From the 60s to perhaps the mid-00s, the path to musical stardom was essentially straight with very few forks. As a teenager you’d round up a drummer and a few …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/pi-pico-lays-down-the-groove/)

KolibriOS: The Operating System That Fits on a 1.44 MB 3.5″ Floppy Disk
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/kolibrios-the-operating-system-that-fits-on-a-1-44-mb-3-5-floppy-disk/

While most operating systems are written in C and C++, KolibriOS is written in pure x86 assembly and as a result small and lightweight enough to run off a standard …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/kolibrios-the-operating-system-that-fits-on-a-1-44-mb-3-5-floppy-disk/)

An Electric Vehicle Conversion With A Difference
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/an-electric-vehicle-conversion-with-a-difference/

For a first try at an electric vehicle conversion we’re guessing that most would pick a small city car as a base vehicle, or perhaps a Kei van. Not [LiamTronix], …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/30/an-electric-vehicle-conversion-with-a-difference/)

Bogey Six O’clock!: The AN/APS-13 Tail Warning Radar
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/bogey-six-oclock-the-an-aps-13-tail-warning-radar/

Although we think of air-to-air radar as a relatively modern invention, it first made its appearance in WWII. Some late war fighters featured the AN/APS-13 Tail Warning Radar to alert …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/bogey-six-oclock-the-an-aps-13-tail-warning-radar/)

Voyager 1 Fault Forces Switch to S-Band
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/voyager-1-fault-forces-switch-to-s-band/

We hate to admit it, but whenever we see an article about either Voyager spacecraft, our thoughts immediately turn to worst-case scenarios. One of these days, we’ll be forced to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/voyager-1-fault-forces-switch-to-s-band/)

A Look Inside A Canadian Satellite TV Facility
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/a-look-inside-a-canadian-satellite-tv-facility/

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in the ground facilities of a satellite TV operation, you could go banging on the doors or your local station. You’d probably get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/a-look-inside-a-canadian-satellite-tv-facility/)

Supercon 2024 Flower SAO Badge Redrawing in KiCad
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/supercon-2024-flower-sao-badge-redrawing-in-kicad/

Redrawn KiCda schematics, author
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/badge24-feature_a95c16.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/badge24-feature_a95c16.png?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Out of curiosity, I redrew the Supercon Vectorscope badge schematics in KiCad last year. As you might suspect, going from PCB to schematic is opposite to the normal design flow …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/supercon-2024-flower-sao-badge-redrawing-in-kicad/)

3D Printing With a Hot Glue Gun
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/31/3d-printing-with-a-hot-glue-gun/