Hackaday Podcast 069: Calculator Controversy, Socketing SOIC, Metal on the Moon, and Basking in Bench Tools

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams march to the beat of the hardware hacking drum as they recount the greatest hacks to hit the ‘net this week. First up: Casio stepped in it with a spurious DMCA takedown notice. There’s a finite matrix of resistors that form a glorious clock now on display at CERN. Will a patio paver solve your 3D printer noise problems? And if you ever build with copper clad, you can’t miss this speedrun of priceless prototyping protips.

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Episode 069 Show Notes:

New This Week:

• DMCA Takedown Issued Over Casio Code That Wasn’t
• 21st Century Cheating: WiFi In A Calculator
• dmca/2020-05-20-Casio.md at master · github/dmca · GitHub

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

• Matrix Of Resistors Forms The Hot Hands Behind This Thermochromic Analog Clock
  • Other displays shown off on balu’s YouTube channel
• Poking Around Inside Of A Linux Security Camera
  • Creating a Wireshark dissector in Lua – part 1 (the basics)
  • binvis.io
  • Mastering Embedded Linux, Part 1: Concepts • &> /dev/null
• Joy-Con Mod Gives Nintendo Switch Touchpad Control
  • GlidePoint Circle Trackpads — Cirque Corporation
• Bricking Your 3D Printer, In A Good Way
  • How Cheap Can A 3D Printer Get? The Anet A8
• Ironclad Tips For Copper-Clad Prototyping
  • Cutting Islands Into Copper-clad PCBs With A Drill
  • A Ham Radio Receiver, Manhattan Style
• A DIY Electronics Lab You Can Show Off With Pride
  • KSA-2 thumbwheels

Quick Hacks:

• Mike’s Picks:
  • Conduit, Birdhouse, And Skateboard Become Giant Pen Plotter
  • ZRAM Boosts Raspberry Pi Performance
  • From Zero To LED Cube In Less Than Seven Months
• Elliot’s Picks:
  • Improving 3D Printed Supports With A Marker
  • Boot Your Pi Over USB
  • Rocking Out On A Limb With LE STRUM

Can’t-Miss Articles:

• Masten Moon Rocket Has Landing Pad, Will Travel
• Teardown: Nabaztag