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/

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" 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/

It must be Blackhat/DEFCON season. Up first in the storm of named vulnerabilities, we have Downfall. The PDF has the juicy details here. It’s quite similar to the Zenbleed issue …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/this-week-in-security-its-con-season/)

GrblHAL CNC Controller Based on RP2040 Pico
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/grblhal-cnc-controller-based-on-rp2040-pico/

image from project’s GitHub repository
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/grbl-feature.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/grbl-feature.png?w=800">[Phil Barrett] designed a new CNC controller breakout board called the PicoCNC which uses the Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 module and grblHAL. It packs a bunch of features typical of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/grblhal-cnc-controller-based-on-rp2040-pico/)

Hackaday Podcast 231: Harnessing Sparks, Hacking Food, and Leaving Breadcrumbs
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/hackaday-podcast-231-harnessing-sparks-hacking-food-and-leaving-breadcrumbs/

Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Al Williams don’t always agree on the best text editor to use, but they do — usually — agree on what makes a great hack. This …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/hackaday-podcast-231-harnessing-sparks-hacking-food-and-leaving-breadcrumbs/)

Ku-Go: The World War II Death Ray
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/ku-go-the-world-war-ii-death-ray/

Historians may note that World War II was the last great “movie war.” In those days, you could do many things that are impossible today, yet make for great movie …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/ku-go-the-world-war-ii-death-ray/)

Hackaday Prize 2023: Circuit Scout Lends a Hand (Or Two) for Troubleshooting
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/hackaday-prize-2023-circuit-scout-lends-a-hand-or-two-for-troubleshooting/