Hackaday Podcast 189: Seven Segments Three Ways, Candle Code, DIY E-Readers, and the Badge Reveal [Hackaday]

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This week Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi will discuss the return of the East Coast RepRap Festival, the scientific application of slices of baloney, and the state of the art in homebrew e-readers. The discussion weaves its way through various reimaginings of the seven (or more) segment display, an impressive illuminated headboard that comes with its own science-fiction film, and the surprising difficulty of getting a blinking LED to actually look like a flame. Stick around to the end to find out why iPhones are freaking out on amusement park rides, and to hear all the details about this year’s Supercon badge.

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Episode 189 Show Notes:

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Interesting Hacks of the Week:

• Seeing If Cheating At Chess The Hard Way Is Even Possible
  • Hans Niemann Report – Chess.com
  • How To Be A Stinkin’ Chess Cheat — Sockfish
• DIY E-Reader Has Hot Swap Mechanical Keys
  • Open Book Abridged: OSHW E-Reader Now Simplified, Pico-Driven
  • Inkplate Comes Full Circle, Becomes True Open Reader
• Seven Segments, But Not As We Know Them
  • I’ll See Your Seven-Segment Mechanical Display And Raise You To 16 Segments
  • Flip-Segment Digital Clock Is A Miniature Mechanical Marvel
• This Headboard Contains An Artificial Sun
• A Cold Light To Warm Your Heart
  • GitHub – carangil/candle: A realistic LED candle simulation using an Arduino and NeoPixel LEDs
  • LED candle simulation – YouTube
• A Raspberry Pi Phone For The Modern Era
  • The Open Source Rotary Cell Phone, Two Years Later

Quick Hacks:

• Elliot’s Picks:
  • Thrills With An LED “Thriller” Jacket
  • Compensating For Your TVs Backlight
  • Quick Reload For Your Glue Sticks: The Glue Gun Six Shooter
• Tom’s Picks:
  • [Tom Stanton] Builds An Osprey
  • Simple CNC Gear Production With Arduino
  • Dumping An EMMC Chip With Many Bodge Wires

Can’t-Miss Articles:

• Rollercoasters Are Triggering The IPhone’s Crash Detection System
• The 2022 Supercon Badge Is A Handheld Trip Through Computing History