Hackaday Podcast Episode 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K’nex Computers
Hackaday Podcast Episode 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K’nex Computers

Hackaday Podcast Episode 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, And K’nex Computers

What did you miss on Hackaday last week? Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams are ready to catch you up on this week’s podcast. First, though, the guys go off on vibe coding and talk about a daring space repair around Jupiter.
Then it is off to the hacks, including paste extruding egg shells, bespoke multimeters, and an 8-bit mechanical computer made from a construction toy set.
For can’t miss articles, you’ll hear about boring industrial design in modern cell phones and a deep dive into how fresh fruit makes it to your table in the middle of the winter.
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Episode 330 Show Notes:
News:
Vibe Coding Goes Wrong As AI Wipes Entire Database https://proceedings.mlr.press/v170/marx22a/marx22a.pdfScientific American Amateur Scientist Neural Network
What’s that Sound?
The sound last week is revealed! Congrats to [Brian]. Pendulum Music Steve Reich 1968
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
Paste Extrusion For 3D Printing Glass And Eggshells CeraMetal Lets You Print Metal, Cheaply And EasilyTRAvel SlicerHand-and-Machine GithubExtruder-turtleDesigning An Open Source Multimeter: The HydraMeterUSB-C-ing All The Things8 Bit Mechanical Computer Built From KnexA Lockpicking Robot That Can Sense The Pins2025 One-Hertz Challenge: HP Logic Probe Brought Into The Future
Quick Hacks:
Elliot’s Picks: Fusing Cheap EBay Find Into A Digital RangefinderEmbedded LEDs For Soft Robots Made From SiliconeVideo Tape Hides Video PlayerAl’s Picks: Neon Lamp Detects Lightning StrikesReverse Engineering A ‘Tony’ 6502-based Mini Arcade MachineFloating Buoy Measures Ocean Conditions
Can’t-Miss Articles:
The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull ElectronicsA Field Guide To The North American Cold Chain
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