Practice While You Work
This week, I had to do something I haven’t done in a long, long time: make myself a custom PCB the old-fashioned way, with laser toner and etchant. The reason? …read more Continue reading Practice While You Work
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Multitasker or Many Monotaskers?
In Al Williams’s marvelous rant he points out a number of the problems with speaking to computers. Obvious problems with voice control include things like multiple people talking over each …read more Continue reading Multitasker or Many Monotaskers?
Valentine’s Day…Hacks?
How do you reconcile your love for hacking projects together with your love for that someone special? By making him or her a DIY masterpiece of blinking red LEDs, but …read more Continue reading Valentine’s Day…Hacks?
Software in Progress
Open source software can be fantastic. I run almost exclusively open software, and have for longer than I care to admit. And although I’m not a serious coder by an …read more Continue reading Software in Progress
Time vs Money, 3D Printer Style
A few months ago, Hackaday’s own Al Williams convinced me to buy a couple of untested, returned-to-manufacturer 3D printers. Or rather, he convinced me to buy one, and the incredible …read more Continue reading Time vs Money, 3D Printer Style
Networking History Lessons
Do they teach networking history classes yet? Or is it still too soon? I was reading [Al]’s first installment of the Forgotten Internet series, on UUCP. The short summary is …read more Continue reading Networking History Lessons
Learn New Tools, or Hone Your Skill with the Old?
Buried in a talk on AI from an artist who is doing cutting-edge video work was the following nugget that entirely sums up the zeitgeist: “The tools are changing so …read more Continue reading Learn New Tools, or Hone Your Skill with the Old?
In Praise of Simple Projects
Hackaday was at Chaos Communication Congress last week, and it’s one of those big hacker events that leaves you with so much to think about that I’m still processing it. …read more Continue reading In Praise of Simple Projects
Resolution: Share Inspiration
It’s been a good 2025 so far! I just got back from Chaos Communication Congress, which is easily my favorite gigantic hacker conference of the year. (Partisan Hackaday pride puts …read more Continue reading Resolution: Share Inspiration
Hacker Tools, Hacked Tools
We just love a good DIY tool project, and more so when it’s something that we can actually use cobbled together from stuff in our closet, or hacked out of …read more Continue reading Hacker Tools, Hacked Tools