Diagram of AES-CBC encryption.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AES-CBC.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AES-CBC.png?w=800">Software developers are usually told to ‘never write your own cryptography’, and there definitely are sufficient examples to be found in the past decades of cases where DIY crypto routines …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/11/why-you-should-totally-roll-your-own-aes-cryptography/)

Water Drips Up In Kid-Friendly Engineering Experiment
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/11/water-drips-up-in-kid-friendly-engineering-experiment/

Did you know that water can drip UP instead of down? It’s true! Okay, okay- it’s a bit of an optical illusion, but one that’s mesmerizing no less, and it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/11/water-drips-up-in-kid-friendly-engineering-experiment/)

Automate Internet Life with Python
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/automate-internet-life-with-python/

Most of us are adept enough with computers that you know what they can easily do and what they can’t. Invent a new flavor of ice cream? Not easy. Grab …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/automate-internet-life-with-python/)

Even DOOM Can Now Run DOOM!
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/even-doom-can-now-run-doom/

For years now, the standard test of any newly hacked piece of hardware has been this: can it run DOOM? id Software’s 1993 classic first-person shooter has appeared on everything, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/even-doom-can-now-run-doom/)

Open Firmware For PinePhone LTE Modem – What’s Up With That?
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/open-firmware-for-pinephone-lte-modem-whats-up-with-that/

In their monthly announcement, among all the cool things Pine64, they talked about the open firmware for PinePhone’s LTE modem. The firmware isn’t fully open – a few parts remain …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/open-firmware-for-pinephone-lte-modem-whats-up-with-that/)

A Handy Tester for a Mountain of PS/2 Keybords
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/a-handy-tester-for-a-mountain-of-ps-2-keybords/

The hacking life is not without its challenges, and chief among these is the tendency to always be in acquisition mode. When we come across a great deal on bulk …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/a-handy-tester-for-a-mountain-of-ps-2-keybords/)

Airbus A380 Completes Flight Powered By Cooking Oil
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/airbus-a380-completes-flight-powered-by-cooking-oil/

Fossil fuels are making news for all the wrong reasons of late. Whether it’s their contribution to global climate change or the fact that the price and supply hinges on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/airbus-a380-completes-flight-powered-by-cooking-oil/)

Hackable OSHW CardClock Demands Attention
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/12/hackable-oshw-cardclock-demands-attention/