The Badge Hacks of Supercon
We just got home from Supercon and well, it was super. It was great to see everyone, and meet a whole bunch of new folks to boot! The talks were …read more Continue reading The Badge Hacks of Supercon
Author Archives: Elliot Williams
Hardware-in-the-Loop Continuous Integration
How can you tell if your software is doing what it’s supposed to? Write some tests and run them every time you change anything. But what if you’re making hardware? …read more Continue reading Hardware-in-the-Loop Continuous Integration
The 2024 Hackaday Supercon SAO Badge Reveal
We’ve been hinting at it for a few months now, running a series of articles on SAOs, then a Supercon Add-On Challenge. We even let on that the badge would …read more Continue reading The 2024 Hackaday Supercon SAO Badge Reveal
2024 Supercon: Third Round of Super Speakers
The third and final round of the 2024 Supercon talks announcements brings us to the end, and the full schedule is now up on Hackaday.io. With Supercon just a couple …read more Continue reading 2024 Supercon: Third Round of Super Speakers
Hackaday Hacked!
Well, that was “fun”. Last week, we wrote a newsletter post about the state of Hackaday’s comments. We get good ones and bad ones, and almost all the time, we …read more Continue reading Hackaday Hacked!
Linus Live-Codes Music on the Commodore 64
In this tremendously educational video, [Linus Åkesson] takes us through how he develops a synthesizer and a sequencer and editor for it on the Commodore 64, all in BASIC. While …read more Continue reading Linus Live-Codes Music on the Commodore 64
Breaking News: 2024 Supercon SAO Contest Deadline Extended
More than a couple folks have written us saying that their entries into the Supercon Add-On Contest got caught up in the Chinese fall holidays. Add to that our tendency …read more Continue reading Breaking News: 2024 Supercon SAO Contest Deadline Extended
If You Can’t Say Anything Nice
You know what your mom would say, right? This week, we got an above average number of useless negative comments. A project was described as looking like a “turd” – …read more Continue reading If You Can’t Say Anything Nice
First Benchies in Stainless Steel, With Lasers
DIY 3D printing in metal is a lot more complicated than we thought. And this video from [Metal Matters] shows two approaches, many many false starts, and finally, a glorious …read more Continue reading First Benchies in Stainless Steel, With Lasers
Towards Solderless PCB Prototyping
When we think of assembling a PCB, we’re almost always thinking about solder. Whether in paste form or on the spool, hand-iron or reflow, some molten metal is usually in …read more Continue reading Towards Solderless PCB Prototyping