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Electronic Connect 4 Console Doesn’t Use LCD

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Al Williams

You might think that making your own electronic games would require some kind of LCD, but lately, [Mirko Pavleski] has been making his using inexpensive 8X8 WS2812B LED panels. This …read more Continue reading Electronic Connect 4 Console Doesn’t Use LCD→

Posted in arduino, Arduino Hacks, games, neopixel, ws2812

BBC Master 128 Revealed

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Al Williams

[Adrian] comments that the BBC Master 128 is a rare 8-bit computer, and we agree — we couldn’t remember hearing about that particular machine, although the BBC series is quite …read more Continue reading BBC Master 128 Revealed→

Posted in 6502, acorn bbc master, BBC, Corrosion, retrocomputing | Tagged Repair

AI Creates Killer Drug

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Al Williams

Researchers in Canada and the United States have used deep learning to derive an antibiotic that can attack a resistant microbe, acinetobacter baumannii, which can infect wounds and cause pneumonia. …read more Continue reading AI Creates Killer Drug→

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, bacteria, Machine Learning, Medical hacks | Tagged Antibiotic

Where Exactly Did That Network Packet Come From?

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Al Williams

Have you ever noticed that some websites can figure out, at least roughly, where you are? Sometimes they use it to find you a closer content provider. Or they might …read more Continue reading Where Exactly Did That Network Packet Come From?→

Posted in ip geolocation, IPv4, ipv6, Network Hacks

Hackaday Podcast 220: Transparent Ice, Fake Aliens, and Bendy Breadboards

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Al Williams

You can join Elliot and Al as they get together to talk about their favorite hacks of the week. There’s news about current contests, fake alien messages, flexible breadboards, hoverboards, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast 220: Transparent Ice, Fake Aliens, and Bendy Breadboards→

Posted in Hackaday Columns, Podcast, Podcasts

Linux Fu: Making Progress

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Al Williams

The computer world looks different from behind a TeleType or other hardcopy terminal. Things that tend to annoy people about Unix or Linux these days were perfectly great when you …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Making Progress→

Posted in command line, Hackaday Columns, linux, linux hacks

New Zealand’s First Microcomputer May Be This 1802

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Al Williams

Hardware hackers of a certain age likely got started with microcontrollers via the RCA 1802 — a relatively easy-to-use processor that was the subject of several excellent articles in Popular …read more Continue reading New Zealand’s First Microcomputer May Be This 1802→

Posted in 1802, New Zealand, RCA 1802, retrocomputing | Tagged Interviews

Simulated ET to Phone Home From Mars this Afternoon

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Al Williams

In science fiction movies, communicating with aliens is easy. In real life, though, we think it will be tough. Today, you’ll get your chance to see how tough when a …read more Continue reading Simulated ET to Phone Home From Mars this Afternoon→

Posted in alien, Mars, News, Science, seti, Space

Building Circuits Flexibly

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Al Williams

You think of breadboards as being a flexible way to build things — one can easily add components and wires and also rip them up. But MIT researchers want to …read more Continue reading Building Circuits Flexibly→

Posted in breadboard, flexible circuits, PCB Hacks, prototyping

Network Programming

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Al Williams

If you want a book on network programming, there are a few classic choices. [Comer’s] TCP/IP books are a great reference but sometimes is too low level. “Unix Networking Programming” …read more Continue reading Network Programming→

Posted in Network Hacks, network programming, network socket, software development, software hacks, TCP/IP

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