Hackaday Newsletter 0x57

Getting ready for the next Supercon [HACKADAY]( Dosimetry: Measuring Radiation [Read Article Now»]( Welcome Back, Supercon! By [Elliot Williams]( The last two Novembers, Hackaday’s annual gathering was held in remote mode: Remoticon instead of Supercon. While still recovering from jetlag, I’m reflecting on the pros and cons of live versus virtual events. And wondering how we can combine the virtues of both for next year. Come brainstorm with me! The blatantly obvious pros of having a live Supercon is the ease of talking to everyone who is there, trading code tips, life experience, and must-see projects. In person, you can physically trade badge add-ons in real time, without waiting for customs to clear the packages. Simply hanging out has a real charm to it, and doing so over shared tacos is even better. Spontaneous collaborations were easy and natural. And finally, while you can watch someone electrocute a twinkie with a neon sign transformer on YouTube, you can’t smell the ozone. Against this, all of the expensive travel, the aforementioned jetlag for some, and the real-world limitations that only so many people can fit in a given physical space at once. The best part of Remoticon was hearing from people who wouldn’t have been able to make it to an in-person con, whether it’s because it’s of geography or money. Since everything is online, there’s no missing out, and anyone can freely dip in to one talk or another. The online chat channels were better attended during Remoticon as well – perhaps because they were the only game in town – but that was a more global community. There’s probably nothing that can be done about the tacos, but what could we do about incorporating the benefits of Remoticon? We did stream one stage live, and we had two chat channels open for commentary the whole time. If you took part remotely in Supercon, let us know how it went, and if you have any suggestions to improve our remote experience for next time. Because in the end, we want Hackaday to be as inclusive and as global as the hacker community itself. From the Blog --------------------------------------------------------------- [Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Pumpkin Keyboard]( By [Kristina Panos]( Ah, Halloween. Time to make a Hellraiser pumpkin keyboard. Right? [Read more »]( [The Wow! Signal Revisited: Citizen Science Informs SETI Effort]( By [Dan Maloney]( A coordinated effort to replicate the Wow! signal comes up with nothing, was nonetheless worth it. [Read more »]( [Chinese Chips Are Being Artificially Slowed To Dodge US Export Regulations]( By [Lewin Day]( Regulations prevent the Chinese from making ultrafast GPUs. But are the resulting chips really slower? [Read more »]( [Hackaday Podcast]( [Hackaday Podcast 192: Supercon was Awesome, How to Grind ICs and Make Your Own Telescope]( By [Hackaday Editors]( What happened last week on Hackaday? The Podcast will get you up to speed. [Read more »]( If You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [Smelting Solar Style]( [Trigger Your Home Automation Routines With Home Buttons]( [DIY SpaceNavigator Brings the Freedom]( [Dot-Painting Graffiti Machine Is Wonderfully Simple]( [Moved Off Twitter? Make Your ESP32 Toot]( [Oh Snap! 3D Printing Snapping Parts Without Breakage]( [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