There’s something about the large imposing wooden box of an arcade machine that lends a confident presence to a room. The problem with a tall and heavy box is that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/14/arcade-machine-pack-and-play/)

Stardew Valley Preferences Bot is a Gift to the Player
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It seems like most narrative games have some kind of drudgery built in. You know, some tedious and repetitious task that you absolutely must do if you want to succeed. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/14/stardew-valley-preferences-bot-is-a-gift-to-the-player/)

Those Bullet Effects in Terminator 2 Weren’t CGI
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Remember Terminator 2? Guns were nearly useless against the murderous T-1000, played by Robert Patrick. Bullets fired at the “liquid metal” robot resulted only in a chrome-looking bullet splash that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/14/those-bullet-effects-in-terminator-2-werent-cgi/)

Tiny Talisman Warns Wearer About UV Exposure
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Given how important our Sun is, our ancestors can be forgiven for seeing it as a god. And even now that we know what it actually is and how it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/14/tiny-talisman-warns-wearer-about-uv-exposure/)

Forget Radio! Transmitting with Neutrons
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Throughout history, people have devised ways to send information across long distances. For centuries we relied on smoke signals, semaphores, and similar physical devices. Electricity changed everything. First the telegraph …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/14/forget-radio-transmitting-with-neutrons/)

Hackaday Links: November 14, 2021
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If you’re an infrastructure dweeb, it’s hard to drive past an electrical substation and not appreciate the engineering involved in building something like that. A moment’s thought will also make …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/14/hackaday-links-november-14-2021/)

Hexagonal Mirror Array Hides Hidden Message
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[Ben Bartlett] recently got engaged, and the proposal had a unique bit of help in the form of a 3D-printed hexagonal mirror array, whose mirrors are angled just right to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/14/hexagonal-mirror-array-hides-hidden-message/)