Hackaday Podcast 235: Licorice for Lasers, Manual Motors, and Reading Resistors

Hackaday Podcast 235: Licorice for Lasers, Manual Motors, and Reading Resistors

Name one other podcast where you can hear about heavy 3D-printed drones, DIY semiconductors, and using licorice to block laser beams. Throw in homebrew relays, a better mouse trap, and logic analyzers, and you’ll certainly be talking about Elliot Williams and Al Williams on Hackaday Podcast 235.

There’s also contest news, thermoforming, and something that looks a little like 3D-printed Velcro. Elliot and Al also have their semi-annual argument about Vi vs. Emacs. Spoiler alert: they decided they both suck.

Missed any of their picks? Check out the links below, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!

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Episode 235 Show Notes:

News:

Hackaday Prize 2023: The Gearing Up Challenge Finalists
2023 Cyberdeck Challenge: The Best Decks on the Net

What’s that Sound?

In what may be a first, absolutely no one got last week’s sound: an Enigma machine in operation. Perhaps the people who knew what it sounded like were all sworn to secrecy. Listen next week for your chance to win a coveted Hackaday podcast T-shirt.

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

Hefty 3D Printed Quadcopter Meets Nasty End

Drehmflight Customizable Flight Stabilisation for Your Weird Flying Contraptions
Hackaday Prize 2023: Gen5X, A Generatively-Designed 5-Axis 3D Printer
Awesome Looking 3D Printed RC Plane is Full of Design Considerations
How to Slice Lightweight Aircraft Parts for 3D Printing

Growing Oxides on Silicon on the Road to DIY Semiconductors
Electro-Optical Control of Lasers with a Licorice Twist

Wikipedia: Acousto-optic Modulator

Make Better 3D Printed Molds for Thermoforming Plastics
Arduino-Powered Trap Hopes to Catch Mice

Conflict Escalates Between Brilliant Rat and 555 Timer
Building a Better Mousetrap with the Raspberry Pi

3D Printed – Um – Hook and Loop Fasteners

Quick Hacks:

Elliot’s Picks:

It’s Numbers All The Way Down with this Tape Measure Number Station Antenna
Finally, a Machine to Organize Resistors!
Spooky Noise Box Has Post-Halloween Potential

Al’s Picks:

If You Aren’t Making Your Own Relays…
The Scope of this Kickstarter? Ten Years!
Hands-free Compass Uses Haptic Feedback

Can’t-Miss Articles:

On VIM Modal Interfaces and the Way We Interact with Computers
Logic Analyzers Tapping into Raspberry Pi Secrets