A couple of weeks ago, we noted with interest that the space shuttle Endeavour (OV85) would be set up as a full-stack launch configuration display, complete with external fuel tank
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Understanding And Using Unicode | Hackaday
Computer engineer [Marco Cilloni] realized a lot of developers today still have trouble dealing with Unicode in their programs, especially in the C/C++ world. He wrote an excellent guide that
Hackaday Prize 2023: Homebrew Spin Coater Makes Micrometer-Thin Layers
One of the great things about the Gearing Up challenge of the 2023 Hackaday Prize is that it lets you discover tools that you don’t encounter every day. We had
Hackaday Links: July 23, 2023
It may be midwinter in Perth, but people still go to the beach there, which led to the surprising discovery earlier this week of what appears to be a large
TV Typewriter Remembered | Hackaday
With the recent passing of Don Lancaster, I took a minute to reflect on how far things have come in a pretty short period of time. If you somehow acquired
Hackaday Links: July 16, 2023
Last week, we noted an attempt to fix a hardware problem with software, which backfired pretty dramatically for Ford when they tried to counter the tendency for driveshafts to fall
Ask Hackaday: Learn Assembly First, Last, Or Never?
A few days ago, I ran into an online post where someone pointed out the book “Learn to Program with Assembly” and asked if anyone had ever learned
Hackaday Prize 2023: Supercapacitors Let Solar Speaker Work In Darkness
Solar panels are a great way to generate clean electricity, but require some energy storage mechanism if you also want to use their power at night. This can be a
Watch Those 1% Resistors | Hackaday
Decades ago, electronic components were not as easy to acquire as they are today. Sure, you could get some things at Radio Shack. But you might not have many choices,