“Look with your eyes, not your hands” is something many of us have heard while growing up, but that doesn’t apply to the touch-sensitive microscope [Steve Mould] got to play …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/05/behold-a-microscope-that-sees-by-squashing-things-into-it/)

Hackaday Links: February 5, 2023
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/05/hackaday-links-february-5-2023/

Well, this week’s Links article is likely to prove a bit on the spicy side, thanks in no small part to the Chinese balloon that spent the better part of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/05/hackaday-links-february-5-2023/)

Hacking the Python For Loop
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/05/hacking-the-python-for-loop/

In the early days of C, you’d occasionally see someone — probably a former Pascal programmer — write something like this: #define BEGIN { #define END } This would usually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/05/hacking-the-python-for-loop/)

Equipping Rats With Backpacks to Find Victims Under Rubble
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/05/equipping-rats-with-backpacks-to-find-victims-under-rubble/

When it comes to demining or finding victims after a disaster, dogs are well-known to aid humans by sniffing out threats and trapped humans with ease. Less well-known, but no …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/05/equipping-rats-with-backpacks-to-find-victims-under-rubble/)

Ikea Clock Gets Wanderlust
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/ikea-clock-gets-wanderlust/

We always enjoy unique clocks, and a recent 3D print from [David Kingsman] caught our eye. It converts an Ikea clock into a very unusual-looking “wandering hour” clock that uses …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/ikea-clock-gets-wanderlust/)

Surfing the Web Like it’s 1978 — Carbonyl
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/surfing-the-web-like-its-1978-carbonyl/

[Fathy] gets a kick out of doing odd things with Chromium, and Carbonyl is a clever byproduct of that hobby. In this case, it’s what you get when you connect …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/surfing-the-web-like-its-1978-carbonyl/)

Ask Hackaday: The Ten Dollar Digital Mixing Desk?
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/ask-hackaday-the-ten-dollar-digital-mixing-desk/

There comes a point in every engineer’s life at which they need a mixing desk, and for me that point is now. But the marketplace for a cheap small mixer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/ask-hackaday-the-ten-dollar-digital-mixing-desk/)