Hackaday Podcast 201: Faking A Transmission, Making Nuclear Fuel, And A Slidepot With A Twist

Even for those with paraskevidekatriaphobia, today is your lucky day as Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Staff Writer Dan Maloney sit under ladders with umbrellas while holding black cats to talk about the week in awesome hacks. And what a week it was, with a Scooby Doo code review, mushrooms in your PCBs, and the clickiest automatic transmission that never was. Have you ever flashed the firmware on a $4 wireless sensor? Maybe you should try. Wondering how to make a rotary Hall sensor detect linear motion? We’ll answer that too. Will AI muscle the dungeon master out of your D&D group? That’s a hard no. We’ll talk about a new RISC-V ESP32, making old video new again, nuclear reactor kibble, and you’re least satisfying repair jobs. And yes, everyone can relax — I’m buying her a new stove.

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Episode 201 Show Notes:

News:

• You Can Now Fix Your Deere

What’s that Sound?

• Congratulations to [blessedcustardwaffler] for recognizing the sound of a Portal gun!

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

Quick Hacks:

Can’t-Miss Articles: