Turning a Bluetooth Caliper into a FreeCAD Input Device Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
It’s a common ritual: whipping out those calipers or similar measuring devices to measure part...
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Cleaning an IBM 5150, And The Perfect Period PCB Soldermask Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
Now that early PCs have moved firmly from the realm of e-waste into being collector’s...
Tracking Parts Box Usage With Stickers Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Many of us are guilty of toeing the line between having a ready supply of...
The Smallest Dialup ISP is a Raspberry Pi and a Prison Phone Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
There were a plethora of tiny, local ISPs in the days of dial-up internet. Along...
Exposing a Radiation-Hardened 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Receiver to 500 Kilograys Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Exposing the Wi-Fi chip to gamma radiation. (Credit: Yasuto Narukiyo et al, 2026) From outer...
Scrap Vintage Camera Goes Digital with Scanner Parts Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
Every collector ends up with items that are worthless, usually because they are broken or...
Open Graphics Card Powers Cyberpunk “Laptop” Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
For once, we can avoid debating in the comments what constitutes a “cyberdeck”, because ...
Hackers Hit Android and iPhone Users’ Bank Accounts As Cybersecurity Firm Reveals 400% Surge in AI-Powered Malware Attacks Daily Hodl Staff | usagoldmines.com
The cybersecurity firm Zimperium says banking malware attacks are skyrocketing with the assistance of artificial...
Florida Man Drains $234,000 From Bank Customers in California and Nevada, Posing As Fraud Investigator: DOJ Mark Emem | usagoldmines.com
A Florida resident has admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from bank customers...
The Rapper, The Canadian Academics, And The Secret Behind The Earworm Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
There are many events so far in 2026 that could reasonably have been predicted, but...
Heathkit Tuner Saved from Junk Pile Al Williams | usagoldmines.com
We miss the old Heathkit. You could build equipment that rivaled or even surpassed commercial...
Making a Vintage Allen Scythe Electric Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
The Allen Scythe is one of those fantastic pieces of vintage agricultural machinery which would...
Reverse-Engineering a Handheld Car Tire Pressure Gauge Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
The SDIC 8-bit MCU. (Credit: electronupdate, YouTube) In this wonderful world of MEMS technology, sensor...
Simulating a glowing fireplace with an RP2040 Julian Scheffers | usagoldmines.com
Today, fireplaces, their cozy glow once a household staple, are mostly a thing of the...
Up To $10,000 Per Person Heading to Victims of Massive Cybersecurity Attack on Tech Firm Mehron Rokhy | usagoldmines.com
A tech firm is settling with users affected by a cybersecurity incident that exposed sensitive...
Burning Wood to Brew Wood to Preserve Wood : Pine Tar Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
Before there was pressure-treated wood, before modern paints, there was pine tar. Everything from tool...
For Such a Small Program, ZX81 1K Chess Sure Packs a Lot In Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
The Sinclair ZX81 was hardly the most accomplished of 1980s 8-bit microcomputers, but its ultra-low-budget...
Fixing an E-Waste ASUS P5A-B Socket 7 Mainboard Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
A fun part of retro computing is saving ‘e-waste’ that was headed for certain destruction....
Hackaday Podcast Episode 364: Clocks, Cameras, and Free Will Kristina Panos | usagoldmines.com
This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over assorted beverages to bring...
This Week in Security: The Supply Chain Has Problems Mike Kershaw | usagoldmines.com
The biggest story of the week is a new massive supply chain breach, which appears to...