Hacking Buttons Back Into the Car Stereo To our younger readers, a car without an all-touchscreen “infotainment” system may look clunky and dated, but really, you kids don’t know what they’re missing. Buttons, knobs, and switches all …read more #hacking #projects
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Hacking Buttons Back Into The Car Stereo
To our younger readers, a car without an all-touchscreen “infotainment” system may look clunky and dated, but really, you kids don&#821...
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2025 Component Abuse Challenge: The Ever-Versatile Transistor as a Temperature Sensor One of the joys of writing up the entries for the 2025 Component Abuse Challenge has come in finding all the different alternative uses for the humble transistor. This building …read more #hacking #projects
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2025 Component Abuse Challenge: The Ever-Versatile Transistor As A Temperature Sensor
One of the joys of writing up the entries for the 2025 Component Abuse Challenge has come in finding all the different alternative uses for the hum...
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The Deadliest US Nuclear Accident is Not What You Think When you think of a US Nuclear accident, you probably think of Three Mile Island. However, there have been over 50 accidents of varying severity in the US, with few …read more #hacking #projects
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The Deadliest US Nuclear Accident Is Not What You Think
When you think of a US Nuclear accident, you probably think of Three Mile Island. However, there have been over 50 accidents of varying severity in...
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SolidWorks Certification… With FreeCAD? There are various CAD challenges out there that come with bragging rights. Some, like the Certified Solid Works Professional Exam (CWSP) might actually look good on a resume. [Deltahedra] is …read more #hacking #projects
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SolidWorks Certification… With FreeCAD?
There are various CAD challenges out there that come with bragging rights. Some, like the Certified Solid Works Professional Exam (CWSP) might actu...
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Medieval Iron, Survivorship Bias and Modern Metallurgy When you hear it said that “Modern steel is disposable by design”, your ears perk up, as you just caught the unmistakable sound of faux romanticism along with ‘lost ancient …read more #hacking #projects
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Medieval Iron, Survivorship Bias And Modern Metallurgy
When you hear it said that “Modern steel is disposable by design”, your ears perk up, as you just caught the unmistakable sound of faux...
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CardFlix: NFC Cards for Kid-Friendly Streaming Magic For most of us, the days of having to insert a disc to play our media are increasingly behind us. But if you’d like to provide your kids with the …read more #hacking #projects
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CardFlix: NFC Cards For Kid-Friendly Streaming Magic
For most of us, the days of having to insert a disc to play our media are increasingly behind us. But if you’d like to provide your kids with...
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Audio Sound Capture Project Needs Help When you are capturing audio from a speaker, you are rarely capturing the actual direct output of such a system. There are reflections and artifacts caused by anything and everything …read more #hacking #projects
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Audio Sound Capture Project Needs Help
When you are capturing audio from a speaker, you are rarely capturing the actual direct output of such a system. There are reflections and artifact...
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X-wing Aircraft Are Trickier Than They Look The iconic X-wing ship design from Star Wars is something many a hobbyist have tried to recreate, and not always with success. While [German engineer] succeeded in re-imagining an FPV …read more #hacking #projects
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X-wing Aircraft Are Trickier Than They Look
The iconic X-wing ship design from Star Wars is something many a hobbyist have tried to recreate, and not always with success. While [German engine...
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The Headache of Fake 74LS Logic Chips When you go on your favorite cheap online shopping platform and order a batch of  74LS logic ICs, what do you get? Most likely relabeled 74HC ICs, if the results …read more #hacking #projects
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The Headache Of Fake 74LS Logic Chips
When you go on your favorite cheap online shopping platform and order a batch of  74LS logic ICs, what do you get? Most likely relabeled 74HC ICs,...
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A Paintball Turret Controlled Via Xbox Controller Video games, movies, and modern militaries are all full of robotic gun turrets that allow for remotely-controlled carnage. [Paul Junkin] decided to build his own, albeit in a less-destructive paint-hurling …read more #hacking #projects
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A Paintball Turret Controlled Via Xbox Controller
Video games, movies, and modern militaries are all full of robotic gun turrets that allow for remotely-controlled carnage. [Paul Junkin] decided to...
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