Hot on the heels of Bambu Lab’s announcement that it would be locking down all network access to its X1-series 3D printers with new firmware, the X.509 certificate and private …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/19/bambu-connects-authentication-x-509-certificate-and-private-key-extracted/)

Hackaday Links: January 19, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/19/hackaday-links-january-19-2025/

This week, we witnessed a couple of space oopsies as both Starship and New Glenn suffered in-flight mishaps on the same day. SpaceX’s Starship was the more spectacular, with the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/19/hackaday-links-january-19-2025/)

Robotics Class is Open
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/19/robotics-class-is-open/

If you are like us, you probably just spin up your own code for a lot of simple projects. But that’s wasteful if you are trying to do anything serious. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/19/robotics-class-is-open/)

Bone Filament, For Printing Practice Bones
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/19/bone-filament-for-printing-practice-bones/

Of course there is bone-simulation filament on the market. What’s fun about this Reddit thread is all of the semi-macabre concerns of surgeons who are worried about its properties matching …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/19/bone-filament-for-printing-practice-bones/)

Innovative Clock Uses Printed Caustic Lens
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/innovative-clock-uses-printed-caustic-lens/

Hackers and makers have built just about every kind of clock under the sun. Digital, analog, seven-segment, mechanical seven-segment, binary, ternary, hexadecimal… you name it. It’s been done. You really …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/innovative-clock-uses-printed-caustic-lens/)

You Can Now Play DOOM In Microsoft Word, But You Probably Shouldn’t
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/you-can-now-play-doom-in-microsoft-word-but-you-probably-shouldnt/

DOOM used to primarily run on x86 PCs. It later got ported to a bunch of consoles with middling success, and then everything under the sun, from random embedded systems …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/you-can-now-play-doom-in-microsoft-word-but-you-probably-shouldnt/)

Time-of-Flight Sensors: How Do They Work?
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/time-of-flight-sensors-how-do-they-work/

How time of flight works (from the TFmini-S Product Guide)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tof.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tof.png?w=800">If you need to measure a distance, it is tempting to reach for the ubiquitous ultrasonic module like an HC-SR04. These work well, and they are reasonably easy to use. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/20/time-of-flight-sensors-how-do-they-work/)