# Ep 322: Fake Hackaday Writers, New Retro Computers, and a Web Rant

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2025-05-23
- Length: 55m
- Episode: 322
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant
- Listen: https://wp.me/paBn4l-3hlw

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Jenny List discuss the announcement of Hackaday Supercon 2025 and the passing of Apollo 13 engineer Ed Smylie. They review several hardware hacks, including a new ITX motherboard reimplementing the Mac Plus, a secure LoRa messenger called Communicateur, and an open-source high-speed Ethernet switch by Andrew Zonenberg. The episode also covers Doom running on an Atari ST, the Mouse programming language on Arduino, and a web rant by Maya Posch about the death of graceful degradation.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant#t=3) Introduction and Hackaday Supercon 2025 Announcement
- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant#t=7) Ed Smylie Obituary and Sound Reveal
- [5:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant#t=356) Open Source Software and Mac Plus ITX Motherboard
- [13:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant#t=788) Communicateur Secure LoRa Messenger
- [18:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant#t=1094) Andrew Zonenberg's Open Source Ethernet Switch
- [21:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant#t=1277) Mouse Programming Language on Arduino
- [26:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant#t=1613) Doom on Atari ST and Quick Hacks
- [39:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-23-ep-322-fake-hackaday-writers-new-retro-computers-and-a-web-rant#t=2366) Maya Posch's Web Rant and AI Writing Experiment

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday Supercon (other)
- Ed Smylie (other)
- Mac Plus (product)
- Communicateur (product)
- Bertrand Selva (other)
- LoRa (other)
- Andrew Zonenberg (other)
- Mouse (other)
- Peter Grogano (other)
- Atari ST (product)
- Doom (product)
- Maya Posch (other)
- ChatGPT (other)
- Jenny List (other)
- Elliot Williams (other)
- Al Williams (other)
- Tech Altar (other)
- Nextcloud (product)
- EOS (product)
- Tuxedo (product)

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- [PI Day, DOOM on the RP2040, Pockit Modular Computer, and more!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2022-03-17-pi-day-doom-on-the-rp2040-pockit-modular-computer-and-more) (The Electromaker Show)
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- [033 - All Over the Place](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-04-27-033-all-over-the-place) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)

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