Collaborate Disseminate
Opening up this week’s podcast, I told Kristina about my saga repairing our German toilet valve. I’m American, and although I’ve lived here over a decade, it’s still surprising how …read more Continue reading Degrees of Freedom, But for Whom?
What do you need to make a radio transmitter? There are builds that work with just a couple of transistors. But how about a GPS-disciplined small signal beacon? You can …read more Continue reading pico-WSPR-tx Does it in Software
One of the most broadly applicable ideas I’ve ever encountered is the concept of impedance matching. If you’re into radio frequency electronics, you’re probably thinking that I mean getting all …read more Continue reading The Physics Lesson I Keep Re-Learning
Hope you’re all having a great Thanksgiving weekend, and are getting your fill of family, food, and maybe even a little bit of fun. Aside from the cranberries, Thanksgiving is …read more Continue reading Thanks for Hacking
[Scotty Allen] of Strange Parts is no stranger to Chinese factory tours, but this one is now our favorite. He visits the font of all WS2812s, World Semi, and takes …read more Continue reading How the WS2812 is Made
The software for the Supercon badge went down to the wire this year, with user-facing features being coded up as late as Thursday morning. This left “plenty of time” to …read more Continue reading Procrastineering and Simulated Annealing
The 2023 Hackaday Supercon is all done and dusted, and we’re still catching up on our sleep. I couldn’t ask everyone, but a great time was had by everyone I …read more Continue reading Supercon and Soylent Green
Supercon is in full swing! If you weren’t able to join us in person, we’re streaming the main stage and you should absolutely check out the talks as they happen. …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023 is On: Live
[Crispernaki] and I have something in common. We both saw this awesome project that made a scroll wheel out of a VHS head back in 2010, and wanted to make …read more Continue reading Impostor Syndrome: It’s Not Your Fault!
It’s two weeks until Supercon! We can almost smell the solder from here. If you’re coming, and especially if it’s your first time, you’re soon to be faced with the …read more Continue reading The Eternal Dilemma