Collaborate Disseminate
While our modern computer can easily emulate a lot of different old machines, there is something about having replica hardware that is even better. Not as nice as having the …read more Continue reading OSI Superboard II Replicated
If we asked you to design a circuit to blink a flashing turn signal, you would probably reach for a cheap micro or a 555. But old cars used bimetallic …read more Continue reading The Shuttle Engine Needed 3D Printing, But…
While air hockey is a fine amusement, it isn’t much fun if you can’t find someone to play against. Unless that is, you build a mini table with a robotic …read more Continue reading Air Hockey Solitaire
Society and governments are struggling to adapt to a world full of cybersecurity threats. Case in point: the EU CRA — Cyber Resilience Act — is a proposal by the …read more Continue reading The Cyber Resilience Act Threatens Open Source
The Baader-Meinhof effect is the common name for what scientists call frequency illusion. Suppose you are watching Star Trek’s Christopher Pike explain how he makes pasta mama, and you’ve never …read more Continue reading Gen Tojo’s Teeth: Morse Code Shows Up in the Strangest Places
We all know we should save energy and not leave computers on all the time. It is probably better for the computer, too. But when you operate a home server, …read more Continue reading Linux Server, Wakey, Wakey
[CelGenStudios] has an impressive collection of vintage hardware. One that really struck us came from a thrift store in Canada, so the original provenance of it is unknown. It looks …read more Continue reading Mystery 1802 Computer Was a Homebrew Project
Water cooler talk at the office usually centers around movies, sports, or life events. Not at Hackaday. We have the oddest conversations and, this week, we are asking for your …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Split Rail Op Amp Power Supply
A few weeks ago, we looked at a video showing water “solving” a maze. [AlphaPhoenix] saw the same video, and it made him think about electrons “finding the path of …read more Continue reading Water Solves Mazes, Why Not Electrons?
Linux users have a lot of software to be proud of. However, there is the occasional Windows program that does something you’d really like to do and it just won’t …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Reading Your Memory’s Memory