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It’s odd being a technology writer in 2026, because around you are many people who will tell you that your craft is outdated. Like the manufacturers of buggy-whips at the …read more Continue reading AI For The Skeptics: Pick Your Reasons To Be Excited
In the mid 1970s there were a spate of movies depicting the romance and lifestyle of truck drivers in the southern half of the United States. Over on the other …read more Continue reading 934 MHz: When The Government Really Doesn’t Want You To Have CB
Now that early PCs have moved firmly from the realm of e-waste into being collector’s items, it’s worth putting in some effort to restore them if you find one. [Epictronics] …read more Continue reading Cleaning an IBM 5150, And The Perfect Period PCB Soldermask
Every collector ends up with items that are worthless, usually because they are broken or incomplete. When [Graindead] found a 1920s glass-plate reflex camera for pennies with plenty of missing …read more Continue reading Scrap Vintage Camera Goes Digital with Scanner Parts
There are many events so far in 2026 that could reasonably have been predicted, but perhaps one which couldn’t is a Hackaday scribe in Europe unexpectedly finding herself with a …read more Continue reading The Rapper, The Canadian Academics, And The Secret Behind The Earworm
The Allen Scythe is one of those fantastic pieces of vintage agricultural machinery which would never be allowed to be manufactured today for health and safety reasons. It’s a two-wheel …read more Continue reading Making a Vintage Allen Scythe Electric
The Sinclair ZX81 was hardly the most accomplished of 1980s 8-bit microcomputers, but its ultra-low-budget hardware was certainly pressed into service for some impressive work. Perhaps the most legendary piece …read more Continue reading For Such a Small Program, ZX81 1K Chess Sure Packs a Lot In
If you own a computer that’s not mobile, it’s almost certain that it will receive its power in some form from a mains wall outlet. Whether it’s 230 V at …read more Continue reading DC in the Data Center for a More Efficient Future
Over the years there have been many designs for pan-and-tilt camera mounts suitable for single board computer cameras. Often they mount small servos for the movement, but those in turn …read more Continue reading Pan and Tilt The Weatherproof Way, With Bowden Cables
If you’re an American and you use the Internet at home, it seems probable that routers are going to be in short supply. The US government recently mandated all such …read more Continue reading Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough