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Gary Parker :party_porg:<p>Analysing Thread data with a modded Flipper Zero <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/pulling-at-threads-with-the-flipper-zero/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/15/pullin</span><span class="invisible">g-at-threads-with-the-flipper-zero/</span></a></p>
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️<p>My latest blog post: Metronalmost</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.com/metronalmost/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mikecoats.com/metronalmost/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This metronome, by design, will never, ever, tick exactly once per second. This infuriating object is designed to thwart the goals of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackaday.social/@hackaday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hackaday</span></a></span>'s One Hertz Challenge contest.</p><p><a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> <a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a> <a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/microPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microPython</span></a> <a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSource</span></a> <a href="https://mikecoats.social/tags/openHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openHardware</span></a></p>
Gary Parker :party_porg:<p>Subpixel Rendering For Impossibly Small Terminal Text <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/subpixel-rendering-for-impossibly-small-terminal-text/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/02/subpix</span><span class="invisible">el-rendering-for-impossibly-small-terminal-text/</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a></p>
you╭👺+300╭🐈x5╭⁂+3╭(Ⓐ+a<p>shout out <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/@anthropy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anthropy</span></a></span> and the like 3 people who tried this after it somehow made <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a> in its most dissembled state and kindly reported feedback over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a>. lots of love, yall know who you are. i hope this next upcoming version will have at least 1 thing to surprise you :D</p>
SWLing Post<p>Meteor Burst Communications</p><p><a href="https://swling.com/blog/2025/05/meteor-burst-communications/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">swling.com/blog/2025/05/meteor</span><span class="invisible">-burst-communications/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackaday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MeteorBurstCommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeteorBurstCommunications</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Knowing What’s Possible - Dan Maloney and I were talking on the podcast about his memories of the old electr... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/05/03/knowing-whats-possible/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/05/03/knowin</span><span class="invisible">g-whats-possible/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackadaycolumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadaycolumns</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/examples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>examples</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/possible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>possible</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rants</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ideas</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>When the power goes out, this clever bike generator ⚡️🚲 can keep essentials running! Using a DC motor from a wheelchair &amp; a smart charge controller, it turns pedaling into emergency electricity 🔋🔌. Perfect for outages or prepping! Check it out: <a href="https://hackaday.com/2013/10/30/bicycle-generator-for-emergency-electricity/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2013/10/30/bicycl</span><span class="invisible">e-generator-for-emergency-electricity/</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EmergencyPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyPower</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackaday</span></a></p>
tTh<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@davidrevoy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davidrevoy</span></a></span> dans <a href="https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/tags/Hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackaday</span></a>, well done bro ! <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/27/quick-and-easy-digital-stethoscope-keeps-tabs-on-cat/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/27/quick-</span><span class="invisible">and-easy-digital-stethoscope-keeps-tabs-on-cat/</span></a></p>
Unlogic<p><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/amazing-oscilloscope-demo-scores-the-win-at-revision-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/26/amazin</span><span class="invisible">g-oscilloscope-demo-scores-the-win-at-revision-2025/</span></a></p><p>Well that's the best thing I'll see today. And it's only 17:30</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demoscene</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/oscilloscope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oscilloscope</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a></p>
Incident Creator ❎<p>I printed me a wee <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackaday</span></a> "Jolly Wrencher" 1.5mm x 1.5mm</p><p><a href="http://blog.reprap.org/2025/04/hackaday-jolly-wrencher-15mm-x-15mm.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.reprap.org/2025/04/hackad</span><span class="invisible">ay-jolly-wrencher-15mm-x-15mm.html</span></a></p>
LibreQoS<p>.<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackaday.social/@FLOSS_Weekly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FLOSS_Weekly</span></a></span> EP 829: THIS MACHINE KILLS VOGONS - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@herberticus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>herberticus</span></a></span> &amp; Frank joined <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackaday.social/@JP_Bennett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JP_Bennett</span></a></span> to chat about <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/mtaht" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mtaht</span></a></span>'s legacy, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bufferbloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bufferbloat</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LibreQoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreQoS</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenWrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenWrt</span></a> and