Elliot and Dan got together this week for a review of the week’s hacking literature, and there was plenty to discuss. We addressed several burning questions, such as why digital …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/hackaday-podcast-episode-332-5-axes-are-better-than-3-hacking-your-behavior-and-the-man-who-made-models/)
2025 One Hertz Challenge: The Real-Time Clock The VIC-20 Never Had
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/2025-one-hertz-challenge-the-real-time-clock-the-vic-20-never-had/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/2025-one-hertz-challenge-the-real-time-clock-the-vic-20-never-had/
Like many early microcomputers, the Commodore VIC-20 did not come with an interna real-time clock built into the system. [David Hunter] has seen fit to rectify that with an add-on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/2025-one-hertz-challenge-the-real-time-clock-the-vic-20-never-had/)
Clock of Clocks Expands, Goes Digital
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/clock-of-clocks-expands-goes-digital/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/clock-of-clocks-expands-goes-digital/
Some people just want to have their cake and eat it too, but very few of us ever get to pull it off. [Erich Styger] has, though with V5 of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/clock-of-clocks-expands-goes-digital/)
Tearing Down A Mysteriously Cheap $5 Fiber Optic To Cable TV Adapter
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/tearing-down-a-mysteriously-cheap-5-fiber-optic-to-cable-tv-adapter/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/tearing-down-a-mysteriously-cheap-5-fiber-optic-to-cable-tv-adapter/
In his regular browsing on AliExpress, [Ben Jeffrey] came across something he didn’t understand—a $5 fiber optic to RF cable TV adapter. It was excessively cheap, and even more mysteriously, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/tearing-down-a-mysteriously-cheap-5-fiber-optic-to-cable-tv-adapter/)
Whispers From The Void, Transcribed With AI
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/whispers-from-the-void-transcribed-with-ai/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/whispers-from-the-void-transcribed-with-ai/
‘Hearing voices’ doesn’t have to be worrisome, for instance when software-defined radio (SDR) happens to be your hobby. It can take quite some of your time and attention to pull …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/whispers-from-the-void-transcribed-with-ai/)
One File, Six Formats: Just Change The Extension
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/one-file-six-formats-just-change-the-extension/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/one-file-six-formats-just-change-the-extension/
Normally, if you change a file’s extension in Windows, it doesn’t do anything positive. It just makes the file open in the wrong programs that can’t decode what’s inside. However, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/one-file-six-formats-just-change-the-extension/)
One reason Forth remains popular is that it is very simple to create, but also very powerful. But there’s an even older language that can make the same claim: LISP. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/learn-c-with-a-lisp/)
3D Printing a Giant Beyblade Arena
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/3d-printing-a-giant-beyblade-arena/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/3d-printing-a-giant-beyblade-arena/