This week, Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos fawn over a beautiful Italian split-flap clock that doesn’t come cheap, and another clock made of floppies that could …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/hackaday-podcast-156-3d-printing-rainbows-split-flap-clocks-swapping-ev-car-batteries-and-floppy-time/)

Classic Chat: Preserving Computer History
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/classic-chat-preserving-computer-history/

Coding card for a computer, which comprises of a series of numbers and punched holes. Up until the 1970s most computers stored their programs and data on stacks of punched cards. Selective focus.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/iStock-905255890.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/iStock-905255890.jpg?w=800">Among the many facets of modern technology, few have evolved faster or more radically than the computer.  In less than a century its very nature has changed significantly: today’s smartphones …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/classic-chat-preserving-computer-history/)

Retro Future Nixie Corvair Instrument Panel
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/retro-future-nixie-corvair-instrument-panel/

The future we know today looks very different than the one envisioned in the 60s and 70s. For starters, it has far too few Nixie tubes. An oversight [nixiebunny] wants …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/retro-future-nixie-corvair-instrument-panel/)

Dial Into the Internet Like It’s 1999
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/dial-into-the-internet-like-its-1999/

Restoring classic hardware of any sort is a great hobby to have, whether it’s restoring vintage cars, tools, or even antique Apple or Commodore computers. Understanding older equipment can help …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/dial-into-the-internet-like-its-1999/)

RC Snowmobile Makes Tracks on Ice
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/rc-snowmobile-makes-tracks-on-ice/

With all the futuristic technology currently at our disposal, it seems a little bizarre that most passenger vehicles are essentially the same thing that they were a century ago. Four …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/rc-snowmobile-makes-tracks-on-ice/)

Open Source LXI Tools Free Us From Vendor Bloat
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/open-source-lxi-tools-free-us-from-vendor-bloat/

https://github.com/lxi-tools/lxi-tools
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/lxi-gui-script.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/lxi-gui-script.png?w=703">LXI, or LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation is a modern control standard for connecting electronics instrumentation which supports ethernet. It replaces the older GPIB standard, giving much better performance and lower …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/open-source-lxi-tools-free-us-from-vendor-bloat/)

Homemade Toy Wind Tunnel Blows (Really Well)
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/homemade-toy-wind-tunnel-blows-really-well/

Sometimes a kid wakes up on Christmas morning and runs downstairs, only hoping to see one thing: a shiny new wind tunnel. This past December, that’s exactly what [SparksAndCode]’s son …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/18/homemade-toy-wind-tunnel-blows-really-well/)