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Modern CPUs are Smarter Than You Might Realize

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Al Williams

When it comes to programming, most of us write code at a level of abstraction that could be for a computer from the 1960s. Input comes in, you process it, …read more Continue reading Modern CPUs are Smarter Than You Might Realize→

Posted in CPU architecture, optimization, software development, software hacks

Hack Your Recipes

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Al Williams

If there is one thing Hackaday readers have in common, they like to make things. Of course, we don’t all make the same things and that’s great. But, unsurprisingly, a …read more Continue reading Hack Your Recipes→

Posted in cooking, cooking hacks, Markdown, recipe

Glassblowing for the Lab

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Al Williams

There was a time when ordering some glassware from a distributor meant making a sizable minimum order, sending a check in the mail and waiting weeks for a box full …read more Continue reading Glassblowing for the Lab→

Posted in gas discharge, glass blowing, glassblowing, Tech Hacks | Tagged Glass

Automated Chess Board Plays You

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Al Williams

If you’ve ever played chess or even checkers, you’ve probably thought about making a board that lets a computer play you without having to enter your moves and look at …read more Continue reading Automated Chess Board Plays You→

Posted in arduino, Arduino Hacks, chess, chess computer, games

The Return of SCSI

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Al Williams

There was a time when high-performance disk drives used SCSI — the Small Computer System Interface — and everything else was kid stuff. Now, advanced forms of SCSI are still …read more Continue reading The Return of SCSI→

Posted in amiga, retrocomputing, scsi

3D Printed Shoes Make Bigfoot Tracks

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Al Williams

[Stephan Henrich] is probably going to set off a wave of bigfoot sightings if his new shoe, the Cryptide sneaker takes off. The shoe is completely 3D printed in flexible …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Shoes Make Bigfoot Tracks→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing, flexible filament, shoe, shoes, tpe

Human Power, Past and Future

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Al Williams

We will assume you’ve seen The Matrix — it was from 1999, after all. The surprise, at the end, was that humans were being used as human batteries to power …read more Continue reading Human Power, Past and Future→

Posted in energy harvesting, Hackaday Columns, human powered machines, rants, Wearables

3D Printering: Giants

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Al Williams
Art of 3D printer in the middle of printing a Hackaday Jolly Wrencher logo

Newton famously said, “If I see further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” For 3D printing, though, it might be the reverse. If a printer …read more Continue reading 3D Printering: Giants→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, Hackaday Columns, large 3d prints | Tagged 3D Printers

$60 PC Oscilloscope Review

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Al Williams

Owning an oscilloscope is a real gamechanger and these days, scopes are more capable and less expensive than ever before. However, there is a big difference between scopes that cost …read more Continue reading $60 PC Oscilloscope Review→

Posted in hantek, oscilloscope, review, Reviews

3D Printed CPU Bracket Reduces Temperatures

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Al Williams

What do you do when your motherboard bends your CPU? If you’re [Karta] or [Luumi], you 3D print a new retaining bracket to fix the problem. [Karta] originated the design, …read more Continue reading 3D Printed CPU Bracket Reduces Temperatures→

Posted in computer hacks, cpu heatsink, heatsink, lga1700

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