You probably already know that cardboard is versatile, but that goes far beyond the corrugated stuff. There are many types of cardboard out there, some of which you may not …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/06/cardboard-vs-laser-shootout-a-tale-of-speed-and-power-settings/)

Guitar Pickguard Adds MIDI Capabilities
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/06/guitar-pickguard-adds-midi-capabilities/

For a standard that has been in use since the 1980s, MIDI is still one of the most dominant forces on the musical scene even today. It’s fast, flexible, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/06/guitar-pickguard-adds-midi-capabilities/)

My Major is Gaming…
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/06/my-major-is-gaming/

Times have changed. You can now take a university class in writing games. In fact, YOU can now take a university class about writing games because [Dave Churchill] of Memorial …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/06/my-major-is-gaming/)

Adding Optical Audio to the Raspberry Pi with One Chip
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/06/adding-optical-audio-to-the-raspberry-pi-with-one-chip/

In the home theater space most people would tell you the age of optical audio, known officially as TOSLINK, is over. While at one time they were the standard for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/06/adding-optical-audio-to-the-raspberry-pi-with-one-chip/)

Cracking the Spotify Code
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/cracking-the-spotify-code/

If you’ve used Spotify, you might have noticed a handy little code that it can generate that looks like a series of bars of different heights. If you’re like [Peter …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/cracking-the-spotify-code/)

Bridging Game Worlds With The ‘Impossible’ Pokémon Trade
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/bridging-game-worlds-with-the-impossible-pokemon-trade/

Transferring hard-earned Pokémon out of the second generation GameBoy game worlds into the ‘Advance Era’ cartridges (and vice versa) has never been officially supported by Nintendo, however [Goppier] has made …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/bridging-game-worlds-with-the-impossible-pokemon-trade/)

Microsoft’s Minimal Mouse May Maximize Masochism
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/microsofts-minimal-mouse-may-maximize-masochism/

So it seems that Microsoft has a patent in process for a folding mouse.  It looks a whole lot like their Arc mouse, which is quite thin and already goes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/microsofts-minimal-mouse-may-maximize-masochism/)