Maybe it’s just us, but isn’t it kind of amazing that in a world of pretty darn realistic games, PONG is still thrilling to play? This 1D implementation by [newsonator] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/1d-led-pong-arduino-style/)

Inside Electronic Gain Control
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/inside-electronic-gain-control/

Normally, if you want to control the gain of an amplifier, you’ll use a variable resistor. You know, like a volume control. But what if you want to control the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/inside-electronic-gain-control/)

Take The Minimal Pain Out Of ESP32 Programming
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/take-the-minimal-pain-out-of-esp32-programming/

Perhaps without many of us realising it, our single board computers perform the task of making programming their processor or SoC a lot easier. They take care of setting the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/take-the-minimal-pain-out-of-esp32-programming/)

Forget the Altair! Remember the Mark-8!
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/forget-the-altair-remember-the-mark-8/

Calling any one computer the first hobby computer is fraught with peril. Most people think the MITS Altair 8800, first featured in Popular Electronics back in January 1975, was the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/forget-the-altair-remember-the-mark-8/)

The Small and Silly Synth Now Even Smaller (But Just as Silly)
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/the-small-and-silly-synth-now-even-smaller-but-just-as-silly/

What do you do when you’ve carved out a niche for yourself as a builder of small and useless synthesizers? Why, build an even smaller and less useful synthesizer, of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/the-small-and-silly-synth-now-even-smaller-but-just-as-silly/)

You Can’t Make What You Can’t Measure
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/you-cant-make-what-you-cant-measure/

What’s the most-used tool on your bench? For me, it’s probably a multimeter, although that’s maybe a tie with my oscilloscope. Maybe after that, the soldering iron and wire strippers, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/you-cant-make-what-you-cant-measure/)

The Logg Dogg: How A Mysterious Logging Robot Leads Down Twisting Forestry Paths
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/the-logg-dogg-how-a-mysterious-logging-robot-leads-down-twisting-forestry-paths/

There are many places where you’d want to use remotely controlled robots, but perhaps forestry isn’t the first application to come to mind. Yet there are arguments to be made …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/the-logg-dogg-how-a-mysterious-logging-robot-leads-down-twisting-forestry-paths/)