Hackaday (unofficial) May 16, 2024 3:00am Think Again: Tips On Finding and Flexing Your Creativity #howto #lifehacks #creativethinking #problemsolving #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Think Again: Tips On Finding And Flexing Your Creativity Technical work — including problem-solving — is creative work. In addition, creativity is more than a vague and nebulous attribute that either is or isn’t present when it’s …
Hackaday (unofficial) April 25, 2024 6:00am Sticky Situation Leads To Legit LEGO Hack #lifehacks #hotglue #lego #legodots #mountingtape #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Sticky Situation Leads To Legit LEGO Hack [samsuksiri] frequently uses a laptop and has an external drive to store projects. The drive flops around on the end of its tether and gets in the way, so they repurposed their old iPod pouch and a…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 18, 2024 4:00pm LYFT: Standing Up for Better IKEA BEKANT Control #lifehacks #microcontrollers #ikea #ikeabekant #ikeadesk #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 LYFT: Standing Up For Better IKEA BEKANT Control The IKEA BEKANT sit/stand desk is kind of a lifesaver — even if you don’t personally go between sit and stand much, the adjustability makes sharing the desk a breeze. Sharing was the ca…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 17, 2024 3:00pm A Fully Automatic British Breakfast: Ready While You Sleep #cookinghacks #lifehacks #breakfastmachine #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Fully Automatic British Breakfast: Ready While You Sleep Among all the amazing technologies that were promised to us, there is one that is much more egregious than the lack of flying cars and real hovering hoverboards: the lack of fully automated breakfa…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 13, 2024 9:00pm Goldilocks Beverage Coaster Tells You When It’s Just Right #lifehacks #microcontrollers #coaster #infraredtemperaturesensor #seeedxiaosamd21 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Goldilocks Beverage Coaster Tells You When It’s Just Right If you ask us, morning is the only excuse we need for a hot caffeinated beverage — weather be damned. Wherever [gokux] is, they may be experiencing actual winter this year, given that they ar…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 21, 2023 8:00pm Bed Sensors Do More Than You’d Think #lifehacks #microcontrollers #esp32 #esphome #homeautomation #leakdetector #pressuresensor #sensor #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Bed Sensors Do More Than You’d Think Bed sensors do sort of sound like a gimmick — after all, who cares whether someone is occupying the bed? But if you think about it, that information is quite useful from a home automation sta…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 17, 2023 1:00am No TP? No problem! #lifehacks #paper #recycledpaper #toiletpaper #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 No TP? No Problem! Among First World Problems, there can be few worse than running out of toilet paper. The horror! If you’re not able to do as we did yesterday and borrow a pack until more can be bought, then …
Hackaday (unofficial) October 26, 2023 12:00pm A Paper Printer For QR Code Menus #lifehacks #microcontrollers #menu #printer #qrcode #thermalprinter #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Paper Printer For QR Code Menus Do you miss the days of thumbing through a sticky, laminated booklet to order your food? Sick of restaurants and their frustrating electronic menus? Fear not, for [Guy Dupont] and his QR code menu …
Hackaday (unofficial) October 20, 2023 9:00pm Spinning Up a New Laundry Monitor #classichacks #lifehacks #arduinoesp32 #esp32 #laundry #laundrymonitor #splitcoretransformer #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Spinning Up A New Laundry Monitor For all that modern washers and dryers do, they don’t let you know when they’re finished. Or they do, but it’s only a short victory song that plays once and can be easy to miss. W…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 22, 2023 6:00am The Loveliest Electronics Desk You’ll See Today #classichacks #lifehacks #desk #electronicsworkbench #mdf #organization #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 The Loveliest Electronics Desk You’ll See Today Does your electronics desk have a lap drawer? And is it filled with random, disorganized detritus? Well, [Handy Bear] is here to show you that you can put so much more in every drawer you’ve …
Hackaday (unofficial) September 8, 2023 9:00am Share Your Feelings Like a Spy #lifehacks #confessional #emotions #feelings #shredder #simonegiertz #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Share Your Feelings Like A Spy While hackers can deftly navigate their way through circuit diagrams or technical documentation, for many of us, simple social interactions can be challenge. [Simone Giertz] decided to help us all …
Hackaday (unofficial) February 2, 2023 1:00am Want Better 0402 Reflow? Consider These Footprints! #lifehacks #pcbhacks #0201 #0402 #footprint #footprintcreation #reflow #reflowsoldering #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Want Better 0402 Reflow? Consider These Footprints! Assembling with a stencil is just that much more convenient – it’s a huge timesaver, and your components no longer need to be individually touched with a soldering iron for as many time…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 24, 2023 1:00am DIY Custom Earplugs For Pennies Per Pair #howto #lifehacks #earplugs #silicone #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 DIY Custom Earplugs For Pennies Per Pair Hearing is one of our most precious senses, and yet many take their hearing for granted, exposing themselves to loud noises that do lasting damage. [Jonathan Levi] of The Next Level does no such th…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 23, 2022 5:00pm Hardware Store Chemicals Transform Sheets into Waterproof Tarps #chemistryhacks #lifehacks #canvas #knots #naphtha #recycled #silicone #tarp #textile #textiles #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hardware Store Chemicals Transform Sheets Into Waterproof Tarps For hackers in the Northern Hemisphere, the seasons of wet and cold are upon us. Staying dry is every bit as important as staying warm, so what better than a hack or two to keep us warm and dry! Al…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 28, 2022 3:00pm Sleep Posture Monitor Warns You Away from Dangerous Positions #microcontrollers #wearablehacks #accelerometer #attiny85 #imu #lifehacks #position #posture #sleep #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Sleep Posture Monitor Warns You Away From Dangerous Positions Age, we’re told, is just a number, but that number seems to be the ever-increasing count of injuries of a ridiculous nature. Where once the younger version of us could jump from a moving car …
Hackaday (unofficial) August 3, 2022 6:00pm The Hackaday Summer Camp Survival Guide #cons #hackadaycolumns #lifehacks #originalart #bornhack #cccamp #electromagneticfield #emf #hackercamps #mch2022 #sha2017 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 The Hackaday Summer Camp Survival Guide It’s a feature of summer for us, the round of hacker camps in which members of our community gather in fields and spend a few days relaxing and doing what we do best. This summer I’ll h…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 26, 2022 6:00am A Simple Charging Station For Twelve Powerbanks #batteryhacks #hardware #lifehacks #chargingstation #powerbank #usbpowerbank #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Simple Charging Station For Twelve Powerbanks [jasonwinfieldnz] uses twelve small powerbanks day to day – powering LED strips around his trampoline, presumably, to avoid the mess of wires and make the assembly easily portable. However, i…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 24, 2022 6:00am Hack Your Brain: Bionic Reading — Panacea or Placebo? #lifehacks #mischacks #dyslexia #reading #readingaid #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hack Your Brain: Bionic Reading — Panacea Or Placebo? In the Star Trek episode Space Seed, [Khan] famously said, “Improve a mechanical device, and you may double productivity. But improve man, you gain a thousandfold.” Most of our hacks ce…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 25, 2022 4:00pm Golf Club Shooter Is Your Ballistic Friend on the Green #lifehacks #robotshacks #compressedair #golf #golfclub #launcher #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Golf Club Shooter Is Your Ballistic Friend On The Green Golf is a sport that has always enjoyed a good gadget or eight. Whether it’s something to measure the wind, or the latest putter guaranteed to save your game, golf enthusiasts have always flo…