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/)

NASA Blames Probe Chute Failure on Wire Labels
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/nasa-blames-probe-chute-failure-on-wire-labels/

When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule screamed its way through the upper atmosphere, it marked the first time the space agency had brought material from an asteroid back to Earth. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/nasa-blames-probe-chute-failure-on-wire-labels/)

x86 ENTER: What’s that Second Parameter?
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/x86-enter-whats-that-second-parameter/

[Raymond Chen] wondered why the x86 ENTER instruction had a strange second parameter that seems to always be set to zero. If you’ve ever wondered, [Raymond] explains what he learned …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/x86-enter-whats-that-second-parameter/)

Voyager 1 In Trouble As Engineers Scramble To Debug Issue With Flight Data System
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/voyager-1-in-trouble-as-engineers-scramble-to-debug-issue-with-flight-data-system/

Recently the team at JPL responsible for communication with the Voyager 1 spacecraft noticed an issue with the data it was returning from the Flight Data System (FDS). Although normally …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/voyager-1-in-trouble-as-engineers-scramble-to-debug-issue-with-flight-data-system/)

LED Art Project Is Geometrically Beautiful
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/13/led-art-project-is-geometrically-beautiful/