Unless you handle the backups for a large corporation, bank, or government entity, you likely haven’t stored much data to tape recently. But magnetic storage used to be fairly mainstream …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/copying-commodore-data-tapes-40-years-late/)

Gonzo Film Making With The Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/gonzo-film-making-with-the-raspberry-pi/

Gonzo journalism has been a hip thing since the 1970s or so, a way of covering a story in a compelling format with more subjectivity and less objectivity. The style …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/gonzo-film-making-with-the-raspberry-pi/)

This Week in Security: Malicious Themes, Crypto Heists, and Wallbleed
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/this-week-in-security-malicious-themes-crypto-heists-and-wallbleed/

It’s usually not a good sign when your downloaded theme contains obfuscated code. Yes, we’re talking about the very popular Material Theme for VSCode. This one has a bit of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/this-week-in-security-malicious-themes-crypto-heists-and-wallbleed/)

Lost Foam Aluminium Alloy Casting
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/lost-foam-aluminium-alloy-casting/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxFAhnvXzys
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-27-095550-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-27-095550-featured.png?w=800">[Kelly Coffield] makes intake manifolds for old Ford throttle bodies for fun, demonstrating an excellent technique for making such things in the small shop. The mould patterns are CNC machined …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/lost-foam-aluminium-alloy-casting/)

Building an Interferometer With Lego
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/building-an-interferometer-with-lego/

Lego! It’s a fun toy that is popular around the world. What you may not realize is that it’s also made to incredibly high standards. As it turns out, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/building-an-interferometer-with-lego/)

Phytoremediation to Clean the Environment and Mine Critical Materials
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/phytoremediation-to-clean-the-environment-and-mine-critical-materials/

Nickel contamination can render soils infertile at levels that are currently impractical to treat. Researchers at UMass Amherst are looking at how plants can help these soils and source nickel …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/28/phytoremediation-to-clean-the-environment-and-mine-critical-materials/)

Building a Nerf-like Rocket Launcher With Airburst Capability
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/building-a-nerf-like-rocket-launcher-with-airburst-capability/

Nerf blasters typically fire small foam darts or little foam balls. [Michael Pick] wanted to build something altogether more devastating. To that end, he created a rocket launcher with an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/building-a-nerf-like-rocket-launcher-with-airburst-capability/)

Making a PCR Machine Crypto Sign Its Results
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/making-a-pcr-machine-crypto-sign-its-results/