You want to join two shafts. What do you need? A coupler, of course. If the shafts don’t line up, you might consider an Oldham coupler. But what if the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/a-hobsons-coupler-leads-to-a-weird-engine/)

Laser Engraver Uses All of the DVD Drive
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/laser-engraver-uses-all-of-the-dvd-drive/

For the last ten to fifteen years, optical drives have been fading out of existence. There’s little reason to have them around anymore unless you are serious about archiving data …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/laser-engraver-uses-all-of-the-dvd-drive/)

Automated Drone Takes Care of Weeds
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/automated-drone-takes-care-of-weeds/

Commercial industrial agriculture is responsible for providing food to the world’s population at an incredibly low cost, especially when compared to most of human history when most or a majority …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/automated-drone-takes-care-of-weeds/)

Install ChimeraOS and Never Leave The Sofa
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/install-chimeraos-and-never-leave-the-sofa/

https://chimeraos.org
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FQRMgwjWQAMtvmd-featured.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FQRMgwjWQAMtvmd-featured.jpg?w=800">There are some projects that initially don’t seem to make sense, but actually turn out to have valid use cases. ChimeraOS appears to be one of those. The idea is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/install-chimeraos-and-never-leave-the-sofa/)

An LM386 Oscillator Thanks to Tungsten Under Glass
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/an-lm386-oscillator-thanks-to-tungsten-under-glass/

Once ubiquitous, the incandescent light bulb has become something of a lucerna non grata lately. Banned from home lighting, long gone from flashlights, and laughed out of existence by automotive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/an-lm386-oscillator-thanks-to-tungsten-under-glass/)

USB-C Cable Tester is Compact and Affordable
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/usb-c-cable-tester-is-compact-and-affordable/

image from project’s GitHub repository
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/c2c-feature.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/c2c-feature.jpg?w=800">We’ve all been bitten before by USB cables which were flaky, built for only charging, or just plain broken. With the increased conductor count and complexity of USB Type C, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/usb-c-cable-tester-is-compact-and-affordable/)

Using JTAG To Dump the Xbox’s Secret Boot ROM
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/using-jtag-to-dump-the-xboxs-secret-boot-rom/

When Microsoft released its first entry into the video game console market with the Xbox, a lot of the discussions at the time revolved around the fact that it used …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/using-jtag-to-dump-the-xboxs-secret-boot-rom/)

This Week in Security: It’s Con Season
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/this-week-in-security-its-con-season/