On our favourite low-attention-span content site, [Kelly Heaton] has recently started sharing a series of “Printed Circuit Birds”. These are PCBs shaped like birds, looking like birds and chirping like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/printed-circuit-bird-family-calls-for-us-to-consider-analog/)

Display Your Speech In Realtime To Help Lipreaders In The Mask Era
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/display-your-speech-in-realtime-to-help-lipreaders-in-the-mask-era/

Masks are all well and good when it comes to reducing the spread of deadly pathogens, but they can make it harder to understand people when they speak. They also …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/display-your-speech-in-realtime-to-help-lipreaders-in-the-mask-era/)

Is That The Moon Worming Its Way Into Your BIOS?
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/is-that-the-moon-worming-its-way-into-your-bios/

When facing a malware situation, the usual “guaranteed solution” is to reinstall your OS. The new developments in malware world will also require you to have a CH341 programmer handy. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/is-that-the-moon-worming-its-way-into-your-bios/)

Hackaday Links: January 23, 2022
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/hackaday-links-january-23-2022/

When Tonga’s Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcano erupted on January 15, one hacker in the UK knew just what to do. Sandy Macdonald from York quickly cobbled together a Raspberry Pi and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/hackaday-links-january-23-2022/)

DIY “Solid State Drive” Puts Four Bytes in Your Pocket
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/diy-solid-state-drive-puts-four-bytes-in-your-pocket/

In a relatively short amount of time, the average capacity of USB flash drives has skyrocketed. It wasn’t so long ago that two and four gigabyte drives were considered to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/diy-solid-state-drive-puts-four-bytes-in-your-pocket/)

Silicone Devices: DIY Stretchable Circuits
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/silicone-devices-diy-stretchable-circuits/

Flexible circuits built on polyimide film are now commonplace, you can prototype with them at multiple factories, at a cost that is almost acceptable to your average hacker. Polyimide film …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/23/silicone-devices-diy-stretchable-circuits/)

Domesticating Old Server Hardware In The Age Of Shortages
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/24/domesticating-old-server-hardware-in-the-age-of-shortages/

Our own [Dave Rowntree] started running into bottlenecks when doing paid work involving simulations of undisclosed kind, and resolved to get a separate computer for that. Looking for budget-friendly high-performance …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/24/domesticating-old-server-hardware-in-the-age-of-shortages/)

How To Optimize Your Workspace: Analyze How You Work
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/24/how-to-optimize-your-workspace-analyze-how-you-work/