More than a couple folks have written us saying that their entries into the Supercon Add-On Contest got caught up in the Chinese fall holidays. Add to that our tendency …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/breaking-news-2024-supercon-sao-contest-deadline-extended/)

Mapping a Fruit Fly’s Brain with Crowdsourced Research
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/mapping-a-fruit-flys-brain-with-crowdsourced-research/

Compared to the human brain, a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) brain is positively miniscule, not only in sheer volume, but also with a mere 140,000 or so neurons and 50 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/mapping-a-fruit-flys-brain-with-crowdsourced-research/)

Experimenting with MicroPython on the Bus Pirate 5
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/experimenting-with-micropython-on-the-bus-pirate-5/

mashup of Python logo and BP5 logo
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/bp5-feature.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/bp5-feature.png?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">I recently got one of the new RP2040-based Bus Pirate 5 (BP5), a multi-purpose interface debugging and testing tool. Scanning the various such tools in my toolbox already: an Analog …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/experimenting-with-micropython-on-the-bus-pirate-5/)

Your Battery Holder Is Also Your Power Switch With ToggleSlot
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/your-battery-holder-is-also-your-power-switch-with-toggleslot/

https://hackaday.io/project/198263-toggleslot
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5833181728361242780.gif?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5833181728361242780.gif?w=500" tabindex="0" role="button">We really like PCB-level hacks, especially ones that show ingenuity in solving a real problem while being super cheap to implement. Hackaday.IO user [Steph] wanted a cheap way to switch …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/your-battery-holder-is-also-your-power-switch-with-toggleslot/)

A Phone? A Ham Radio? Relax! It’s Both!
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/a-phone-a-ham-radio-relax-its-both/

A lot of hams like to carry a VHF radio. Of course, nearly everyone wants to carry a phone. Now, thanks to the kv4p HT, you don’t have to carry …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/a-phone-a-ham-radio-relax-its-both/)

Solve: An ESP32-Based Equation Solving Calculator
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/solve-an-esp32-based-equation-solving-calculator/

https://www.instructables.com/ESP32-Equation-Solving-Calculator/
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/F6L3J6BM22D0MYB-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/F6L3J6BM22D0MYB-featured.png?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">We’re suckers for good-looking old-school calculators, so this interesting numerical equation-solving calculator by [Peter Balch] caught our attention. Based around the ESP32-WROOM-32 module and an LCD, the build is quite straightforward …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/solve-an-esp32-based-equation-solving-calculator/)

Assessing Developer Productivity When Using AI Coding Assistants
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/assessing-developer-productivity-when-using-ai-coding-assistants/

We have all seen the advertisements and glossy flyers for coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, which promised to use ‘AI’ to make you write code and complete programming tasks faster …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/assessing-developer-productivity-when-using-ai-coding-assistants/)

An Arduino Triggers a Flash With Sound
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/15/an-arduino-triggers-a-flash-with-sound/