If you have a soft spot for a Z80 computer but want a new operating system experience, try Zeal. You can watch a demo of the open-source OS in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/08/z80-gets-new-os/)
Clever Control Loop Makes This Spinning Drone Fault-Tolerant
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/clever-control-loop-makes-this-spinning-drone-fault-tolerant/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/clever-control-loop-makes-this-spinning-drone-fault-tolerant/
Most multi-rotor aircraft are about as aerodynamic as a brick. Unless all its motors are turning and the control electronics are doing their thing, most UAVs are quickly destined to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/clever-control-loop-makes-this-spinning-drone-fault-tolerant/)
Moved Off Twitter? Make Your ESP32 Toot
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/moved-off-twitter-make-your-esp32-toot/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/moved-off-twitter-make-your-esp32-toot/
Since Twitter was officially taken over by Elon Musk a few days ago, there’s been significant staff cuts, a stream of questionable decisions, and uncertainty about the social media platform’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/moved-off-twitter-make-your-esp32-toot/)
Chinese Chips Are Being Artificially Slowed To Dodge US Export Regulations
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/chinese-chips-are-being-artificially-slowed-to-dodge-us-export-regulations/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/chinese-chips-are-being-artificially-slowed-to-dodge-us-export-regulations/
Once upon a time, countries protected their domestic industries with tariffs on imports. This gave the home side a price advantage over companies operating overseas, but the practice has somewhat …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/chinese-chips-are-being-artificially-slowed-to-dodge-us-export-regulations/)
Detecting Radiation for Fun and Profit
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/detecting-radiation-for-fun-and-profit/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/detecting-radiation-for-fun-and-profit/
It used to be that every well-stocked doomsday bunker had a Geiger counter. These days, you don’t have to have a big tube-based meter. You can inexpensively get a compact …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/detecting-radiation-for-fun-and-profit/)
Retrotechtacular: Programming by Card
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/retrotechtacular-programming-by-card/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/retrotechtacular-programming-by-card/
The recent Supercon 6 badge, if you haven’t seen it, was an old-fashioned type computer with a blinky light front panel. It was reminiscent of an Altair 8800, a PDP-11, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/retrotechtacular-programming-by-card/)
DIY SpaceNavigator Brings the Freedom
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/diy-spacenavigator-brings-the-freedom/
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/diy-spacenavigator-brings-the-freedom/
[Pepijn de Vos] wanted a 6DOF HID. You know, a 6 Degrees Of Freedom Hardware Interface Device. Those are the fancy controllers for navigating in 3D space, for uses like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/diy-spacenavigator-brings-the-freedom/)