Hackaday Newsletter 0x34

[Hackaday] Millennium Tower is Sinking; and Waiting is the Hardest Part [Read article now »] Binge These Talks This Weekend By [Mike Szczys] Many will find themselves with an extra day off of work this weekend. I will be spending some time at the bench working on a discrete gate project that's been itching my brain. But while I do I plan to catch up on the Hackaday SuperConference talks still on my watch list. Here's the complete playlist of [18 talks published so far]. Yes, I was at the conference, but with two stages, multiples workshops, plus badge hacking, crypto challenge, and lobby-con all going on at the same time I actually didn't see very many of the live presentations. We've been diligently publishing the videos of each talk, [along with an article to walk you through] it if you prefer a taste of text before committing to the video. I must sheepishly admit that I have had a dismissive attitude about soft robotics but that all changed this week when I saw [Kari Love]'s presentation. She makes a compelling case for the field and it's role in the future of space exploration (both in vacuum and on other celestial bodies). [Alan Yates] gave a fascinating expose on how he developed Valve's Lighthouse beacon used to deliver VR tracking with stunningly low latency and great accuracy. [Bil Herd]'s recollections from his Commodore computer engineering days was delightful -- he spilled all the secrets and I can never get enough of this stuff. And [Bodo Hoenen] is on a mission to build a wearable robotic assist system to help rehabilitate his daughter's arm. These are just a taste so grab some nog, flip on the fume extractor, and [let the playlist roll]. From The Blog [How Has Amazon Managed To Make Hackers Love Alexa?] By [Jenny List] An Alexa-supporting device is constantly listening to conversations within its range, and when it detects its activation word, in most.... [Read more »] [Extra Curricular Tour of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory] By [Mike Szczys] Last week, Hackaday had the chance to tour NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Our tour was special -- guided by NASA engineer... [Read more »] [Millennium Tower is Sinking; and Waiting is the Hardest Part] By [Alex Weinberg] San Francisco’s Millennium Tower is sinking. Since its completion in 2009, the 58-story, 645-foot tall residential building has settled 16 inches and... [Read more »] [Massive 20-oz. Copper PCB Enables Electric Racing] By [Dan Maloney] Is twenty times the copper twenty times as much fun to work with? Ask [limpkin] and follow along as he fabricates a DC/DC block for a Formula E... [Read more »] If You Missed It [Off-Grid Travel — Setting Up a Solar System] [Harrowing Story of Installing Libreboot on ThinkPad] [Hacked Diamond Makes Two-Atom Radio] [Portable Apple II On An AVR] [So Where’s My Low Voltage DC Wall Socket?] [Hackaday] NEVER MISS A HACK [Share] [Share] [Share] [Share] [Terms of Use] [Privacy Policy] [Hackaday.io] [Hackaday.com] This email was sent to [{EMAIL}] [why did I get this?] [unsubscribe from this list] [update subscription preferences] SupplyFrame, Inc · 51 West DAYTON ST · Suite 100 · Pasadena, Ca 91105 · USA