Here’s an unusual concept: a computer-guided mechanical neural network (video, embedded below.) Why would one want a mechanical neural network? It’s essentially a tool to explore what it would take …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/20/physical-neural-network-can-be-trained-like-a-digital-one/)

Giant 3D Printer Can Print Life-Sized Human Statues
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/20/giant-3d-printer-can-print-life-sized-human-statues/

We’ve seen a few makers 3D scan themselves, and use those to print their own action figures or statuettes. Some have gone so far as building life-sized statues composed of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/20/giant-3d-printer-can-print-life-sized-human-statues/)

An Easy Z80 And VGA Upgrade For the Apple II
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/20/an-easy-z80-and-vga-upgrade-for-the-apple-ii/

The Apple II was at the forefront of the home computer revolution when it came out in 1977. In its era, nobody really cared about hooking up the Apple II …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/20/an-easy-z80-and-vga-upgrade-for-the-apple-ii/)

Old Style 1802 Computer Has MMU
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/old-style-1802-computer-has-mmu/

When you think of an MMU — a memory management unit — you probably think of a modern 32-bit computer. But [Jeff Truck] has a surprise. His new RCA 1802 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/old-style-1802-computer-has-mmu/)

Turning a Quartz Clock Module Into a Time Reference
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/turning-a-quartz-clock-module-into-a-time-reference/

If you’re looking for a 1-second time reference, you’d probably just grab a GPS module off the shelf and use the 1PPS output. As demonstrated by [InazumaDenki], though, an old …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/turning-a-quartz-clock-module-into-a-time-reference/)

This Week in Security: Dating App, WooCommerce, and OpenSSH
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/this-week-in-security-dating-app-woocommerce-and-openssh/

Up first this week is a report from vpnMentor, covering the unsecured database backing a set of dating apps, including 419 Dating. The report is a bit light on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/this-week-in-security-dating-app-woocommerce-and-openssh/)

2600 Breaks Free From DRM with PDF/EPUB Subscription
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/2600-breaks-free-from-drm-with-pdf-epub-subscription/

Hackaday has been online in some form or another since 2004, which for the Internet, makes us pretty damn old. But while that makes us one of the oldest surviving …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/2600-breaks-free-from-drm-with-pdf-epub-subscription/)

Hackaday Podcast 228: Bats, Eggs, Lasers, Duck Tape, and Assembly Language
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/hackaday-podcast-228-bats-eggs-lasers-duck-tape-and-assembly-language/