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" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/esperanto-1200.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/esperanto-1200.jpg?w=800">Christmas: a good time to broach a topic of hope. We’re talking Esperanto. This language that spurred the hope it one day could hack the barriers between people, eliminating war …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/esperanto-the-language-that-hoped-to-unite-the-world/)

When It Comes To DOS, Don’t Forget DR-DOS.
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/when-it-comes-to-dos-dont-forget-dr-dos/

Despite the latest and greatest Intel-derived computers having multi-core 64-bit processors and unimaginably fast peripherals, at heart they all still retain a compatibility that goes back  to the original 8086. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/when-it-comes-to-dos-dont-forget-dr-dos/)

Tweezers Probe Reviewed
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/tweezers-probe-reviewed/

Over the last few decades, electronic devices have drastically changed. Radios that once had point-to-point wiring gave way to printed circuit boards with through-hole parts, and now microscopic surface mount …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/tweezers-probe-reviewed/)

Time Management for Toddlers
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/time-management-for-toddlers/

It’s really never too early (or too late) to learn time management. All joking aside, carefully managing one’s time can result in some really wondrous achievements. So it’s best to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/time-management-for-toddlers/)

Taking “Movies” of Light in Flight
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/taking-movies-of-light-in-flight/

This one isn’t clickbait, but it is cheating. [Brian Haidet], the guy behind Alpha Phoenix, has managed to assemble movie footage of a laser beam crossing his garage, using a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/taking-movies-of-light-in-flight/)

Open Source Lemontron 3D Printer is Ready to Build
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/open-source-lemontron-3d-printer-is-ready-to-build/

In this era of cheap turn-key machines, the idea of actually building your own desktop 3D printer might seem odd to some. But if you’re looking for a challenge, and want …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/open-source-lemontron-3d-printer-is-ready-to-build/)

OpenWRT, But On An Unsupported Router
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/openwrt-but-on-an-unsupported-router/

Everyone likes something cheap, and when that cheap thing is a router that’s supported by OpenWRT, it sounds like a win. [Hennung Paul] ordered a Wavlink WL-WN586X3 for the princely …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/openwrt-but-on-an-unsupported-router/)