Cool Kinetic Sculpture Has Tooling Secrets to Share
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/cool-kinetic-sculpture-has-tooling-secrets-to-share/

Occasionally, we get a tip for a project that is so compelling that we just have to write it up despite lacking details on how and why it was built. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/cool-kinetic-sculpture-has-tooling-secrets-to-share/)

Paper Tape – With LASERs!
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/paper-tape-with-lasers/

Though it is many decades since paper tape was commonly used as a data input or storage medium, it still holds a fascination for many who work with computers. Over …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/paper-tape-with-lasers/)

Supercon 2024: Joshua Wise Hacks the Bambu X1 Carbon
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/supercon-2024-joshua-wise-hacks-the-bambu-x1-carbon/

Bambu Labs have been in the news lately. Not because of the machines themselves, but because they are proposing a firmware change that many in our community find restricts their …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/supercon-2024-joshua-wise-hacks-the-bambu-x1-carbon/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 818: I Don’t Care About the Roman Empire
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/floss-weekly-episode-818-i-dont-care-about-the-roman-empire/

This week, Jonathan Bennett, Doc Searls, and Jeff Massie talk about Deepseek, technical solutions to Terms of Service abuse, and more! Did you know you can watch the live recording …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/floss-weekly-episode-818-i-dont-care-about-the-roman-empire/)

Taylorator Makes Mischief on the Airwaves
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/taylorator-makes-mischief-on-the-airwaves/

[Stephen] recently wrote in to share his experiments with using the LimeSDR mini to conduct a bit of piracy on the airwaves, and though we can’t immediately think of a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/taylorator-makes-mischief-on-the-airwaves/)

Going Brushless: Salvaging A Dead Drill
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/going-brushless-salvaging-a-dead-drill/

Let’s face it—seeing a good tool go to waste is heartbreaking. So when his cordless drill’s motor gave up after some unfortunate exposure to the elements, [Chaz] wasn’t about to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/going-brushless-salvaging-a-dead-drill/)

Using Guanella Baluns As Impedance Transformers
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/using-guanella-baluns-as-impedance-transformers/