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/)

Retro Reproduction Captures the Style of the Sol-20
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/retro-reproduction-captures-the-style-of-the-sol-20/

In the early years of the computer revolution, a machine like the Sol-20 really stood out. Where most hobbyist machines had front panels that bristled with toggle switches and LEDs, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/retro-reproduction-captures-the-style-of-the-sol-20/)

Spacing Out: Telescopes, Politics, and Spacecraft Design
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/spacing-out-telescopes-politics-and-spacecraft-design/

Let’s launch into a round-up of stories that are out of this world, as we take a look at what’s happening in the realm of space exploration. Ten Billion Dollars …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/07/spacing-out-telescopes-politics-and-spacecraft-design/)