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A LiIon pack might just be exactly what you need for powering a device of yours. Whether it’s a laptop, or a robot, or a custom e-scooter, a CPAP machine, …read more Continue reading Ultimate Power: Lithium-Ion Packs Need Some Extra Circuitry
Folks with a bit of knowledge about network security commonly use virtual private networks (VPNs) when out and about. Whether you’re connecting to public WiFi or somebody passes you a …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 7, 2024
A dip meter is basically a coil of wire that, when you excite it, you can use to tell if something inside that coil is resonating along. This lets you …read more Continue reading Understand Your Tools: Finger Exercises
If you intend to see the Netflix series “The Three Body Problem” or you want to read the Hugo-winning story from Chinese author [Cixin Liu], then you should probably bookmark …read more Continue reading Fictional Computers: The Three Body Problem
This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos convened once again to give the lowdown on this week’s best hacks. First up in the news — it’s giga-sunset time for …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Episode 265: Behind the Epic SSH Hack, 1980s Cyber Butler, The Story of Season 7
The xz backdoor is naturally still the top story of the week. If you need a refresher, see our previous coverage. As expected, some very talented reverse engineers have gone …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: XZ, ATT, and Letters of Marque
At some point, the 3.6 V of a single lithium ion battery just won’t do, and you’ll absolutely want to stack LiIon cells in series. When you need high power, …read more Continue reading Ultimate Power: Lithium-Ion Batteries In Series
This week Jonathan Bennett and David Ruggles sit down with Joshua Colp to talk about Asterisk! That’s the Open Source phone system software you already interact with without realizing it. …read more Continue reading FLOSS Weekly Episode 777: Asterisk — Wait, Faxes?
I enjoy seeing modules that can make designing other devices easier, and when I did a call for design reviews, [enp6s0] has submitted one such board to us. It’s a …read more Continue reading PCB Design Review: Tinysparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking Needs
Shipping is not a clean business. The global economy is fueled by trade, and much of that trade involves hauling product from point A to point B. A great deal …read more Continue reading Giant Sails Actually Help Cargo Ships Save Fuel, And the Planet In Turn