Collaborate Disseminate
It may be hard to believe, but BASIC turned 60 this week. Opinions about the computer language vary, of course, but one thing everyone can agree on is that Professors …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 5, 2024
The meme-filled videos spread on Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels, though it’s unclear if the Kremlin created them. Continue reading ‘Fallout’-Style Cartoons Meant to Train Russian Soldiers Are Spreading on Telegram
The media got their collective knickers in a twist this week with the news that Wyoming is banning the sale of electric vehicles in the state. Headlines like that certainly …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 22, 2023
KiCad Version 5 has been released! Footprints are going to be installed locally, and the Github plugin for library management is no longer the default. You now have the ability to import Eagle projects directly, Eeschema has a better configuration dialog, better wire dragging, and Pcbnew now has complex pad shapes. The changelog also says they’ve gone from pronouncing it as ‘Kai-CAD’ to ‘Qai-CAD’.
Kids can’t use computers because of those darn smartphones. Finally, the world is ending not because of Millennials, but because of whatever generation we’re calling 12-year-olds. (I’m partial to Generation Next, but that’s only because my …read more
And appears to turn them into anime. Continue reading This Personal Space Robot Protects You From Talking to Real Live People
When you’re evoking 1930s cartoons, it makes sense to ditch to the color. Continue reading Play ‘Cuphead’ the Way It’s Meant to Be Played: On a Black and White CRT
The much anticipated game with a 1930s cartoon art style is as hard as it seems. Continue reading To Play ‘Cuphead’ Is to Suck at ‘Cuphead’
Mod based on CarbotAnimation’s StarCrafts set to hit StarCraft 2 on October 11. Continue reading ‘StarCraft’ Mod Makes Zerg Rushes Cuter Than Ever
Getting to play with technology is often the only justification a hacker needs to work on a build. But when your build helps someone, especially your own special-needs kid, hacking becomes a lot more that playing. That’s what’s behind this media player customized for the builder’s autistic son.
People generally know that the symptoms of autism cover a broad range of behaviors and characteristics that center around socialization and communication. But a big component of autism spectrum disorders is that kids often show very restricted interests. While [Alain Mauer] doesn’t go into his son [Scott]’s symptoms, our guess is that …read more
Continue reading Custom Media Player Helps Hacker’s Autistic Son