If you take public transport in many of the world’s cities, your ticket will be an NFC card which you scan to gain access to the train or bus. These …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/as-cheap-as-chips-the-mifare-ultra-light-gets-a-closer-look/)

Decoding Meshtastic with GNU Radio
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/decoding-meshtastic-with-gnu-radio/

Meshtastic is a way to build mesh networks using LoRa that is independent of cell towers, hot spots or traditional repeaters. It stands to reason that with an SDR and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/decoding-meshtastic-with-gnu-radio/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 789: You Can’t Eat the Boards
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/floss-weekly-episode-789-you-cant-eat-the-boards/

This week Jonathan Bennett and Doc Searls chat with Igor Pecovnik and Ricardo Pardini about Armbian, the Debian-based distro tailor made for single-board computers. There’s more than just Raspberry Pi …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/floss-weekly-episode-789-you-cant-eat-the-boards/)

Llama.ttf is AI, in a Font
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/llama-ttf-is-ai-in-a-font/

It’s a great joke, and like all great jokes it makes you think. [Søren Fuglede Jørgensen] managed to cram a 15 M parameter large language model into a completely valid …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/llama-ttf-is-ai-in-a-font/)

$3 Smartwatch Can Run Python
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/3-smartwatch-can-run-python/

[Poking Technology] doesn’t think much of his new smartwatch. It is, by his admission, the cheapest possible smartwatch, coming in at about $3. It has very few useful features but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/26/3-smartwatch-can-run-python/)

Enjoy Totality Every Day With This Personal Eclipse Generator
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/enjoy-totality-every-day-with-this-personal-eclipse-generator/

There have been a couple of high-profile solar eclipses lately, but like us, you probably missed the news of the one that passed over Munich in 2019. And every day …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/enjoy-totality-every-day-with-this-personal-eclipse-generator/)

LEGO Bricks: Now Out Of This World
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/lego-bricks-now-out-of-this-world/

Now the eyes of space explorers are turned once more towards the Moon, there are a whole host of new engineering challenges facing engineers working on lunar missions. One such …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/lego-bricks-now-out-of-this-world/)

The SS United States: The Most Important Ocean Liner We May Soon Lose Forever
https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/the-ss-united-states-the-most-important-ocean-liner-we-may-soon-lose-forever/