This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos experimented with the old adage that brevity is the soul of wit. That’s right; this week, they’re all Quick Hacks, and that’s to make room for a special series of interviews that Elliot recorded at CCCamp with the pillars of US hackerspace creation. This one’s really special, do have a listen.

We still made room for the news this week: India launched Chandrayaan-3, which combines an orbiter, lander, and rover all in one. Then it’s on to the What’s That Sound results show, and while Kristina did not get it right, she did correctly identify it as being used in Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”, as did one of the guessers who identified it as the cowbell sound from a Roland 808.

Then it’s on to the (quick) hacks, where we alternated for once just to keep things interesting. This week, Elliot is into 3D printing a clay extruder and then printing pottery with that, z-direction conductive tape, and the humble dipole antenna. Kristina is more into cyberdecks for the young and old, a reusable plant monitor, and 3D printing some cool coasters.

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 and savor at your leisure.

Episode 233 Show Notes:

News:

• Chandrayaan-3: Historic India Moon mission sends new photos of lunar surface – BBC News
  • India Launched A Moon Orbiter, Lander, And Rover All In One Shot With Chandrayaan-2
• “Hacker space” movement sought for U.S.
• Hacker Space Design Patterns

What’s that Sound?

• Congratulations to [Tjørnild] who correctly guessed the cowbell sound from a Roland 808!
• As promised, here’s Whitney.

Quick Hacks:

• Elliot’s Picks:
  • 3D Printing With Clay, Thanks To Custom Extruder
  • A Mainframe Computer For The Modern Age
  • Tiny Spheres Hiding In Your Display
  • Where Did Your PCB Go Wrong? KiRI Knows
  • Measuring Planck’s Constant (Again)
  • The Dipole Antenna Isn’t As Simple As It Appears
• Kristina’s Picks:
  • 2023 Cyberdeck Contest: Cyberdeck Red Is Ready For Action
  • 3D-Printed Woven Coasters Save Tabletops In Style
  • 2023 Cyberdeck Challenge: Modular Cyberdeck Creation Kit
  • 2023 Hackaday Prize: A Reusable Plant Monitor
  • 2023 Cyberdeck Contest: A Toddler’s Cyberdeck