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/)

The 1924 Martian Signal: A Cosmic Curiosity
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/the-1924-martian-signal-a-cosmic-curiosity/

In an age where our gadgets allow us to explore the cosmos, we stumbled upon sounds from a future past: an article on historical signals from Mars. The piece, written …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/the-1924-martian-signal-a-cosmic-curiosity/)

Pi Zero Power Optimization Leaves No Stone Unturned
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/pi-zero-power-optimization-leaves-no-stone-unturned/

If you’ve ever designed a battery-powered device with a Pi Zero, you have no doubt looked into decreasing its power consumption. Generic advice, like disabling the HDMI interface and the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/pi-zero-power-optimization-leaves-no-stone-unturned/)

Polaris Dawn, and the Prudence of a Short Spacewalk
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/polaris-dawn-and-the-prudence-of-a-short-spacewalk/

For months before liftoff, the popular press had been hyping up the fact that the Polaris Dawn mission would include the first-ever private spacewalk. Not only would this be the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/polaris-dawn-and-the-prudence-of-a-short-spacewalk/)

Add USB-C to Your AirPods the Easy Way
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/add-usb-c-to-your-airpods-the-easy-way/

While the death of Apple’s Lightning Connector can’t come soon enough, swapping the ports on their products as “category-defining innovations” seems a bit of a stretch. [Ken Pillonel] has designed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/add-usb-c-to-your-airpods-the-easy-way/)

Supercon 2023: [Cory Doctorow] with an Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet’s Enshittification and Throw It Into Reverse
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/03/supercon-2023-cory-doctorow-with-an-audacious-plan-to-halt-the-internets-enshittification-and-throw-it-into-reverse/