A dip meter is basically a coil of wire that, when you excite it, you can use to tell if something inside that coil is resonating along. This lets you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/understand-your-tools-finger-exercises/)

IRC Client on Bare Metal
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/irc-client-on-bare-metal/

In the beginning, there was the BIOS, and it was good. A PC’s BIOS knows how to set up the different hardware devices, grab a fixed part of a hard …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/irc-client-on-bare-metal/)

Kid’s Ride Gets Boosted Battery, ESP32 Control
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/kids-ride-gets-boosted-battery-esp32-control/

That irresistible urge to rescue an interesting piece of hardware from the trash is something that pretty much every Hackaday reader will have felt at one time or another. Sometimes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/kids-ride-gets-boosted-battery-esp32-control/)

DIY 6 GHZ Pulse Compression Radar
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/diy-6-ghz-pulse-compression-radar/

Conceptually, radar is pretty simple: send out a radio wave and time how long it takes to get back via an echo. However, in practice, there are a number of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/diy-6-ghz-pulse-compression-radar/)

How to Properly Patch Your Iowa-Class Battleship
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/how-to-properly-patch-your-iowa-class-battleship/

There’s a saying among recreational mariners that the word “boat” is actually an acronym for “bring out another thousand”, as it seems you can’t operate one for long without committing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/how-to-properly-patch-your-iowa-class-battleship/)

Inside a Hisense TV Repair Attempt
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/inside-a-hisense-tv-repair-attempt/

Many of us misspent our youth fixing televisions. But fixing a 1970s TV is a lot different than today — the parts were big and tubes were made to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/inside-a-hisense-tv-repair-attempt/)

Jpegli: Google’s Better JPEG and Possible Death Knell for WebP
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/jpegli-googles-better-jpeg-and-possible-death-knell-for-webp/

Along with the rise of the modern World Wide Web came the introduction of the JPEG image compression standard in 1992, allowing for high-quality images to be shared without requiring …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/jpegli-googles-better-jpeg-and-possible-death-knell-for-webp/)