Hackaday Newsletter 0xA6

What can we do to make hardware hacking as popular as the 100 meter dash? [HACKADAY]() End of an Era: Sony Cuts Production Of Writable Optical Media [Read Article Now»]( Hacker Olympics By [Elliot Williams]( The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics is going on today. It’s an over-the-top presentation meant to draw people into sport. And for the next few weeks, we’ll be seeing people from all across the world competing in their chosen physical activities. There will be triumph and defeat, front-runners who nonetheless lag behind on that day, and underdogs who sneak ahead. In short, a lot of ado about sport, and I don’t necessarily think that’s a bad thing. Sports are fun. But where is the Hacker Olympics? Or even more broadly the Science Olympics or Engineering Olympics? Why don’t we celebrate the achievements of great thinkers, planners, and builders the same way that we celebrate fast runners or steady shooters? With all the pomp and showmanship and so on? Here at Hackaday, we try our best! When we see a cool hack, we celebrate it. But we’re one little blog, with about a millionth the budget of the International Olympic Commission. However, we have you all as our biggest multiplier. It would be awesome if we could take over the entire city of Paris in celebration of science and engineering, but until then, if you see something smart, share it with us. And if you see something on Hackaday that you think was awesome, share it with your friends. From the Blog --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Rise of The Disappearing Polymorphs]( By [Lewin Day]( When chemicals have close cousins, their mere presence can spoil millions of dollars worth of medicine. [Read more »]( [Linux Fu: Failing Pipelines]( By [Al Williams]( What do you do when your scripts go wrong? [Read more »]( [You Can Use LEDs As Sensors, Too]( By [Lewin Day]( LEDs run backwards as well as forwards, with a little elbow grease. [Read more »]( [Hackaday Podcast]( [Hackaday Podcast Episode 281: Metal Clay, Desiccants, Silica Gel, and Keeping Filament Dry]( By [Hackaday Editors]() What happened last week on Hackaday? The Podcast will get you up to speed. [Read more »]( If You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [Supercon 2023: Jesse T. Gonzalez Makes Circuit Boards That Breathe and Bend]( [A Puzzle for the Visually Impaired, or Blindfolded]( [A Lenticular Clock Spells Out The Hours]( [Cutting An IoT Fan Free Of The Cloud]( [Photoresistor-based Single Pixel Camera]( [A Throne for LEGO Baron Harkonnen]( [Hackaday]() NEVER MISS A HACK [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 preferences]( Hackaday.com · 61 S Fair Oaks Ave Ste 200 · Pasadena, CA 91105-2270 · USA