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The Mazda Suitcase Car Rides Again

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
A man in a beige, vintage 90s suit rides a very small go cart with a look of terror and/or elation on his face.

Once you arrive at your destination via plane, it can be a drag waiting for a rental car. Why not bring your own with a replica of the Mazda suitcase …read more Continue reading The Mazda Suitcase Car Rides Again→

Posted in go cart, micromobility, suitcase, suitcase car, transportation hacks | Tagged Mazda

Pedal Harder for Affordability

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
A blueish grey plastic enclosure sits next to a blue and black servo, silver Li-ion battery, a GPS module board, an LCD, a small metal lever, and ESP32S3 board.

In the US, among other places, housing costs are skyrocketing. It can sometimes be difficult to get a feel for the scale of the issue and how it hits neighborhoods …read more Continue reading Pedal Harder for Affordability→

Posted in bike brakes, bike share, Citi Bike, data visualization, ebike, esp32s3, experiential data, transportation hacks

Ride the Rails on a OneWheel

Posted on September 16, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
A man in white and black railroad overalls rides a short one wheel platform suspended between two rail wheels on a steel axle.

The US has tons of abandoned rail, especially in urban environments, so it seems a shame to let it go to waste. [OneWheel] decided to modify one of their boards …read more Continue reading Ride the Rails on a OneWheel→

Posted in onewheel, rail, rail rider, railroad, self balancing, transportation hacks

Sleeper E-bike has Solenoid Display

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
Brown wrapped chrome handlebars leaning against a light grey wall. Near the stem, a series of four small pins protrude from the bars to indicate a full battery charge of 100%.

[GRMNT] decided to bring his grandpa’s beautiful road bike into the future by making a sleeper e-bike conversion. Going into the project, [GRMNT] didn’t really know what he was working …read more Continue reading Sleeper E-bike has Solenoid Display→

Posted in bafang, conversion, e-bike, ebike, ebike conversion, electric bike, green hacks, transportation hacks

Team Repair Breaks Things to Teach People How to Fix Them

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
A cardboard box (top left), set of instructions (top right), and a disassembled gaming console (bottom half) are strewn across a light blue tabletop, giving the impression that repair is impending.

Would you buy a broken device, fix it, then return the repaired item? [Team Repair] hopes you will. Many people would rather repair what they have than have to get …read more Continue reading Team Repair Breaks Things to Teach People How to Fix Them→

Posted in fix, iFixIt, repair hacks, Right to Repair, Team Repair | Tagged Repair

ICCU Monitor Logs Data in E-GMP EV Failures

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
A baby blue hatchback with red accents drives down a road with blurry trees and a blue sky in the background.

EVs are less mechanically complicated than their combustion kin, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune to component failure. The Integrated Charge Control Unit (ICCU) has been the main failure point …read more Continue reading ICCU Monitor Logs Data in E-GMP EV Failures→

Posted in car hacks, E-GMP, ICCU, Integrated Charge Control Unit | Tagged Genesis, Hyundai, Kia

Keeping Mosquitoes Away with Catnip-Based Repellent

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
An image of a brown, red, and black mosquito on light human skin

Despite their small size, mosquitoes are one of the deadliest creatures on Earth, and keeping them away from you is one of the best ways to stay safe. DEET has …read more Continue reading Keeping Mosquitoes Away with Catnip-Based Repellent→

Posted in bug repellent, green hacks, insect repellent, mosquito repellent, pesticide | Tagged Mosquito

An LLM in the Kitchen

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
A zoomed out screenshot of a flow chart recipe. It is made of 8 bit ingredient icons with their name and amounts moving through steps to the finished "Vegan Chicken Parmy Feast."

Have you ever been looking up a recipe for something new and been stymied by the directions being a wall of text, especially to find that one detail right when …read more Continue reading An LLM in the Kitchen→

Posted in cooking hacks

A Smarter DIY Air Filter

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
A vaguely perforated metal cylinder sits on a wooden box with a grey cylinder and LCD display atop it. There are holes in the top of the grey cylinder for air to flow through.

As predominantly indoor creatures, it’s important to maintain a healthy habitat for the hacker. [Kishan Pratap Singh] designed a clever solution in AirSense, an ESP32-powered air filter. If you’re thinking …read more Continue reading A Smarter DIY Air Filter→

Posted in air purifier, air quality, ESP32, ESP32-S3, home automation, home hacks, home-assistant, smart home

Who’s Building that Data Center?

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Navarre Bartz
A map of the lower 48 US States with an overlay of various colorful bubbles indicating data center developments, whether proposed, contested, under construction, or operational. There are a lot of bubbles! Hawaii isn't pictured, but looks to have one project currently, but nothing in Alaska for now.

One of the biggest “David versus Goliath” stories in tech right now is the towns beset by AI data center projects they may or may not have asked for. Powered …read more Continue reading Who’s Building that Data Center?→

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Current Events, data centers, heat island, power generation | Tagged Cooling

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