[Kelton] from Build Some Stuff decided to create a clock that not only had kinetic elements, but a healthy dose of Rube Goldberg inspiration. The result is a work in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/intentionally-overly-complex-clock-is-off-to-a-good-start/)

Aiken’s Secret Computing Machines
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/aikens-secret-computing-machines/

This neat video from the [Computer History Archives Project] documents the development of the Aiken Mark I through Mark IV computers. Partly shrouded in the secrecy of World War II …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/aikens-secret-computing-machines/)

ATtiny85 Mouse Jiggler Lets You Take a Break
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/attiny85-mouse-jiggler-lets-you-take-a-break/

The good news is that more and more people are working from home these days. The bad news is that some of the more draconian employers out there aren’t too …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/attiny85-mouse-jiggler-lets-you-take-a-break/)

Gears are Old and Busted, Capstans are Cool
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/gears-are-old-and-busted-capstans-are-cool/

Zero backlash, high “gear” reduction, high torque transparency, silent operation, and low cost. What is this miracle speed reduction technology, you ask? Well, it’s shoelaces and a bunch of 3D …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/gears-are-old-and-busted-capstans-are-cool/)

A Human-Sized Strowger Telephone Exchange
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/a-human-sized-strowger-telephone-exchange/

A large hacker camp such as EMF 2024 always brings unexpected delights, and one of those could be found in the Null Sector cyberpunk zone: a fully functional Strowger mechanical …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/03/a-human-sized-strowger-telephone-exchange/)

Old Dot-Matrix Displays Give Up Their Serial Secrets
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/04/old-dot-matrix-displays-give-up-their-serial-secrets/

If there’s one thing we like better around here than old, obscure displays, it’s old, obscure displays with no documentation that need a healthy dose of reverse engineering before they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/04/old-dot-matrix-displays-give-up-their-serial-secrets/)

GlowBlaster Uses 405 nm Laser To Make Its Mark
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/04/glowblaster-uses-405-nm-laser-to-make-its-mark/

Ever wish you could do a little target shooting in a galaxy far, far away? Well then you’re in luck, as the Star Wars inspired GlowBlaster designed by [Louis Abbott] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/04/glowblaster-uses-405-nm-laser-to-make-its-mark/)

Programming Ada: Records and Containers for Organized Code
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/04/programming-ada-records-and-containers-for-organized-code/