Apple iOS 18’s New Repair Assistant: Easier Parts Pairing Yet With Many Limitations
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/apple-ios-18s-new-repair-assistant-easier-parts-pairing-yet-with-many-limitations/

A stack of Activation Locked MacBooks destined for the shredder in refurbisher [John Bumstead]’s workshop.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/locked_macbooks_3x2_john_bumstead.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/locked_macbooks_3x2_john_bumstead.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Over the years, Apple has gone all-in on parts pairing. Virtually every component in an iPhone and iPad has a unique ID that’s kept in a big database over at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/apple-ios-18s-new-repair-assistant-easier-parts-pairing-yet-with-many-limitations/)

BNCs For An Old Instrument
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/bncs-for-an-old-instrument/

Back in the summer our eye was caught by [Jazzy Jane]’s new signal generator, or perhaps we should say her new-to-her signal generator. It’s an Advance E1 from around 1950, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/bncs-for-an-old-instrument/)

Hackaday Links: October 27, 2024
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/hackaday-links-october-27-2024/

Problem solved? If the problem is supplying enough lithium to build batteries for all the electric vehicles that will be needed by 2030, then a new lithium deposit in Arkansas …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/hackaday-links-october-27-2024/)

The Pound ( or Euro, Or Dollar ) Can Still Be In Your Pocket
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/the-pound-or-euro-or-dollar-can-still-be-in-your-pocket/

A British journalistic trope involves the phrase “The pound in your pocket”, a derisory reference to the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s use of it to try to persuade the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/the-pound-or-euro-or-dollar-can-still-be-in-your-pocket/)

Lock-In Thermography on a Cheap IR Camera
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/28/lock-in-thermography-on-a-cheap-ir-camera/

Seeing the unseen is one of the great things about using an infrared (IR) camera, and even the cheap-ish ones that plug into a smartphone can dramatically improve your hardware …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/28/lock-in-thermography-on-a-cheap-ir-camera/)

Video Provides Rare Look Inside China’s Space Station
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/28/video-provides-rare-look-inside-chinas-space-station/

China has a space station — it’s called Tiangong, the first module was launched in 2021, and it’s all going quite swimmingly, thank you very much. That’s essentially what we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/28/video-provides-rare-look-inside-chinas-space-station/)

FreeBSD at 30: the History and Future of the Most Popular BSD-Based OS
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/28/freebsd-at-30-the-history-and-future-of-the-most-popular-bsd-based-os/