Have you been wanting to build your own keyboard, ergonomic or otherwise, but are hesitant to spend all that time and filament on something that may not be a good …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/dactyl-chimera-leaves-the-learning-out-of-the-curve/)

Tricky Screw Heads Have Disappearing Slots
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/tricky-screw-heads-have-disappearing-slots/

Perhaps you’ve seen them, demonstrations of a machined piece of metal that upon further inspection is actually two pieces machined so perfectly that they appear as one. With extremely tight …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/tricky-screw-heads-have-disappearing-slots/)

Is a Diode a Switch?
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/is-a-diode-a-switch/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJuoHVX2htA
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Snap-2021-10-20-at-21.37.04.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Snap-2021-10-20-at-21.37.04.png?w=800">Many hardware people around these parts will be familiar with devices used as switches, using at least three-terminals to effect this, an input, an output and a gate. Typical devices …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/is-a-diode-a-switch/)

Hackaday Links: October 24, 2021
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/hackaday-links-october-24-2021/

It seems that the engineers of NASA’s Lucy spacecraft have some ‘splaining to do. The $981M asteroid-seeking mission launched without a hitch, but when the two solar panels unfolded, one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/hackaday-links-october-24-2021/)

The Humble NE-2 Neon Lamp Has A New Trick
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/the-humble-ne-2-neon-lamp-has-a-new-trick/

http://crowradioandplasmascience.blogspot.com/2021/10/acoustic-to-electric-transduction-by.html
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NE2offon.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NE2offon.jpg?w=800">Ah, the humble neon lamp. The familiar warm orange glow has graced the decks of many a DIY timepiece, sometimes in a purely indicating duty, and sometimes forming a memory …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/the-humble-ne-2-neon-lamp-has-a-new-trick/)

Omni-Wheeled Cane Steers the Visually-Impaired Away From Obstacles
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/omni-wheeled-cane-steers-the-visually-impaired-away-from-obstacles/

Sure, there are smart canes out there, commercial and otherwise. We’ve seen more than a few over the years. But a group of students at Stanford University have managed to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/24/omni-wheeled-cane-steers-the-visually-impaired-away-from-obstacles/)

Mesmerizing Mechanical Seven-Segment Display
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/25/mesmerizing-mechanical-seven-segment-display/

Seven-segment displays are ubiquitous. From where I’m writing this, I can see several without even having to swivel my chair. We’re all familiar with their classic visage; slightly italicized numbers …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/10/25/mesmerizing-mechanical-seven-segment-display/)