Now first of all, [Steph] grants that you can already take your pick of several LED pumpkin badges out there on IO. That’s not the point. The point is that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/2023-halloween-hackfest-flickering-pumpkin-pin-is-solidly-built/)

One-String, One-Trick Pony Plays “the Lick”
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/one-string-one-trick-pony-plays-the-lick/

Wouldn’t you love to be able to play a song on a stringed instrument even though you don’t have an iota of musical talent? That’s the idea behind Strumli, a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/one-string-one-trick-pony-plays-the-lick/)

Using 5V Programmable Logic Here In The 2020s
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/using-5v-programmable-logic-here-in-the-2020s/

Do you speak GAL? [Peterzieba] does, and has pulled together a collection of documents and tools so that you can too. There’s a dividing line in electronic engineering education, between …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/using-5v-programmable-logic-here-in-the-2020s/)

Bleep Remover Censors Those **** Bleeps
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/bleep-remover-censors-those-bleeps/

One of the more interesting cultural phenomena is the ‘bleep’ that replaces certain words in broadcasts, something primarily observed in the US. Although ostensibly applied to prevent susceptible minds from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/bleep-remover-censors-those-bleeps/)

Lessons Learned While Building a DIY Pen Plotter
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/lessons-learned-while-building-a-diy-pen-plotter/

There was a time when plotters were the pinnacle of computer graphics output. While they aren’t as common as they used to be, there are some advantages to having a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/04/lessons-learned-while-building-a-diy-pen-plotter/)

Rock Salt May Lead The Way To Better Batteries
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/05/rock-salt-may-lead-the-way-to-better-batteries/

The regular refrain here when it comes to announcements of new battery chemistries hailed as potentially miraculous is that if we had a pound, dollar, or Euro for each one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/05/rock-salt-may-lead-the-way-to-better-batteries/)

Social Engineering Chatbots with Sad-Sob Stories, for Fun and Profit
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/05/social-engineering-chatbots-with-sad-sob-stories-for-fun-and-profit/

By this point, we probably all know that most AI chatbots will decline a request to do something even marginally nefarious. But it turns out that you just might be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/05/social-engineering-chatbots-with-sad-sob-stories-for-fun-and-profit/)

Spuds Lend a Hand In The Darkroom
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/05/spuds-lend-a-hand-in-the-darkroom/

If film photography’s your thing, the chances are you may have developed a roll or two yourself, and if you’ve read around on the subject it’s likely you’ll have read …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/05/spuds-lend-a-hand-in-the-darkroom/)