For the Fun of It
I was off at the Chaos Communication Congress last weekend, and one of the big attractions for one who is nerdily inclined is seeing all of the personal projects that …read more Continue reading For the Fun of It
Author Archives: Elliot Williams
39C3: Liberating ESP32 Bluetooth
Bluetooth is everywhere, but it’s hard to inspect. Most of the magic is done inside a Bluetooth controller chip, accessed only through a controller-specific Host-Controller Interface (HCI) protocol, and almost …read more Continue reading 39C3: Liberating ESP32 Bluetooth
39C3: Recreating Sandstorm
Some synthesizer sounds are just catchy, but some of them are genre-defining. We think you could make that case for the Roland JP-8000 patch “Sandstorm”, which you’ve heard if you …read more Continue reading 39C3: Recreating Sandstorm
39C3: Hacking Washing Machines
Many of us have them, few of us really hack on them: well, here we’re talking about large home appliances. [Severin von Wnuck-Lipinski] and [Hajo Noerenberg] were both working on …read more Continue reading 39C3: Hacking Washing Machines
39C3: Hardware, and the Hard Bit
The 39th annual Chaos Communication Congress (39C3) is underway, and it kicked off with a talk that will resonate deeply with folks in the Hackaday universe. [Kliment] gave an impassioned invitation …read more Continue reading 39C3: Hardware, and the Hard Bit
Hackaday Podcast Ep 351: Hackaday Goes To Chaos Communication Congress
Elliot was of at Europe’s largest hacker convention: Chaos Communication Congress. He had an awesome time, saw more projects than you might think humanely possible, and got the flu. But …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Ep 351: Hackaday Goes To Chaos Communication Congress
Retrocomputing: Simulacrum or the Real Deal?
The holidays are rapidly approaching, and you probably already have a topic or two to argue with your family about. But what about with your hacker friends? We came upon …read more Continue reading Retrocomputing: Simulacrum or the Real Deal?
User Serviceable Parts
Al and I were talking on the podcast about the Home Assistant home automation hub software. In particular, about how devilishly well designed it is for extensibility. It’s designed to …read more Continue reading User Serviceable Parts
Hacky Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year when we eat perhaps a little too much food, and have maybe just a few too many sips of red wine. But it’s also when …read more Continue reading Hacky Thanksgiving
Elli Furedy Brings Cyberpunk Games to Life
When you’re designing a bounty hunter game for a five-day cyberpunk live-action-role-play out in the middle of the Mojave desert, you’ve got to bring something extra cool. But [Elli]’s Hackaday …read more Continue reading Elli Furedy Brings Cyberpunk Games to Life