Helium-neon lasers may be little more than glorified neon signs, but there’s just something about that glowing glass tube that makes the whole process of stimulated emission easier to understand. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/lasers-al-fresco-fun-with-open-cavity-lasers/)

The ErgO Ring Makes Computer Interactions Comfortable
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/the-ergo-ring-makes-computer-interactions-comfortable/

[Sophia Dal] brings us a project you will definitely like if you’re tired of traditional peripherals like a typical keyboard and mouse combo. This is ErgO, a smart ring you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/the-ergo-ring-makes-computer-interactions-comfortable/)

Peering Into The Black Box of Large Language Models
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/peering-into-the-black-box-of-large-language-models/

Large Language Models (LLMs) can produce extremely human-like communication, but their inner workings are something of a mystery. Not a mystery in the sense that we don’t know how an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/peering-into-the-black-box-of-large-language-models/)

Retrotechtacular: The Tools And Dies That Made Mass Production Possible
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/retrotechtacular-the-tools-and-dies-which-made-mass-production-possible/

Here at Hackaday we’re suckers for vintage promotional movies, and we’ve brought you quite a few over the years. Their boundless optimism and confidence in whatever product they are advancing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/retrotechtacular-the-tools-and-dies-which-made-mass-production-possible/)

USB And The Myth Of 500 Milliamps
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/usb-and-the-myth-of-500-milliamps/

If you’re designing a universal port, you will be expected to provide power. This was a lesson learned in the times of LPT and COM ports, where factory-made peripherals and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/usb-and-the-myth-of-500-milliamps/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 790: Better Bash Scripting with Amber
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/floss-weekly-episode-790-better-bash-scripting-with-amber/

This week Jonathan Bennett and Dan Lynch chat with Paweł Karaś about Amber, a modern scripting language that compiles into a Bash script. Want to write scripts with built-in error …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/floss-weekly-episode-790-better-bash-scripting-with-amber/)

Responsive LCD Backlights With A Little Lateral Thinking
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/responsive-lcd-backlights-with-a-little-lateral-thinking/

LCD televisions are a technological miracle, but if they have an annoying side it’s that some of them are a bit lacklustre when it comes to displaying black. [Mousa] has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/responsive-lcd-backlights-with-a-little-lateral-thinking/)

VHF/UHF Antennas, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Even Worse
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/vhf-uhf-antennas-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-even-worse/