Hackaday

07 July 2025 04:30

Counting objects is an ideal task for automation, and when focusing on a single type of object, there are many effective solutions. But what if you need to count hundreds …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/fastener-fusion-automating-the-art-of-counting/)

Hackaday

07 July 2025 04:29

Taking delivery of a new vehicle from a dealership is an emotional mixed bag. On the one hand, you’ve had to endure the sales rep’s hunger to close the deal, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/hackaday-links-july-6-2025/)

Hackaday

07 July 2025 04:28

AF114 germanium transistors and related ones like the AF115 through AF117 were quite popular during the 1960s, but they quickly developed a reputation for failure. This is due to what …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/diagnosing-whisker-failure-mode-in-af114-and-similar-transistors/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 19:55

These are tough times for American hackers, and rife with uncertainty. Trade wars are on, off, on again– who can keep track? If you’re used to getting everything from China, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/does-made-in-america-make-sense-for-pcb-prototyping/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 19:54

While for most people Pluto is the most distant planet in the Solar System, things get a lot more fuzzy once you pass Neptune and enter the realm of trans-Neptunian …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/visiting-our-neighbor-sedna-feasibility-study-of-a-mission-to-this-planetoid/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 19:53

There is always the promise of using more computing power for a single task. Your computer has multiple CPUs now, surely. Your video card has even more. Your computer is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/going-to-the-parallel-chapel/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 12:18

https://github.com/nickbild/audiobook?tab=readme-ov-file
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/reader_front_16-9_sm-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/reader_front_16-9_sm-featured.png?w=800">If the idea of reading a physical book sounds like hard work, [Nick Bild’s] latest project, the PageParrot, might be for you. While AI gets a lot of flak these …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/convert-any-book-to-a-diy-audiobook/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 07:39

If you are anything like us, last time you went bowling, you thought more about how the ball came back to you than actually knocking down the pin. Perhaps you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/a-look-through-the-eye-of-a-bowling-ball/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 07:38

What if you build a clock that displayed the time not just on its own, but in its shadows as well? [Lewis] from [DIY Machines] has done just that, with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/shadow-clock-shows-the-time-on-the-wall/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 07:37

Image [Interfacing Linux]
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Still-2025-06-21-180007_1.5.18.webp?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Still-2025-06-21-180007_1.5.18.webp?w=800">Running DOOM on ARM? Old hat. Running Doom (2016) on an ARM SBC? Well, that’s a bit more interesting, and [Interfacing Linux] shows us how with this handy guide, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/daisy-chain-of-hacks-lets-new-arm-board-run-doom/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 00:17

How would you go about identifying usable land that suits your building tastes? [Scott Sexton] was specifically, looking for land that’s not to steep to build on, and realized that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/mapping-tool-helps-identify-usable-land-for-building/)

Hackaday

06 July 2025 00:16

In the past few years, what marketers and venture capital firms term “artificial intelligence” but is more often an advanced predictive text model of some sort has started taking people’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/ai-is-only-coming-for-fun-jobs/)

Hackaday

05 July 2025 18:54

Like the rest of us, 8-bit hardware is not getting any newer, and failed ROMs are just a fact of life. Of course you can’t call up Commadore corporation for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/software-defined-retro-rom-makes-8-bit-easy/)

Hackaday

05 July 2025 14:50

Sometimes a write-up of a piece of retrocomputing hardware goes way beyond the hardware itself and into the industry that spawned it, and thus it is with [OldVCR]’s resurrection of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/a-feast-of-1970s-gaming-history-and-an-8080-arcade-board/)

Hackaday

05 July 2025 14:49

If you’re a regular GitHub user you’ll be familiar with the website’s graphical calendar display of activity as a grid. For some of you it will show a hive of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/track-your-github-activity-with-this-e-ink-display/)

Hackaday

07 July 2025 04:30

Fastener Fusion: Automating the Art of Counting
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/fastener-fusion-automating-the-art-of-counting/

Hackaday

07 July 2025 04:29

Hackaday Links: July 6, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/hackaday-links-july-6-2025/

Hackaday

07 July 2025 04:28

Diagnosing Whisker Failure Mode in AF114 and Similar Transistors
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/diagnosing-whisker-failure-mode-in-af114-and-similar-transistors/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 19:55

Does Made-in-America Make Sense for PCB Prototyping?
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/does-made-in-america-make-sense-for-pcb-prototyping/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 19:54

Visiting Our Neighbor Sedna: Feasibility Study of a Mission to This Planetoid
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/visiting-our-neighbor-sedna-feasibility-study-of-a-mission-to-this-planetoid/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 19:53

Going to the (Parallel) Chapel
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/going-to-the-parallel-chapel/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 12:18

Convert Any Book to a DIY Audiobook?
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/06/convert-any-book-to-a-diy-audiobook/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 07:39

A Look Through the Eye of a Bowling Ball
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/a-look-through-the-eye-of-a-bowling-ball/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 07:38

Shadow Clock Shows The Time On The Wall
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/shadow-clock-shows-the-time-on-the-wall/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 07:37

Daisy chain of hacks lets new Arm board run Doom
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/daisy-chain-of-hacks-lets-new-arm-board-run-doom/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 00:17

Mapping Tool Helps Identify Usable Land For Building
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/mapping-tool-helps-identify-usable-land-for-building/

Hackaday

06 July 2025 00:16

AI Is Only Coming For Fun Jobs
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/ai-is-only-coming-for-fun-jobs/

Hackaday

05 July 2025 18:54

Software Defined Retro ROM Makes 8-bit Easy
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/software-defined-retro-rom-makes-8-bit-easy/

Hackaday

05 July 2025 14:50

A Feast Of 1970s Gaming History, And An 8080 Arcade Board
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/a-feast-of-1970s-gaming-history-and-an-8080-arcade-board/

Hackaday

05 July 2025 14:49

Track Your GitHub Activity With This E-Ink Display
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/05/track-your-github-activity-with-this-e-ink-display/