One of the longest running jokes in our sphere is that the coming year will finally be the year of “Linux on the Desktop.” Never mind that the erosion of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/why-2025-will-not-be-the-year-of-linux-on-the-desktop/)

Sony Vaio Revived: Power, The Second 80%
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/sony-vaio-revived-power-the-second-80/

A bit ago, I’ve told you about how the Sony Vaio motherboard replacement started, and all the tricks I used to make it succeed on the first try. How do …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/sony-vaio-revived-power-the-second-80/)

Doomscroll Precisely, and Wirelessly
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/doomscroll-precisely-and-wirelessly/

An animated GIF of Engineer Bo’s Precision Bluetooth Scroll Wheel wirelessly, and effortlessly scrolling down the Hack A Day blog with a single finger
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/EngrBo-PrecisionScroll-Blog-16-9.gif?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/EngrBo-PrecisionScroll-Blog-16-9.gif?w=800">Around here, we love it when someone identifies a need and creates their own solution. In this case, [Engineer Bo] was tired of endless and imprecise scrolling with a mouse …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/doomscroll-precisely-and-wirelessly/)

A Foil Tweeter, Sound From Kitchen Consumables
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/a-foil-tweeter-sound-from-kitchen-consumables/

The world of audio has produced a variety of different loudspeaker designs over the last century, though it’s fair to say that the trusty moving coil reigns supreme. That hasn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/a-foil-tweeter-sound-from-kitchen-consumables/)

Quantum Mechanics and Negative Time With Photon-Atom Interactions
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/quantum-mechanics-and-negative-time-with-photon-atom-interactions/

https://journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abstract/10.1103/PRXQuantum.3.010314
" data-image-caption="Experimental setup and measured optical depth. (Credit: Josiah Sinclair et al,, PRX Quantum, 2022)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photon_rb_cloud_re-emission_negative_time_experiment.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photon_rb_cloud_re-emission_negative_time_experiment.jpg?w=800">Within our comfortable world of causality we expect that reactions always follow an action and not vice versa. This why the recent chatter in the media about researchers having discovered …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/quantum-mechanics-and-negative-time-with-photon-atom-interactions/)

Repairing a BPS-305 30V Bench Power Supply
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/repairing-a-bps-305-30v-bench-power-supply/

https://tahmidmc.blogspot.com/2024/12/insights-from-repairing-30v-5a-power.html
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lavolta_pcb_replaced_potentiometers.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lavolta_pcb_replaced_potentiometers.png?w=774">When [Tahmid Mahbub] recently reached for his ‘Lavolta’ BPS-305 bench supply, he was dismayed to find that despite it being a 30V, 5A-rated unit, the supply refused to output more …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/repairing-a-bps-305-30v-bench-power-supply/)

Turning a Lada Into An EV With 50 Cordless Drills, Because Why Not?
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/01/turning-a-lada-into-an-ev-with-50-cordless-drills-because-why-not/

[Garage 54] is no stranger to vehicle-related projects of the “because why not?” variety, and their latest is using 50 cordless drills combined into a monstrous mega-motor to turn a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/01/turning-a-lada-into-an-ev-with-50-cordless-drills-because-why-not/)

Creating Temporal Light Reflections With Metamaterials
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/01/creating-temporal-light-reflections-with-metamaterials/