If you attended the 2022 Supercon, you might have heard the story about the SMD soldering challenge table nearly catching on fire. A magnifying lamp caught the sun just right …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/smelting-solar-style/)

Commodore Datasette Does Its Own Calibration
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/commodore-datasette-does-its-own-calibration/

Ah, the beloved Commodore 64. The “best-selling computer system of all time”. And hobbyists are keeping the dream alive, still producing software for it today. Which leads us to a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/commodore-datasette-does-its-own-calibration/)

How Those NES DIP Chips Were Reduced To QFNs
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/how-those-nes-dip-chips-were-reduced-to-qfns/

The world of console modding leads us to some extremely impressive projects, and a recent one we featured of note was a portable NES produced by [Redherring32]. It was special …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/how-those-nes-dip-chips-were-reduced-to-qfns/)

IR Remote Tester Helps You Crack the Code
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/ir-remote-tester-helps-you-crack-the-code/

Even though some devices now use WiFi and Bluetooth, so much of our home entertainment equipment still relies on its own proprietary infrared remote control. By and large (when you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/ir-remote-tester-helps-you-crack-the-code/)

Making Medical Simulators Less Expensive with 3D Printing and Silicone
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/making-medical-simulators-less-expensive-with-3d-printing-and-silicone/

Medical training simulators are expensive, but important, pieces of equipment. [Decent Simulators] is designing simulators that can easily be replicated using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) printers and silicone molds to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/making-medical-simulators-less-expensive-with-3d-printing-and-silicone/)

The Wow! Signal Revisited: Citizen Science Informs SETI Effort
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/the-wow-signal-revisited-citizen-science-informs-seti-effort/

As far as interesting problems go, few can really compete with the perennial question: “Are we alone?” The need to know if there are other forms of intelligent life out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/the-wow-signal-revisited-citizen-science-informs-seti-effort/)

Chevron Desk Takes Advantage of Plywood For Patterning
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/chevron-desk-takes-advantage-of-plywood-for-patterning/

Buying a desk is all well and good, but [WoodCraftly] found that the options they found online were too pricey for what was being offered. Buying the table frame from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/chevron-desk-takes-advantage-of-plywood-for-patterning/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Pumpkin Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-pumpkin-keyboard/