The transition to low carbon energy is an important part of mitigating climate change, and the faster we can manage, the better. One project looking at how we could reduce …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/solar-protocol-envisions-a-solar-powered-web/)

The Cyber Resilience Act Threatens Open Source
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/the-cyber-resilience-act-threatens-open-source/

Society and governments are struggling to adapt to a world full of cybersecurity threats. Case in point: the EU CRA — Cyber Resilience Act — is a proposal by the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/the-cyber-resilience-act-threatens-open-source/)

Before You sudo rm -rf /, Take Some Precautions
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/before-you-sudo-rm-rf-take-some-precautions/

Maintaining or administering a computer system remotely is a common enough task these days, but it’s also something that can go sideways on you quickly if you aren’t careful. How …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/21/before-you-sudo-rm-rf-take-some-precautions/)

Air Hockey Solitaire
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/air-hockey-solitaire/

While air hockey is a fine amusement, it isn’t much fun if you can’t find someone to play against. Unless that is, you build a mini table with a robotic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/air-hockey-solitaire/)

NFC Antennas Have Other Uses
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/nfc-antennas-have-other-uses/

As NFC chips proliferate, so do the antennas they require for operation, and since many NFC-enabled items are single-use, this means there’s an opportunity to put them to other uses. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/nfc-antennas-have-other-uses/)

The Freedom to Fail
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/the-freedom-to-fail/

When you think of NASA, you think of high-stakes, high-cost, high-pressure engineering, and maybe the accompanying red tape. In comparison, the hobby hacker has a tremendous latitude to mess up, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/the-freedom-to-fail/)

Build Your Own Bootable Emacs Environment
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/build-your-own-bootable-emacs-environment/

An old joke is that Emacs is a text editor with an operating system included, given that its extensibility and customization often goes far beyond traditional text editors. Part of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/build-your-own-bootable-emacs-environment/)

Op Amp Contest: Clever Continuity Tester Tells you Where the Problem is
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/op-amp-contest-clever-continuity-tester-tells-you-where-the-problem-is/

A continuity tester, as found on most multimeters today, is a great tool for finding broken connections and short circuits. But once you’ve found a short, it’s up to you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/22/op-amp-contest-clever-continuity-tester-tells-you-where-the-problem-is/)