HVAC – heating, ventilation, and air conditioning – can account for a huge amount of energy usage of a building, whether it’s residential or industrial. Often it’s the majority energy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/building-ai-models-to-diagnose-hvac-issues/)

Kickflips and Buffer Slips: An Exploit in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/kickflips-and-buffer-slips-an-exploit-in-tony-hawks-pro-skater/

[Ryan Miceli] wanted to build some reverse engineering skills by finding a new exploit for an original Xbox. Where he ended up was an exploit that worked across the network, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/kickflips-and-buffer-slips-an-exploit-in-tony-hawks-pro-skater/)

Mouse Doesn’t Play Pong… It IS Pong!
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/mouse-doesnt-play-pong-it-is-pong/

From the “why didn’t we think of that” department comes [dupontgu’s] pong mouse project. The mouse appears and acts like a normal computer mouse until you click the scroll wheel. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/mouse-doesnt-play-pong-it-is-pong/)

Fixing a Busted Fluke While Fighting a Wonky Schematic
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/fixing-a-busted-fluke-while-fighting-a-wonky-schematic/

Fluke meters have been around for a long, long time. Heck, we’ve got a Fluke 73 that we bought back in 1985 that’s still a daily driver. But just because …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/fixing-a-busted-fluke-while-fighting-a-wonky-schematic/)

Liquid (Reversibly) Solidifies at Room Temperature, Gets Used for 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/liquid-reversibly-solidifies-at-room-temperature-gets-used-for-3d-prints/

Researchers demonstrate sustainable 3D printing by using poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) solutions (PNIPAM), which speedily and reliably turn solid by undergoing a rapid phase change when in a salt solution. This property has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/liquid-reversibly-solidifies-at-room-temperature-gets-used-for-3d-prints/)

This Week in Security: GhostWrite, Localhost, and More
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/this-week-in-security-ghostwrite-localhost-and-more/

You may have heard some scary news about RISC-V CPUs. There’s good news, and bad news, and the whole thing is a bit of a cautionary tale. GhostWrite is a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/this-week-in-security-ghostwrite-localhost-and-more/)

Custom Pneumatic Cylinders Lock This Monitor Arm in Place
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/custom-pneumatic-cylinders-lock-this-monitor-arm-in-place/

Few consumer-grade PCs are what you’d categorize as built to last. Most office-grade machines are as likely as not to give up the ghost after ingesting a few too many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/custom-pneumatic-cylinders-lock-this-monitor-arm-in-place/)