via Hackaday: A Space Walk Through ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) might not be breaking news, but this February, National Geographic…
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via Hackaday: Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off in Power-Saving Measure
The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium…
via Hackaday: Reverse Engineering A Keyboard Driver Uncovers A Self-Destruct Code
Should you be able to brick a keyboard just by writing a driver to flash…
via Hackaday: No Z80? No Problem!
Earlier this year Zilog stopped production of the classic 40-pin DIP Z80 microprocessor, a move…
via Hackaday: Most Powerful Laser Diodes, Now More Powerful
Many hobbies seem to have a subset of participants who just can’t leave well enough…
via Hackaday: Remembering CompuServe: the Online Experience Before the World Wide Web
July 1981 cover of CompuServe’s magazine. Long before the advent of the Internet and the…
via Hackaday: Pulling Apart An Old Satellite Truck Tracker
Sometimes there’s nothing more rewarding than pulling apart an old piece of hardware of mysterious…
via Hackaday: Where is the End of DIY?
Al and I were talking on the podcast about Dan Maloney’s recent piece on how…
via Hackaday: Blowing Up Shell Scripts
One of the most universal experiences of any Linux or Unix user is working through…
via Hackaday: Broadcast TV Simulator Keeps the Nostalgia Flowing
Watch out, Gen X-ers — there’s a nostalgia overload heading your way, courtesy of this…