The abacus has been around since antiquity, and takes similar forms over the hundreds of cultures that have embraced it. It may be one of the first devices to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/abacus-synthesizer-really-adds-up/)

Eliza and the Google Intelligence
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/eliza-and-the-google-intelligence/

The news has been abuzz lately with the news that a Google engineer — since put on leave — has announced that he believes the chatbot he was testing achieved …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/eliza-and-the-google-intelligence/)

A Handy Breakout Board For E-Paper Hacking
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/a-handy-breakout-board-for-e-paper-hacking/

If you follow the exploits of [Aaron Christophel] (and trust us, you should), you’ll know that for some time now he’s been rather obsessed with electronic price tags, specifically those …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/a-handy-breakout-board-for-e-paper-hacking/)

Mining and Refining: Helium
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/mining-and-refining-helium/

Creative abstract fuel industry manufacturing business concept: 3D render illustration of the group of brown metal steel liquefied compressed natural helium gas containers or cylinders with high pressure gauge meters and valves arranged in row and isolated on white background with selective focus effect
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/heliumtanks_feat.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/heliumtanks_feat.jpg?w=800">With a seemingly endless list of shortages of basic items trotted across newsfeeds on a daily basis, you’d be pardoned for not noticing any one shortage in particular. But in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/mining-and-refining-helium/)

Odd Inputs and Peculiar Peripherals: A Joystick Like They Used To Make
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/odd-inputs-and-peculiar-peripherals-a-joystick-like-they-used-to-make/

With the rise of the gamepad courtesy of several generations of game consoles, the joystick has become an almost forgotten peripheral, sidelined into the world of flight simulators with its …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/odd-inputs-and-peculiar-peripherals-a-joystick-like-they-used-to-make/)

Taking Another Swing at a 3D Printed Eye of Agamotto
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/taking-another-swing-at-a-3d-printed-eye-of-agamotto/

Three years ago, [Enza3D] put together a 3D printed version of the Eye of Agamotto as seen in Marvel’s Doctor Strange. It was a good looking prop, but there was definitely …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/taking-another-swing-at-a-3d-printed-eye-of-agamotto/)

Volvo C30 Custom Gauge And CAN Bus Reverse Engineering
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/volvo-c30-custom-gauge-and-can-bus-reverse-engineering/

With cars being essentially CAN buses on wheels, it’s no wonder that there’s a lot of juicy information about the car’s status zipping about on these buses. The main question …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/15/volvo-c30-custom-gauge-and-can-bus-reverse-engineering/)