This week, Jonathan Bennett, Doc Searls, and Jeff Massie talk about Deepseek, technical solutions to Terms of Service abuse, and more! Did you know you can watch the live recording …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/floss-weekly-episode-818-i-dont-care-about-the-roman-empire/)

Taylorator Makes Mischief on the Airwaves
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/taylorator-makes-mischief-on-the-airwaves/

[Stephen] recently wrote in to share his experiments with using the LimeSDR mini to conduct a bit of piracy on the airwaves, and though we can’t immediately think of a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/taylorator-makes-mischief-on-the-airwaves/)

Going Brushless: Salvaging A Dead Drill
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/going-brushless-salvaging-a-dead-drill/

Let’s face it—seeing a good tool go to waste is heartbreaking. So when his cordless drill’s motor gave up after some unfortunate exposure to the elements, [Chaz] wasn’t about to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/going-brushless-salvaging-a-dead-drill/)

Using Guanella Baluns As Impedance Transformers
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/using-guanella-baluns-as-impedance-transformers/

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/understanding-the-guanella-transmission-line-transformer/
" data-image-caption="The Guanella 1:1 balun. (Credit: Steve Arar)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/introduction-to-transmission-line-transformers-understanding-the-bifilar-coil-fig10.webp?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/introduction-to-transmission-line-transformers-understanding-the-bifilar-coil-fig10.webp?w=800">Even before entering the mystical realms of UHF design, radio frequency (RF) circuits come with a whole range of fun design aspects as well. A case in point can be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/using-guanella-baluns-as-impedance-transformers/)

Inside Vacuum Fluorescent Displays
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/inside-vacuum-fluorescent-displays/

VFDs — vacuum fluorescent displays — have a distinctive look, and [Anthony Francis-Jones] is generally fascinated with retro displays. So, it makes sense that he’d build a VFD project as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/inside-vacuum-fluorescent-displays/)

Lessons Learned, When Restoring An Amiga 1000
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/30/lessons-learned-when-restoring-an-amiga-1000/

In the mid 1980s, there was a rash of 16-bit computers entering the market. One of them stood head and shoulders above the rest: Commodore’s Amiga 1000. It had everything …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/30/lessons-learned-when-restoring-an-amiga-1000/)

RGB LED Display Simply Solves The Ping-Pong Ball Problem
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/30/rgb-led-display-simply-solves-the-ping-pong-ball-problem/

A few years ago [Brian McCafferty] created a nice big RGB LED panel in a poster frame that aimed to be easy to move, program, and display. We’d like to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/30/rgb-led-display-simply-solves-the-ping-pong-ball-problem/)