The world is tough and uncaring sometimes, especially if you’re at home tinkering with HP Enterprise equipment. If you’re in the same boat as [Neel Chauhan], you might have found …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/adapter-salad-making-your-own-server-cables-because-hp-wont-sell-them-to-you/)

Internet Appliance to Portable Terminal
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/internet-appliance-to-portable-terminal/

Few processors have found themselves in so many different devices as the venerable Z80. While it isn’t powerful by modern standards, you can still use devices like this Cidco MailStation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/internet-appliance-to-portable-terminal/)

Building AI Models To Diagnose HVAC Issues
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/building-ai-models-to-diagnose-hvac-issues/

HVAC – heating, ventilation, and air conditioning – can account for a huge amount of energy usage of a building, whether it’s residential or industrial. Often it’s the majority energy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/building-ai-models-to-diagnose-hvac-issues/)

Kickflips and Buffer Slips: An Exploit in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/kickflips-and-buffer-slips-an-exploit-in-tony-hawks-pro-skater/

[Ryan Miceli] wanted to build some reverse engineering skills by finding a new exploit for an original Xbox. Where he ended up was an exploit that worked across the network, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/kickflips-and-buffer-slips-an-exploit-in-tony-hawks-pro-skater/)

Mouse Doesn’t Play Pong… It IS Pong!
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/mouse-doesnt-play-pong-it-is-pong/

From the “why didn’t we think of that” department comes [dupontgu’s] pong mouse project. The mouse appears and acts like a normal computer mouse until you click the scroll wheel. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/08/mouse-doesnt-play-pong-it-is-pong/)

Fixing a Busted Fluke While Fighting a Wonky Schematic
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/fixing-a-busted-fluke-while-fighting-a-wonky-schematic/

Fluke meters have been around for a long, long time. Heck, we’ve got a Fluke 73 that we bought back in 1985 that’s still a daily driver. But just because …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/fixing-a-busted-fluke-while-fighting-a-wonky-schematic/)

Liquid (Reversibly) Solidifies at Room Temperature, Gets Used for 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/liquid-reversibly-solidifies-at-room-temperature-gets-used-for-3d-prints/

Researchers demonstrate sustainable 3D printing by using poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) solutions (PNIPAM), which speedily and reliably turn solid by undergoing a rapid phase change when in a salt solution. This property has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/liquid-reversibly-solidifies-at-room-temperature-gets-used-for-3d-prints/)

This Week in Security: GhostWrite, Localhost, and More
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/09/this-week-in-security-ghostwrite-localhost-and-more/