The release notes for the 2.1.1 Raspberry Pi Pico SDK have a late holiday present: The RP2040 chip is now certified to run at 200 MHz if you use at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/pico-gets-a-speed-bump/)
UNIX Archaeology Turns Up 1972 “V2 Beta”
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/unix-archaeology-turns-up-1972-v2-beta/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/unix-archaeology-turns-up-1972-v2-beta/
In 1997 a set of DEC tapes were provided by Dennis Ritchie, as historical artifacts for those interested in the gestation of the UNIX operating system. The resulting archive files …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/unix-archaeology-turns-up-1972-v2-beta/)
DIY Yagi Antenna Sends LoRa Signals Farther
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/diy-yagi-antenna-sends-lora-signals-farther/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/diy-yagi-antenna-sends-lora-signals-farther/
LoRa gear can be great for doing radio communications in a light-weight and low-power way. However, it can also work over great distances if you have the right hardware—and the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/diy-yagi-antenna-sends-lora-signals-farther/)
Open-Source Random Numbers
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/open-source-random-numbers/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/open-source-random-numbers/
Whether it’s a game of D&D or encrypting top-secret information, a wide array of methods are available for generating the needed random numbers with high enough entropy for their use …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/open-source-random-numbers/)
Microsoft (Again) Claims Topological Quantum Computing With Majorana Zero Mode Anyons
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/microsoft-again-claims-topological-quantum-computing-with-majorana-zero-mode-anyons/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/microsoft-again-claims-topological-quantum-computing-with-majorana-zero-mode-anyons/
As the fundamental flaw of today’s quantum computers, improving qubit stability remains the focus of much research in this field. One such stability attempt involves so-called topological quantum computing with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/microsoft-again-claims-topological-quantum-computing-with-majorana-zero-mode-anyons/)
3D Print Yourself A Split Flap Display
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/3d-print-yourself-a-split-flap-display/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/3d-print-yourself-a-split-flap-display/
Split flap displays! They’re mechanical, clickety-clackity, and largely commercially irrelevant in our screen-obsessed age. That doesn’t mean you can’t have a ball making one of your own, though! [Morgan Manly] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/20/3d-print-yourself-a-split-flap-display/)
Acoustic Engine Harnesses the Power of Sound
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/21/acoustic-engine-harnesses-the-power-of-sound/
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/21/acoustic-engine-harnesses-the-power-of-sound/