Hackaday Podcast 194: FPV Contest, Seven Words, Lots of Coffee, and Edible Drones [Hackaday]

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This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos fumbled through setting up Mumble on Kristina’s new-ish computer box before hitting record and talking turkey. First off, we’ve got a fresh new contest going on, and this time it’s all about the FPVs. Then we see if Kristina can stump Elliot once again with a sound from her vast trove of ancient technologies.

Then there’s much ado about coffee roasters of all stripes, and you know we’re both coffee enthusiasts. We have many words to say about the subject, but none of them are any of the 7+ dirty ones that the FCC would probably rather we didn’t. Finally, we take a look at a bike frame that’s totally nuts, a clock that seemingly works via magic, and a drone made of rice cakes. So find something to nibble on, and check out this week’s episode!

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Episode 194 Show Notes:

News:

• Start Your Engines: The FPV Contest Begins Now!
  • FPV-themed Hackaday.io Newsletter
• Open-Source Passive Radar Taken Down For Regulatory Reasons

What’s that Sound?

• Fill out the form and send in your best guess.

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

• Spoofing LIDAR Could Blind Autonomous Vehicles To Obstacles
  • Pop Your Way To A Fresh Roast Coffee
  • Wobble Disk Coffee Roaster Looks Good In Wood
  • Wobble Disk Coffee Roaster Gets The Beans Just Right
  • How To Cobble A Wobble Disk Roaster Together
    • Sweet Maria’s Coffee
• Portable ESP32 RGB Lasershow Has All The Trimmings
• Colorful Split Keyboard Uses VGA Connections
• Reverse Engineering “The Seven Words (and More) You Can’t Say On TV”
• Homebrew Espresso Maker Modding With Gaggiuino

Quick Hacks:

• Elliot’s Picks:
  • If Your Drone Flies, Eat It!
  • This Standalone Camera Gets The Picture Through With SSTV
  • Move Aside Planar, I’m Slicing My Cone Way
• Kristina’s Picks:
  • Crazy Bike Frame Made Out Of 147 Nuts
  • Faceless Clock Makes You Think Twice About How It Works
  • See The Forbidden Cigarette Machine In Action

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• Don’t Believe Everything You Read: The Great Electric Toaster Hoax
• Will The Fax Machine Ever Stop Singing?