Sometimes a hack doesn’t need to be rocket science to be useful. Take for instance [MofigoDIY] using an old spark plug to build a glass cutter. Sure, going to grab …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/spark-plug-becomes-glass-cutter/)

Play Giant Tetris On Second-Floor Window
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/play-giant-tetris-on-second-floor-window/

Sometimes it seems like ideas for projects spring out of nothingness from a serendipitous set of circumstances. [Maarten] found himself in just such a situation, with a combination of his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/play-giant-tetris-on-second-floor-window/)

Digital Meter From 1973, A Teardown
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/digital-meter-from-1973-a-teardown/

[Thomas] found an interesting probable millivoltmeter with some Beckman displays. Like many instruments from that time period, this one had a lot of tobacco smoke residue inside. The display unit …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/digital-meter-from-1973-a-teardown/)

Whole-Fruit Chocolate: Skipping the Sugar By Using the Entire Cacao Pod
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/whole-fruit-chocolate-skipping-the-sugar-by-using-the-entire-cacao-pod/

It’s hard to imagine a world without chocolate, and yet it is undeniable that there are problems associated both with its manufacturing and its consumption. Much of this is due …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/whole-fruit-chocolate-skipping-the-sugar-by-using-the-entire-cacao-pod/)

The 6809 Lives On in an FPGA
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/the-6809-lives-on-in-an-fpga/

At one point, the Motorola 6809 seemed like a great CPU. At the time it was a modern 8-bit CPU and was capable of hosting position-independent code and re-entrant code. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/28/the-6809-lives-on-in-an-fpga/)

Printed Case Lets Pair of RTL-SDRs Go Mobile
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/printed-case-lets-pair-of-rtl-sdrs-go-mobile/

We’ll admit to not fully knowing what [Jay Doscher] has planned for the pair of RTL-SDR Blog V4 software defined radios (SDRs) that are enclosed in the slick 3D printed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/printed-case-lets-pair-of-rtl-sdrs-go-mobile/)

Looking Forward To EMF 2024
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/looking-forward-to-emf-2024/

It’s that time of year again when some parts of our community travel out into the countryside to spend time with each other under canvas in a field somewhere with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/looking-forward-to-emf-2024/)

How Facebook Killed Online Chat
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/how-facebook-killed-online-chat/