Recently there was a bit of a panic in the media regarding a very common item in kitchens all around the world: black plastic utensils used for flipping, scooping and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/human-civilization-and-the-black-plastic-kitchen-utensils-panic/)

Better C Strings, Simply
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/better-c-strings-simply/

If you program in C, strings are just in your imagination. What you really have is a character pointer, and we all agree that a string is every character from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/better-c-strings-simply/)

The Battle Over Vanishing Spray
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/the-battle-over-vanishing-spray/

The spray leaves behind an obvious white marking that quickly disappears in a matter of minutes.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zenit-Standard_4.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zenit-Standard_4.jpg?w=700">We talk a lot about patent disputes in today’s high-tech world. Whether it’s Wi-Fi, 3D printing, or progress bars, patent disputes can quickly become big money—for lawyers and litigants alike. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/the-battle-over-vanishing-spray/)

Measuring a Well with Just a Hammer and a Smartphone
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/measuring-a-well-with-just-a-hammer-and-a-smartphone/

What’s the best way to measure the depth of a well using a smartphone? If you’re fed up with social media, you might kill two birds with one stone and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/measuring-a-well-with-just-a-hammer-and-a-smartphone/)

Fibonacci Clock Looks Like Beautiful Modern Art
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/fibonacci-clock-looks-like-beautiful-modern-art/

Don’t ask us why, but hackers and makers just love building clocks. Especially in the latter case, many  like to specialize in builds that don’t even look like traditional timepieces, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/fibonacci-clock-looks-like-beautiful-modern-art/)

Fixing 1986 Sinclair Spectrum+2 With a High-Score of Issues
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/fixing-1986-sinclair-spectrum2-with-a-high-score-of-issues/

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum+2 was the first home computer released by Amstrad after buying up Sinclair. It’s basically a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128, but with a proper keyboard and a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/fixing-1986-sinclair-spectrum2-with-a-high-score-of-issues/)

Getting Dial-Up To Work Over VOIP Isn’t Always Easy
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/getting-dial-up-to-work-over-voip-isnt-always-easy/

Dial-up modems used to be the default way of accessing the Internet, but times have moved on. They’re now largely esoteric relics from a time gone by. With regular old …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/getting-dial-up-to-work-over-voip-isnt-always-easy/)

Old BBC Micro Gets Some Disk Help From A Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/old-bbc-micro-gets-some-disk-help-from-a-raspberry-pi/