Hackaday Podcast Episode 302: Scroll Wheels, Ball Screws, and a New Year for USB-C
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/hackaday-podcast-episode-302-scroll-wheels-ball-screws-and-a-new-year-for-usb-c/

After a bit too much eggnog, Elliot Williams and Al Williams got together to see what Hackaday had been up to over the holiday. Turns out, quite a bit. There …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/hackaday-podcast-episode-302-scroll-wheels-ball-screws-and-a-new-year-for-usb-c/)

Organizing Components, The Easy Way
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/organizing-components-the-easy-way/

There’s an old joke: What do you get someone who has everything? A place to put it. For hackers like [Christian], everything is a hoard of priceless electronic components. His …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/organizing-components-the-easy-way/)

Landing Soon: This Beautiful Weather Display
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/landing-soon-this-beautiful-weather-display/

All wiring is beautiful, except when it isn’t. But is there anything more lovely to behold than circuit sculpture? Once again, [Mohit Bhoite] has made this process look easy like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/landing-soon-this-beautiful-weather-display/)

Custom Firmware Adds Capabilities to Handie Talkie
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/custom-firmware-adds-capabilities-to-handie-talkie/

Although ham radio can be an engaging, rewarding hobby, it does have a certain reputation for being popular among those who would fit in well at gated Florida communities where …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/custom-firmware-adds-capabilities-to-handie-talkie/)

Math on a Checkerboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/math-on-a-checkerboard/

The word “algorithm” can sometimes seem like a word designed to scare people away from math classes, much like the words “calculus”, “Fourier transform”, or “engineering exam”. But in reality …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/math-on-a-checkerboard/)

High Performance RISC-V
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/high-performance-risc-v/

From the Institute of Computing Technology division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peng Cheng Laboratory comes a high-performance and well-documented RISC-V core called XiangShan. In the Git repository, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/high-performance-risc-v/)

A New Life For a Conference Badge, Weighing Bees
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/04/a-new-life-for-a-conference-badge-weighing-bees/