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Adjustable Allen Key After All These Years

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Tyler August

The Allen key turns 115 this year. It’s strange to believe that in all that time, no one has come up with an adjustable version, but apparently true. Luckily [Chronova …read more Continue reading Adjustable Allen Key After All These Years→

Posted in allen key, manual machining, tool hacks, toolmaking

2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Tyler August

The Becquerel (Bq) is an SI unit of radioactivity: one becquerel is equivalent to one radioactive decay per second. That absolutely does not make it equivalent to one hertz — …read more Continue reading 2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel→

Posted in 2025 Hackaday One Hertz Challenge, americium-241, clock hacks, contests, gamma ray spectroscopy, scintillator, Vetinari clock

Should You Try Printing with Polypropylene?

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Tyler August

Of all the plastics that surround us on the daily, the one we hear least about in the 3D printing world is probably polypropylene (PP). Given that this tough, slightly …read more Continue reading Should You Try Printing with Polypropylene?→

Posted in 3d printer filament, 3d Printer hacks, polypropylene

Cracking Abandonware DRM Like It’s 1999

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Tyler August

As long as there have been games, there have been crackers breaking their copy protections. “Digital Rights Management” or DRM, is a phrase for copy protection coined near the end …read more Continue reading Cracking Abandonware DRM Like It’s 1999→

Posted in abandonware, Cracking, DRM, games, software hacks

Llama Habitat Continues to Expand, Now Includes the PSP

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Tyler August
Sony PSP, Evan-Amos, Public Domain.

Organic Llamas have a rather restricted range, in nature: the Andes Mountains, and that’s it. Humans weren’t content to let the fluffy, friend-shaped creatures stay in their natural habitat, however, …read more Continue reading Llama Habitat Continues to Expand, Now Includes the PSP→

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, llama2, local LLM, playstation portable, psp, PSP Hacks

From Smartphone to a Home Server

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Tyler August

Some people like their homelabs to be as big and fancy as possible, with racks of new or surplus server hardware sucking down power. [Hardware Haven] evidently has the opposite …read more Continue reading From Smartphone to a Home Server→

Posted in Android, Android Hacks, Docker, home-assistant, homelab, Network Hacks

Walter is a Tiny Cellular Modem For Your Projects

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Tyler August

It wasn’t that long ago that projects with cellular connectivity were everywhere, but with 2G no longer universally available, glory days of cheap 2G modules seem to be on their …read more Continue reading Walter is a Tiny Cellular Modem For Your Projects→

Posted in GSM module, IoT, Microcontrollers, wireless hacks

Steampunk Copper PC is as Cool as it Runs

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Tyler August

Copper! The only thing it does better than conduct heat is conduct a great steampunk vibe. [Billet Labs]’ latest video is an artfully done wall PC that makes full use …read more Continue reading Steampunk Copper PC is as Cool as it Runs→

Posted in computer hacks, copper pipe, pc, steampunk, wall mounted, water cooled

PCB Business Card Plays Pong, Attracts Employer

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Tyler August

Facing the horrifying realization that he’s going to graduate soon, EE student [Colin Jackson] AKA [Electronics Guy] needed a business card. Not just any business card: a PCB business card. …read more Continue reading PCB Business Card Plays Pong, Attracts Employer→

Posted in games, pcb business card, PCB Hacks, pong, stm32

Ore Formation: Introduction and Magmatic Processes

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Tyler August

Hackaday has a long-running series on Mining and Refining, that tracks elements of interest on the human-made road from rocks to riches. What author Dan Maloney doesn’t address in that …read more Continue reading Ore Formation: Introduction and Magmatic Processes→

Posted in earth science, Featured, minerals, ore, Original Art, Science

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