Any golfer will attest that the most impressive looking part of the game—long drives—isn’t where the game is won. To really lower one’s handicap the most important skills to develop …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/drive-for-show-putt-for-dough/)

Retrotechtacular: Another Thing Your TV No Longer Needs
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/retrotechtacular-another-thing-your-tv-no-longer-needs/

As Hackaday writers we don’t always know what our colleagues are working on until publication time, so we all look forward to seeing what other writers come up with. This …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/retrotechtacular-another-thing-your-tv-no-longer-needs/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 803: Unconferencing with OggCamp
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/floss-weekly-episode-803-unconferencing-with-oggcamp/

This week Jonathan Bennett and and Simon Phipps chat with Gary Williams about OggCamp! It’s the Free Software and Free culture unconference happening soon in Manchester! What exactly is an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/floss-weekly-episode-803-unconferencing-with-oggcamp/)

Witch’s Staff Build is a Rad Glowing Costume Prop
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/witchs-staff-build-is-a-rad-glowing-costume-prop/

Let’s say you’re going to a music festival. You could just take water, sunscreen, and a hat. Or, you could take a rad glowing witch’s staff to really draw some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/witchs-staff-build-is-a-rad-glowing-costume-prop/)

MikroPhone – Open, Secure, Simple Smartphone
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/mikrophone-open-secure-simple-smartphone/

Modern smartphones try and provide a number of useful features to their users, and yet, they’re not exactly designed with human needs in mind. A store-bought smartphone will force a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/mikrophone-open-secure-simple-smartphone/)

Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off in Power-Saving Measure
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/voyager-2s-plasma-spectrometer-turned-off-in-power-saving-measure/

The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/voyager-2s-plasma-spectrometer-turned-off-in-power-saving-measure/)

Laptop GPU Upgrade With Just A Little Reballing
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/laptop-gpu-upgrade-with-just-a-little-reballing/

Modern gaming laptops are in an uncomfortable spot – often too underpowered for newest titles, but too bulky to be genuinely portable. It doesn’t help they’re not often upgradeable, so …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/02/laptop-gpu-upgrade-with-just-a-little-reballing/)