Despite what it looks like in the movies, it is hard to communicate with astronauts from Earth. There are delays, and space vehicles don’t usually have a lot of excess …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/16/can-you-hear-me-now-lunar-edition/)

Repairing an HDMI Adapter Doesn’t Go So Well
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/16/repairing-an-hdmi-adapter-doesnt-go-so-well/

[Adrian] has a lot of retrocomputers, so he uses an RGB to HDMI converter to drive modern monitors. In particular, he has a box that uses a programmable logic chip …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/16/repairing-an-hdmi-adapter-doesnt-go-so-well/)

Building Petahertz Logic with Lasers and Graphene
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/building-petahertz-logic-with-lasers-and-graphene/

There was a time when we thought a 50 MHz 486 was something to get excited about. In comparison, the computer this post was written on clocks in at about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/building-petahertz-logic-with-lasers-and-graphene/)

Transparent Framedeck is Clearly Capable
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/transparent-framedeck-is-clearly-capable/

When the universe tells you to build a cyberdeck, then build a cyberdeck you must. The lucky [Richard Sutherland] got an email from user-serviceable laptop purveyors Framework about the availability …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/transparent-framedeck-is-clearly-capable/)

Things Are Getting Rusty in Kernel Land
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/things-are-getting-rusty-in-kernel-land/

There is gathering momentum around the idea of adding Rust to the Linux kernel. Why exactly is that a big deal, and what does this mean for the rest of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/things-are-getting-rusty-in-kernel-land/)

LED Backlight Brings Vibrant Colors to Classic Palm PDAs
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/led-backlight-brings-vibrant-colors-to-classic-palm-pdas/

Back in the days before the widespread adoption of smartphones, Palm was the market leader in PDAs. If you had one of those you’ll probably remember taking notes by writing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/led-backlight-brings-vibrant-colors-to-classic-palm-pdas/)

Kindle, EPUB, and Amazon’s Love of Reinventing Wheels
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/kindle-epub-and-amazons-love-of-reinventing-wheels/

Last last month, a post from the relatively obscure Good e-Reader claimed that Amazon would finally allow the Kindle to read EPUB files. The story was picked up by all the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/kindle-epub-and-amazons-love-of-reinventing-wheels/)