Like so many of us, [Liam] has a big problem. Whether it’s the curse of Brown Thumbs or something else, those darn houseplants just keep dying despite guides always telling …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/comparing-ai-for-basic-plant-care-with-human-brown-thumbs/)

Back to Reality with the Time Brick
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/back-to-reality-with-the-time-brick/

There are a lot of distractions in daily life, especially with all the different forms of technology and their accompanying algorithms vying for our attention in the modern world. [mar1ash] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/back-to-reality-with-the-time-brick/)

Building an nRF52840 and Battery-Powered Zigbee Gate Sensor
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/building-an-nrf52840-and-battery-powered-zigbee-gate-sensor/

Recently [Glen Akins] reported on Bluesky that the Zigbee-based sensor he had made for his garden’s rear gate was still going strong after a Summer and Winter on the original …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/building-an-nrf52840-and-battery-powered-zigbee-gate-sensor/)

Terminal DAW Does it in Style
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/terminal-daw-does-it-in-style/

As any Linux chat room or forum will tell you, the most powerful tool to any Linux user is a terminal emulator. Just about every program under the sun has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/terminal-daw-does-it-in-style/)

A Gentle Introduction to COBOL
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/a-gentle-introduction-to-cobol/

As the Common Business Oriented Language, COBOL has a long and storied history. To this day it’s quite literally the financial bedrock for banks, businesses and financial institutions, running largely …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/a-gentle-introduction-to-cobol/)

Radio Repeaters In the Sky
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/radio-repeaters-in-the-sky/

One of the first things that an amateur radio operator is likely to do once receiving their license is grab a dual-band handheld and try to make contacts with a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/radio-repeaters-in-the-sky/)

Supercon 2024: Photonics/Optical Stack for Smart-Glasses
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/supercon-2024-photonics-optical-stack-for-smart-glasses/

Smart glasses are a complicated technology to work with. The smart part is usually straightforward enough—microprocessors and software are perfectly well understood and easy to integrate into even very compact …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/supercon-2024-photonics-optical-stack-for-smart-glasses/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 831: Let’s Have Lunch
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/floss-weekly-episode-831-lets-have-lunch/