The CRT bar top arcade machine could have been yours for $20.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vcfswap_gallery25.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vcfswap_gallery25.jpg?w=800">There was a time where you could regularly find local swap meets to pick up computer hardware, ham radios, and other tech gear at the sort of cut-rate prices so …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/this-weekend-vcf-swap-meet-in-wall-nj/)

Hackaday Podcast 222: VCF East Special Edition
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/hackaday-podcast-222-vcf-east-special-edition/

Editor in Chief Elliot Williams is spending the week communing with nature, which under normal circumstances would mean no podcast — after all, he’s the one who puts each episode …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/hackaday-podcast-222-vcf-east-special-edition/)

Retrotechtacular: A Closer Look at the VT Proximity Fuze
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/retrotechtacular-a-closer-look-at-the-vt-proximity-fuze/

Here at Hackaday, our aim is to bring you only the freshest of hacks, which carries the burden of being Johnny-on-the-spot with our source material. So if something of obvious …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/retrotechtacular-a-closer-look-at-the-vt-proximity-fuze/)

These 3D Printed Biocatalytic Fibers Scrub Carbon Dioxide
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/these-3d-printed-biocatalytic-fibers-scrub-carbon-dioxide/

On today’s episode of “What If?” — what if the Apollo 13 astronauts had a 3D printer? Well, for one thing, they may have been able to avoid all the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/these-3d-printed-biocatalytic-fibers-scrub-carbon-dioxide/)

Recreating an Analog TV Test Pattern
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/recreating-an-analog-tv-test-pattern/

While most countries have switched to digital broadcasting, and most broadcasts themselves have programming on 24/7 now, it’s hard to remember the ancient times of analog broadcasts that would eventually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/recreating-an-analog-tv-test-pattern/)

The PDP8 That Never Was: Hollow State Logic
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/the-pdp8-that-never-was-hollow-state-logic/

[Outer World Apps] noted that there was no PDP-8/V made by DEC — a variant that used vacuum tubes. So he’s decided to make one using about 320 6J6A tubes. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/the-pdp8-that-never-was-hollow-state-logic/)

NASA Team Sets New Space-to-Ground Laser Communication Record
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/nasa-team-sets-new-space-to-ground-laser-communication-record/

TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) Credit: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NASA-MIT-LL-TBIRD.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NASA-MIT-LL-TBIRD.png?w=800">[NASA] and a team of partners has demonstrated a space-to-ground laser communication system operating at a record breaking 200 gigabit per second (Gbps) data rate. The TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/nasa-team-sets-new-space-to-ground-laser-communication-record/)