If you just want to use a debugger for your microcontroller project, you buy some hardware device, download the relevant driver software, and fire up GDB. But if you want …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/38c3-xobs-on-hardware-debuggers/)

Beam me Up: Simple Free-Space Optical Communication
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/beam-me-up-simple-free-space-optical-communication/

Photo by Bhushan Sadani on Unsplash
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/simple-optics-1200.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/simple-optics-1200.jpg?w=800">Let’s think of the last time you sent data without wires. We’re not talking WiFi here, but plain optical signals. Free-space optical communication, or FSO, is an interesting and easy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/beam-me-up-simple-free-space-optical-communication/)

38C3: Lawsuits are Temporary; Glory is Forever
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/38c3-lawsuits-are-temporary-glory-is-forever/

One of the blockbuster talks at last year’s Chaos Communications Congress covered how a group of hackers discovered code that allegedly bricked public trains in Poland when they went into …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/38c3-lawsuits-are-temporary-glory-is-forever/)

[Kerry Wong] Talks (and Talks) About a 300 MHz Oscilloscope
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/kerry-wong-talks-and-talks-about-a-300-mhz-oscilloscope/

There aren’t many people who could do an hour-long video reviewing an oscilloscope, but [Kerry Wong] is definitely one of them. This time, he’s looking at a UNI-T MSO2304X 300 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/kerry-wong-talks-and-talks-about-a-300-mhz-oscilloscope/)

Ball Nut Modification Charts a Middle Course Between Building and Buying
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/ball-nut-modification-charts-a-middle-course-between-building-and-buying/

A lot of the projects we feature here on Hackaday engender the classic “build versus buy” argument. We’ve always been puzzled by that; if anyone can appreciate the sheer joy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/ball-nut-modification-charts-a-middle-course-between-building-and-buying/)

The Twisted History of Ethernet on Twisted Pair Wiring
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/30/the-twisted-history-of-ethernet-on-twisted-pair-wiring/

We all take Ethernet and its ubiquitous RJ-45 connector for granted these days. But Ethernet didn’t start with twisted pair cable. [Mark] and [Ben] at The Serial Port YouTube channel …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/30/the-twisted-history-of-ethernet-on-twisted-pair-wiring/)

Bringing OpenStreetMap Data into Minecraft
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/30/bringing-openstreetmap-data-into-minecraft/

Over the years, dedicated gamers have created incredible recreations of real (and not so real) locations and structures within the confines of Minecraft. Thanks to their efforts, you can explore …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/30/bringing-openstreetmap-data-into-minecraft/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Copycat Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/30/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-copycat-keyboard/