There’s a military adage that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. While we haven’t gone to war with Mars, at least not yet, it does seem to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/no-hole-in-one-perseverance-strikes-out-on-first-mars-core-attempt/)

DOOM On a Desk Phone is Just the Tip of the Iceburg
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/doom-on-a-desk-phone-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceburg/

These days we expect even the cheapest of burner smartphones to feature a multi-core processor, at least a gigabyte of RAM, and a Linux-based operating system. But obviously those sort …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/doom-on-a-desk-phone-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceburg/)

This Week in Security: John Deere, ProxyLogin Detailed, And Pneumatic Tubes
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/this-week-in-security-john-deere-proxylogin-detailed-and-pneumatic-tubes/

We’ve covered the right-to-repair saga, and one of the companies that have become rather notorious is John Deere. The other side to the poorly managed interconnected mess is security issues. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/this-week-in-security-john-deere-proxylogin-detailed-and-pneumatic-tubes/)

Audio Cassette Tape Data Retrospective
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/audio-cassette-tape-data-retrospective/

It has been a long time since we stored software and computer data on audiotape. But it used to be the de facto standard for hobby computers and [Noel] has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/audio-cassette-tape-data-retrospective/)

Hackaday Podcast 131: Have a Heart, Transputer Pi, Just the Wing, and a Flipped Cable Fries Radio
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/hackaday-podcast-131-have-a-heart-transputer-pi-just-the-wing-and-a-flipped-cable-fries-radio/

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams recount the past week in hardware hacking. There’s a new Tamagochi hack that runs the original ROM on plain old microcontrollers like the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/hackaday-podcast-131-have-a-heart-transputer-pi-just-the-wing-and-a-flipped-cable-fries-radio/)

Retrotechtacular: LA’s Hilarious Subway Safety Film From 1992
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/retrotechtacular-las-hilarious-subway-safety-film-from-1992/

Subways! They’ve been around for an awfully long time; almost as long as modern railways themselves, believe it or not. Building underground was undertaken in earnest by those in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/retrotechtacular-las-hilarious-subway-safety-film-from-1992/)

Rotary Time Tracker Puts a New Spin on Productivity
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/rotary-time-tracker-puts-a-new-spin-on-productivity/

Like many of us, [quincy] feels the distracting pull of non-work programs on what has become a mixed-use computer. So what’s the answer to the puzzle of work-life balance? We’re …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/rotary-time-tracker-puts-a-new-spin-on-productivity/)

Hacked IKEA Air Quality Sensor Gets Custom PCB
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/13/hacked-ikea-air-quality-sensor-gets-custom-pcb/