Comments on: Poll: Where should we go from here?

By: sheff

sheff — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:15:20 +0000

I love this site.I have done a few minor mods. but nothing really post worthy.I do have one suggestion though.A hack request page.I often come across items that look hackable but not sure if thy are or not.A forum would be a great place for the request area.And i do agree with most as not to add unneeded product reviews.

By: cl3mens

cl3mens — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:48:32 +0000

I liked the DIY synth tutorial you had a couple of weeks ago. Simple, easy and cheap things we all can do.

I like the site like it is now, but more DIY:s from you would be great.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:55:58 +0000

I understand "soon" is relative , but what happened to forum.hackaday.com and forum.hackaday.com or they abandoned ideas? Likewise I would vote for all as well. Even Product teardowns and reviews, the better posts here already contain an element of that, to a certain degree anyway. I wouldn't be adverse to actual product reviws if they are pertinent to the hardware/ software hacker, or at least links to reviews others have done if the paid hackday staff can't do the reviews themselves. On the topic of noobs a forum or wiki dedicated to help them would be pretty much useless if the "Elmers" don't drop in often. That's why I like email list servers and even Yahoo groups. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/hackaday/ has pretty much been sitting dead in the water, noobs AND Elmers get on over their. I don't want to hear any moanin about Yahoo groups, they are what they are and if one sucks it's because of the membership. BTW it's not my group, I just want to see something to help the noobs out.

By: the daniel

the daniel — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:26:09 +0000

oh and +â to #17

By: the daniel

the daniel — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:23:10 +0000

pretty much keep doing what you’re doing – and keep it hxc, i like arduino and easy IDEs and recasings and whatnot as much as anyone, but there are plenty of other places (see many comments re MAKE above) to get that info.

By: pstretz

pstretz — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:20:04 +0000

voted for hardware, though more software stuff would be great too. i agree with most of the other posters to leave teardowns and product reviews to other sites. there is no reason to waste resources competing with those sites. i really like hack-a-day content now, and if i was in the area, i’d apply for a job in a heartbeat.

By: chowdaz

chowdaz — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:15:55 +0000

do not change! I can get all the options offered from many different sites. I keep coming back to this one because it usually offers me cool hacks that I would usually never find on my own.

By: ryan

ryan — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:32:18 +0000

i like the articles that cover the cool things people have built or hacked. detailed writeups with enough information to recreate or expand on the project are a must, but i personally don’t like the step-by-step how-to articles. articles should be an interesting read and a good project idea, but not an idiot-proof guide, because most of those end up being mundane projects every experienced hacker has already done before. all in all though, except for the recent how-to trend, i’d just like to keep seeing more of what hackaday has been posting every day. keep it up.

By: Mike Turquette

Mike Turquette — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:02:28 +0000

So will a new "full time" blogger cost money?

Hackaday is already overrun with annoying ads. Will an increase in content just cover my screen with more screaming adverts?

Keep things the way that they are. Better yet, find ways to cut costs so the site is a bit more coherent.

By: phnx

phnx — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:07 +0000

I voted for hardware hacks… i’d like to see more coverage of home automation, robotics and the like.

Posts for the DiY type person… not so much solder everything yourself, but more like a series of Home Automation focusing on each set of variables. Comparing operating programs- MisterHouse vs. ??? vs. ???… X10 vs. Insteon vs. ???… Comparing different methods of gathering environmental data etc…

Overtime you’d build an archive of learning opportunities… Maybe get TeamHaD forums in on it for user input and direction…

And don’t even get me started on the robotics possibilities…

By: Dotan Cohen

Dotan Cohen — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:35:27 +0000

I seem to be in the minority, but I really enjoy product teardowns. As a mechanical engineer and not an electrical engineer, I like to see the insides of things.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:49:48 +0000

Something not mentioned, and that i’d like to see is a section where I can liberate all the junk from my workshop. Everyone has billions of x and y. How about a place where I can give it away to someone who will make use of it, instead of it sitting cluttering up my desk.

By: F00 f00

F00 f00 — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:12:58 +0000

It would be pretty cool to have a hackaday forum. I could imagine some great hacks being developed with hackaday as a base. yes theres plenty of hacking forums around but i I doubt that theres any hardware hackers around that wouldnt want to sign up to the hackaday forum.

By: Varun D

Varun D — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:52:20 +0000

read Joe’s Comment over and over again. Number 17 down the page. He read my mind plus more.

By: Ptr

Ptr — Sun, 18 May 2008 07:30:45 +0000

Congrats on the upgrading *I chose Hardware, but would like the mixture of software and security as well*. But the big question I have is, why does the logo still state beta when this site has been running since 2004?