A lot of colloquial words that we might use when describing something’s durability take on extremely specific meanings when a materials scientist or blacksmith uses them. Things like “strength”, “toughness”, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/a-guide-for-heat-treating-steel-at-home/)
There are enough off-the-shelf CoreXY mechanisms out there that for the cost of an AliExpress order it’s possible to quickly and cheaply make yourself a plotter. But [Koushani Das], [Mahathi …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/corexy-on-the-pi-pico/)
Keeping Watch Over the Oceans with Data Buoys
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/keeping-watch-over-the-oceans-with-data-buoys/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/keeping-watch-over-the-oceans-with-data-buoys/
When viewed from just the right position in space, you’d be hard-pressed to think that our home planet is anything but a water world. And in all the ways that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/keeping-watch-over-the-oceans-with-data-buoys/)
Unbricking Trains, Uncovering Shady Behavior
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/unbricking-trains-uncovering-shady-behavior/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/unbricking-trains-uncovering-shady-behavior/
The first clue was that a number of locomotives started malfunctioning with exactly 1,000,000 km on the odometer. And when the company with the contract for servicing them couldn’t figure …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/unbricking-trains-uncovering-shady-behavior/)
Linux Fu: Preprocessing Beyond Code
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/linux-fu-preprocessing-beyond-code/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/linux-fu-preprocessing-beyond-code/
If you glanced at the title and thought, “I don’t care — I don’t write C code,” then hang on a minute. While it is true that C has a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/linux-fu-preprocessing-beyond-code/)
Raspberry Pi Does its Best Retro PC Impression
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/raspberry-pi-does-its-best-retro-pc-impression/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/raspberry-pi-does-its-best-retro-pc-impression/
The Raspberry Pi is a popular choice if you’re looking to put together a simple emulation box — it’s relatively cheap, small enough to tuck into pretty much any entertainment …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/raspberry-pi-does-its-best-retro-pc-impression/)
Copper Coating 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/copper-coating-3d-prints/
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/copper-coating-3d-prints/
We would all like to 3D print in metal, but for now, the equipment to do that is out of reach for most of us. Instead of dealing with powder …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/28/copper-coating-3d-prints/)