Depending on the circumstances you find yourself in, a Geiger counter can be a tremendously useful tool. With just a click or a chirp, it can tell you if any …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/gamma-ray-spectroscopy-the-pomelo-way/)

Old Knobs with a Cast of Thousands
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/old-knobs-with-a-cast-of-thousands/

You have an old radio — in the case of [The Radio Mechanic], a Stromberg Carlson — and it needs new knobs. What do you do? You can’t very well …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/old-knobs-with-a-cast-of-thousands/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 786: What Easy Install Script?
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/floss-weekly-episode-786-what-easy-install-script/

This week Jonathan Bennett and Rob Campbell chat with Brodie Robertson about Linux, Wayland, YouTube, Microsoft’s Windows Recall and more. Is Linux ready for new users? Is Recall going to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/floss-weekly-episode-786-what-easy-install-script/)

The Pi Pico, An SDR Receiver Front End
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/the-pi-pico-an-sdr-receiver-front-end/

The BOOTSEL button won’t erase history — we think. (Photo by [Phiarc] CC-BY_SA 4.0)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Raspberry_Pi_Pico_top.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Raspberry_Pi_Pico_top.jpg?w=800">Making a software defined radio (SDR) receiver is a relatively straightforward process, given the right radio front end electronics and analogue-to-digital converters. Two separate data streams are generated using clocks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/the-pi-pico-an-sdr-receiver-front-end/)

USB Dongle Brings Python-Controlled GPIO to the Desktop
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/usb-dongle-brings-python-controlled-gpio-to-the-desktop/

Microcontroller dev boards are wonderfully useful items, in testament to which most of us maintain an ample collection of the things. But dragging one out to do a simple job …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/usb-dongle-brings-python-controlled-gpio-to-the-desktop/)

Is That a Triboelectric Generator in Your Shoe?
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/06/is-that-a-triboelectric-generator-in-your-shoe/

The triboelectric effect is familiar to anyone who has rubbed wool on a PVC pipe, or a balloon on a childs’ hair and then stuck it on the wall. Rubbing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/06/is-that-a-triboelectric-generator-in-your-shoe/)

Tarzan, Lost Since 1983, Swings Back Onto The Atari 2600
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/06/tarzan-lost-since-1983-swings-back-onto-the-atari-2600/

Computer gaming history is littered with tales of fabled lost hardware and software. Some of them are very famous such as the E.T. cartridges buried in a desert landfill or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/06/tarzan-lost-since-1983-swings-back-onto-the-atari-2600/)

Hands On: Inkplate 6 MOTION
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/06/hands-on-inkplate-6-motion/