With the recent string of lunar landing attempts, it’s interesting to consider how much things have changed – or stayed the same – since the first soft landing attempts in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/the-lunar-odyssey-moon-landings-from-the-1960s-to-todays-attempts/)

2024 Home Sweet Home Automation: A DIY SCADA smart home
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/2024-home-sweet-home-automation-a-diy-scada-smart-home/

https://hackaday.io/project/14862-diy-scada-smart-home
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/878801694927473968-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/878801694927473968-featured.png?w=800">Supervisory control and data acquisition, or SCADA, systems sit in the background in industrial settings, performing all kinds of important jobs but in an ad-hoc setup, depending on the precise …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/2024-home-sweet-home-automation-a-diy-scada-smart-home/)

DIY RC Controller Built With Old-School Parts
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/diy-rc-controller-built-with-old-school-parts/

Once upon a time, RC transmitters were expensive units that cost hundreds of dollars even at the low end. Now, you can get them pretty cheaply, or, you can choose …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/diy-rc-controller-built-with-old-school-parts/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 775: Meshtastic Central
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/floss-weekly-episode-775-meshtastic-central/

This week, Jonathan Bennett and Rob Campbell chat with Ben Meadors and Adam McQuilkin to talk about what’s new with Meshtastic! There’s a lot. To start with, your favorite podcast …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/floss-weekly-episode-775-meshtastic-central/)

You Should Be Allowed To Fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines, Say Federal Regulators
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/you-should-be-allowed-to-fix-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-say-federal-regulators/

Editors Note: According to our infallible record keeping, this is the 50,000th post published on Hackaday! We weren’t sure this was the kind of milestone that required any drawn out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/you-should-be-allowed-to-fix-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-say-federal-regulators/)

These Keycaps Are 100% Recycled Plastic
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/these-keycaps-are-100-recycled-plastic/

Artisan keycaps are generally meant to replace your Escape key, though they can be used anywhere you like (as long as they fit, of course). Keycap maker [tellybelly] of jankycaps …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/these-keycaps-are-100-recycled-plastic/)

Apple Vision Pro’s Secret to Smooth Visuals? Subtly Substandard Optics
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/21/apple-vision-pros-secret-to-smooth-visuals-subtly-substandard-optics/

The displays inside the Apple Vision Pro have 3660 × 3200 pixels per eye, but veteran engineer [Karl Guttag]’s analysis of its subtly blurred optics reminds us that “resolution” doesn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/21/apple-vision-pros-secret-to-smooth-visuals-subtly-substandard-optics/)