Postpone your holiday shopping and spend some quality time with editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams as they sift through the week in Hackaday. Which programming language is the greenest? How many trackballs can a mouse possibly have? And can a Bluetooth dongle run DOOM? Join us to find out!
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 146 Show Notes:
What’s that Sound?
“First Name Foley, Last Name Matthews” won the prize! And the sounds were from the Juno flyby of Jupiter. Have a listen, there’s some freaky stuff out there.
News This Week:
- Remoticon was full of inspiring talks!
- 2021 Hackaday Prize Recap
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- A Trackball So Good You Can’t Buy It
- C Is The Greenest Programming Language
- Light-Tracking BEAM Robot Can See The Light
- The Silent Dripper Dispenses Water Without Making Any Sound
- It’s Doom, This Time On A Bluetooth LE Dongle
- Extending An E-Bike Range From Good To Wheelie Good
Quick Hacks:
- Elliot’s Picks:
- Mike’ Picks:
This article is not under the Podcast category like the other weekly podcasts have been.
I have the Podcast category as a bookmark and was disappointed when I didn’t see a new one but realized maybe you skipped the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Oh man, sorry about that. I’ll fix it now!
I’ve been curious about the DTMF tones at the start of “What’s that sound?” since the first time I heard it. I finally dissected it and found it to be a 56k Orange dial-up number. Thought maybe I’d get to call Mike or Elliot.