Ask Hackaday: Why is TTL 5 Volts? Dan Maloney | usagoldmines.com
The familiar five volts standard from back in the TTL days always struck me as...
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A Minicomputer Tape Drive Receives Some Love Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
Taking on a refrigerator-sized minicomputer is not for the faint-hearted, but has done...
Reshaping Eyeballs With Electricity, No Lasers Or Cutting Required Lewin Day | usagoldmines.com
Glasses are perhaps the most non-invasive method of vision correction, followed by contact lenses. Each...
Homebrew Dam Control System Includes all the Bells and Whistles John Elliot V | usagoldmines.com
Over on brushless.zone, we’ve come across an interesting write-up that details the construction of a...
Building the DVD Logo Screensaver with LEGO Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
The completed Lego DVD screensaver. (Credit: Grant Davis, YouTube) There’s something extremely calming and pleasing...
Mesmerizing Patterns from Simple Rules Ian Bos | usagoldmines.com
Nature is known for its intense beauty from its patterns and bright colors; however, this...
Tips for C Programming from Nic Barker John Elliot V | usagoldmines.com
If you’re going to be a hacker, learning C is a rite of passage. If...
Building a Diwheel to Add More Tank Controls to Your Commute Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
It’s often said that one should not reinvent the wheel, but that doesn’t mean that...
JawnCon Returns This Weekend Tom Nardi | usagoldmines.com
For those local to the Philadelphia area, a “jawn” can be nearly anything or anyone...
Qualcomm Introduces the Arduino Uno Q Linux-Capable SBC Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
Generally people equate the Arduino hardware platforms with MCU-centric options that are great for things...
2025 Hackaday Supercon: More Wonderful Speakers Elliot Williams | usagoldmines.com
Supercon is just around the corner, and we’re absolutely thrilled to announce the second half...
Can a Coin Cell Make 27 Volts? Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
We have all no doubt at some point released the magic smoke from a piece...
Smart Bulbs Are Turning Into Motion Sensors Lewin Day | usagoldmines.com
If you’ve got an existing smart home rig, motion sensors can be a useful addition...
A Childhood Dream, Created and Open Sourced Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
Some kids dream about getting a pony, others dream about a small form factor violin-style...
A Lorenz Teletype Shows Us Its Secrets Jenny List | usagoldmines.com
When we use the command line on Linux, we often refer to it as a...
A New Cartridge for an Old Computer Bryan Cockfield | usagoldmines.com
Although largely recognizable to anyone who had a video game console in the 80s or...
Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
After the news cycle recently exploded with the announcement that Google would require every single...
Finding Simpler Schlieren Imaging Systems Aaron Beckendorf | usagoldmines.com
Perhaps the most surprising thing about shadowgraphs is how simple they are: you simply take...
2G Gone? Bring It Back Yourself! Tyler August | usagoldmines.com
Some parts of the world still have ample 2G coverage; for those of in North...
Logitech POP Buttons are About to go Pop Maya Posch | usagoldmines.com
For those who missed out on the past few years of ‘smart home’ gadgets, the...