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Toilet-Training Cows is No Bull

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Kristina Panos
Researchers monitor calves as they use the MooLoo, a special pen for urination.

Human activity may be the main cause of climate change, but all these cows milling and mooing about don’t help, either. Everyone knows that cows produce methane-laden flatulence, but there’s …read more Continue reading Toilet-Training Cows is No Bull→

Posted in ammonia, climate change, green hacks, greenhouse gases, Methane, nitrogen fixation, toilet training

Interactive Clips for Game Boy: Sit Back and Watch or Take Control

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Kristina Panos

How often does this happen to you? You find yourself describing something that happened in a game to someone, and they’re not sure they know what part of the map …read more Continue reading Interactive Clips for Game Boy: Sit Back and Watch or Take Control→

Posted in emulator, game boy, games, interaction, Nintendo Game Boy Hacks, PyBoy

We’d Like, Totally Carry This Retro Boombox Cyberdeck on Our Shoulder

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Kristina Panos

Cyberdeck. For those of a certain age, the ‘deck’ part conjures visions of tape decks, be they cassette, 8-track, or quarter-inch, and we seriously have to wonder why haven’t seen …read more Continue reading We’d Like, Totally Carry This Retro Boombox Cyberdeck on Our Shoulder→

Posted in cyberdeck, PS/2 mouse, Raspberry Pi, sanyo | Tagged Boombox

RoboTray is a Secret Tea Butler

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Kristina Panos

How far would you go for your cup of tea? [samsungite]’s missus doesn’t like clutter on her countertops, so away the one-cup kettle would go back into the cupboard for …read more Continue reading RoboTray is a Secret Tea Butler→

Posted in arduino, Arduino Hacks, h-bridge, lifehacks, tea, transformer

So, Why Are Hyperlinks Blue, Anyway?

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Kristina Panos
Netscape Navigator 1.0

You’ve no doubt noticed by now that while some links are gold and/or bold, most links out there are blue, especially on web pages of yore. But why? the TL;DR …read more Continue reading So, Why Are Hyperlinks Blue, Anyway?→

Posted in hyperlinks, internet hacks, Mosaic, standardization, web browser | Tagged Links

Take a Look at This Optical Keyboard

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Kristina Panos
An optical keyboard that works using IR LEDs and phototransistors.

Making keyboards is easy, right? Just wire up a bunch of switches matrix-style to a microcontroller, slap some QMK and a set of keycaps on there and you’re good to …read more Continue reading Take a Look at This Optical Keyboard→

Posted in EXTREME, ir led, Keyboard, optical keyboard, peripherals hacks, phototransistor

Even Bees Are Abuzz About Caffeine

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Kristina Panos
A bee pollinates a flower.

Many of us can’t get through the day without at minimum one cup of coffee, or at least, we’d rather not think about trying. No matter how you choose to …read more Continue reading Even Bees Are Abuzz About Caffeine→

Posted in Bees, caffeine, chemistry hacks, Energy, fake flowers, Science

VinyGo Stereo Vinyl Recorder Will Put You in the Groove

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Kristina Panos
CAD design for a vinyl record cutter.

A long time ago, there were these vinyl recording booths. You could go in there and cut a 45PM record as easily as getting a strip of four pictures of …read more Continue reading VinyGo Stereo Vinyl Recorder Will Put You in the Groove→

Posted in 2021 Hackaday Prize, record cutter, record cutting, The Hackaday Prize, vinyl

Drill Press Runs Faster On a Treadmill Motor

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Kristina Panos
Drill press modded with a treadmill motor, speed controller, lights, and a tachometer.

Are you tired of the same old video style from your favorite content creators? We can’t say that we were, exactly. But nevertheless, we appreciate this creative departure from [Eric …read more Continue reading Drill Press Runs Faster On a Treadmill Motor→

Posted in drill press, Office Chair, recycling, tachometer, tool hacks, treadmill motor

Custom Joystick Build Guide Should Point You in the Right Direction

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Kristina Panos
A couple of joysticks wired up to a Teensy for prototyping.

Over the last two years, [benkster] has been perfecting their ideal flight controller. Like many people, they started out with a keyboard and mouse and eventually moved on to a …read more Continue reading Custom Joystick Build Guide Should Point You in the Right Direction→

Posted in Arduino Hacks, HID keyboard, how-to, Joystick, peripherals hacks

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