Ethernet History: Why Do We Have Different Frame Types?
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/ethernet-history-why-do-we-have-different-frame-types/

Although Ethernet is generally considered to be a settled matter, its history was anything but peaceful, with its standardization process (under Project 802) leaving its traces to this very day. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/ethernet-history-why-do-we-have-different-frame-types/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 285: Learning Laser Tricks, Rocket Science, and a Laptop That’s Not a Laptop
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/hackaday-podcast-episode-285-learning-laser-tricks-rocket-science-and-a-laptop-thats-not-a-laptop/

This week on the Podcast, we have something a little different for you. Elliot is on vacation, so Tom was in charge of running the show and he had Kristina …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/hackaday-podcast-episode-285-learning-laser-tricks-rocket-science-and-a-laptop-thats-not-a-laptop/)

Tiny Custom Keyboard Gets RGB
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/tiny-custom-keyboard-gets-rgb/

Full-size keyboards are great for actually typing on and using for day-to-day interfacing duties. They’re less good for impressing the Internet. If you really want to show off, you gotta …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/tiny-custom-keyboard-gets-rgb/)

Creating Customized Diffraction Lenses For Lasers
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/creating-customized-diffraction-lenses-for-lasers/

[The Thought Emporium] has been fascinated by holograms for a long time, and in all sorts of different ways. His ultimate goal right now is to work up to creating …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/creating-customized-diffraction-lenses-for-lasers/)

You Can Get A Precision Instrument-Guided Landing Even In Antarctica
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/you-can-get-a-precision-instrument-guided-landing-even-in-antarctica/

Traditional airports spend big money to install instrument landing systems (ILS) to guide planes in safely. In places like Antarctica, though, it’s simply not possible to permanently install a massive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/you-can-get-a-precision-instrument-guided-landing-even-in-antarctica/)

A Game of Snake on a LEGO Mechanical Computer
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/a-game-of-snake-on-a-lego-mechanical-computer/

Really, [OzzieGerff] had us at “LEGO.” But then he took it to another place entirely and built a completely mechanical, nearly 100% LEGO version of Snake. And it’s just as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/a-game-of-snake-on-a-lego-mechanical-computer/)

Intuitive Explanation of Arithmetic, Geometric & Harmonic Mean
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/24/intuitive-explanation-of-arithmetic-geometric-harmonic-mean/