# Ep 364: Clocks, Cameras, and Free Will

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2026-04-03
- Length: 48m
- Episode: 364
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2026/04/03/hackaday-podcast-episode-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will/

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review the week's hacks, including Mirko Pavlesky's PVC sheet enclosures, Utani's Saturnix retro camera, and Andy Isaacson's mathematical 'Momentous' clock. They also discuss John's open-source tape-and-reel counter, Signal Snowboards' cardboard guitar, and the surge of 'Balkonkraftwerk' solar balconies in Germany. The episode concludes with a discussion of Microsoft Copilot's 'entertainment only' terms of service.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will#t=1) Introduction and Hackaday News
- [5:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will#t=352) What's That Sound and April Fools
- [16:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will#t=965) Mirko Pavlesky's PVC Enclosures
- [20:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will#t=1242) Retro Cameras: Saturnix and Pixel Camera
- [25:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will#t=1551) Momentous Clock and Tape Counter
- [32:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will#t=1941) Cardboard Guitar and Quick Hacks
- [41:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-03-ep-364-clocks-cameras-and-free-will#t=2496) Solar Balconies and Copilot Terms

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Mirko Pavlesky (other)
- Saturnix (product)
- Momentous (product)
- Signal Snowboards (company)
- Microsoft Copilot (product)

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