It’s the week after Thanksgiving (for some of us) and if you’re sick of leftovers, you’re in luck as Elliot and Dan get together to discuss the freshest and best inter-holiday hacks. We’ll cue up the “Mission: Impossible” theme for a self-destructing flash drive with a surprising sense of self-preservation, listen in on ET only to find out it’s just a meteor, and look for interesting things to do with an old 3D printer. We’ll do a poking around a little in the basement at Tektronix, see how easy it is to spoof biometric security, and get into a love-hate relationship with both binary G-code and bowling balls with strings attached. What do you do with a box full of 18650s? Easy — make a huge PCB to balance them the slow way. Is your cell phone causing a population crisis? Is art real or AI? And what the heck is a cannibal CME? Tune in as we dive into all this and more.
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Easily Bypass Laptop Fingerprint Sensors And Windows Hello
Harvard SETI Project Helps ID Mystery Sound
A 48 Volt Battery Pack With Carefully Balanced Cells
A Beginner’s Guide To Lithium Rechargeable Batteries
An Automated Watch Cleaner From An Older 3D Printer
Wristwatch Revival – Restoration of a $100,000 Rolex GMT From 1958!
G-code Goes Binary With Proposed New Format
Fail Of The Week: This Flash Drive Will NOT Self-Destruct In Five Seconds
Mission Impossible theme song (Original) – YouTube
USB Drive Keeps Your Secrets… As Long As Your Fingers Are Wet?
Elliot’s Picks:
Capacitive Rainmeter Measures The Sky Water Just Fine
Tektronix’s Ceramic CRT Production And The Building 13 Catacombs
Single-piece Tank Chassis Goes Robotic
In New Doctor’s Office, Stethoscope Wears You
Dan’s Picks:
Come For The PCB Holder, Stay For The Tour Of FreeCAD
A Tube Guitar Amp For A Modest Budget
Bowling With Strings Attached: The People Are Split
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How Do You Prove An AI Didn’t Make Your Art?
