Even though Texas Instruments were the first company to produce an integrated circuit and a microprocessor, their success as a company in the 60s and 70s was not guaranteed. At …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/24/upgrading-at-least-one-component-of-a-ti-calculator/)

A Paddle Wheel Ground Effect Vehicle
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/a-paddle-wheel-ground-effect-vehicle/

Who said paddle wheels were just for leisurely riverboat cruises? [rctestflight] is smashing that image with a high-speed twist on the concept, using paddle wheels to propel a ground effect …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/a-paddle-wheel-ground-effect-vehicle/)

The NSA’s Furby Artificial Intelligence Scare: FOIA Documents Provide Insight
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/the-nsas-furby-artificial-intelligence-scare-foia-documents-provide-insight/

For those of us who were paying a modicum of attention to the part of the news around 1999 which did not involve the imminent demise of humanity due to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/the-nsas-furby-artificial-intelligence-scare-foia-documents-provide-insight/)

Could Moon Mining Spoil Its Untouched Grandeur And Science Value?
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/could-moon-mining-spoil-its-untouched-grandeur-and-science-value/

It’s 2024. NASA’s Artemis program is in full swing, and we’re hoping to get back to the surface of the Moon real soon. Astronauts haven’t walked on the beloved sky …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/could-moon-mining-spoil-its-untouched-grandeur-and-science-value/)

Bus Pirate 5 Now Shipping
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/bus-pirate-5-now-shipping/

It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. There’s some component sitting on the bench, say an I2C sensor, a new display, or maybe a flash chip, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/bus-pirate-5-now-shipping/)

Displays We Love Hacking: Parallel RGB
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/displays-we-love-hacking-parallel-rgb/

You might have seen old display panels, from 3″ to 10″, with 40-pin FFC connectors where every pin seems to be used for some data signal. We call these displays …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/displays-we-love-hacking-parallel-rgb/)

POTS at a Hacker Camp
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/pots-at-a-hacker-camp/

For those of us off the Atlantic coast of Europe it’s a frigid winter as our isles are lashed by continuous storms. Summer seems a very long time ago, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/pots-at-a-hacker-camp/)

You Can Use A Crappy Mixer As A Neat Synthesizer
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/you-can-use-a-crappy-mixer-as-a-neat-synthesizer/