Polaris Dawn, and the Prudence of a Short Spacewalk
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/polaris-dawn-and-the-prudence-of-a-short-spacewalk/

For months before liftoff, the popular press had been hyping up the fact that the Polaris Dawn mission would include the first-ever private spacewalk. Not only would this be the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/polaris-dawn-and-the-prudence-of-a-short-spacewalk/)

Add USB-C to Your AirPods the Easy Way
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/add-usb-c-to-your-airpods-the-easy-way/

While the death of Apple’s Lightning Connector can’t come soon enough, swapping the ports on their products as “category-defining innovations” seems a bit of a stretch. [Ken Pillonel] has designed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/add-usb-c-to-your-airpods-the-easy-way/)

Supercon 2023: [Cory Doctorow] with an Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet’s Enshittification and Throw It Into Reverse
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/supercon-2023-cory-doctorow-with-an-audacious-plan-to-halt-the-internets-enshittification-and-throw-it-into-reverse/

Those of us old enough to remember BBS servers or even rainbow banners often go down the nostalgia hole about how the internet was better “back in the day” than …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/supercon-2023-cory-doctorow-with-an-audacious-plan-to-halt-the-internets-enshittification-and-throw-it-into-reverse/)

Pulley System Makes Headphone Cables More Managable
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/pulley-system-makes-headphone-cables-more-managable/

It’s 2024. You’ve probably got one or more pairs of wireless headphones around the house. [Barnso] prefers wired headphones with a long cable, but he also decries the fact that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/pulley-system-makes-headphone-cables-more-managable/)

A Lightweight Balloon Tracker For High Altitude Missions
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/a-lightweight-balloon-tracker-for-high-altitude-missions/

It’s pretty easy to take a balloon, fill it up with helium, and send it up in to the upper atmosphere. It’s much harder to keep track of it and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/a-lightweight-balloon-tracker-for-high-altitude-missions/)

3D Print A Stenciling Frame For Your PCB
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/3d-print-a-stenciling-frame-for-your-pcb/

For many a hacker, stenciling a board for the first time is a game-changing experience – the solder joints you get, sure do give your PCB the aura of a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/3d-print-a-stenciling-frame-for-your-pcb/)

On the Nature of Electricity: Recreating the Early Experiments
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/on-the-nature-of-electricity-recreating-the-early-experiments/