Hackaday Podcast 205: Hackaday Berlin, So Many Sundials, and Ovens Pinging Google [Hackaday]

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Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi start this week’s episode off with the announcement of Hackaday Berlin on March 25th. It’s been quite some time since we’ve been on the other side of the pond, because we had to cancel 2020’s Hackaday Belgrade due to COVID-19, so excitement is high for all three days of this “one-day” event.

After a new What’s that Sound, discussion moves on to an impressive collection of DIY sundials, the impact filament color has on the strength of 3D printed parts, the incredible retrocomputer replicas of Michael Gardi, and the Arduino FPGA that you’ve probably never heard of. We’ll wrap things up with the unexpected difficulties of mixing multiple cheap audio sources in Linux, and try to figure out why our kitchen appliances need to be connected to the Internet.

Check out the links below if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in  the comments!

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Episode 205 Show Notes:

News:

• Come Join Us For Hackaday Berlin!

What’s that Sound?

• Recognize the sound? Fill out the form, and maybe you’ll win a Hackaday Podcast t-shirt!

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

• Sundial Collection Is 2D Printed
  • Equation of time – Wikipedia
  • Bifilar sundial – Wikipedia
  • We Didn’t Know The Sun Could Do Digital
• The Effect Of Filament Color On Print Strength And More
  • PSA: Watch Out For White Filament
• Reliving A Bitmapped Past With A Veritable Hoard Of Bitmap Fonts
• MCM/70 Replica Embodies Proud Canadian Heritage
• Arduino Does SDI Video With FPGA Help
  • Hands On With The Arduino FPGA
• With ChatGPT, Game NPCs Get A Lot More Interesting

Quick Hacks:

• Elliot’s Picks:
  • Old 3D CAD Mouse Gets New Lease Of Life
  • Create Your RTL Simulations With KiCAD
  • Clock Your Camera With This Shutter Speed Tester
• Tom’s Picks:
  • Experimenting With 20 Meters Of Outlet Adapters
  • OG DOOM Shows Off The Origins Of Multi-Monitor
  • SDR Scanner Listens To Everything

Can’t-Miss Articles:

• Ask Hackaday: The Ten Dollar Digital Mixing Desk?
• Smart Ovens Are Doing Dumb Checks For Internet Connectivity