaday-podcast-episode-246-bypassing-fingerprint-readers-is-easy-killing-memory-chips-is-hard-cell-phones-vs-sperm/)

The Sunspots Are Coming (Again)
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/the-sunspots-are-coming-again/

There are a bunch of ways to estimate the age of a radio amateur, by the letters in their callsign, by their preferred choice of homebrewing technology, or sometimes by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/the-sunspots-are-coming-again/)

Wine is for Windows and Darling is for MacOS
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/wine-is-for-windows-and-darling-is-for-macos/