You know what your mom would say, right? This week, we got an above average number of useless negative comments. A project was described as looking like a “turd” – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/if-you-cant-say-anything-nice/)

Approximating an ADC with Successive Approximation
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/approximating-an-adc-with-successive-approximation/

[Igor] made a VU meter with LEDs using 8 LEDs and 8 comparators. This is a fast way to get one of 8 bits to indicate an input voltage, but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/approximating-an-adc-with-successive-approximation/)

Cockroaches in Space: Waste Processing and a Healthy Protein Source Combined
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/cockroaches-in-space-waste-processing-and-a-healthy-protein-source-combined/

As the current frontier of humanity in space, the International Space Station is heavily reliant on Earth not only for fresh supplies but also as a garbage disposal service for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/cockroaches-in-space-waste-processing-and-a-healthy-protein-source-combined/)

Remembering John Wheeler: You’ve Definitely Heard of His Work
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/remembering-john-wheeler-youve-definitely-heard-of-his-work/

Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and [Amanda Gefter] has a fantastic writeup about the man. He was undeniably brilliant, and if you haven’t heard of him, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/remembering-john-wheeler-youve-definitely-heard-of-his-work/)

Solar Planes Are Hard
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/solar-planes-are-hard/

A regular comment we see on electric aircraft is to “just add solar panels to the wings.” [James] from Project Air has been working on just such a solar plane, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/solar-planes-are-hard/)

All System Prompts for Anthropic’s Claude, Revealed
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/all-system-prompts-for-anthropics-claude-revealed/

For as long as AI Large Language Models have been around (well, for as long as modern ones have been accessible online, anyway) people have tried to coax the models …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/all-system-prompts-for-anthropics-claude-revealed/)

A VIC-20 with no VIC
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/13/a-vic-20-with-no-vic/

[DrMattRegan] has started a new video series to show his latest recreation of a Commodore VIC-20. The core of the machine is [Ben Eater’s] breadboard 6502 design. To make it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/13/a-vic-20-with-no-vic/)