Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the many great hacks of the past week. Just in case you missed the fact that we’re living in the cyberpunk future, you can now pop off your prosthetic hand and jack directly into a synthesizer. The robot headed for Mars has a flying drone in its belly. Now they’re putting foaming agent in filament to make it light and flexible. And did you ever wonder why those pinouts were so jumbled?
Take a look at the links below if you want to follow along, and as always tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!
Take a look at the links below if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!
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Episode 055 Show Notes:
New This Week:
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- Why Some Chips Have Inconvenient Pinouts
- Hacked Prosthesis Leads To Mind-Controlled Electronic Music
- 3D Printed Flip Clock Is Worth A Second Look
- Bubbly Filament Works Better Than You Think
- DIY Dispenser Places Solder Paste Without The Mess
- Insecure Surveillance Cameras Provide Dystopian Peep Show
Quick Hacks:
- Mike’s Picks:
- Elliot’s Picks:
Laughed at the “my WTF Brain.” Like it means “What’s This For?”
:)
Insider story: after I said one of the seven forbidden words, Mike and I were talking about bleeping it out. Since my computer was broken, and I was running on a pendrive Linux on my wife’s, I had limited capabilities, so I just cut/pasted me saying “bleep” over the offending word. Sounds kinda funny, IMO. Necessity is the mother of invention.