Hackaday Newsletter 0x37

[Hackaday] Encoders Spin Us Right Round [Read article now »] Hack Chat Focuses on PCB Design Softare By [Mike Szczys] It's miraculous how approachable PCB design has become. This is due in big part to two pieces of EDA software which have been embraced by hobbyists and professionals alike: Eagle and KiCad. Here's your chance to learn a little bit more about these softwares; join in on live chats hosted by the people who work on development of the tools. Today (Friday, January 13th) at Noon Pacific Time the [Eagle Hack Chat] will begin. It is hosted by Matt Berggren, a PCB design veteran who is driving Eagle development now that the project is part of Autodesk. This will run for 30 minutes and is a great chance to ask questions about the software and where they are going with it. KiCad will get its turn in one week, on Friday January 20th at 10:00am Pacific Time. Wayne Stambaugh, one of the lead developers for KiCad will join us to discuss the popular open source PCB software. Hack Chat is held in the [Hacker Channel] live messaging room. Feel free to stop in and hang out any time, but mark your calendar so that you don't miss these organized discussions. From The Blog [Get Ready for the Great Eclipse of 2017] By [Dan Maloney] On August 21, 2017, the moon will cast its shadow across most of North America, with a narrow path of totality tracing from Oregon to South Carolina. Tens of mill... [Read more »] [The 3D printers of CES] By [Brian Benchoff] CES is over, and now we can take a step back, distance ourselves from the trade show booths, and figure out where 3D printing will be going over the next... [Read more »] [Why the Wright Brothers Succeeded] By [Steven Dufresne] The types of steps and missteps the Wright brothers took in developing the first practical airplane should be familiar to hackers. They started with a simple kite... [Read more »] If You Missed It [Light Dimmer Shows How to Steal Power from AC Line] [Give Your Raspberry Pi A Good Hammering] [Paper Airplane Machine Gun V2.0] [“Alexa, Order Everyone In San Diego A Doll House”] [Supercharged, Fuel Injected V10 Engine, at 1/3 Scale] [Fail of the Week: NASA Edition] [Hackaday] NEVER MISS A HACK [Share] [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 subscription preferences] SupplyFrame, Inc · 51 West DAYTON ST · Suite 100 · Pasadena, Ca 91105 · USA