If you’re like us, you’ve studied the mathematician [Euler], but all you really remember is that you pronounce his name like “oiler” and not much else. [Welch Labs], on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/ask-hackaday-how-can-we-leverage-tech-for-education/)

Jangle Box Plucks Strings At the Press of a Button
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There are some that enjoy the human element of a musical performance, delighting in the unique way an artist teases the desired sound from their instruments. Then there are those …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/jangle-box-plucks-strings-at-the-press-of-a-button/)

Supercon 2023: Soft Actuators as Assistive Tech
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When we think of assistive prostheses or braces, we often think of hard and rigid contraptions. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that prosthetic limbs were still being made …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/supercon-2023-soft-actuators-as-assistive-tech/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 797: Coreutils — Don’t rm -r Up the Tree
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/floss-weekly-episode-797-coreutils-dont-rm-r-up-the-tree/

This week Jonathan Bennett and Dan Lynch chat with Pádraig Brady about Coreutils! It’s been around since the 90s, and is still a healthy project under active development. You’ve almost …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/floss-weekly-episode-797-coreutils-dont-rm-r-up-the-tree/)

Atari Announces the Atari 7800+ Nostalgia Console
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/atari-announces-the-atari-7800-nostalgia-console/

Following the trend of re-releasing every single game console as some kind of modern re-imagining or merely an ARM-SBC-with-emulator slapped into a nice looking enclosure, we now got the announcement …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/atari-announces-the-atari-7800-nostalgia-console/)

Farewell Magnetic Stripe
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/farewell-magnetic-stripe/

For decades, the magnetic stripe has been ubiquitous on everything from credit cards to tickets to ID badges. But the BBC reports — unsurprisingly — that the mag stripe’s days …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/farewell-magnetic-stripe/)

The First Mass Produced DRAM of the Soviet Union
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565RU1 die manufactured in 1981.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/565RU1_DRAM_1981_die_shot.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/565RU1_DRAM_1981_die_shot.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Although the benefits of semiconductor technology were undeniable during the second half the 20th century, there was a clear divide between the two sides of the Iron Curtain. Whilst the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/the-first-mass-produced-dram-of-the-soviet-union/)

Tiny ’90s Laptop Gets Modern Power
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/tiny-90s-laptop-gets-modern-power/