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A Hack A Day

Posted by michael on from the into-the-outdoors-with-gun-and-solder dept.

Hardwyred writes "Another webpage for the DIY minded has popped up, Hack A Day promises '...a fresh hack each day, every day from around the web and a special how-to hack each week.' Just a few days worth of content up so far, but shows a lot of promise."

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  1. Re:Missing Shift Key? by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 2, Interesting

    At least it isn't all caps. All lower case is still relatively easy to read, but I do agree it is easier to handle proper grammar. It tells the reader what the proper nouns are and it gives an added visual cue that a sentence might start here.

  2. Re:Bottle Cap Tri-Pod by sammyo · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yep, very clever idea, although probably stolen from a photo mag column. It would be silly to leave the coke. Refill with water, or better yet, sand.

    They did make a note in humor but I think it should be emphised: use stainless!

  3. Re:Ah, but... by theparanoidcynic · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Depends. Are they based somewhere civilized?

    *checks*

    Nope. Their hosting provider has a 212 area code. New York is hardly civilized. Also, it's in DMCA jurisdiction. (Though jurisdiction didn't seem to be an issue for the FBI and Indymedia.)

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  4. Re:Good Ideas by Nos. · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You sound like me. The left speaker in my headphones was cutting in and out. Simple I thought, pull it apart, re-solder, put together and no need to buy new headphones. Well, I did get the left side working, and the right side kept working, but now my mic doesn't work. Soldering four wires took me almost 30 mins.

  5. Re:Very cool! by BrokenHalo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I saw the thing about lava lamps - I made one of my own a while back (as a biotech student, I have ready access to quantities of polyethylene glycol), but there's no way I would subject a USB port to that kind of power load...

  6. Re:Blog shills by Zen+Punk · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not quite. See, archive.org actually hosts all their own material.

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  7. Re:Didn't anyone notice? by smartin · · Score: 2, Interesting

    While this is a cool site, it's not like they are writing these articles.

    Gee it's a lot like /. :D

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  8. Re:I got an idea for a hack.... by Archon-X · · Score: 3, Interesting

    already done. you can buy different voices for some models, and be cussed at at every turn, as if you weren't already married..