For the most part, here at Hackaday we’re more interested in how something was made than the backstory on why an individual actually put it together. Frankly, it’s not really …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/20000-volt-plasma-knife-slices-dices-and-sparks/)

Breaking Through The 1 MB Barrier In DOS With Unreal Mode And More
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/breaking-through-the-1-mb-barrier-in-dos-with-unreal-mode-and-more/

The memory map of the original 8086 computer with its base and extended memory made the original PC rather straightforward, but also posed countless issues for DOS-based applications as they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/breaking-through-the-1-mb-barrier-in-dos-with-unreal-mode-and-more/)

Droplet Watch Keeps Time Via Electrowetting
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/droplet-watch-keeps-time-via-electrowetting/

Hackers just can’t help but turn their sights on timepieces, and [Armin Bindzus] has designed an electrowetting-based watch. Electrowetting is a way of changing the contact angle of droplets on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/droplet-watch-keeps-time-via-electrowetting/)

Simple Magnetic Levitator
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/simple-magnetic-levitator/

[Stoppi] always has exciting projects and, as you can see in the video below, the latest one is a very simple magnetic levitator design. The design is classic and simple: …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/simple-magnetic-levitator/)

Minitel, The 1980s Console Game Platform You Never Had
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/minitel-the-1980s-console-game-platform-you-never-had/

We’ve made no secret over the years here at Hackaday of our admiration for the Minitel. The ubiquitous CRT terminals which made 1980s France the most connected country in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/minitel-the-1980s-console-game-platform-you-never-had/)

One Project at a Time, Or a Dozen?
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/one-project-at-a-time-or-a-dozen/

We got a bunch of great food for thought in this week’s ask-us-anything on the Hackaday Podcast, and we all chewed happily. Some of my favorite answers came out of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/one-project-at-a-time-or-a-dozen/)

The Usage Of Embedded Linux In Spacecraft
https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/the-usage-of-embedded-linux-in-spacecraft/

As the first part of a series, [George Emad] takes us through a few examples of the Linux operating system being used in spacecraft. These range from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/the-usage-of-embedded-linux-in-spacecraft/)