There was a time when “real” engineering workstations ran Linux. Apollo and Sun were big names and Sun’s version was Solaris. Solaris has been an iffy proposition since Oracle acquired …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/solaris-might-be-free-if-you-want-it/)

Measuring Electromagnetic Fields With Just an Arduino and a Piece of Wire
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/measuring-electromagnetic-fields-with-just-an-arduino-and-a-piece-of-wire/

Electromagnetic interference problems can be a real headache to debug. If you need to prove what causes your WiFi to slow down or your digital TV signal to drop, then …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/measuring-electromagnetic-fields-with-just-an-arduino-and-a-piece-of-wire/)

The 555 Gives the CarolinaCon Badge Life
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/the-555-gives-the-carolinacon-badge-life/

For the electronic badge enthusiast, these last two years have seen something of a famine. While the pandemic may not be over yet, we’re learning to live with it in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/the-555-gives-the-carolinacon-badge-life/)

Hackaday Links: April 17, 2022
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/hackaday-links-april-17-2022/

There are plenty of stories floating around about the war in Ukraine, and it can be difficult to sort out which ones are fact-based, and which are fabrications. Stories about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/hackaday-links-april-17-2022/)

Drill Press Piece Fastening 101
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/drill-press-piece-fastening-101/

What are the options you have for securing your workpiece to the drill press table? [Rex Krueger] shows us that there’s plenty, and you ought to know about them. He …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/drill-press-piece-fastening-101/)

Processing Audio With the RP2040
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/processing-audio-with-the-rp2040/

The Raspberry Pi, although first intended as an inexpensive single-board computer for use in education, is now ubiquitous in electronics communities. Its low price as well as Linux platform and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/processing-audio-with-the-rp2040/)

Gridfinity: 3D Printed Super Quick Tool Storage And Retrieval
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/18/gridfinity-3d-printed-super-quick-tool-storage-and-retrieval/

Our favourite cyborg [Zack Freedman] has been stumbling over a common problem many of us will be all too familiar with — that of tool storage and the optimal retrieval …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/18/gridfinity-3d-printed-super-quick-tool-storage-and-retrieval/)