This week, Jonathan Bennett and Lars Wikman chat about Elixir and Nerves — a modern language that’s a take on Erlang, and an embedded Linux approach for running Elixir code …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/floss-weekly-episode-811-elixir-nerves-real-embedded-linux/)

Would an Indexing Feature Benefit Your Next Hinge Design?
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/would-an-indexing-feature-benefit-your-next-hinge-design/

[Angus] of Maker’s Muse has a video with a roundup of different 3D-printable hinge designs, and he points out that a great thing about 3D printing objects is that adding …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/would-an-indexing-feature-benefit-your-next-hinge-design/)

DIY Pipe Inspector Goes Where No Bot Has Gone Before
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/diy-pipe-inspector-goes-where-no-bot-has-gone-before/

If you think your job sucks, be grateful you’re not this homebrew sewer inspection robot. Before anyone gets upset, yes we know what [Stargate System] built here isn’t a robot …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/diy-pipe-inspector-goes-where-no-bot-has-gone-before/)

A Look Under the Hood of Intermediate Frequency Transformers
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/a-look-under-the-hood-of-intermediate-frequency-transformers/

If you’ve been tearing electronic devices apart for long enough, you’ll know that the old gear had just as many mysteries within as the newer stuff. The parts back then …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/a-look-under-the-hood-of-intermediate-frequency-transformers/)

Even Apple Get Their Parts Wrong Sometimes
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/even-apple-get-their-parts-wrong-sometimes/

There can be few among those of us who produce printed circuit boards, who have not at some point placed a component the wrong way round, or with the wrong …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/even-apple-get-their-parts-wrong-sometimes/)

Homebrew Phosphorescence Detector Looks for the Glow in Everyday Objects
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/28/homebrew-phosphorescence-detector-looks-for-the-glow-in-everyday-objects/

Spoiler alert: almond butter isn’t phosphorescent. But powdered milk is, at least to the limit of detection of this homebrew phosphorescence detector. Why spend a bunch of time and money …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/28/homebrew-phosphorescence-detector-looks-for-the-glow-in-everyday-objects/)

The Japanese Console You Maybe Haven’t Heard Of
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/28/the-japanese-console-you-maybe-havent-heard-of/

The games consoles which came out of Japan in the 1980s are the stuff of legend, with the offerings from Nintendo and Sega weaving themselves into global popular culture. Most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/28/the-japanese-console-you-maybe-havent-heard-of/)

Chocolate-Coating Machine Mk. 2: the Merry-Go-Round
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/28/chocolate-coating-machine-mk-2-the-merry-go-round/