FH #287

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+title: "Friday Hacks #287, January 30: On Electronic Badges and Timetable Planners"
+date: 2026-01-30 00:08:00.050096
+author: Jeya
+url: /2026/01/friday-hacks-287
+categories:
+  - Friday Hacks
+summary: "Join us on January 30 for Friday Hacks #287 featuring 'Quack & Roll: Making an electronic badge for over 1,000' and 'NUSMods: Building the timetable planner NUS relies on'. Don't miss out on food, drinks, and insightful discussions!"
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+
+**Date/Time:** January 30 at 7:00pm SGT<br />
+**Venue:** <a href="https://nusmods.com/venues/COM3-01-21">Seminar Room 12, COM3-01-21, NUS</a><br />
+**Sign-up Link:** [Sign-up here](https://luma.com/your-event-link)<br />
+
+> **Food 🍕 and Drinks 🧋 will be served!**
+
+<img src="/img/2026/fh/287-1.png" style="height: 70%; width: 70%;" alt="Friday Hacks #287 Poster 1" /><br />
+
+## 1) Quack & Roll: Making an electronic badge for over 1,000
+
+Ever wondered how the electronic badge for Hack&Roll 2026 was made? This talk will share about the whole ideation, design and execution process, from coming up with the artwork, incorporating electronics and code, as well as assembly and programming 1,000+ such badges.
+
+### Speaker Profile 🎙️️
+
+Terence and Yik Jin are hardware enthusiasts who designed and work on the hardware badge. They have past experience working on various embedded projects, most notably, the GreyCTF electronic badges.
+<br /><br />
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+<img src="/img/2026/fh/287-2.png" style="height: 70%; width: 70%;" alt="Friday Hacks #287 Poster 2" /><br />
+
+## 2) NUSMods: Building the timetable planner NUS relies on
+
+Did you know, the version you see today is 10 years old? Let's revisit its history, the tech stack, and how you too can help to make your school life just a little better.
+
+### Speaker Profile 🎙️️
+
+Li Kai is currently having fun building stuff as an indie hacker!
+<br><br />
+
+👋 See you there!

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+start_date: 2026-01-30 19:00:00 +0800
+start_nr: 287
+hacks:
+  - venue: <a href="https://nusmods.com/venues/COM3-01-21">Seminar Room 12, COM3-01-21, NUS</a>
+    blog_post: /2026/01/friday-hacks-287
+    topics:
+      - speaker: Terence and Yik Jin
+        title: "Quack & Roll: Making an electronic badge for over 1,000"
+      - speaker: Li Kai
+        title: "NUSMods: Building the timetable planner NUS relies on"