Collecting retrocomputers is fun, especially when you find fully-functional examples that you can plug in, switch on, and start playing with. Meanwhile, others prefer to find the damaged examples and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/ruined-1993-thinkpad-tablet-brought-back-from-the-brink/)

The Laser Shadow Knows
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/the-laser-shadow-knows/

Normally, you think of things casting a shadow as being opaque. However, new research shows that under certain conditions, a laser beam can cast a shadow. This may sound like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/the-laser-shadow-knows/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Typo
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-typo/

Ceci n’est pas une keyboard, sure. But it’s keyboard-adjacent, and how. [Joshua Bemenderfer]’s wrists are tired of moving off the keyboard in order to mouse, and he decided to create …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-typo/)

Exploring the Gakken FX Micro-Computer
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/exploring-the-gakken-fx-micro-computer/

Early computer kits aimed at learning took all sorts of forms, from full-fledged computer kits like the Altair 8800 to the ready-made MicroBee Computer-In-A-Book. For those just wanting to dip …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/exploring-the-gakken-fx-micro-computer/)

Do You Dream in Color?
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/do-you-dream-in-color/

According to the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, our language influences how we think and experience the world. That’s easy to imagine. Certainly our symbolism of mathematics influences how we calculate. Can you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/do-you-dream-in-color/)

Gloriously Impractical: Overclocking the Raspberry Pi 5 to 3.6 GHz
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/gloriously-impractical-overclocking-the-raspberry-pi-5-to-3-6-ghz/

As impractical as most overclocking of computers is these days, there is still a lot of fun to be had along the way. Case in point being [Pieter-Jan Plaisier]’s recent …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/gloriously-impractical-overclocking-the-raspberry-pi-5-to-3-6-ghz/)

Crowdsourcing Ionosphere Data with Phones
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/crowdsourcing-ionosphere-data-with-phones/

How do you collect a lot of data about the ionosphere? Well, you could use sounding rockets or specialized gear. Or maybe you can just conscript a huge number of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/crowdsourcing-ionosphere-data-with-phones/)