https://hackaday.io/project/197637-sc-002
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/6037241724747507563.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/6037241724747507563.png?w=625" tabindex="0" role="button">IO user [monte] was pointed towards an 1898 display patent issued to a [George Mason] and liked the look of the ‘creepy’ font it defined. The layout used no less …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/why-have-seven-segments-when-you-can-have-21/)

Misleading GPS, Philosophy of Maps, And You
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/misleading-gps-philosophy-of-maps-and-you/

Screenshot
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/map-main.jpeg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/map-main.jpeg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">The oft-quoted saying “all models are wrong, but some are useful” is a tounge-in-cheek way of saying that at some level, tools we use to predict how the world behaves …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/misleading-gps-philosophy-of-maps-and-you/)

Cruise Ship-Lengthening Surgery: All the Cool Companies Are Doing It
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/cruise-ship-lengthening-surgery-all-the-cool-companies-are-doing-it/

Credit: Silversea cruises
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cruise_ship_lengthening.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cruise_ship_lengthening.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">The number of people going on cruises keeps rising year over year, with the number passengers carried increasing from just over 3.7 million in 1990 to well over 28 million …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/cruise-ship-lengthening-surgery-all-the-cool-companies-are-doing-it/)

The Apple Watch As An Ammeter
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/the-apple-watch-as-an-ammeter/

Your shiny new personal electronic device is likely to be designed solely as an app platform to run the products of faceless corporations, so the story goes, and therefore has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/10/the-apple-watch-as-an-ammeter/)

A Look Inside a DIY Rocket Motor
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/a-look-inside-a-diy-rocket-motor/

[Joe Barnard] made a solid propellant rocket motor, and as one does in such situations, he put it through its paces on the test stand. The video below is not …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/a-look-inside-a-diy-rocket-motor/)

Voyager 1 Completes Tricky Thruster Reconfiguration
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/voyager-1-completes-tricky-thruster-reconfiguration/

After 47 years it’s little wonder that the hydrazine-powered thrusters of the Voyager 1, used to orient the spacecraft in such a way that its 3.7 meter (12 foot) diameter …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/voyager-1-completes-tricky-thruster-reconfiguration/)

Lithium-Ion Battery Hotswapping, Polarity, Holders
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/lithium-ion-battery-hotswapping-polarity-holders/

Everyone loves, and should respect, lithium-ion batteries. They pack a ton of power and can make our projects work better. I’ve gathered a number of tips and tricks about using …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/lithium-ion-battery-hotswapping-polarity-holders/)

Using a Potato as Photographic Recording Surface
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/using-a-potato-as-photographic-recording-surface/