Originally published in 2017. PDP-1 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory As you might have gathered from my projects, I am a bit of computer and electronics history buff. I’m old enough to actually remember using an 8-bit Heathkit H-89 computer...
The ideaI’m David, and my goal with this repository/article is to demystify Sockets by try to explain them in the simplest possible way.In these examples, I’m going to use NodeJS and Particle (any version will do) to show how hardware can talk with NodeJS,...
Dyson V6 Setup and Running System Dyson handheld vacuum cleaners utilize high RPM brushless DC motors. Specifications indicate that some models can reach as high as 125000 RPM. I’ve disassembled DC56(V2), V6, and V10 models. Each has a brushless single-phase...
The battery in my Lenovo laptop were slowly losing charge. Remaining capacity was 69% (good score after 2,5 years) but I need the really long battery time while travelling. The battery statistics according to Lenovo power utility:So, I bought some...
South by Southwest 2014 is approaching, bringing along the usual tech-startup-launch frenzy, streets filled with party buses and endless hordes of geeks drinking themselves into oblivion. Although Interactive traditionally draws from software crowds...
Research Projects | Hardware and software Toadfish chaotic vocalization, 2011.The projects section contains details of my work since 1998. Some of the projects are blog-like, lab notebook style, while others are more finished. Some are elaborations of...
You said anything...so I thought I would see what happens when I share all the links from this Open Source GIS Tool website. This is information that helps my project team work on our upcoming projects. Enjoy! Open Source GIS[Last...
Hackaday Projects is opening up to everyone on Monday, March 10th, 2014. Since our soft launch back in January, accounts have been available by invitation only. Thanks to all of the hackers who got in here early, tested out the features, and gave us...
I prefer to Hack the planet then to limit myself to the ashes of my fathers and fallen heroes!I have one secret; I don't have any secrets!My chief Aim in Life is to Maximize Happiness and Minimize Sadness (Hedonistic with a dash of World Peace)PhotoBancDali...
Some notes on a little experiment I did combining separately documented techniques for plain solder reflow and using an electric skillet for reflow can be found on psmay.com: http://psmay.com/2014/03/10/reflow-skillet-with-normal-solder/. It's tricky...
See current entries: sci-fi-contest tagEntry Deadline: 12:00:00am PDT on 4/29/14Let’s face it… you want an excuse to build something cool. In addition to the notoriety of winning a Hackaday contest, we have a number of very respectable prizes this...
Long ago, in a land called Kettering, OH, my 14-year-old self got bored, restless and discontent, but this was no ordinary case of adolescent ennui. I was jealous, longing, consumed by the desire to do one thing above all else. It was a crazy...
It seems like most HackADay projects involve Arduinos, in their various forms. I view Arduino as a gateway drug: it lets people start experimenting with micro controllers, but you will (probably) soon outgrow them. My first micro controller project,...