Ep 279: Solar Flares, Flash Cells, and Free Airline WiFi
Jul 12, 2024•51 min•Season 6Ep. 279
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Episode description
Get your weekly fix of great hacks with your guides, Elliot Williams and Al Williams. This week, the guys talk about hacking airline WiFi, vanishing cloud services, and hobbies adjacent to hacking, such as general aviation. Things go into the weird and wonderful when the topic turns to cavity filters, driving LEDs with a candle, and thermite.
Quick hacks? Everything from vintage automated telescopes to home fusion reactors and ham radio mobile from a bicycle. Then there's the can't miss articles about the Solar Dynamics Observatory and an explainer about flash memory technology.
Check out the links over on Hackaday and leave your favorite hack of the week in the comments!
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