When Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams need a break from writing posts, they hop on the podcast and talk about their favorite stories of the past week. Want to know what they were talking about? Listen in below and find out!
In an unusual twist, a listener sent in the sound for this week’s What’s This Sound competition, so it turns out Elliot and Al were both stumped for a change. See if you can do better, and you might just score a Hackaday Podcast T-shirt.
On the hacking front, the guys talked about what they hope to see as entries in the pet hacking contest, quantum diamonds (no kidding), spectrometers, and several science projects.
There was talk of a tiny robot, a space mouse—the computer kind, not a flying rodent—and even an old-fashioned photophone that let Alexander Graham Bell use the sun like a string on a paper cup telephone.
Things really heat up at the end, when there is talk about computer programming ranging from COBOL to Vibe programming. In case you’ve missed it, vibe coding is basically delegating your work to the AI, but do you really want to? Maybe, if your job is to convert all that old COBOL code.
Want to read along? The links are below. Be sure to leave your robot plans, COBOL war stories, and AI-generated Vibe limerics in the comments!
As always, the human-generated Hackaday Podcast is available as a DRM-free MP3 download.
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Episode 317 Show Notes:
News:
Announcing The Hackaday Pet Hacks Contest
What’s that Sound?
Want to win a Hackaday Podcast t-shirt? Send in your guess!
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Quantum Magnetic Sensor Quantum Sensor Uses Synthetic DiamondQuantum Diamond Explainer if you want to learn moreGPS Broken? Try TV!SpaceMouse Destroyed For Science Trinteract Mini Space Mouse Does It In 3D3D Navigator For BlenderSpacemice GalleryTiny Pogo Robot Gets Wings, Does FlipsReplica Of 1880 Wireless Telephone Is All Mirrors, No Smoke A Brief History Of Optical CommunicationHackaday Explains: Li-Fi & Visible Light CommunicationsPopular ElectronicsDIY Scanning Spectrometer Is A Bright Idea
Quick Hacks:
Elliot’s Picks: Budget Schlieren Imaging Setup Uses 3D Printing To Reveal The UnseenAn Absolute Zero Of A ProjectGK STM32 MCU-Based Handheld Game SystemAl’s Picks: Audio Effects Applied To TextTracing The #!: How The Linux Kernel Handles The ShebangDIY Soldering Tweezers, Extra Thrifty
Can’t-Miss Articles:
Porting COBOL Code And The Trouble With Ditching Domain Specific LanguagesAsk Hackaday: Vibe Coding Why AI Usage May Degrade Human Cognition And Blunt Critical Thinking Skills
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