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Al Williams
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Staff Writer, Hackaday
Houston
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By Al Williams Verified| Hackaday Verified The best kind of Hackaday posts are the ones where there was some insurmountable problem with an elegant solution devised through deep analysis of the problem and creativity. This is not one of those posts. I’m sure you are familiar with bit rot. You know, something works for a long time and then, for no apparent reason, stops working. Well, that has been biting me, and lacking the time for the creative, elegant solution, I decided to attack it with a virtual chainsaw.
By Al Williams Verified| Hackaday Verified The best kind of Hackaday posts are the ones where there was some insurmountable problem with an elegant solution devised through deep analysis of the problem and creativity. This is not one of those posts. I’m sure you are familiar with bit rot. You know, something works for a long time and then, for no apparent reason, stops working. Well, that has been biting me, and lacking the time for the creative, elegant solution, I decided to attack it with a virtual chainsaw.
By Al Williams Verified| Hackaday Verified We don’t think of computers as something you’d find in the 17th century. But [Levi McClain] found plans for one in a book — books, actually — by [Athanasius Kirker] about music. The arca musarithmica, a machine to allow people with no experience to compose church music, might not fit our usual definition of a computer, but as [Levi] points out in the video below, there are a number of similarities to mechanical computers like slide rules.
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Hackaday
Hackaday is an online platform that celebrates the art of hacking, defined as using things in unintended ways. Founded in 2004 by Phillip Torrone, it began as a web magazine for Engadget and has since evolved into a global virtual hackerspace. The platform features a daily blog with a mix of community-submitted content and original articles, showcasing hacks, mods, and DIY projects to inspire both beginners and experienced hackers. Hackaday.io, launched in 2014, is a project hosting site where users can document their work and collaborate on over 30,000 projects. The Hackaday Prize, also established in 2014, encourages innovation in open hardware with significant prizes for creative ideas. Additionally, Hackaday organizes events like the Hackaday Superconference and various meetups, fostering connections within the community of engineers and DIY enthusiasts. The platform plays a vital role in promoting innovation and collaboration in the DIY and open-source hardware communities.
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