Everyone likes a good lunar landing simulator, and [Dominic Doty] wrote a fun take on the idea: your goal is to write an autopilot controller to manage the landing. Try …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/lunar-lander-game-asks-you-to-write-a-simple-autopilot/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 284: Laser Fault Injection, Console Hacks, and Too Much Audio
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/hackaday-podcast-episode-284-laser-fault-injection-console-hacks-and-too-much-audio/

The summer doldrums are here, but that doesn’t mean that Elliot and Dan couldn’t sift through the week’s hack and find the real gems. It was an audio-rich week, with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/hackaday-podcast-episode-284-laser-fault-injection-console-hacks-and-too-much-audio/)

This Week in Security: Three Billion SS Numbers, IPv6 RCE, and Ring -2
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/this-week-in-security-three-billion-ss-numbers-ipv6-rce-and-ring-2/

You may have heard about a very large data breach, exposing the Social Security numbers of three billion individuals. Now hang on. Social Security numbers are a particularly American data …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/this-week-in-security-three-billion-ss-numbers-ipv6-rce-and-ring-2/)

2024 Tiny Games Contest: Salsa One Handheld Requires No PCB
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/2024-tiny-games-contest-salsa-one-handheld-requires-no-pcb/

If you’re thinking about building a single tiny game or even a platform, you might be tempted to use a single button for everything. Such is the case with [Alex]’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/2024-tiny-games-contest-salsa-one-handheld-requires-no-pcb/)

Fighting the Scourge of “Screwdriver Mange”
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/fighting-the-scourge-of-screwdriver-mange/

We’ve all got our favorite hand tools, and while the selection criteria are usually pretty subjective, it usually boils down to a combination of looks and feel. In our opinion, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/fighting-the-scourge-of-screwdriver-mange/)

Roll Your Own Presence Sensor
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/roll-your-own-presence-sensor/

[Mellow_Labs] wanted an Everything Presence Lite kite but found it was always out of stock. Therefore, he decided to create his own. The kit uses a millimeter wave sensor as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/roll-your-own-presence-sensor/)

Canadarm2 Scores Milestone With Catching Its 50th Spacecraft
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/canadarm2-scores-milestone-with-catching-its-50th-spacecraft/

Canadarm2 captures Cygnus OA-5 S.S. Alan Poindexter in late 2016 (Credit: NASA)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cygnus_7_captured_by_Canadarm2.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cygnus_7_captured_by_Canadarm2.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Recently Canada’s Canadarm2 caught its 50th spacecraft in the form of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo vessel since 2009. Although perhaps not the most prominent part of the International Space …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/canadarm2-scores-milestone-with-catching-its-50th-spacecraft/)

A USA Feature for a Europe-Market Sony Receiver
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/a-usa-feature-for-a-europe-market-sony-receiver/