For a quick file transfer between two computers, SCP is a fine program to use. For more complex, large, or regular backups, however, the go-to tool is rsync. It’s faster, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/01/building-faster-rsync-from-scratch-in-go/)

Dissecting A T1 Line
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/01/dissecting-a-t1-line/

When it comes to internet connections, here in 2022 so many of us have it easy. Our ISP provides us with a fibre, cable, or DSL line, and we just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/01/dissecting-a-t1-line/)

Have You Heard Of MCGA?
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/have-you-heard-of-mcga/

In the world of PC graphics, the early standards followed the various video cards of the day. There was MDA, familiar through the original text-based DOS prompt, CGA, then EGA, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/have-you-heard-of-mcga/)

Life-Sized Colonial Viper Touches Down in Australia
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/life-sized-colonial-viper-touches-down-in-australia/

Don’t worry, this 8.4 meter (27 foot) Australian Viper won’t bite, but it’s likely to do a number on any Cylon Raiders that wander too close to Canberra. As recently …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/life-sized-colonial-viper-touches-down-in-australia/)

The Great Euro Sat Hack Should Be a Warning to Us All
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/the-great-euro-sat-hack-should-be-a-warning-to-us-all/

Military officials and civilian security researchers have been warning us for years: cyberattacks are becoming a very real part of modern warfare. Far from being limited to military targets, cyberattacks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/the-great-euro-sat-hack-should-be-a-warning-to-us-all/)

Surprisingly Stomp-able Soft Switches
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/surprisingly-stomp-able-soft-switches/

Competition sure brings out the brute in people, doesn’t it? So what do you do when you need a bunch of switches you can let people fist-pound or stomp on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/surprisingly-stomp-able-soft-switches/)

Linux Fu: Easy Widgets
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/linux-fu-easy-widgets/

Here’s a scenario. You have a microcontroller that reads a number of items — temperatures, pressures, whatever — and you want to have a display for your Linux desktop that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/02/linux-fu-easy-widgets/)