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/

Bits of material levitating against gravity, a stream of water deflected by invisible means, sparks of light appearing out of thin air; with observations like those, it’s a wonder that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/on-the-nature-of-electricity-recreating-the-early-experiments/)

Mobius Keyboard Wastes Little Space
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/mobius-keyboard-wastes-little-space/

What is with all the wasted space on keyboards? There’s a whole back side just sitting there doing nothing. But how can you use the back at the same time …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/mobius-keyboard-wastes-little-space/)

Need High-Power Li-Ion Charging? How About 100 W
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/04/need-high-power-li-ion-charging-how-about-100-w/

Ever want a seriously powerful PCB for charging a Li-Ion pack? Whatever you want it for, [Redherring32] has got it — it’s a board bearing the TPS25750D and BQ25713 chips, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/04/need-high-power-li-ion-charging-how-about-100-w/)

The Raspberry Pi 500 Hints At Its Existence
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/04/the-raspberry-pi-500-hints-at-its-existence/