Hackaday Podcast Episode 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K’nex Computers
What did you miss on Hackaday last week? Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams are ready to catch you up on this week’s podcast. First, though, the guys go off on vibe coding and talk about a daring space repair around Jupiter.
Then it is off to the hacks, including paste extruding egg shells, bespoke multimeters, and an 8-bit mechanical computer made from a construction toy set.
For can’t miss articles, you’ll hear about boring industrial design in modern cell phones and a deep dive into how fresh fruit makes it to your table in the middle of the winter.
Check out the links below if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!
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Episode 330 Show Notes:
News:
What’s that Sound?
- The sound last week is revealed! Congrats to [Brian].
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- Paste Extrusion For 3D Printing Glass And Eggshells
- CeraMetal Lets You Print Metal, Cheaply And Easily
- TRAvel Slicer
- Hand-and-Machine Github
- Extruder-turtle
- Designing An Open Source Multimeter: The HydraMeter
- USB-C-ing All The Things
- 8 Bit Mechanical Computer Built From Knex
- A Lockpicking Robot That Can Sense The Pins
- 2025 One-Hertz Challenge: HP Logic Probe Brought Into The Future
Quick Hacks:
- Elliot’s Picks:
- Fusing Cheap EBay Find Into A Digital Rangefinder
- Embedded LEDs For Soft Robots Made From Silicone
- Video Tape Hides Video Player
- Al’s Picks:
- Neon Lamp Detects Lightning Strikes
- Reverse Engineering A ‘Tony’ 6502-based Mini Arcade Machine
- Floating Buoy Measures Ocean Conditions
Can’t-Miss Articles:
- The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics
- A Field Guide To The North American Cold Chain
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