How Laser Headlights Died In The US

Automotive headlights started out burning acetylene, before regular electric lightbulbs made them obsolete. In due time, halogen bulbs took over, before the industry began to explore even newer technologies like …read more

The Terminal Demise Of Consumer Electronics Through Subscription Services

Open any consumer electronics catalog from around the 1980s to the early 2000s and you are overwhelmed by a smörgåsbord of devices, covering any audio-visual and similar entertainment and hobby …read more

For Americans Only: Estimating Celsius And Other Mental Metrics

I know many computer languages, but I’ve struggled all my life to learn a second human language. One of my problems is that I can’t stop trying to translate in …read more

How The Widget Revolutionized Canned Beer

Walk into any pub and order a pint of Guinness, and you’ll witness a mesmerizing ritual. The bartender pulls the tap, fills the glass two-thirds full, then sets it aside …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 842: Will The Real JQ Please Stand Up

We’re back! This week Jonathan chats with Mattias Wadman and Michael Farber about JQ! It’s more than just a JSON parser, JQ is a whole scripting language! Tune in to …read more

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Web Dashboard For Zephyr

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By Bryan Cockfield | August 22, 2025

Over time, web browsers have accumulated a ton of features beyond what anyone from the 90s might have imagined, from an application platform to file management and even to hardware …read more
Finding A New Model For Hacker Camps

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By Jenny List | August 22, 2025

A couple of decades ago now, several things happened which gave life to our world and made it what it has become. Hackerspaces proliferated, giving what was previously dispersed a …read more
Hackaday Podcast Episode 334: Radioactive Shrimp Clocks, Funky Filaments, Owning The Hardware

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By Tom Nardi | August 22, 2025

In this episode of the Hackaday Podcast, editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi start out with a warning about potentially radioactive shrimp entering the American food supply via Walmart, and …read more
Converting A Sprinkler System To DC

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By Bryan Cockfield | August 22, 2025

Famously, Nikola Tesla won the War of the Currents in the early days of electrification because his AC system could use transformers to minimize losses for long distance circuits. That …read more
This Week In Security: Anime Catgirls, Illegal AdBlock, And Disputed Research

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By Jonathan Bennett | August 22, 2025

You may have noticed the Anime Catgirls when trying to get to the Linux Kernel’s mailing list, or one of any number of other sites associated with Open Source projects. …read more
RepRapMicron Promises Micro-fabrication For Desktops With New Prototype

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By Donald Papp | August 22, 2025

3D printing has transformed how hobbyists fabricate things, but what additional doors would open if we could go even smaller? The µRepRap (RepRapMicron) project aims to bring fabrication at the …read more
Quieting That Radio

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By Al Williams | August 22, 2025

If you are casually listening to the radio, you probably tune into a local station and with modern receivers and FM modulation, the sound quality is good. But if you …read more

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