This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over the tubes to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous week.
In Hackaday news, get your Supercon 2025 tickets while they’re hot! Also, the One Hertz Challenge ticks on, but time is running out. You have until Tuesday, August 19th to show us what you’ve got, so head over to Hackaday.IO and get started now. Finally, its the end of eternal September as AOL discontinues dial-up service after all these years.
On What’s That Sound, Kristina got sort of close, but this is neither horseshoes nor hand grenades. Can you get it? If so, you could win a limited edition Hackaday Podcast t-shirt!
After that, it’s on to the hacks and such, beginning with a talking robot that uses typewriter tech to move its mouth. We take a look at hacking printed circuit boards to create casing and instrument panels for a PDP-1 replica. Then we explore a fluid simulation business card, witness a caliper shootout, and marvel at one file in six formats. Finally, it’s a telephone twofer as we discuss the non-hack-ability of the average smart phone, and learn about what was arguably the first podcast.
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Episode 333 Show Notes:
News:
Get Your Tickets For Supercon 2025 Now!Announcing The 2025 Hackaday One Hertz ChallengeEnd Of The Eternal September, As AOL Discontinues Dial-Up
What’s that Sound?
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Interesting Hacks of the Week:
Josef Prusa Warns Open Hardware 3D Printing Is Dead Continuous-Path 3D Printed Case Is Clearly SuperiorFullControl – Unconstrained DesignThe Trials Of Trying To Build An Automatic Filament ChangerTalking Robot Uses Typewriter Tech For MouthHacking Printed Circuit Board To Create Casing And Instrument PanelsThat’s No Moon, Er, SelectricThe WHY 2025 Badge And Its 18650sLEDs That Flow: A Fluid Simulation Business Card
Quick Hacks:
Elliot’s Picks: Calipers: Do You Get What You Pay For?Building A Trash Can ReverbCoping With Disappearing Capacitance In A Buck ConverterOne File, Six Formats: Just Change The ExtensionKristina’s Picks: 2025 One Hertz Challenge: Abstract Aircraft Sculpture Based On Lighting RegulationsDon’t Say This DIY Diskette Was A FlopDigital Etch-A-Sketch Also Plays Snake
Can’t-Miss Articles:
Smartphone Hackability, Or, A Pocket Computer That Isn’t Ask Hackaday: Why Aren’t We Hacking Cellphones?The World’s First Podcaster?
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