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Hyundai Paywalls Brake Pad Changes
#news #transportationhacks #automotiveasaservice #brakes #righttorepair #hackaday
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Hyundai Paywalls Brake Pad Changes
Changing the pads on your car’s brakes is a pretty straightforward and inexpensive process on most vehicles. However, many modern vehicles having electronic parking brakes giving manufacturer…Hackaday
Join the The Newest Social Network and Party Like its 1987
#softwarehacks #retro #socialnetwork #hackaday
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Join The The Newest Social Network And Party Like Its 1987
Algorithms? Datamining? Brainrot? You don’t need those things to have a social network. As we knew back in the BBS days, long before anyone coined the phrase “social network”, all…Hackaday
Have They Found a Complete UNIX V4?
#retrocomputing #belllabs #unix #unixv4 #hackaday
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Have They Found A Complete UNIX V4?
If you’ve ever combed boxes of old tech detritus in search of a nugget of pure gold, we know you’ll appreciate the excitement of discovering, in a dusty University of Utah storeroom, a …Hackaday
BIOS Detectives Find Ghost Of Previously Unknown PC
#retrocomputing #bios #eprom #ibm #pcat #hackaday
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BIOS Detectives Find Ghost Of Previously Unknown PC
Old parts such as EPROMs will often find themselves for sale on sites such as eBay, where they are sometimes snapped up by retrocomputing enthusiasts in search of interesting code. Vintage Computer…Hackaday
ChatControl Gets Coup-De-Grace
#news #securityhacks #backdoor #chatcontrol #encryption #europe #thinkofthechildren #hackaday
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ChatControl Gets Coup-De-Grace
Possibly the biggest privacy story of the year for Europeans and, by extension the rest of the world, has been ChatControl. Chatcontrol is a European Union proposal backed by Denmark for a mandator…Hackaday
What Happened To Running What You Wanted On Your Own Machine?
#currentevents #mischacks #originalart #android #appstore #console #iphone #microsoftstore #videogames #walledgarden #windows #hackaday
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What Happened To Running What You Wanted On Your Own Machine?
When the microcomputer first landed in homes some forty years ago, it came with a simple freedom—you could run whatever software you could get your hands on. Floppy disk from a friend? Pop it in. S…Hackaday
Meshtastic: A Tale of Two Cities
#featured #networkhacks #radiohacks #meshnetworking #meshtastic #hackaday
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Meshtastic: A Tale Of Two Cities
If I’m honest with myself, I don’t really need access to an off-grid, fault-tolerant, mesh network like Meshtastic. The weather here in New Jersey isn’t quite so dynamic that ther…Hackaday
A Treasure Trove Of Random Vintage Tech Resources
#classichacks #retrocomputing #archive #diskettes #disks #hackaday
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A Treasure Trove Of Random Vintage Tech Resources
Finding, collecting, and restoring vintage tech is the rewarding pastime of many a Hackaday reader. Working with old-school gear can be tough, though, when documentation or supporting resources are…Hackaday
The 555 as You’ve Never Seen It: In Textile!
#art #555 #navajo #navajoweaving #rug #weaving #hackaday
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The 555 As You’ve Never Seen It: In Textile!
The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least since European contact, and probably long before. They’ve never shied from adopting innovation: churro sheep…Hackaday
GPS And Its Little Modules
#featured #gpshacks #howto #skills #gps #module #hackaday
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GPS And Its Little Modules
Ever want to find your device on the map? Think we all do sometimes. The technology you’ll generally use for that is called Global Positioning System (GPS) – listening to a flock of sat…Hackaday
Practical Guide to Pedal-Powered Electrical Generators
#greenhacks #transportationhacks #electricalgenerator #emergencypower #hackaday
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Practical Guide To Pedal-Powered Electrical Generators
An adult human can produce about 100 Wh of mechanical power whilst cycling, which is a not inconsiderable amount if you can convert that to electricity with reasonable efficiency. In a recent artic…Hackaday
