Hackaday Podcast Episode 300: The Dwingeloo 25 m Dish, a Dead-Tech Twofer, and Deconstructing PCBs

This week on the big 300th episode, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos teamed up to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Episode 300: The Dwingeloo 25 m Dish, a Dead-Tech Twofer, and Deconstructing PCBs

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Funny Keyboard

Illustrated Kristina with an IBM Model M keyboard floating between her hands.

What’s the most important keyboard macro you know? Honestly, it’s probably Ctrl-S. But do you use that one often enough? Chances are, you do not. What you need is a …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Funny Keyboard

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Folding Keyboard Mod

Illustrated Kristina with an IBM Model M keyboard floating between her hands.

Let’s face it, failed Kickstarters are no good. But they can spark good things, like real versions of technologies that might have actually been faked for the platform. A touchscreen …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Folding Keyboard Mod

Chocolate-Coating Machine Mk. 2: the Merry-Go-Round

A chocolate coating machine works in the round to enrobe mint Oreos.

This holiday season, [Chaz] wanted to continue his family’s tradition of enrobing a little bit of everything in dark chocolate, and built an improved, rotating chocolate-coating machine. You may remember …read more Continue reading Chocolate-Coating Machine Mk. 2: the Merry-Go-Round

Boss Byproducts: Corium Is Man-Made Lava

So now we’ve talked about all kinds of byproducts, including man-made (Fordite), nature-made (fulgurites), and one that’s a little of both (calthemites). Each of these is beautiful in its own …read more Continue reading Boss Byproducts: Corium Is Man-Made Lava

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With All the Espionage

Illustrated Kristina with an IBM Model M keyboard floating between her hands.

[Ziddy Makes] describes this cute little guy as a biblically-accurate keyboard. For the unfamiliar, that’s a reference to biblically-accurate angels, which have wings (and sometimes eyes) all over the place. …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With All the Espionage