Pneumatic actuators can be powerful and fast, making them very useful for all kinds of mechanical jobs. [Michael Rechtin] decided that while he could buy them off-the-shelf, he preferred to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/diy-pneumatic-actuator-does-great-in-action/)

Dial up Over Discord
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/dial-up-over-discord/

Some hacks are useful and some are just… well… for the fun of it, and we can appreciate that. Take, for example, [Cool Blog’s] recent experiments with dialup networking. If …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/dial-up-over-discord/)

Mailblocks Makes Your Phone Work More Like The Post, Kinda?
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/mailblocks-makes-your-phone-work-more-like-the-post-kinda/

Phones can be distracting, with notifications popping up all the time to snare our attention and maybe even ruin our lives. [Guy Dupont] wishes to be no slave to the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/mailblocks-makes-your-phone-work-more-like-the-post-kinda/)

NES Classic Metroid Ported to Equally Classic Super Nintendo
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/nes-classic-metroid-ported-to-equally-classic-super-nintendo/

Photoshop of the NES game Metroid on a Super Nintendo cartridge.
" data-image-caption="Original photo by Zack
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Metroid-SNES-port-Header.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Metroid-SNES-port-Header.png?w=800">There was a time early in the development of the Super Nintendo (SNES) where the new console was to feature backwards compatibility with NES games. The solution would have required …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/nes-classic-metroid-ported-to-equally-classic-super-nintendo/)

Talking Ohmmeter Also Spits Out Color Bands For You
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/talking-ohmmeter-also-spits-out-color-bands-for-you/

If you’ve got a resistor and you can’t read the color bands (or they’re not present), you can always just grab a multimeter and figure out its value that way. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/talking-ohmmeter-also-spits-out-color-bands-for-you/)

How Does a Sewing Machine Sew?
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/how-does-a-sewing-machine-sew/

Like all Hackaday readers, we pride ourselves on having at least a passing acquaintance with how most things work. But we suspect to a lot of people, things we take …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/how-does-a-sewing-machine-sew/)

DIY Cleats Give You Traction In Ice And Snow
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/diy-cleats-give-you-traction-in-ice-and-snow/

It’s getting into the cold and snowy season for much of the world, and that means it can be slippy when you go walking outside. If you need more traction, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/diy-cleats-give-you-traction-in-ice-and-snow/)