Are you ready for a tale of poorly supported hardware, clueless contractors, and bad coding? Look no further than [Neighborino]’s excellent write-up where he details his pursuit of smart home …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/smart-home-hack-breaks-down-walls-figuratively-and-literally/)

The Many Ways To Solve Your Enclosure Problems
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/the-many-ways-to-solve-your-enclosure-problems/

Most projects around here involve some sort of electronics, and some sort of box to put them in. The same is true of pretty much all commercially available electronic products …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/the-many-ways-to-solve-your-enclosure-problems/)

3D Printed Scooter Zips Around
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/3d-printed-scooter-zips-around/

Tooling around downtown on a personal electric vehicle is a lot of fun, but it is even better when you do like [James Dietz] and ride on your own 3D-printed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/3d-printed-scooter-zips-around/)

Take a Look at This Optical Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/take-a-look-at-this-optical-keyboard/

Making keyboards is easy, right? Just wire up a bunch of switches matrix-style to a microcontroller, slap some QMK and a set of keycaps on there and you’re good to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/take-a-look-at-this-optical-keyboard/)

Laptop Gets Fixed by Simply Removing Problem Component
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/laptop-gets-fixed-by-simply-removing-problem-component/

We wouldn’t go so far as to say “don’t try this at home”, but the way [Troy] brought an expensive (but out of warranty) laptop back to life is interesting, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/laptop-gets-fixed-by-simply-removing-problem-component/)

A 3-6-9 Antenna Pulls in the Signals
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/a-3-6-9-antenna-pulls-in-the-signals/

Every time we see a dispatch from [Mr. Carlson], we imagine it is being beamed from his orbital station packed full of vintage radio gear. We are certain the reality …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/a-3-6-9-antenna-pulls-in-the-signals/)

Ferranti’s Ghost Tours The Chip Factory That Made The ULA
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/ferrantis-ghost/

Former Ferranti Electric engineer [Martin Mallinson] recently posted a 1980s documentary on YouTube (see the video below the break). It shows in some detail the semiconductor plant at Gem Mill …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/15/ferrantis-ghost/)

An RF Remote Is No Match For A Logic Analyser!
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/16/an-rf-remote-is-no-match-for-a-logic-analyser/