It’s hard to read the headlines today without feeling like the world couldn’t possibly get much worse. And then tomorrow rolls around, and a fresh set of headlines puts the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/19/e-paper-news-feed-illustrates-the-headlines-with-ai-generated-images/)

Latency Meter For Accurate Gaming
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/19/latency-meter-for-accurate-gaming/

The gaming world experienced a bit of a resurgence in 2020 that is still seen in the present day. Even putting aside the effects from the pandemic, the affordability and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/19/latency-meter-for-accurate-gaming/)

Open Source Tracker Keeps an Eye on Furry Friends
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/19/open-source-tracker-keeps-an-eye-on-furry-friends/

Most of the time, you’ll know where your cats are — asleep on the bed about 23.5 hours a day and eating or pooping the rest of the time. But …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/19/open-source-tracker-keeps-an-eye-on-furry-friends/)

Scaled-Up Matches Are Hilarious And Moderately Effective
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/scaled-up-matches-are-hilarious-and-moderately-effective/

Regular matches are fine for lighting candles and the like, but they’re a bit small and fiddly to use. After seeing some giant prop matches used in a stage play, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/scaled-up-matches-are-hilarious-and-moderately-effective/)

TMD-3: Clever Hall Sensor Hack Leads to Better Turing Demo
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/tmd-3-clever-hall-sensor-hack-leads-to-better-turing-demo/

We’ll beat everyone to the punch: yes, actually building a working Turing machine, especially one that uses a Raspberry Pi, is probably something that would have pushed [Allen Turing]’s buttons, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/tmd-3-clever-hall-sensor-hack-leads-to-better-turing-demo/)

You’ve Got Mail: Reading Addresses With OCR
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/youve-got-mail-reading-addresses-with-ocr/

Last time I delivered on this column, I told you about the USPS’ attempts to fully automate a post office. Of course, that’s a bit of a misnomer, since it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/youve-got-mail-reading-addresses-with-ocr/)

Salad Spinner Busts Some New Moves
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/salad-spinner-busts-some-new-moves/

Can you believe that [Tom Tilley]’s wife was just going to pawn off this perfectly good salad spinner on the thrift store when it’s so ripe for hacking? We couldn’t, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/salad-spinner-busts-some-new-moves/)

Button, Button, Who’s Got the (Pico) Button?
https://hackaday.com/2023/09/20/button-button-whos-got-the-pico-button/