This week Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams chew the fat about the Haier IOT problem, and all other top Hackaday stories of the week. Want to prove your prowess at C programming? Take a quiz! Or marvel at some hairy display reverse engineering or 3D-printed compressor screws. On the lighter side, there’s an immense water rocket.

After Al waxes nostalgic about the world of DOS Extenders and extended memory, the guys talk about detective work: First detecting AI-written material, and finally, a great detective story about using science to finally (maybe) crack the infamous DB Cooper hijacking case.

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Episode 254 Show Notes:

News:

• HOPE Is On, Spread The Word

What’s that Sound?

• Guess the sound, get a shot at a Hackaday Podcast T-shirt.

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

• Haier Threatens Legal Action Against Home Assistant Plugin Developer
  • Haier Europe Eases Off On Legal Threat And Seeks Dialogue
  • https://github.com/Andre0512/hon/blob/main/assets/haier_response.png
  • How To Build A Fully Offline Smart Home, Or Why You Should Not
  • Does anyone want any toast?
• Testing Your C Knowledge With This One Simple Quiz
• Reverse Engineering The Apple Touch Bar Screen
• 3D Printed Screw Compressor Revisited
• Massive Water Rocket Is Impressive But Accessible
  • Air Command Water Rockets
  • Water Rocket Construction & Tutorials Menu
  • Air Command Water Rockets Flight Log – Day 181 – Acoustic Apogee Detector – Part 2
• 640k Was Never Enough For Anyone: How DOS Broke Free
  • A Brief History of Unreal Mode
  • Roll Your Own DOS Extender

Quick Hacks:

• Elliot’s Picks:
  • Autofeeding CNC Lathe Cranks Out Parts All By Itself
  • Crusty: The Story Of The Mac SE That Could
  • This Unique Flip-Flop Uses Chemistry And Lasers
  • The Giant LEGO You Always Wanted To Play With
• Al’s Picks:
  • Inside A Fake LM358
  • FM Radio Is Discriminating
  • Learn Sailing Mechanics Without Leaving Dry Land

Can’t-Miss Articles:

• Human-Written Or Machine-Generated: Finding Intelligence In Language Models
• DB Cooper Case Could Close Soon Thanks To Particle Evidence