Electronic arcs can be made to “sing” if you simply modulate them on and off at audible frequencies. We’ve seen it done with single Tesla coils, and even small Tesla …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/08/building-a-plasma-piano-aint-easy/)

Simple Wood-Fired Water Heater Is Surprisingly Effective
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These days, humans have gotten all fancy-schmancy with their gas and electric water heaters. Heck, some are even using heat pumps to do the work as efficiently as possible. [HowToLou] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/08/simple-wood-fired-water-heater-is-surprisingly-effective/)

Understanding AI Chat Bots with Stanford Online
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The news is full of speculation about chatbots like GPT-3, and even if you don’t care, you are probably the kind of person that people will ask about it. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/08/understanding-ai-chat-bots-with-stanford-online/)

The ARPANET of Things and CMU’s History of Networked Soda Machines
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When the computer science department of Carnegie Mellon University expanded in the 1970s, this created a massive issue for certain individuals who now found that they had to walk quite …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/08/the-arpanet-of-things-and-cmus-history-of-networked-soda-machines/)

Utility Mat Turns Waste Epoxy Into Useful Tools
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/09/utility-mat-turns-waste-epoxy-into-useful-tools/

Epoxy is a great and useful material typically prepared by mixing two components together. But often we find ourselves mixing too much epoxy for the job at hand, and we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/09/utility-mat-turns-waste-epoxy-into-useful-tools/)

Five Years On, Where Is Starman and Where Will He Go?
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On 6 February 2018, a Tesla Roadster was launched as the mass simulator on the first ever Falcon Heavy launch — putting for the first time ever a car on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/09/five-years-on-where-is-starman-and-where-will-he-go/)

Ask Hackaday: Incidental Earthquake Detection
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It never seems to fail: at the very moment that human society seems to reach a new pinnacle of pettiness, selfishness, violence, and self-absorption, Mother Nature comes along and reminds …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/09/ask-hackaday-incidental-earthquake-detection/)