Hackaday Newsletter 0x77

Get Parts, Get Ideas [HACKADAY]() Remote Driving Controversial in UK, But It’s Already Here [Read Article Now»]( 99% Partspiration By [Elliot Williams]( Thomas Edison once said that genius was 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. That doesn’t leave much room for partspriation. I’m working on a top-secret project, and had to place a parts order on AliExpress with a minimum order quantity of five in order to get decent shipping times. No big deal, financially, and it’s always great to have spares as backup for the ones you fry. But as I started lighting up the little round smartwatch displays to put them through their paces, I started thinking of all sorts of ways that I could use something like this. I had no idea how easy to drive they were, or frankly, how good they looked in person. When you get a round display in your hands, you find that you need dial indicators everywhere. And then my son came by and said “Oh neat. I want one!” and started thinking up all sorts of gizmos that I could put them in. Two of them would make awesome eyes, and he’s been on a chameleon kick – the animal, you know. So we’re looking for chameleon eye animations online. And all of a sudden, I have more projects lined up than I have remaining screens. I’m calling this phenomenon “partspiration”. You know, when you figure out how to use something and then you see uses for it everywhere? Time to place another Ali order. Gearing Up for the Hackaday Prize And don’t forget, we just started the next round of the Hackaday Prize: [Gearing Up](. In this challenge round we want to see your best DIY tools, jigs, and workflow accelerators. Custom reflow plates, home-built power supplies, or even software tools – as long as it helps you get the job done, it has a place here. You’ve got until Aug. 8 to get your entry finished, but head on over to Hackaday.io and get started now. From the Blog --------------------------------------------------------------- [Miners vs NASA: It’s A Nevada Showdown]( By [Lewin Day]( NASA uses the lithium pool for calibration, but miners see gold. [Read more »]( [Supercon 2022: Bradley Gawthrop Wants You to Join the PEV Revolution]( By [Navarre Bartz]( This superb talk encapsulates the hacker spirit, and leaves you wanting to build an electric skateboard at the same time. [Read more »]( [ITER Dreams and the Practical Reality of Making Nuclear Fusion Work On Earth]( By [Maya Posch]( A recent article called ITER the end of fusion research. But Maya thinks it's just one strand in a braid. [Read more »]( [Hackaday Podcast]( [Hackaday Podcast 225: Leafy Meats, Wind to Heat, and a Machine That’s Neat]( By [Hackaday Editors]() What happened last week on Hackaday? The Podcast will get you up to speed. [Read more »]( If You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [Computer Speed Gains Erased By Modern Software]( [Saying Goodbye to Don Lancaster]( [Cooling Paint You Can Actually Make]( [Quantum Computing on a Commodore 64 in 200 Lines of BASIC]( [Growing Simple Crystals for Non-Linear Optics Experiments]( [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