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Implementing A Rhythm Game Entirely In A GPU Shader
30+ min ago (178+ words) Most rhythm games have a community creating custom charts, and Trombone Champ is no exception. What is exceptional, however, [Crafted Cart]'s osu! played in a Trombone Champ chart. It all started as a. .. Most rhythm games have a community creating…...
Battle Born Explains How Its Battery Thermal Safety Works
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (436+ words) The basic theory appears to be that if there's a thermal event, the ABS thermoplastic will soften and reduce the pressure on the bolted-together copper bus bar and brass terminal. This then allows for an aluminium-oxide layer to form on…...
Using Metal Screws In Plastic Parts
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (213+ words) We have often used "any old" screw in printed parts, which usually works OK. We've also used threaded inserts or captive nuts, classic choices. One of the issues with screws or inserts is that you have to get accurately sized…...
Hackaday Podcast Episode 365: Early 3 DP Engineering, A New CAD Interface, And Flying Around The Moon
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (197+ words) Humans flew around the Moon this week, but Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi were stuck on Earth -- luckily, there was no shortage of stories and hacks to keep them occupied. From the new. .. Humans flew around the Moon…...
This Week In Security: Flatpak Fixes, Android Malware, And SCADA Was IOT Before IOT Was Cool
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (393+ words) Rowhammer attacks have been around since 2014, and mitigations are in place in most modern systems, but the team at gddr6. fail'has found ways to apply the attack to current-generation GPUs. Rowhammer attacks attach the electrical characteristics of RAM, using manipulation of…...
Bacteria Marching To The Beat Of A Tiny Drum
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (256+ words) Traditionally, identifying a bacterium requires peering through a microscope. Researchers from TU Delft want to trade your eyes for your ears when identifying bacteria. This is possible because they've crafted nanoscale drums that convert bacteria's movement into sound. The technique…...
Running DOOM On'a True Type Font?
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (544+ words) Hackaday Over the years, DOOM has been ported to many things; think of any arbitrary device and chances are it can run the classic shooter But what about something more esoteric like [Artem]s DOOM in a True Type font?...
Reflecting On Microsoft Windows Vista In 2026
18+ hour, 30+ min ago (653+ words) {"0":"Reflecting On Microsoft Windows Vista In 2026 Hackaday It's a bit of an understatement that at release Windows Vista rather fell flat Much of the problem was due to how rushed of a release it was, with incomplete driver support and…...
USB, Abstracted
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (254+ words) Many USB tutorials assume you want to know about the intricacies of protocol negotiation, information about the hardware layer, and that you are willing to write a Linux kernel module to provide a driver. But thanks to abstraction, none of…...
[Kerry Wong] Finds SMD Test Clips
1+ day, 30+ min ago (403+ words) One of the many problems you run into when you work with SMD parts is trying to probe the little tiny pins. While we usually watch [Kerry Wong's] videos for the oscilloscopes, it makes sense that he'd. .. One of the…...