You wouldn’t think that shaking something in just the right way would be the recipe for creating laser light, but as [Les Wright] explains in his new video, that’s pretty …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/homemade-raman-laser-is-shaken-not-stirred/)

Hilarious Security Flaw In Counter Strike 2 Is Now Patched
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/hilarious-security-flaw-in-counter-strike-2-is-now-patched/

Normally, when we talk about video games having bugs, it’s some kind of item duplication glitch or a hilarious failure in the jacket equip code of some tedious first-person-shooter online …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/hilarious-security-flaw-in-counter-strike-2-is-now-patched/)

Can Google’s New AI Read Your Datasheets for You?
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/can-googles-new-ai-read-your-datasheets-for-you/

We’ve seen a lot of AI tools lately, and, of course, we know they aren’t really smart, but they sure fool people into thinking they are actually intelligent. Of course, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/can-googles-new-ai-read-your-datasheets-for-you/)

Oddball LCDs Reverse Engineered Thanks to Good Detective Work
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/oddball-lcds-reverse-engineered-thanks-to-good-detective-work/

Is there anything more discouraging to the reverse engineer than to see a black blob of epoxy applied directly to a PCB? We think not, because that formless shape provides …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/oddball-lcds-reverse-engineered-thanks-to-good-detective-work/)

Some Bacteria Could Have A Rudimentary Form Of Memory
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/some-bacteria-could-have-a-rudimentary-form-of-memory/

When we think of bacteria, we think of simple single-celled organisms that basically exist to consume resources and reproduce. They don’t think, feel, or remember… or do they? Bacteria don’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/some-bacteria-could-have-a-rudimentary-form-of-memory/)

Cheap Computer PSU Puts on Weight With Box of Iron
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/cheap-computer-psu-puts-on-weight-with-box-of-iron/

Humans are funny creatures. For whatever reason, when handling a piece of electronics, we tend to equate heft with value.  If something feels too light, it gives the impression of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/cheap-computer-psu-puts-on-weight-with-box-of-iron/)

ThunderScan: The Wild 1980s Product That Turned a Printer Into a Scanner
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/thunderscan-the-wild-1980s-product-that-turned-a-printer-into-a-scanner/

Back in the 1980s, printers were expensive things. Scanners were rare, particularly for the home market, because home computers could barely handle basic graphics anyway. Back in these halcyon days, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/thunderscan-the-wild-1980s-product-that-turned-a-printer-into-a-scanner/)