Collaborate Disseminate
In the before-times, back when we could have in-person Hackaday Supercons, there was always the problem of the badge. Making a few hundred small electronic thingies, for a smart but …read more Continue reading Peek Behind the Curtains: Conference Badge Design
We covered Malamud’s General Index this week, and Mike and I were talking about it on the podcast as well. It’s the boldest attempt we’ve seen so far to open …read more Continue reading Separating Ideas From Words
I’d love to tell you that I’m never wrong, but I’ve been wrong a lot. Remember the Arduino? When it was brand new, I thought it was some silly collection …read more Continue reading Dream Bigger, Predict the Future
Are you writing your code for humans or computers? I wasn’t there, but my guess is that at the dawn of computing, people thought that they were writing for the …read more Continue reading In Search of The First Comment
[Timon] just bought a new PCB holder setup for his desk. It’s one of those spring-loaded jobbies that uses strong magnets to hold it up off of a work surface, …read more Continue reading Where You Are Influences What You Invent
The open source world and Chinese manufacturing have a long relationship. Some fifteen years ago, the big topic was how companies could open-source their hardware designs and not get driven …read more Continue reading Hackers and China
The judges’ ballots are in and we’re proud to present the ten winners of the fourth round of the 2021 Hackaday Prize. We love robots, and it’s obvious that you …read more Continue reading Meet the Winners of The Hackaday Prize Round Four: Redefine Robots
Halloween is basically built for the hacker. Besides the obvious fabrication of absurd costumes, there’s also the chance to showcase your skills, be they mechanical, audio, or video. It’s also …read more Continue reading Get Yer Halloween On!
We were trading stories of our first self-made PCBs in the secret underground Hackaday bunker, and a couple of the boards looked really good for first efforts. Of course there …read more Continue reading Embrace the New, But Don’t Forget the Old
Sometimes you just get lucky. I had a project on my list for a long time, and it was one that I had been putting off for a few months …read more Continue reading Finding the Right Hack is Half the Battle