The Problem With Passwords

By now it’s probable that most readers will have heard about LastPass’s “Security Incident“, in which users’ password vaults were lifted from their servers. We’re told that the vaults are …read more

2022: As The Hardware World Turns

Well folks, we made it through another one. While it would be a stretch to call 2022 a good year for those of us in the hacking and making community, …read more

In Praise Of “Just Because” Hacks

Sometimes you pick a project because the world needs it to be done. Or maybe you or a friend need it. Or maybe you don’t really need it, but it …read more

Hackaday Podcast 199: Ferrofluid Follies, Decentralized Chaos, And NTSC For You And Me

This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos decided against using one of Kristina’s tin can microphones to record the podcast, though that might be a cool optional …read more

This Week In Security: Adblock For Security, ProxyNotShell Lives, And CVSS 10 To Not Worry About

The ubiquity of ransomware continues, this time with The Guardian announcing they were partially shut down from an attack. Staff are working from home as the incident is being investigated …read more

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DIY GameTank Game Console Gets Upgraded Cartridge

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By Tom Nardi | January 5, 2023

Over the summer, you might recall seeing a homebrew 6502 game console called the GameTank grace these pages. The product of [Clyde Shaffer], the system was impressively complete, very well …read more
PCB Gets Weighty Assignment

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By Al Williams | January 5, 2023

[Curious Scientist] tried building an integrated strain gauge on a PCB, but ran into problems. Mainly, the low resistance of the traces didn’t show enough change under strain to measure …read more
New And Improved Arduboy Mini Smashes Funding Goal

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By Tom Nardi | January 5, 2023

Just before the holidays, we brought you word of the Arduboy Mini — the latest in the line of open source 8-bit handheld gaming systems designed by [Kevin Bates]. He …read more
Replace Your Automatic Transmission With A Bunch Of Relays

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By Dan Maloney | January 5, 2023

A “Check Engine” light on your dashboard could mean anything from a loose gas cap to a wallet-destroying repair in the offing. For [Dean Segovis], his CEL was indicating a …read more
Retrotechtacular: Critical Code Reading, 70s Style

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By Dan Maloney | January 5, 2023

Anyone who has ever made a living writing code has probably had some version of the following drilled into their head: “Always write your code so the next person can …read more
The Dawn Of Synthetic Milk: When Milk Becomes More Like Beer

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By Maya Posch | January 5, 2023

What would we do without milk in modern day society? Although lactation originally evolved as a way to provide a newborn mammal with nutrients and the other essentials during the …read more
A Practical Glue Stick Oscillator

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By Jenny List | January 5, 2023

A few months ago we brought you some experiments from [Bill Meara, N2CQR], in which he investigated the use of a glue stick as the former for a permeability tuned …read more

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