Danger is My Middle Name
Last week, [Al Williams] wrote up a his experience with a book that provided almost too much detailed information on how to build a DIY x-ray machine for his (then) …read more Continue reading Danger is My Middle Name
Category Archives: rants
The Book That Could Have Killed Me
It is funny how sometimes things you think are bad turn out to be good in retrospect. Like many of us, when I was a kid, I was fascinated by …read more Continue reading The Book That Could Have Killed Me
Thanks for the Great Comments!
Every once in a while, there’s a Hackaday article where the comments are hands-down the best part of a post. This happened this week with Al Williams’ Ask Hackaday: How …read more Continue reading Thanks for the Great Comments!
Sometimes It’s Not the Solution
Watching a video about a scratch-built ultra-precise switch for metrology last week reminded me that it’s not always the projects that are the most elegant solutions that I enjoy reading …read more Continue reading Sometimes It’s Not the Solution
How Facebook Killed Online Chat
In the early days of the internet, online conversations were an event. The technology was novel, and it was suddenly possible to socialize with a whole bunch of friends at …read more Continue reading How Facebook Killed Online Chat
About Right
I really enjoyed reading Anne Ogborn’s piece on making simple DIY measurement devices for physical quantities like force, power, and torque. It is full of food for thought, if you’re …read more Continue reading About Right
Tool-Building Mammals
It’s often said of us humans that we’re the only “tool-using mammals”. While not exclusive to the hacker community, a bunch of us are also “tool-building mammals” when we have …read more Continue reading Tool-Building Mammals
The Long and the Short of It
Last weekend was Hackaday Europe 2024, and it was great. Besides having some time to catch up with everyone, see some fun new badge hacks, and of course all the …read more Continue reading The Long and the Short of It
Microsoft Killed My Favorite Keyboard, And I’m Mad About It
As a professional writer, I rack up thousands of words a day. Too many in fact, to the point where it hurts my brain. To ease this burden, I choose …read more Continue reading Microsoft Killed My Favorite Keyboard, And I’m Mad About It
In a Twist, Humans Take Jobs from AI
Back in the 1970s, Rockwell had an ad that proudly proclaimed: “The best electronic brains are still human.” They weren’t wrong. Computers are great and amazing, but — for now …read more Continue reading In a Twist, Humans Take Jobs from AI