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Aussie Researchers Say They Can Bring The Iron Age to Mars

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Tyler August

Every school child can tell you these days that Mars is red because it’s rusty. The silicate rock of the martian crust and regolith is very rich in iron oxide. …read more Continue reading Aussie Researchers Say They Can Bring The Iron Age to Mars→

Posted in ISRU, Mars, Space

ESP32 Hosts Functional Minecraft Server

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Tyler August

If you haven’t heard of Minecraft, well, we hope you enjoyed your rip-van-winkle nap this past decade or so. For everyone else, you probably at least know that this is …read more Continue reading ESP32 Hosts Functional Minecraft Server→

Posted in esp32-C3, games, Microcontrollers, Minecraft

Musical Motors, BLDC Edition

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Tyler August

This should count as a hack: making music from a thing that should not sing. In this case, [SIROJU] is tickling the ivories with a Brushless DC motor, or BLDC.  …read more Continue reading Musical Motors, BLDC Edition→

Posted in BLDC controller, bldc motor, electronic music, musical hacks

Old Phone Upcycled Into Pico Projector, ASMR

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Tyler August

To update an old saying for the modern day, one man’s e-waste is another man’s bill of materials. Upcycling has always been in the hacker’s toolkit, and cellphones provide a …read more Continue reading Old Phone Upcycled Into Pico Projector, ASMR→

Posted in cell phone display, Cellphone Hacks, diy projector, home theatre, lcd

65F02 is an FPGA 6502 with a Need For Speed

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Tyler August
A 65f02 and 65c02

Does the in 65F02 “F” stand for “fast” or “FPGA”? [Jurgen] doesn’t know, but his drop-in replacement board for the 6502 and 65c02 is out there and open source, whatever …read more Continue reading 65F02 is an FPGA 6502 with a Need For Speed→

Posted in 6502 processor, 65c02, FPGA, retrocomputing

The 555 as You’ve Never Seen It: In Textile!

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Tyler August
The weaving is on the left, a microphoto of the chip die is on the right.

The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least since European contact, and probably long before. They’ve never shied from adopting innovation: churro sheep …read more Continue reading The 555 as You’ve Never Seen It: In Textile!→

Posted in 555, Navajo, Navajo weaving, rug, weaving | Tagged Art

Rackintosh Plus Is the Form Factor Nobody Has Been Waiting For

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Tyler August

For all its friendly countenance and award-winning industrial design, there’s one thing the venerable Macintosh Plus can’t do: fit into a 1U rack space. OK, if we’re being honest with …read more Continue reading Rackintosh Plus Is the Form Factor Nobody Has Been Waiting For→

Posted in 19-inch rack, 1u, Mac Hacks, macintosh plus, retrocomputing

Was Action! The Best 8-Bit Language?

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Tyler August

Most people’s memories of programming in the 8-bit era revolve around BASIC, and not without reason. Most of the time, it was all we had. On the other hand, there …read more Continue reading Was Action! The Best 8-Bit Language?→

Posted in atari 8 bit, retrocomputing, software development

O Brother, What Art Thou?

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Tyler August

Dedicated word processors are not something we see much of anymore. They were in a weird space: computerized, but not really what you could call a computer, even in those …read more Continue reading O Brother, What Art Thou?→

Posted in ESP-32, misc hacks, retro, Teensy, word processor

Modos is Open Hardware, Easy on the Eyes

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Tyler August
Front and back view of the 13.7" monitor kit

Since e-ink first hit the market a couple decades back, there’s always murmurs of “that’d be great as a second monitor”— but very, very few monitors have ever been made. …read more Continue reading Modos is Open Hardware, Easy on the Eyes→

Posted in e-paper display, eink, FPGA, misc hacks, open source hardware

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