When building a desktop computer, usually the budget is the limiting factor. Making sacrifices on one part in order to improve another without breaking the bank is part of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/24/90s-pc-with-modern-parts-throws-many-off-track/)

3D Printed Suncatcher Shines in the Light
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/3d-printed-suncatcher-shines-in-the-light/

Diffraction gratings create beautiful rainbow patterns when interacting with natural white light, and [audreyobscura] was familiar with their properties.  Thus, she set about producing an attractive 3D-printed suncatcher ornament that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/3d-printed-suncatcher-shines-in-the-light/)

Custom SSD Gives New Life to Handheld Atom PC
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/custom-ssd-gives-new-life-to-handheld-atom-pc/

People don’t usually go as far as [Wenting Zhang] has – designing a new IDE SSD board for a portable x86 computer made in 2006. That said, it’s been jaw-dropping …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/custom-ssd-gives-new-life-to-handheld-atom-pc/)

This Week in Security: Updraft, Termux, and Magento
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/this-week-in-security-updraft-termux-and-magento/

One of the most popular WordPress backup plugins, UpdraftPlus, has released a set of updates, x.22.3, that contain a potentially important fix for CVE-2022-23303. This vulnerability exposes existing backups to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/this-week-in-security-updraft-termux-and-magento/)

Grocery Store Rocket Fuel: Don’t Try This At Home!
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/grocery-store-rocket-fuel-dont-try-this-at-home/

It seems like whenever the topic of rocket science comes up, the conversation quickly shifts to that of rocket fuels. As discussed in the excellent [Scott Manley] video below the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/grocery-store-rocket-fuel-dont-try-this-at-home/)

Hackaday Podcast 157: Airtag Security, Warped 3D Printing, Suturing Grapes with a DIY Robot Arm, and the Wizard’s Calculator
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/hackaday-podcast-157-airtag-security-warped-3d-printing-suturing-grapes-with-a-diy-robot-arm-and-the-wizards-calculator/

This week Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi look at the week’s most interesting stories and projects, starting with the dystopian news that several people have had …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/hackaday-podcast-157-airtag-security-warped-3d-printing-suturing-grapes-with-a-diy-robot-arm-and-the-wizards-calculator/)

Classic Chat: Arko Takes Us Inside NASA’s Legendary JPL
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/classic-chat-arko-takes-us-inside-nasas-legendary-jpl/

Started by graduate students from the California Institute of Technology in the late 1930s, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) was instrumental in the development of early rocket technology in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/classic-chat-arko-takes-us-inside-nasas-legendary-jpl/)

Better Kerf Cuts With A CNC Bit
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/25/better-kerf-cuts-with-a-cnc-bit/