For those of you rushing to the comment section after reading the title to tell [Ben Dauphinee] that his DIY land surveying efforts are for naught because only a licensed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/a-homebrew-gps-correction-system-for-diy-land-surveying/)

In Praise of Old Meters
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/in-praise-of-old-meters/

We are spoiled with multimeters today. Even the cheapest meter you will get these days is almost surely digital with a tremendous input impedance. But a few decades ago, meters …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/in-praise-of-old-meters/)

All I Want for Mr. Christmas Is Some New Music
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/all-i-want-for-mr-christmas-is-some-new-music/

You, it’s true; you really can find anything (except maybe LEGO) in thrift stores. When [thecowgoesmoo] picked up a Mr. Christmas Symphonium music box one day, they knew they wanted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/all-i-want-for-mr-christmas-is-some-new-music/)

The Early History Of The Microcontroller: It Came From Texas
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/the-early-history-of-the-microcontroller-it-came-from-texas/

TMS 1000 Microcontroller – By Antonio Martí Campoy – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tms1000_mcu.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tms1000_mcu.jpg?w=800">Although for most generations alive today the era of microcontrollers (MCU) feels like it starts somewhere with the Intel 8051 and AVR MCUs, the history of these self-contained computing marvels …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/the-early-history-of-the-microcontroller-it-came-from-texas/)

Wiring Harness? That’s a Wrap!
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/wiring-harness-thats-a-wrap/

[Mr Innovative] likes to keep his wire harnesses tidy, but it is a pain to neatly wrap cables. So, he automated the process using a combination of milled acrylic and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/wiring-harness-thats-a-wrap/)

Wiring An SD card To A Handspring PDA’s 68K Bus With Only Three SOT23s
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/13/wiring-an-sd-card-to-a-handspring-pdas-68k-bus-with-only-three-sot23s/

In 1998 the founders of Palm had a bit of a falling out with the wildly successful PDA company’s new owners. They set up a new company called Handspring, which …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/13/wiring-an-sd-card-to-a-handspring-pdas-68k-bus-with-only-three-sot23s/)

OpenWRT to Mark 20 Years with Reference Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/13/openwrt-to-mark-20-years-with-reference-hardware/

The OpenWRT project is now two decades old. The project has come a long way since Linksys was forced to release the GNU-licensed code for the original WRT54G router from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/13/openwrt-to-mark-20-years-with-reference-hardware/)