What do you think of when you hear the word pond? If you’re like most people, the word conjures up images of a simple water-filled hole in the ground, maybe …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/building-the-most-high-tech-pond-in-the-neighborhood/)

Microsoft’s New Simulator Helps Train Drone AIs
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/microsofts-new-simulator-helps-train-drone-ais/

Testing any kind of project in the real world is expensive. You have to haul people and equipment around, which costs money, and if you break anything, you have to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/microsofts-new-simulator-helps-train-drone-ais/)

Haptic Baby Monitor Gets the Wearer’s Attention
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/haptic-baby-monitor-gets-the-wearers-attention/

Anyone who’s ever slept through a morning’s alarm can tell you that sounds, even loud piercing ones, don’t always wake a person out of a deep sleep. Similarly, hearing a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/haptic-baby-monitor-gets-the-wearers-attention/)

Want To Use a Classic Mac Mouse On a Modern Computer? No? Here’s How To Do It Anyway
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/want-to-use-a-classic-mac-mouse-on-a-modern-computer-no-heres-how-to-do-it-anyway/

Need to hook a classic Mac mouse up to your modern machine with the help of a DIY USB adapter? [John Floren] has you covered. [John]’s solution uses a board …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/want-to-use-a-classic-mac-mouse-on-a-modern-computer-no-heres-how-to-do-it-anyway/)

Presence-Detecting Cushion Keeps You from Sitting Your Life Away
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/presence-detecting-cushion-keeps-you-from-sitting-your-life-away/

They say that sitting is the new smoking. They’re wrong — smoking is much, much worse, for you than sitting, and smoking only while standing or while jogging around the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/presence-detecting-cushion-keeps-you-from-sitting-your-life-away/)

Back Up Encrypted ZFS Data Without Decrypting It, Even If TrueNAS Doesn’t Approve
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/back-up-encrypted-zfs-data-without-decrypting-it-even-if-truenas-doesnt-approve/

[Michael Lynch] recently replaced his Synology NAS with a self-built solution built on ZFS, a filesystem with a neat feature: the ability to back up encrypted data without having to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/back-up-encrypted-zfs-data-without-decrypting-it-even-if-truenas-doesnt-approve/)

Hack Your Engine Virtually
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/hack-your-engine-virtually/

It is no secret that we like simulating circuits before we build something and there are plenty of great tools for that. But what about those of us who work …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/11/hack-your-engine-virtually/)