Imagine you had a rich uncle who wanted to fund some of your projects. Like, seriously rich — thanks to shrewd investments, he’s sitting on a pile of cash and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/supercon-2022-tap-your-rich-uncle-to-fund-your-amateur-radio-dreams/)

Sneaky Clock Displays Wrong Time If It Catches You Looking
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/sneaky-clock-displays-wrong-time-if-it-catches-you-looking/

We have a soft spot for devices that subvert purpose and expectation, and that definitely sums up [Guy Dupont]’s Clock That Is Wrong. It knows the correct time, but whether …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/sneaky-clock-displays-wrong-time-if-it-catches-you-looking/)

Fixing A Reflow Oven’s Conveyer Belt With an NE555 and Stepper Motors
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/fixing-a-reflow-ovens-conveyer-belt-with-an-ne555-and-stepper-motors/

Some design choices on manufacturing equipment really leave you scratching your head for a while, as recently happened to [Chris Cecil] when the belt on a reflow oven’s conveyer snapped. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/fixing-a-reflow-ovens-conveyer-belt-with-an-ne555-and-stepper-motors/)

Supersized Laptop Laughs in the Face of Portability
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/supersized-laptop-laughs-in-the-face-of-portability/

Sometimes a project needs to go big, and [Evan and Katelyn] threw portability to the wind to build the world’s biggest laptop. Stretching the believability of “bigger is better,” this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/supersized-laptop-laughs-in-the-face-of-portability/)

German Air Force Surplus Teardown
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/german-air-force-surplus-teardown/

It isn’t clear to us how [mrsylvain59] came into possession of a late-model piece of military gear from the German airforce, but we enjoyed watching the teardown below anyway. According …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/german-air-force-surplus-teardown/)

Sailing on a Sea of Seven-Segment Displays
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/sailing-on-a-sea-of-seven-segment-displays/

The amount of information the humble seven-segment display can convey is surprising. There are the ten numerals, dead-ringers or reasonable approximations for about half the alphabet, and even a few …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/23/sailing-on-a-sea-of-seven-segment-displays/)

Tiny Machine Learning on as Little as 2 KB of RAM
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/24/tiny-machine-learning-on-as-little-as-2-kb-of-ram/

All of the machine language stuff coming out lately doesn’t affect you if you are developing with embedded microcontrollers, right? Perhaps not. Microsoft Research India wants you to use their …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/02/24/tiny-machine-learning-on-as-little-as-2-kb-of-ram/)