Ep 178: The Return of Supercon, Victory for Open Source, Exquisite Timepieces, and Documentation to Die For
Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi discuss the return of Hackaday Supercon in Pasadena, the resolution of the Ortur laser engraver GPL controversy, and a detailed look at a $40,000 Stratasys 3D printer repair. They also review a homemade chain-stitch sewing machine, a Casio F91 smartwatch hack using a CC2640 microcontroller, and extensively praise the documentation of a Dutch word clock and a Hyundai head unit hack. The episode concludes with commentary on the emerging industry of recycling dead solar panels.