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For a lot of us, there’s a bright line separating the books we enjoyed as children from the “real” books of our more mature years. We all eventually age out …read more

Button, Button, Who’s Got The (Pico) Button?

There is an episode of Ren and Stimpy with a big red “history eraser’ button that must not be pressed. Of course, who can resist the temptation of pressing the …read more

You’ve Got Mail: Reading Addresses With OCR

Last time I delivered on this column, I told you about the USPS’ attempts to fully automate a post office. Of course, that’s a bit of a misnomer, since it …read more

Hello, Halloween Hackfest!

Halloween is possibly the hackiest of holidays. Think about it: when else do you get to add animatronic eyes to everyday objects, or break out the CNC machine to cut …read more

What Is Killing Cursive? Ballpoints. Probably.

I get it — you hate writing by hand. But have you ever considered why that is? Is it because typing is easier, faster, and more convenient here in 2023? …read more

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Input Device Gets New Input Device

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By Kristina Panos | September 23, 2023

One of the nicest things about a trackpoint is that you don’t have to take your hands off the keyboard. One of the worst things about a trackpoint is its …read more
Hackaday Prize 2023: A 3D Printed Vertical Wind Turbine

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By Jenny List | September 23, 2023

We feature a lot of off-grid power projects here at Hackaday, whether they’re a micropower harvester or something to power a whole house. Somewhere in the middle lies [esposcar90]’s 3D-printed …read more
Electrostatic Generator Project Starts With Molten Sulfur

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By Robin Kearey | September 23, 2023

Although the basic concept of electrostatic attraction has been known since ancient times, it was only in the 17th century that scientists began to systematically investigate electrostatics. One of the …read more
Reviving An Old Lime-E Beta Rideshare E-Bicycle

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By Maya Posch | September 23, 2023

What do you do when you come across a cheap electric bicycle on Facebook Marketplace from a seller who has a few hundred of the same ones available? If you’re …read more
High Temp Resin Means Faster Hot Foil Stamping

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By Kristina Panos | September 23, 2023

[This Designed That] does a lot of hot foil stamping. That’s the shiny embellishment you’ll see on wedding invitations and your fancier letterheads. They wanted a way to quickly see …read more
Confluence Of Nerdery

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By Elliot Williams | September 23, 2023

You might find yourself, dear Hackaday reader, attracted to some pretty strange corners of the tech world. Who knows when that knowledge of stenography, ancient retrocomputing, and floppy disk internals …read more
Exploring Ground-Effect With A Quadcopter

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By Maya Posch | September 23, 2023

The ground-effect (GE) refers to the almost mystical property where the interaction of the airflow around an aircraft’s wing and the ground massively increases efficiency due to the reduction of …read more

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