V-Cut Vias Test Your Whole Panel At Once | usagoldmines.com
We might consider PCB panels as simply an intermediate step towards getting your PCBs manufactured...
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Hackaday Podcast Episode 291: Walking in Space, Lead in the Earth, and Atoms under the DIY Microscope | usagoldmines.com
What have you missed on Hackaday this week? Elliot Williams and Al Williams compare notes...
This Week in Security: Zimbra, DNS Poisoning, and Perfctl | usagoldmines.com
Up first this week is a warning for the few of us still brave enough...
The Raspberry Pi 500 Hints At Its Existence | usagoldmines.com
It’s fairly insignificant in the scheme of things, and there’s no hardware as yet for...
Need High-Power Li-Ion Charging? How About 100 W | usagoldmines.com
Ever want a seriously powerful PCB for charging a Li-Ion pack? Whatever you want it...
Mobius Keyboard Wastes Little Space | usagoldmines.com
What is with all the wasted space on keyboards? There’s a whole back side just...
On the Nature of Electricity: Recreating the Early Experiments | usagoldmines.com
Bits of material levitating against gravity, a stream of water deflected by invisible means, sparks...
3D Print A Stenciling Frame For Your PCB | usagoldmines.com
For many a hacker, stenciling a board for the first time is a game-changing experience...
Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $37,000,000 in Crypto From Nearly 600 Victims: US Justice Department | usagoldmines.com
A 21-year-old man from Indiana just pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a cyber intrusion...
A Lightweight Balloon Tracker For High Altitude Missions | usagoldmines.com
It’s pretty easy to take a balloon, fill it up with helium, and send it...
Pulley System Makes Headphone Cables More Managable | usagoldmines.com
It’s 2024. You’ve probably got one or more pairs of wireless headphones around the house....
Supercon 2023: [Cory Doctorow] with an Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet’s Enshittification and Throw It Into Reverse | usagoldmines.com
Those of us old enough to remember BBS servers or even rainbow banners often go...
Add USB-C to Your AirPods the Easy Way | usagoldmines.com
While the death of Apple’s Lightning Connector can’t come soon enough, swapping the ports on...
Polaris Dawn, and the Prudence of a Short Spacewalk | usagoldmines.com
For months before liftoff, the popular press had been hyping up the fact that the...
Pi Zero Power Optimization Leaves No Stone Unturned | usagoldmines.com
If you’ve ever designed a battery-powered device with a Pi Zero, you have no doubt...
The 1924 Martian Signal: A Cosmic Curiosity | usagoldmines.com
In an age where our gadgets allow us to explore the cosmos, we stumbled upon...
Laptop GPU Upgrade With Just A Little Reballing | usagoldmines.com
Modern gaming laptops are in an uncomfortable spot – often too underpowered for newest titles,...
Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off in Power-Saving Measure | usagoldmines.com
The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium...
MikroPhone – Open, Secure, Simple Smartphone | usagoldmines.com
Modern smartphones try and provide a number of useful features to their users, and yet,...
Witch’s Staff Build is a Rad Glowing Costume Prop | usagoldmines.com
Let’s say you’re going to a music festival. You could just take water, sunscreen, and...