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/
Beyblade spinning tops are pretty easy to find at toy shops, department stores, and even some supermarkets. However, the arenas in which the tops do battle? They’re much harder to come …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/3d-printing-a-giant-beyblade-arena/)
A Love Letter to Prototype Zero
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/a-love-letter-to-prototype-zero/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/a-love-letter-to-prototype-zero/
An old friend of mine at my hackerspace introduced me to the concept of Prototype Zero: The Version that Even Your Own Sweet Mother Isn’t Allowed to See. The idea …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/a-love-letter-to-prototype-zero/)