PCB antenna rendered useless by overly enthusiastic copper fill.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lDlCK4p.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lDlCK4p.png?w=640">We have all seen Printed Circuit Board (PCB) antennas: those squiggly bits of traces on PCBs connected often to a Bluetooth, WiFi or other wireless communication chip. On modules like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/01/the-many-ways-you-can-easily-ruin-your-pcb-antenna-design/)

[Dana Sibera] Creates Devices That Don’t Exist
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/01/dana-sibera-creates-devices-that-dont-exist/

[Dana Sibera], known as [@NanoRaptor] on Twitter, makes us wonder about devices that could have been, and wince about devices that must never see the light of day – summoned …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/01/dana-sibera-creates-devices-that-dont-exist/)

Tambour Table with a Puzzling Secret
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/01/tambour-table-with-a-puzzling-secret/

Some people really like puzzles. [Simone Giertz] is one of these serious puzzle lovers and built a transforming table (YouTube) to let her easily switch between puzzles and more mundane …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/01/tambour-table-with-a-puzzling-secret/)

What If Your Day-To-Day Devices Were Alive?
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/what-if-your-day-to-day-devices-were-alive/

We take advantage of a variety of devices in our day-to-day life, and we might treat them as just pieces of hardware, elements fulfilling a certain purpose — forgotten about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/what-if-your-day-to-day-devices-were-alive/)

3D Printed ROV Is The Result Of Many Lessons Learned
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/3d-printed-rov-is-the-result-of-many-lessons-learned/

Building an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is always a challenge, and making it waterproof is often a major hurdle. [Filip Buława] and [Piotr Domanowski] have spent four years and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/3d-printed-rov-is-the-result-of-many-lessons-learned/)

Bye Bye Linux On The 486. Will We Miss You?
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/bye-bye-linux-on-the-486-will-we-miss-you/

A footnote in the week’s technology news came from Linus Torvalds, as he floated the idea of abandoning support for the Intel 80486 architecture in a Linux kernel mailing list …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/bye-bye-linux-on-the-486-will-we-miss-you/)

Keeping an Eye on Heating Oil
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/keeping-an-eye-on-heating-oil/

Energy costs around the world are going up, whether it’s electricity, natural gas, or gasoline. This is leading to a lot of people looking for ways to decrease their energy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/keeping-an-eye-on-heating-oil/)

Make Your Pi Moonlight As A Security Camera
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/02/make-your-pi-moonlight-as-a-security-camera/