Ep 293: The Power of POKE, Folding Butterflies, and the CRT Effect

Hackaday Podcast · 18 Oct 2024 · 47m · Episode 293

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review the week's hacks, starting with the extended 2024 Supercon SAO contest deadline and a 'What's That Sound?' segment. They discuss David Malawi's demonstration of 3D print warping caused by shrinkage forces, Wenting Jiong's liquid powder display, and Vance Vagel's ESP32-based ham radio module. The episode also covers Linus Atkinson's live coding on the Commodore 64, Stephen Walters' analysis of CRTs for retro gaming, and various keyboard projects including the Arjiboy FX and Canacord Plus.

Mentioned

Companies
Salter Family Corporation
Products
Commodore 64, Arjiboy, Canacord Plus
Chips
ESP32, 555, CH 582M
Also
Supercon, David Malawi, Wenting Jiong, Vance Vagel, Joshua, Linus Atkinson, Stephen Walters, Kevin Bates, Ted Kinsman, Arduino, Steph, Michael Mayer, Dr. Volt, Ricardo Daniel de Paula, solid as hell, Cherry MX ULP, Matt Cody

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