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Hackaday Podcast Episode 386 Highlights

The latest Hackaday podcast covers a range of tech topics, including the first European spacecraft launch, the ongoing Retrocomputing Contest, and various innovative hacks.

Isar Aerospace has successfully launched the first spacecraft into orbit from Europe. The Hackaday Retrocomputing Contest has garnered 64 entries, with Supercon Ten tickets selling out and talks pending approval.

The podcast features mailbag segments discussing LEGO printing and an offline Wikipedia project using a 32-bit ARM9 processor.

Notable hacks include a self-balancing pole with propellers, a 3D-printed self-balancing robot, and modifications to free rotary telephones from their wires, including an open-source rotary cellphone.

Further hacks explored include using old phones as an intercom, printing micron-scale objects with resin and turmeric, and a sub-micrometer 3D motion control platform.

Other featured projects include a well-tempered clavichord, an exploration of negative resistance, and a computer built into a mouse.

Elliot's picks include printing to electronic paper, 3D printable lenticular indicators, and a helicopter with radioactive blades.

Kristina's selections feature a split keyboard designed for human hands, a tool for generating custom Gridfinity bins, an anti-doomscroll Tamagotchi, and an article on outdoor robotics and hunting 'vibrotrucks'.

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