One Giant Steppe for Space Flight
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/one-giant-steppe-for-space-flight/

In a recent photo essay for the New Yorker magazine, author Keith Gessen and photographer Andrew McConnell share what life is like for the residents around the launch facility and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/one-giant-steppe-for-space-flight/)

This Tiny Steam Engine Takes a Watchmaker’s Skill to Build
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/this-tiny-steam-engine-takes-a-watchmakers-skill-to-build/

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/this-tiny-steam-engine-takes-a-watchmakers-skill-to-build/)

PC Floppy Copy Protection: Softguard Superlok
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/pc-floppy-copy-protection-softguard-superlok/

Many have sought the holy grail of making commercial media both readable and copy-proof, especially once everyone began to copy those floppies. One of these attempts to make floppies copy-proof …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/pc-floppy-copy-protection-softguard-superlok/)

DOOM on a Volumetric Display
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/doom-on-a-volumetric-display/

james@ancient-workshop.com
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/e876eaecc32776d4-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/e876eaecc32776d4-featured.png?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">There’s something magical about volumetric displays. They really need to be perceived in person, and no amount of static or video photography will ever do them justice. [AncientJames] has built …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/doom-on-a-volumetric-display/)

Hard Lessons Learned While Building a Solar RC Plane
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/hard-lessons-learned-while-building-a-solar-rc-plane/

Although not the first to try and build a DIY solar-powered remote control airplane, [ProjectAir]’s recent attempt is the most significant one in recent memory. It follows [rctestflight]’s multi-year saga …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/hard-lessons-learned-while-building-a-solar-rc-plane/)

Slim Tactile Switches Save Classic TI Calculator with a Bad Keypad
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/slim-tactile-switches-save-classic-ti-calculator-with-a-bad-keypad/

For vintage calculator fans, nothing strikes more fear than knowing that someday their precious and irreplaceable daily driver will become a museum piece to be looked at and admired — …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/slim-tactile-switches-save-classic-ti-calculator-with-a-bad-keypad/)

Shedding New Light on the Voynich Manuscript With Multispectral Imaging
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/shedding-new-light-on-the-voynich-manuscript-with-multispectral-imaging/