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Watertight and Wireless in One Go: The DIY Sea Scooter

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
[Ben] at workbench with 3D-printed sea scooter

To every gadget, tool, or toy, you can reasonably think: ‘Sure I could buy this… but can I make it myself?’ And that’s where [Ben] decided he could, and got …read more Continue reading Watertight and Wireless in One Go: The DIY Sea Scooter→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, hull, print in place, sea scooter, toy hacks, watertight, wifi, wireless hacks | Tagged Bluetooth, Underwater

Whispers From The Void, Transcribed With AI

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
Screenshot of audio noise graph

‘Hearing voices’ doesn’t have to be worrisome, for instance when software-defined radio (SDR) happens to be your hobby. It can take quite some of your time and attention to pull …read more Continue reading Whispers From The Void, Transcribed With AI→

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, CUDA, digital audio hacks, gpu, OpenAI, radio hacks, sdr, VAD, Whisper | Tagged Audio, Radio

An Ode to the Aesthetic of Light in 1024 Pixels

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
Raspberry Pi Pico LED display sitting in window sill

Sometimes, brilliant perspectives need a bit of an introduction first, and this is clearly one. This video essay by [Cleggy] delivers what it promises: an ode to the aesthetic of …read more Continue reading An Ode to the Aesthetic of Light in 1024 Pixels→

Posted in led, led hacks, led matrix, matrix, monochrome, News, pico, Raspberry Pi, ws2812 | Tagged Art

An ATTiny GPU Fan Controller That Sticks

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
ATTiny85 as fan controller

When your GPU fan goes rogue with an unholy screech, you either shell out for a new one or you go full hacker mode. Well, [ashafq] did the latter. The …read more Continue reading An ATTiny GPU Fan Controller That Sticks→

Posted in 12v, attiny, ATtiny Hacks, attiny85, computer hacks, DS18B20, fan, gpu, misc hacks, News, Radeon, repair hacks | Tagged Graphics Card

Rebooting WarGames‘ WOPR with a Pi and Gemini

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
Closeup of WOPR interface on Raspberry Pi

WarGames fans, rejoice: [Nick Bild] has rebooted WOPR for real. In his latest hack, the Falcon, he recreates the iconic AI from the 1983 film using a Raspberry Pi 400, …read more Continue reading Rebooting WarGames‘ WOPR with a Pi and Gemini→

Posted in computer hacks, gemini, Raspberry Pi, war games, wargames, WOPR

Coleco Adam: A Commodore 64 Competitor, Almost

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
a Coleco Adams console on a desk

For a brief, buzzing moment in 1983, the Coleco Adam looked like it might out-64 the Commodore 64. Announced with lots of ambition, this 8-bit marvel promised a complete computing …read more Continue reading Coleco Adam: A Commodore 64 Competitor, Almost→

Posted in c64, Coleco, coleco adams, commodore 64, computer hacks, retrocomputing, z80 | Tagged Modular

Time, Stars, and Tides, All On Your Wrist

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
Close-up view of the Solaria Ultra Grand Complication watch

When asked ‘what makes you tick?’ the engineers at Vacheron Constantin sure know what to answer – and fast, too. Less than a year after last year’s horological kettlebell, the …read more Continue reading Time, Stars, and Tides, All On Your Wrist→

Posted in chronograph, clock hacks, horology, sky chart, watch, wearable hacks

The Keyboard Sinclair Never Made

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
ZX Mechtrum Deluxe keyboard close-up

For those of us who’ve spent far too long hammering rubber keys into submission, a glorious solution has arrived. [Lee Smith] designed the ZX Mechtrum Deluxe, the ultimate keyboard upgrade …read more Continue reading The Keyboard Sinclair Never Made→

Posted in classic hacks, Keyboard, keycap, pcb, PCB Hacks, peripherals hacks, retrocomputing, sinclair, spacebar, ZX Spectrum

Planetary Poetry with a Tiny Digital Core

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
Render of a simple clockwork orrery

Some hacks just tickle the brain in a very particular way. They’re, for a change, not overly engineered; they’re just elegant, anachronistic, and full of mischief. That’s exactly what [Frans] …read more Continue reading Planetary Poetry with a Tiny Digital Core→

Posted in 3d print, classic hacks, clockwork, ESP32, misc hacks, multitouch hacks, orrery, planetarium, reed switch, toy hacks | Tagged Moon

Hot Rod Backyard Bath on Steel Spring Legs

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Heidi Ulrich
Rusty bathtub outdoors on equally rusty car springs

In a fusion of scrapyard elegance and Aussie ingenuity, [Mark Makies] has given a piece of old steel a steamy second life with his ‘CastAway Tub’. Call it a bush …read more Continue reading Hot Rod Backyard Bath on Steel Spring Legs→

Posted in clamp, Hardware, home hacks, how-to, junk, leaf springs, News, springs, steel welding, tub, weld | Tagged Bath

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