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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/)
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/)
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/)
[Lee] has a Hakko FR301 desoldering gun and a Duratool knockoff. He freely admits that the Hakko is probably better, but he wonders if it’s good enough to justify being …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/comparing-desoldering-tools/)
It seems that finding an appliance without some WiFi connectivity and an app to load your laundry data into the cloud is an increasingly difficult thing to do in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/the-easy-way-to-make-a-smart-appliance/)