Unless you’re in the market for a new car, household appliance, or game console, or if you’re involved in the manufacture of these things, chances are pretty good that the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/15/hackaday-links-august-15-2021/)

Robot Pet is A Chip Off The Old Logic Block
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/15/robot-pet-is-a-chip-off-the-old-logic-block/

When [Ezra Thomas] needed inspiration for his senior design project, he only needed to look as far as his own robot. Built during his high school years from the classic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/15/robot-pet-is-a-chip-off-the-old-logic-block/)

Light Painting With An 19th Century Inspired Plotter
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/15/light-painting-with-an-19th-century-inspired-plotter/

The geometric chuck was a device that stacked up multiple rotating wheels that could vary their speed and their offset to a central shaft, in order to machine ornate designs …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/15/light-painting-with-an-19th-century-inspired-plotter/)

The Faux-Vintage Becomes Vintage
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/the-faux-vintage-becomes-vintage/

For those who might have missed it, there was a brief period in the mid-00s where gamers everywhere eschewed consoles and PCs in favor of simple Flash-based games to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/the-faux-vintage-becomes-vintage/)

Tree of Life Branches Out with a Twist
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/tree-of-life-branches-out-with-a-twist/

In the middle of 2020, [charlie] challenged himself to conceive of and finish one project every month for the next twelve. Here we are a year later with [charlie]’s last …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/tree-of-life-branches-out-with-a-twist/)

Linux Fu: Walk, Chew Gum
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/linux-fu-walk-chew-gum/

If you ever think about it, computers are exceedingly stupid. Even the most powerful CPU can’t do very much. However, it can do what it does very rapidly and repeatably. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/linux-fu-walk-chew-gum/)

Solving Ultra High Vacuum Leaks Has An Elementary Solution
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/solving-ultra-high-vacuum-leaks-has-an-elementary-solution/

When we think of a vacuum leak we generally think of a car that just doesn’t want to run quite right. Most normally aspirated internal combustion engines rely on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/solving-ultra-high-vacuum-leaks-has-an-elementary-solution/)

Game Development Hack Chat
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/16/game-development-hack-chat/