If you’ve ever wondered where the term “banker’s hours” came from, look back to the booming post-war economy of 1950s America. That’s when banks were deluged with so many checks, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/retrotechtacular-building-the-first-computers-for-banking/)

Throw FreeCAD Some Curves
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/throw-freecad-some-curves/

[Mango Jelly] got a question from someone trying to model a phone box with a complex curved roof. We have to admit that when we saw it, we knew it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/throw-freecad-some-curves/)

Arbitrary Waveforms on the Cheap
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/arbitrary-waveforms-on-the-cheap/

A signal generator that can produce the usual sine, square, and triangle waves is handy and has been a staple of electronic benches for decades. Being able to craft custom …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/arbitrary-waveforms-on-the-cheap/)

Blinded With Science
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/blinded-with-science/

So the room-temperature superconductor was a super disappointment, but even though the claims didn’t stand up in the end, the even better news is that real science was done. A …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/blinded-with-science/)

Inside a Cordless Soldering Station
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/inside-a-cordless-soldering-station/

There was a time when soldering stations were unusual in hobby labs. These days, inexpensive stations are everywhere. [Kerry Wong] looks at the TS1C station, which is tiny and cordless. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/inside-a-cordless-soldering-station/)

Blackberry Pi Puts Desktop Linux in Your Pocket
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/blackberry-pi-puts-desktop-linux-in-your-pocket/

Let’s face it — Android wasn’t what most of us had in mind when we imagined having Linux running on our phones. While there’s a (relatively) familiar kernel hiding at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/blackberry-pi-puts-desktop-linux-in-your-pocket/)

Bench Power Supply Turned Realistic Flight Sim Panel
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/12/bench-power-supply-turned-realistic-flight-sim-panel/

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