Component reels are a highly-0ptimized packaging format. They deliver components to pick and place machines for effective high-speed assembly. As more of us get into working with SMD components, we’re …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/15/3d-printed-tool-lets-you-measure-component-reels-easily/)

Linux Server, Wakey, Wakey
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/linux-server-wakey-wakey/

We all know we should save energy and not leave computers on all the time. It is probably better for the computer, too. But when you operate a home server, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/linux-server-wakey-wakey/)

Getting The Most From Fading ThinkPads
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/getting-the-most-from-fading-thinkpads/

The ThinkPad line of laptops has been widely prized not only by businesses but also by those who appreciate a high standard of hardware quality and repairability. But some think …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/getting-the-most-from-fading-thinkpads/)

This Week in Security: Spandex Tempest, Supply Chain Chain, and NTP
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/this-week-in-security-spandex-tempest-supply-chain-chain-and-ntp/

Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence group has announced a new naming scheme for threat actors. It sounds great, naming groups after weather phenomenon, based on the groups motivations or nation of origin. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/this-week-in-security-spandex-tempest-supply-chain-chain-and-ntp/)

Building a Motorized Pan Tilt Rig For Filming
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/building-a-motorized-pan-tilt-rig-for-filming/

Today, anyone can shoot video because cameras are cheap and readily available. But if you want to do fancy Hollywood-style moving shots, you’ll need somebody to point the thing — …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/building-a-motorized-pan-tilt-rig-for-filming/)

Hackaday Podcast 215: Autonomous Race Car, Espresso Robot, and Vintage Computers
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/hackaday-podcast-215-autonomous-race-car-espresso-robot-and-vintage-computers/

It’s podcast time again, and this time around Elliot and Dan took a grand tour through the week’s best and brightest hacks. We checked out an old-school analog cell phone …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/hackaday-podcast-215-autonomous-race-car-espresso-robot-and-vintage-computers/)

Gen Tojo’s Teeth: Morse Code Shows Up in the Strangest Places
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/gen-tojos-teeth-morse-code-shows-up-in-the-strangest-places/

The Baader-Meinhof effect is the common name for what scientists call frequency illusion. Suppose you are watching Star Trek’s Christopher Pike explain how he makes pasta mama, and you’ve never …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/gen-tojos-teeth-morse-code-shows-up-in-the-strangest-places/)

A High Precision ADC That You Can Understand!
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/a-high-precision-adc-that-you-can-understand/