Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Al Williams don’t always agree on the best text editor to use, but they do — usually — agree on what makes a great hack. This week, they found plenty of Hackaday posts to discuss, ranging from exotic eavesdropping on keyboards, oscilloscopes, and several posts of interest to anyone who wants to build good-looking prototypes. If you are like mechanics, you’ll hear about an escapement-like mechanism and a Hobson’s coupler. If you crave more traditional hacks, you can learn more about maximizing battery life and etching PCBs.
In addition to a flurry of hacks, Elliot and Al also share their picks for the best original posts from Hackaday’s staff. This week, we find out how Arya Voronova documents projects and hear what Tom Nardi thinks of his Beepy — a ready-made display and Blackberry keyboard waiting for a Raspberry Pi.
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Episode 231 Show Notes:
News:
- Hopes Dashed as LK-99 Confirmed Not to be a Room-Temperature Superconductor
- A Superconductor Claim Blew Up Online. Science has Punctured It
- The Short, Spectacular Life of that Viral Room-Temperature Superconductivity Claim
What’s that Sound?
- What the heck is that? If you know, tell us and you might win a coveted Hackaday Podcast T-Shirt.
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- Noisy Keyboards Sink Ships
- STM32 Oscilloscope Uses All the Features
- Enhance Your Enclosures with a Shadow Line
- Different Etching Solutions for Different PCBs, Folks
- Hackaday Prize 2023: Machining Metals with Sparks
- A Magnetohydrodynamic Drive in the Kitchen Sink
Quick Hacks:
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- Al’s Picks:
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