On an x86 system the BIOS is the first part of the system to become active along with the basic CPU core(s) functionality, or so things used to be until …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/reverse-engineering-the-amd-secure-processor-inside-the-cpu/)

Meta Doesn’t Allow Camera Access on VR Headsets, So Here’s a Workaround
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/meta-doesnt-allow-camera-access-on-vr-headsets-so-heres-a-workaround/

The cameras at the front of Meta’s Quest VR headsets are off-limits to developers, but developer [Michael Gschwandtner] created a workaround (Linkedin post) and shared implementation details with a VR …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/meta-doesnt-allow-camera-access-on-vr-headsets-so-heres-a-workaround/)

2024 Tiny Games Contest: Coming At Ya with Zero-Dimensional PONG
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/2024-tiny-games-contest-coming-at-ya-with-zero-dimensional-pong/

A decade is a long time to carry around a project idea in your head. Fortunately, the Tiny Games Contest happens to coincide with [senily64dx]’s getting back into ATMega programming, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/2024-tiny-games-contest-coming-at-ya-with-zero-dimensional-pong/)

Hackaday Links: August 18, 2024
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/hackaday-links-august-18-2024/

They’re back! The San Francisco autonomous vehicle hijinks, that is, as Waymo’s fleet of driverless cars recently took up the fun new hobby of honking their horns in the wee …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/hackaday-links-august-18-2024/)

Quantum Sensor Uses Synthetic Diamond
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/quantum-sensor-uses-synthetic-diamond/

Diamonds are nearly perfect crystals, but not totally perfect. The defects in these crystals give the stones their characteristic colors. But one type of defect, the NV — nitrogen-vacancy — …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/quantum-sensor-uses-synthetic-diamond/)

Machining Copper from Algaecide
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/machining-copper-from-algaecide/

We love it when we find someone on the Internet who has the exact same problem we do and then solves it. [Hyperspace Pirate] starts a recent video by saying, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/18/machining-copper-from-algaecide/)

An Open Source 6kW GaN Motor Controller
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/an-open-source-6kw-gan-motor-controller/

https://github.com/CrabLabsLLC/OpenMD
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