Flip digit clocks are a prized piece of consumer electrical ephemera, providing as they do a digital display without significant electronics. Making your own flip digit display involves some drudgery …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/08/a-flip-digit-clock-binary-style/)
Soaring at Scale: Modular Airship Design
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/08/soaring-at-scale-modular-airship-design/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/08/soaring-at-scale-modular-airship-design/
If you’re looking for an intriguing aerial project, [DilshoD] has you covered with his unique twist on modular airships. The project, which you can explore in detail here, revolves around …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/08/soaring-at-scale-modular-airship-design/)
That’ll Go Over Like a Cement Airplane
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/08/thatll-go-over-like-a-cement-airplane/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/08/thatll-go-over-like-a-cement-airplane/
Most of us have made paper airplanes at one time or another, but rather than stopping at folded paper, [VirgileC] graduated to 3D printing them out of PLA. Then the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/08/thatll-go-over-like-a-cement-airplane/)
What Happened to Duracell PowerCheck?
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/what-happened-to-duracell-powercheck/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/what-happened-to-duracell-powercheck/
Remember Duracell’s PowerCheck? The idea was that a strip built into the battery would show if the battery was good or not. Sure, you could always get a meter or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/what-happened-to-duracell-powercheck/)
Dot-Matrix Printer Brings Old School Feel to Today’s Headlines
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/dot-matrix-printer-brings-old-school-feel-to-todays-headlines/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/dot-matrix-printer-brings-old-school-feel-to-todays-headlines/
If you remember a time when TV news sets universally incorporated a room full of clattering wire service teleprinters to emphasize the seriousness of the news business, congratulations — you’re …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/dot-matrix-printer-brings-old-school-feel-to-todays-headlines/)
Lagrange Points and Why You Want to Get Stuck At Them
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/lagrange-points-and-why-you-want-to-get-stuck-at-them/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/lagrange-points-and-why-you-want-to-get-stuck-at-them/
Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves a lot of seemingly empty space that’s nevertheless full of very real forces, all of which must be taken into account …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/lagrange-points-and-why-you-want-to-get-stuck-at-them/)
Braun TS2 Radio Turns 68, Gets Makeover
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/braun-ts2-radio-turns-68-gets-makeover/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/braun-ts2-radio-turns-68-gets-makeover/
The Braun TS2 radio was a state-of-the art tube set in 1956. Today it still looks great, but unsurprisingly, the one that [Manuel Caldeier] has needed a little tender loving …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/braun-ts2-radio-turns-68-gets-makeover/)
FLOSS Weekly Episode 804: The AI Alliance — Asimov was Right
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/floss-weekly-episode-804-the-ai-alliance-asimov-was-right/
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/09/floss-weekly-episode-804-the-ai-alliance-asimov-was-right/