These days, most of our microcontroller boards come with bootloaders so you can squirt hex into them straight over USB. However, you don’t need to do things this way. If you’re …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/you-can-program-avrs-from-the-commodore-64/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 281: Metal Clay, Desiccants, Silica Gel, and Keeping Filament Dry
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/hackaday-podcast-episode-281-metal-clay-desiccants-silica-gel-and-keeping-filament-dry/

This week on the Podcast, it’s Kristina’s turn to bloviate alongside Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams. First up in the news: our fresh new contest has drawn three entries already! That’s right, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/hackaday-podcast-episode-281-metal-clay-desiccants-silica-gel-and-keeping-filament-dry/)

Ask Hackaday: Is Shortwave on Life Support?
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/ask-hackaday-is-shortwave-on-life-support/

Between World War II and Y2K, shortwave listening was quite an education. With a simple receiver, you could listen to the world. Some of it, of course, was entertainment, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/ask-hackaday-is-shortwave-on-life-support/)

Electromagnetic Actuator Mimics Muscle
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/electromagnetic-actuator-mimics-muscle/

Most electromagnetic actuators are rotating motors, or some variation on the theme, like servos. However, it’s possible to do linear actuation with electomagnetics, too. [Adrian Perez] demonstrates this with Linette, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/electromagnetic-actuator-mimics-muscle/)

Your QuickTake Camera And Your Modern PC
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/your-quicktake-camera-and-your-modern-pc/

An object of desire back in the mid-1990s might have been Apple’s QuickTake camera. In a form factor not unlike a monocular it packed a 640×480 digital camera, the images …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/your-quicktake-camera-and-your-modern-pc/)

Analyzing Feature Learning in Artificial Neural Networks and Neural Collapse
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/analyzing-feature-learning-in-artificial-neural-networks-and-neural-collapse/

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are commonly used for machine vision purposes, where they are tasked with object recognition. This is accomplished by taking a multi-layer network and using a training …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/analyzing-feature-learning-in-artificial-neural-networks-and-neural-collapse/)

Vintage Ribbon Cable Repair Saves Poqet PC
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/vintage-ribbon-cable-repair-saves-poqet-pc/

It sometimes seems as though computing power in your pocket is a relatively new phenomenon, but in fact there have been ultraportable computers since the 8-bit era. They started to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/26/vintage-ribbon-cable-repair-saves-poqet-pc/)