MORE! cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackaday.social/@hackaday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hackaday</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/16/floss-weekly-episode-829-this-machine-kills-vogons/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/16/floss-</span><span class="invisible">weekly-episode-829-this-machine-kills-vogons/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DaveTaht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DaveTaht</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RFC8290" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFC8290</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BandwidthIsALIE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BandwidthIsALIE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FQ_CoDel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FQ_CoDel</span></a> <br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/sch_CAKE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sch_CAKE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FLOSSWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSSWeekly</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackaday</span></a> FQCoDel <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/schCAKE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schCAKE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/latency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>latency</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jitter</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rust</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RustLang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RustLang</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QoE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QoS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QualityOfExperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QualityOfExperience</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QualityOfService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QualityOfService</span></a></p>
Peter Bosch<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hsnl.social/@revspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>revspace</span></a></span> After a few days of work, implementing 3 missing libc functions, repairing an extra 4MB of RAM, hacking around toolchain issues, we finally got Lynx 2.8.2 compiled and running on the VAX-11/750 (in 4.3 BSD Quasijarus)! That means we got to browse the (non-HTTPS) web using no equipment or parts newer than 1986 this side of the network (besides the AUI 10Base-T phy).</p><p><a href="https://hsnl.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://hsnl.social/tags/theoldweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theoldweb</span></a> <a href="https://hsnl.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a> <a href="https://hsnl.social/tags/dec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dec</span></a> <a href="https://hsnl.social/tags/vax11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vax11</span></a></p>
Matt Venn<p>Combining semiconductors with music for my <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackaday.social/@hackaday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hackaday</span></a></span> Berlin lightning talk - check out this exciting Tiny Tapeout update!</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tinytapeout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinytapeout</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoDauBaAxVM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=EoDauBaAxV</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
kantoniak<p>Nerding out at Hackaday Berlin 2025! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@geekmomprojects" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>geekmomprojects</span></a></span> I finally got my own bendy dude!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackadayeurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadayeurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackadayberlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackadayberlin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sao</span></a></p>
Carsten<p><a href="https://toot.berlin/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a> Europe </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@davedarko" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davedarko</span></a></span> 👋</p>
Dave 🔜 @WHY2025<p>Anyone who goes to the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackaday</span></a> Europe thing - do you have some SK6805-EC3210R or SK6805 SIDE-G flying around? I have roughly 17 badges that need 4 LEDs each for the event that's this weekend.</p>
(WooD][WorkeR) 😟<p>This Weekend finally <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackaday.social/@hackaday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hackaday</span></a></span> in Berlin <br>i'll be there - anybody else?</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackaday</span></a></p>
Dave 🔜 @WHY2025<p>light bleeding is fixed with the 4 layer design, programming pin is on the "wrong" SAO pin ofc, but yay! not sold on how sharp the jaw line and eye sockets are now, since theyre on the second layer. First CH32V003 design, programmed with the hackaday badge as a programmer! </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ch32v003" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ch32v003</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SAO</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SimpleAddOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleAddOn</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a></p>
MissJackalope<p>Tunes to get through your day! 12.28.24 Caturday Anything Goes Cat DJ Time! <a href="https://youtu.be/dIwnrh8X_So" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/dIwnrh8X_So</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Please drop a comment if you'd like! Happy Friday! </p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/twitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twitch</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/defcon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defcon</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/bsides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bsides</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/dj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dj</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/dnb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dnb</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a></p>
Gary Parker :party_porg:<p>Turns Out Humans Are Terrible At Intuiting Knot Strength <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/turns-out-humans-are-terrible-at-intuiting-knot-strength/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/01/06/turns-</span><span class="invisible">out-humans-are-terrible-at-intuiting-knot-strength/</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/hackaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackaday</span></a></p>