Programming can be a frustrating endeavor. Certainly we’ve all had moments, such as forgetting punctuation in C or messing up whitespace in Python. Even worse, an altogether familiar experience is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/14/a-programming-language-to-express-programming-frustration/)

A Slim 7400 Logic VGA Board For All Your Retro Needs
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/14/a-slim-7400-logic-vga-board-for-all-your-retro-needs/

Over the years we’ve seen a number of hackers generate VGA with 74xx logic chips, but they’ve generally not been the most practical of builds. Often put together as part …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/14/a-slim-7400-logic-vga-board-for-all-your-retro-needs/)

Google’s T-Rex Game Ported To The ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/googles-t-rex-game-ported-to-the-esp32/

Most Chrome users will have come across a neat little Easter egg when their Internet connection has gone down – a game known as “T-Rex” where a dinosaur must be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/googles-t-rex-game-ported-to-the-esp32/)

You Can Always Use An ATtiny Instead Of A 555
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/you-can-always-use-an-attiny-instead-of-a-555/

It’s a constant of writing for Hackaday, that whenever a project appears using a 555 timer, someone will say “You could have used a microcontroller to do that!”. It’s something …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/you-can-always-use-an-attiny-instead-of-a-555/)

The Seductive Pull Of An Obsolete Home Movie Format
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/the-seductive-pull-of-an-obsolete-home-movie-format/

It’s dangerous for a hardware hacker to go into a second-hand store. I was looking for a bed frame for my new apartment, but of course I spent an age …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/the-seductive-pull-of-an-obsolete-home-movie-format/)

A Nixie Clock, the Hard Way
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/a-nixie-clock-the-hard-way/

Notice: no vintage Hewlett Packard test equipment was harmed in the making of this overly complicated Nixie clock. In fact, if anything, the HP 5245L electronic counter came out better …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/a-nixie-clock-the-hard-way/)

The Real Science (Not Armchair Science) Of Consciousness
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/the-real-science-not-armchair-science-of-consciousness/

Among brain researchers there’s a truism that says the reason people underestimate how much unconscious processing goes on in your brain is because you’re not conscious of it. And while …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/the-real-science-not-armchair-science-of-consciousness/)

DIY Glasses Aim To Improve Color Vision
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/15/diy-glasses-aim-to-improve-color-vision/