Hackaday Podcast 213: Not your Grandfather’s Grandfather Clock, the Engineering Behind Art, Hydrogen Powered Flight [Hackaday]

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Join Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi as they review some of their favorite hacks and projects of the past week. The episode starts with a discussion about the recently announced Artemis II crew, and how their mission compares to the Apollo program of the 1960s and 70s.

From there, the pair theorize as to why Amazon’s family of Echo devices have managed to evade eager hardware hackers, take a look at a very impressive SMD soldering jig created with some fascinating OpenSCAD code, marvel at the intersection of art and electronic design, and wonder aloud where all the cheap motorized satellite dishes are hiding. Stick around for some questionable PCB design ideas, a Raspberry Pi expansion that can read your mind, and the first flight of a (semi) hydrogen-powered aircraft.

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Episode 213 Show Notes:

News:

• NASA Names Astronauts to Next Moon Mission

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Interesting Hacks of the Week:

• Squeezing Secrets Out Of An Amazon Echo Dot
  • GitHub – xyzz/amonet: A bootrom exploit for MediaTek devices
  • Amazon Echo Gets Open Source Brain Transplant
  • How Has Amazon Managed To Make Hackers Love Alexa?
  • Don’t Toss That Bulb, It Knows Your Password
• A Soft Soldering Jig For Hard Projects
  • No Wonder These Projects Won the Circuit Sculpture Contest
• New Expansion Module Brings Standard Slots To Ancient Laptop
• 3D Printed Post Modern Grandfather Clock
• See Satellites In Broad Daylight With This Sky-Mapping Dish Antenna

Quick Hacks:

• Elliot’s Picks:
  • Silkscreen Busy? Put Labels Inside Pads
  • Truly Flexible Circuits Are A Bit Of A Stretch
  • A Compact Camera Running Linux? What’s Not To Like!
• Tom’s Picks:
  • Classic Film Camera Goes Digital With Game Boy Tech
  • Server Network Cards Made Extra Cool
  • PiEEG Offers Affordable Brain-Computer Interface

Can’t-Miss Articles:

• Why A Community Hackerspace Should Be A Vital Part Of Being An Engineering Student
  • “Makerspace” Trademark Application Rejected
• Largest Ever Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plane Takes Flight
  • NASA Readies New Electric X-Plane For First Flight