Depending on your point of view, real-life conversations with strangers can either be refreshing or terrifying. Some of us are glib and at ease in new social situations, while others …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/03/machine-learning-app-remembers-names-so-you-dont-have-to/)

Pretty Pico Macropad Eases Transition Back to Office
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/03/pretty-pico-macropad-eases-transition-back-to-office/

[Thomas “Mel” Maillioux] is no stranger to the custom mechanical keyboard game — and faced with having to return to the office, they decided to whip up a sweet little …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/03/pretty-pico-macropad-eases-transition-back-to-office/)

DIY Fume Extractor with ATtiny13 Speed Control
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/diy-fume-extractor-with-attiny13-speed-control/

Let’s be honest, commercially-available soldering fume extractors are cheap enough that you probably don’t need to build one yourself. But it still makes for a good starter project, especially if …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/diy-fume-extractor-with-attiny13-speed-control/)

Fail of the Week: Bronze-Brazed Wrought Iron
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/fail-of-the-week-bronze-brazed-wrought-iron/

[Will Stelter], a promising young blacksmith working out of Montana, had a terrific idea for a unique composite material for finishing off a knife build. This build is a collaboration …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/fail-of-the-week-bronze-brazed-wrought-iron/)

GP2040: A Configurable Game Pad Firmware
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/gp2040-a-configurable-game-pad-firmware/

[feralAI] and fellow GitHub contributors present for your viewing pleasure GP2040: an open source game pad firmware for RP2040-based hardware. The dual-core RP2040 is a good platform to use for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/gp2040-a-configurable-game-pad-firmware/)

This Vintage Alphanumeric Display Was Huge, Hot, Heavy, and Expensive
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/this-vintage-alphanumeric-display-was-huge-hot-heavy-and-expensive/

It’s easy to take display technology for granted nowadays, but the ability to display data in a human-readable way was not always easy. This is demonstrated well by the Pinlite …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/this-vintage-alphanumeric-display-was-huge-hot-heavy-and-expensive/)

Hackaday Prize 2022: Drying Clothes With Ultrasound
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/hackaday-prize-2022-drying-clothes-with-ultrasound/

Clothes dryers are great, and a key part of modern life, but they do use a lot of energy. [Mike Rigsby] decided to see if there was a more efficient …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/hackaday-prize-2022-drying-clothes-with-ultrasound/)

Hackaday Links: September 4, 2022
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/hackaday-links-september-4-2022/