While you tend to think of diamonds as ornamental gemstones, diamonds also have many important industrial uses, and many of those diamonds are now synthetic polycrystalline diamonds. How are they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/inside-a-diamond-plant/)

Vintage Audio Amp Gets LED Lighting Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/vintage-audio-amp-gets-led-lighting-upgrade/

Vintage hi-fi gear can be very attractive, particularly compared to modern stuff. However, when this stuff starts getting into its third or fourth decade after production, things start to wear …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/vintage-audio-amp-gets-led-lighting-upgrade/)

Dog Plays Chess on ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/dog-plays-chess-on-esp32/

The ESP32 is s remarkably powerful microcontroller, where its dual-core processor and relatively high clock speed can do some impressive work. But getting this microcontroller designed for embedded systems to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/dog-plays-chess-on-esp32/)

Old 3D Printer Parts Repurposed Into DIY Camera Slider
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/old-3d-printer-parts-repurposed-into-diy-camera-slider/

What do you do with an old 3D printer? They’re full of interesting components, after all, from switches and motors to lovely smooth rails. [Mukesh Sankhla] had a great idea—why …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/old-3d-printer-parts-repurposed-into-diy-camera-slider/)

Optimizing Your Linux Shell Experience
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/optimizing-your-linux-shell-experience/

Are you familiar with huffman encoding? That’s where you pick shorter codes for more frequent letters. Morse code is the same way. Shorter characters are the ones you are most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/optimizing-your-linux-shell-experience/)

3D Printed Forklift Is A Cute Desk Toy
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/3d-printed-forklift-is-a-cute-desk-toy/

Many of us grew up with dreams of piloting a forklift one day. Sadly, most warehouses take a dim view of horseplay with these machines, so few of us get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/3d-printed-forklift-is-a-cute-desk-toy/)

Hackaday Links: December 22, 2024
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/hackaday-links-december-22-2024/

Early Monday morning, while many of us will be putting the finishing touches — or just beginning, ahem — on our Christmas preparations, solar scientists will hold their collective breath …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/22/hackaday-links-december-22-2024/)