A while back, [Heavydeck] remembered stumbling across the worst CAD package ever, which is a schematic editor whose existence was purely intended for use to make quick circuit sketches for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/17/the-second-worst-cad-package-ever/)

SDR Toolkit Bends Weather Station To Hacker’s Whims
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/17/sdr-toolkit-bends-weather-station-to-hackers-whims/

We probably don’t have to tell most Hackaday readers why the current wave of low-cost software defined radios (SDRs) are such a big deal for hackers looking to explore the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/17/sdr-toolkit-bends-weather-station-to-hackers-whims/)

3D Printed Parts Hold Up To Steam Heat
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/3d-printed-parts-holds-up-to-steam-heat/

Steam turbines are at the heart of all manner of industrial machinery, particularly that used for power generation. [Integza] decided he needed to better understand this technology, and decided to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/3d-printed-parts-holds-up-to-steam-heat/)

A Well Documented BreadBoard Computer Shows Dedication
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/a-well-documented-breadboard-computer-shows-dedication/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaGZapAGvwM
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Snap-2021-12-13-at-21.24.23-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Snap-2021-12-13-at-21.24.23-featured.png?w=800">These pages have not been exactly devoid of home-built computers, with those constructed on solderless breadboard less frequent, but still not rarities. But what is more of a rarity is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/a-well-documented-breadboard-computer-shows-dedication/)

The End of the Electromechanical Era
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/the-end-of-the-electromechanical-era/

When viewed from the far future, the early years of the 21st century will probably be seen as the end of a short era in human technological development. In the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/the-end-of-the-electromechanical-era/)

ESP8266 Based WiFi Game Boy Cartridge Browses WikiPedia
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/esp8266-based-wifi-game-boy-cartridge-browses-wikipedia/

https://there.oughta.be/a/wifi-game-boy-cartridge
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/pcb-render.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/pcb-render.jpg?w=800">[Sebastian Staacks] came across his old Game Boy and was wondering (as you do) what happened to recent attempts at getting a WiFi interface wedged into a standard cartridge. After …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/esp8266-based-wifi-game-boy-cartridge-browses-wikipedia/)

When Dell Built A Netbook With an x86 System-on-Module
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/when-dell-built-a-netbook-with-an-x86-system-on-module/

Just like with pre-touchscreen cellphones having fancy innovative features that everyone’s forgotten about, there’s areas that laptop manufacturers used to venture in but no longer dare touch. On Twitter, [Kiwa] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/when-dell-built-a-netbook-with-an-x86-system-on-module/)

Be Mesmerized By The Latest Time Twister
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/be-mesmerized-by-the-latest-time-twister/