Elliot and Dan got together this time around to recap the week in hacks, and it looks like the Hackaday writing crew very much had cars on their minds. We both took the bait, with tales of privacy-violating cars and taillights that can both cripple a pickup and financially cripple its owner. We went medieval — OK, more like renaissance — on a sawmill, pulled a popular YouTuber out of the toilet, and pondered what an animal-free circus would be like. Is RadioShack coming back? Can an ESP32 board get much smaller than this? And where are all the retro(computer)virus writers? We delve into these questions and more, while still saving a little time to wax on about personal projects.
And although the show is peppered with GSM interference for the first few minutes it’s not actually a clue for the What’s That Sound. (Elliot says sorry! And edited most it out by swapping over to the backup recording for most of the rest of the show.)
Check out the links below if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!
Download it yourself if that’s your jam.
Episode 236 Show Notes:
News:
- Review: Battery Spot Welders, Why You Should Buy A Proper Spot Welder
- Here’s a very complicated Hoverboard Bobbycar mod
- It’s all Dan’s fault: Ask Hackaday: What’s Your “Tactical Tool” Threshold?
What’s that Sound?
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- Your Car Is A Privacy Nightmare On Wheels
- When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality
- Out With The Circus Animals, In With The Holograms
- Tape Is Very, Very Quiet
- [Thomas Sanladerer]’s YouTube Channel Goes In The Toilet
- Bringing Da Vinci’s Saw Mill To Life
Quick Hacks:
- Elliot’s Picks:
- Dan’s Picks:
Can’t-Miss Articles:
The What’s that sound link is expired.
Yep. The only time I’ve ever thought I knew what that sound was.
Should be good now.
Can confirm. Thanks, Tom!
Please move your mobile phones from the recording area. They created RFI noise in the mics during the whole podcast. Podcast was still great, but the noise was distracting. Thanks for the great site!
I just came here to write the same!
Very distracting and rather annoying noise.
Funny enough, I was listening to this podcast while mountain biking (long boring climbs) in dubious cell territory and considered if it was my phone causing it… until the very end. Nicely played, Elliot!
Besides the GSM interference(never mind that) Elliot’s voice is kinda drifting in an out of “small room reverb” – using a filter and missed it on parts or is it AGC and mic distance variation?
Share your magic please!
Internet killed the Radio Shack
That reminds me of a song…
Same
@Elliot: There’s no more Conrad in Munich! They closed most of their shops. And most/all? of the other electronics shops in Munich are gone (at least out of the city), too.
My reply is a way too late, but there’s Pollin close to Ingolstadt, that’s about an hour drive from Munich.