We’re back Hack-A-Day mini-extra

posted Sep 9th 2006 10:25am by
filed under: misc hacks

Hack-A-Day got a little upgrade. We’ve got comments back, a major blogsmith update and a new server. In celebration I’m whipping up a short late night extra.

[max] sent in his ethernet temperature monitor.
I had some interest in my Tie Fighter VR joystick, so I ressurected the design.
[Todd] sent in a makeshift pizza sauce can furnace for melting metals.
We keep getting the time fountain submitted – uv leds and florescing dye.
[Kmangwing] sent in a pen sized omni 2.4ghz antenna
I don’t even know what to say about this one.
[Wiesi] sent in his linksys EFG120 NAS device hack

With all the changes things are bound to be wonky. Point, laugh and let us know what you think. The site is driven by tips, so shout out if you’ve got one.



33 Responses to We’re back Hack-A-Day mini-extra

  • Erik says:
    September 9, 2006 at 11:21 pm

    What happened to the RSS feed? It’s not working..

    I’m glad the comments are back, though.

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  • annie says:
    September 9, 2006 at 11:23 pm

    well I’m glad to see Hackaday is running smoothly once more.

    I find the vibrator odd and disturbing, though certainly imaginative.

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  • Monster says:
    September 9, 2006 at 11:40 pm

    i want to read the article when some woman brakes off the dildo inside her and has to go to the hospital on fark.com

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  • mastershake916 says:
    September 10, 2006 at 12:09 am

    Maybe a NSFW on the vibe?

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  • Eliot Phillips says:
    September 10, 2006 at 12:50 am

    Hack-A-Day we’re back and now more beta than ever.

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  • n3ldan says:
    September 10, 2006 at 1:00 am

    capitilazation? HERESY!

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  • kevinin says:
    September 10, 2006 at 1:13 am

    great to see our comments again!
    hope your hacks stay the way they are ;)

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  • james says:
    September 10, 2006 at 1:22 am

    Yes, I must agree with Neldan. Capitalization would be very nice. What’s the point of forcing us to use all lowercase?

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  • tiuk says:
    September 10, 2006 at 2:40 am

    good stuff, glad comments are back. keep up the great work man.

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  • fbz says:
    September 10, 2006 at 3:45 am

    wow, we are _so_ beta. rock on had! yay for blogsmith juice.

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  • 1101 says:
    September 10, 2006 at 3:45 am

    The video being called “in action” is pretty misleading!

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  • Mentor says:
    September 10, 2006 at 4:44 am

    glad the comments are back!!

    and the time fountain is the thing i really want to have, coolest thing in years!!

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  • jaycruz says:
    September 10, 2006 at 4:45 am

    love everything about hackaday, check it everyday. ive made many of the projects listed on this site and i plan on making many more. thank you hackaday, congrats on everything; new server, aniversary, and of course comments are back! goodnight everyone.

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  • Jim says:
    September 10, 2006 at 5:21 am

    i enjoyed the comment break. Less steve, more hacks.

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  • Tom Parker says:
    September 10, 2006 at 5:33 am

    Woo hoo the comments are back!

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  • danadamkof says:
    September 10, 2006 at 6:01 am

    HAD EXTRAS ARE BACK!?!? OMG HELL YES!

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  • anonc says:
    September 10, 2006 at 6:26 am

    I, too, would appreciate a not work safe tag around the lego device.

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  • steve says:
    September 10, 2006 at 7:16 am

    yes we all back lovely jublie we might get some decent hacks now you never know and plz plz no more LEDS LOTS OF LOVE STEVE

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  • Arem says:
    September 10, 2006 at 7:46 am

    Please keep up the hackaday extras! They were awesome, and I’d love to see them resurrected!

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  • Jay says:
    September 10, 2006 at 8:57 am

    Can we just block steve now??? :P

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  • n3ldan says:
    September 10, 2006 at 10:34 am

    @james, no, they shouldn’t use capitalization, but they are…

    look at the title of this page, or any of the rss feed, and you will see capitalization.

    Also, the lego thing is definetly safe for work, theres nothing even remotely not safe unless a piece of lego moving up and down is unsafe, in which case, your work must suck.

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  • wisefire says:
    September 10, 2006 at 10:36 am

    damn dude that time fountain is so awesome.. i love it.. would be perfect to teach kids about gravity and water and a lot of other stuff.

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  • steve says:
    September 10, 2006 at 11:02 am

    ah thank you! the hackaday-extra is what i liked best about this site; glad to see a return!

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  • adaminc says:
    September 10, 2006 at 12:25 pm

    that dildo looks like a torture device that repeatedly stabs a woman

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  • Max kelley says:
    September 10, 2006 at 4:12 pm

    gone is the time of teh windoeez servur!?!!

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  • Sgt Pyroman says:
    September 11, 2006 at 12:26 am

    I’d have to say that Lego…object… looks pretty dangerous. The gearing and everything seems fine, but maybe the actual moving apparatus should be replaced with something a little more… internally friendly.

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  • Web Girl says:
    September 11, 2006 at 9:12 am

    The dildo one is interesting. Reminds me of the sex machine toys that are made by using a reciprocating saw or saws all with a dildo on the end. Gives a whole new meaning to getting drilled! LOL!
    Your site rocks cheers!

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  • Angi says:
    September 11, 2006 at 2:27 pm

    ummm…a lego vibrator? That’s a project that I’d like to build…

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  • bigboy says:
    September 11, 2006 at 2:49 pm

    I worry about lego’s falling appart “in there” – this version is safer…

    http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=badidea1dc6.jpg

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  • william says:
    September 11, 2006 at 5:47 pm

    congrats on everything, glad the comments are back. hack-a-day extras are awesome, i miss them. thanks for this one anyway.

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  • Brian says:
    September 12, 2006 at 12:16 pm

    The tie fighter glove has captured my interest and im making a glove based on your design. i may post it eventually when i get it to work. the problem im having is securing the glove tight enough to push the connector stuff without moving the glove. i think i have a solution tho. anyways great stuff.

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  • Korvost says:
    September 15, 2006 at 11:42 am

    Haha…
    The Lego one was priceless…

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  • MAGIC says:
    October 20, 2006 at 12:17 pm

    add plyeas!

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