Debugging network issues isn’t easy; many a sysadmin has spent hours trying to figure out which of the many links between client and server is misbehaving. Having a few clear …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/22/classic-multimeter-tells-you-if-your-wifis-working/)

What To Do With A Broken Television When You Can’t Fix It
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/22/what-to-do-with-a-broken-television-when-you-cant-fix-it/

The AUO-manufactured controller board of an LG-branded TV. (Credit: Andrew Menadue)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/auo_display_controller_board.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/auo_display_controller_board.jpg?w=800">Who can say ‘no’ to a free TV, even if it’s broken? This was the situation [Andrew Menadue] ended up in last year when he was offered an LG 39LE4900 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/22/what-to-do-with-a-broken-television-when-you-cant-fix-it/)

How Big is the Moon? Figure it out Yourself
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/22/how-big-is-the-moon-figure-it-out-yourself/

We have to confess that we occasionally send friends a link to “let me Google that for you” when they ask us something that they could have easily found online. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/22/how-big-is-the-moon-figure-it-out-yourself/)

Winding Your Own Small Coils
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/22/winding-your-own-small-coils/

Depending on what you build, you may or may not run into a lot of inductors. If you need small value coils, it is easy to make good-looking coils, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/22/winding-your-own-small-coils/)

Novena Open Source Laptop Reborn as Desktop Machine
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/novena-open-source-laptop-reborn-as-desktop-machine/

from project’s blog
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/amen-feature.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/amen-feature.jpg?w=800">When your 5-year-old laptop dies it’s usually time for a replacement. But [Andrew Menadue]’s Novena laptop is fully open-source. He has full access to all the documentation, so he decided …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/novena-open-source-laptop-reborn-as-desktop-machine/)

Levitating with Light
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/levitating-with-light/

The University of Pennsylvania has a team that did a little light research. Well, not light in the usual sense of that phrase. They used very strong light to levitate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/levitating-with-light/)

Astra’s Frugal Design Leads To Latest Unusual Failure
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/astras-frugal-design-leads-to-latest-unusual-failure/

We’ve all heard it said, and it bears repeating: getting to space is hard. But it actually gets even harder the smaller your booster is. That’s because the structure, engines, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/astras-frugal-design-leads-to-latest-unusual-failure/)

Pressure Gauge Built In A Vacuum
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/23/pressure-gauge-built-in-a-vacuum/