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Lightning strikes at Hackaday Berlin [HACKADAY]( Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Breadboard Macropad [Read Article Now»]( Hackaday Berlin: In Praise of Lightning Talks By [Elliot Williams]( We’re in full-on prep mode for our first event in Europe in four years: [Hackaday Berlin](. And while we’ve got a great slate of speakers lined up, and to be announced soon, I’m personally most excited for the lightning talks. Why? Because the lightning talks give you all, the attendees, the chance to get up and let everyone know what you’re up to. They’re longer than an elevator pitch, so you have time to at least start to explain the most interesting detail or two, but they’re not long enough that you can cover every aspect of a project. And that’s the trick! By being short enough that you couldn’t possibly cover everything, you don’t need to worry about covering everything. Just go for the highlights. And because you left a lot of the interesting details back, everyone in the audience is going to want to bend your ear about it for the rest of the conference. It’s like the ultimate icebreaker. For the audience? Lightning talks, when they’re good, are like a fountain of non-stop great ideas and inspiration. And if you happen on that just doesn’t tickle your hacker-bone, it’s probably over in another five minutes, so no worries. We didn’t have time to run a full-on call for proposals for Berlin, but we’re hoping that you’ll ride the lightning. We’d all love to hear what you’ve got to say! From the Blog --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ask Hackaday: Incidental Earthquake Detection]( By [Dan Maloney]( In addition to seismometers, the recent Turkish earthquake showed up on clocks and in the ionosphere. [Read more »]( [Smart Ovens Are Doing Dumb Checks For Internet Connectivity]( By [Lewin Day]( What do you do to check the Internet? Ping Google. So does your smart oven. That's dumb. [Read more »]( [All About USB-C: Manufacturer Sins]( By [Arya Voronova]( The USB-C spec is no cakewalk, but some manufacturers blatantly break the rules. [Read more »]( [Hackaday Podcast]( [Hackaday Podcast 205: Hackaday Berlin, So Many Sundials, and Ovens Pinging Google]( By [Hackaday Editors]( What happened last week on Hackaday? The Podcast will get you up to speed. [Read more »]( If You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [Reverse Engineering British Rail Tickets]( [Modernizing C Arrays for Greater Memory Safety]( [Bicopter Phone Case Might Be Hard to Pocket, but Delivers Autonomous Selfies]( [Goniometer Gives You an Edge at Knife Sharpening]( [Behold a Microscope That Sees By Squashing Things Into It]( [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