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  • The USAF (Almost) Declares War on Illinois Radio Amateurs

    {sizes=”(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px” srcset=”https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/k9yo-balloon-featured.jpg 800w, https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/k9yo-balloon-featured.jpg?resize=250,141 250w, https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/k9yo-balloon-featured.jpg?resize=400,225 400w”} Every week the Hackaday editors gather online to discuss the tech stories of the moment, and among the topics this week was the balloons shot down over North America that are thought to be Chinese spying devices. Among the banter...

  • How to Check Battery Status Using Linux Command Line

    by Suparna Ganguly Checking the battery status through GUI is easy. Hovering the mouse cursor over the battery indicator given in the Laptop task bar simply shows the battery level. But, did you know you can find the battery status through the Linux command line as well? Yes, there are...

  • Fix Firefox Proton (Bring Back Photon)

    After a long hiatius updating things (yes… bad Michael) I updated Firefox to the latest version, v91 - and to my horror the new ‘Proton’ interface. I had to get rid of it. But alas, I’m late to the party and Mozilla has already removed the nice simple about:config edits...