How Facebook Killed Online Chat
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" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/messaging_AdobeStock_226771742.jpeg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/messaging_AdobeStock_226771742.jpeg?w=800">In the early days of the internet, online conversations were an event. The technology was novel, and it was suddenly possible to socialize with a whole bunch of friends at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/how-facebook-killed-online-chat/)

Printing a Replacement Case for the ThinkPad 701c
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Even among ThinkPads, which are nearly universally loved by hardware hackers and Linux tinkerers alike, the 701c is a particularly rare and desirable machine. Best known for it’s “butterfly” slide …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/printing-a-replacement-case-for-the-thinkpad-701c/)

Pixel Graphics From an HD44780, By Cutting Wires
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[Felipe Tavares] wasn’t satisfied with the boring default fonts on an HD44780-based display. And while you can play some clever tricks with user-defined characters, if you want to treat the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/pixel-graphics-from-an-hd44780-by-cutting-wires/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 785: Designing GUIs and Building Instruments with EEZ
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This week Jonathan Bennett chats with Dennis and Goran about EEZ, the series of projects that started with an Open Source programmable power supply, continued with the BB3 modular test …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/floss-weekly-episode-785-designing-guis-and-building-instruments-with-eez/)

The Genius of Slide Rule Precision
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Most people have heard of or seen slide rules, with older generations likely having used these devices in school and at their jobs. As purely analog computers these ingenious devices …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/the-genius-of-slide-rule-precision/)

Can You Hear Me Now? Try These Headphones
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When you are young, you take it for granted that you can pick out a voice in a crowded room or a factory floor. But as you get older, your …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/29/can-you-hear-me-now-try-these-headphones/)

Tiny Orrery Is a Watchmaker’s Tour de Force
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