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2026-04-05 08:01:43 UTC

Cleaning an IBM 5150, And The Perfect Period PCB Soldermask
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/05/cleaning-an-ibm-5150-and-the-perfect-period-pcb-soldermask/

2026-04-04 17:10:17 UTC

Open Graphics Card Powers Cyberpunk “Laptop”
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/04/open-graphics-card-powers-cyberpunk-laptop/

2026-04-02 18:36:00 UTC

Windows 3.1 on a Modern AM5-Based PC is Surprisingly Usable
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/02/windows-3-1-on-a-modern-am5-based-pc-is-surprisingly-usable/

2026-04-01 18:33:33 UTC

Mercury Audio Cables, So Nobody Else Has To Do It
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/mercury-audio-cables-so-nobody-else-has-to-do-it/

2026-03-31 20:01:03 UTC

How Small Can A Linux Executable Be?
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/how-small-can-a-linux-executable-be/

2026-03-18 23:04:55 UTC

Running Windows 98 on the iPAQ IA-2 Internet Appliance
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/18/running-windows-98-on-the-ipaq-ia-2-internet-appliance/

2026-03-15 02:01:53 UTC

This Printed Zipper Repair Requires No Unsewing
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/14/this-printed-zipper-repair-requires-no-unsewing/

2026-03-08 20:03:29 UTC

How Usable is Windows 98 in 2026?
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/08/how-usable-is-windows-98-in-2026/

2026-03-08 09:02:31 UTC

Building a Super-Compact Cistercian Numerals Clock
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/08/building-a-super-compact-cistercian-numerals-clock/

2026-03-05 06:05:26 UTC

Running Video Through A Guitar Effects Pedal
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/running-video-through-a-guitar-effects-pedal/

2026-03-04 09:03:23 UTC

Neither Android nor iOS: DIY Smartphone Runs on ESP32!
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/neither-android-nor-ios-diy-smartphone-runs-on-esp32/

2026-02-28 03:07:21 UTC

Argument: Commodore is the company, the computer is just called "64"
https://mastobucket.hackaday.social/media_attachments/files/116/146/047/429/623/289/original/3487820950d3b984.png

2026-02-26 12:07:14 UTC

Easily Replaceable USB-C Port Spawned By EU Laws
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/26/easily-replaceable-usb-c-port-spawned-by-eu-laws/

2026-02-21 12:02:54 UTC

Love Complex Automata? Don’t Miss The Archer
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/love-complex-automata-dont-miss-the-archer/

2026-02-16 03:05:29 UTC

Removing the BIOS Administrator Password on a ThinkPad Takes Timing
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/removing-the-bios-administrator-password-on-a-thinkpad-takes-timing/

2026-02-13 03:02:00 UTC

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There are absolutely zero AI-produced articles on Hackaday. We'd sooner shut the site down then start having AI generating our content.

2026-02-12 21:08:25 UTC

Storing Image Data As Analog Audio
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/storing-image-data-as-analog-audio/

2026-02-08 09:06:33 UTC

Upgrading An Old Macbook With an Old Processor
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/upgrading-an-old-macbook-with-an-old-processor/

2026-02-06 09:09:34 UTC

Full-Blown Cross-Assembler…in a Bash Script
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/full-blown-cross-assembler-in-a-bash-script/

2026-02-05 12:07:22 UTC

Electronic Waste Graveyard Immortalizes Dead Electronics
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/electronic-waste-graveyard-immortalizes-dead-electronics/

2026-01-27 03:12:28 UTC

Does a donut machine count as a 3D printer if it can only print donuts?
https://mastobucket.hackaday.social/media_attachments/files/115/964/873/182/770/565/original/22a8f3cfddb0a3cf.png

2026-01-15 09:07:32 UTC

Windows? Linux? Browser? Same Executable
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/windows-linux-browser-same-executable/

2026-01-13 18:03:43 UTC

Finding A Way To Produce Powerful Motors Without Rare Earths
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/finding-a-way-to-produce-powerful-motors-without-rare-earths/

2026-01-12 00:09:35 UTC

Smart Home? Make It Smart Quarters With This LCARS Dashboard
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/11/smart-home-make-it-smart-quarters-with-this-lcars-dashboard/

2026-01-11 09:45:50 UTC

Moon bounce and cloud scatter is the parkour of the radio world.
https://mastobucket.hackaday.social/media_attachments/files/115/875/822/371/561/662/original/68a3ca56fa7817c1.png

2026-01-08 19:39:52 UTC

The Full-Sized 32-Wheeled, Articulated Bus Built for a 1976 Movie
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/the-full-sized-32-wheeled-articulated-bus-built-for-a-1976-movie/

2026-01-07 00:05:38 UTC

The Many Questions and Challenges with DIY Hydroelectric Generators
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/06/the-many-questions-and-challenges-with-diy-hydroelectric-generators/

2026-01-05 19:32:39 UTC

Commodore Disk Drive Becomes General Purpose Computer
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/commodore-disk-drive-becomes-general-purpose-computer/

2026-01-05 12:01:53 UTC

GitHub Disables Rockchip’s Linux MPP Repository After DMCA Request
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/github-disables-rockchips-linux-mpp-repository-after-dmca-request/

2026-01-03 06:06:46 UTC

Benchmarking Windows Against Itself, from Windows XP to Windows 11
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/benchmarking-windows-against-itself-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/

2025-12-31 21:01:22 UTC

Bringing A Yagi Antenna to 915MHz LoRa
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/bringing-a-yagi-antenna-to-915mhz-lora/

2025-12-31 18:08:49 UTC

Rectal Oxygenation Could Save Your Life One Day
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/rectal-oxygenation-could-save-your-life-one-day/

2025-12-30 18:05:54 UTC

Linux Fu: Compose Yourself!
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/linux-fu-compose-yourself/

2025-12-29 03:01:52 UTC

Streaming Music to Cassette
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/28/streaming-music-to-cassette/

2025-12-19 03:06:50 UTC

Automatically Remove AI Features From Windows 11
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/automatically-remove-ai-features-from-windows-11/

2025-12-18 19:35:54 UTC

Chip Swap Fixes a Dead Amiga 600
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/chip-swap-fixes-a-dead-amiga-600/

2025-12-18 12:05:00 UTC

Neutrino Transmutation Observed For the First Time
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/neutrino-transmutation-observed-for-the-first-time/

2025-12-17 03:01:10 UTC

Memory at the Speed of Light
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/memory-at-the-speed-of-light/

2025-12-11 19:34:41 UTC

Extremely Rare Electric Piano Restoration
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/11/extremely-rare-electric-piano-restoration/

2025-12-10 18:02:04 UTC

Why LLMs are Less Intelligent than Crows
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/why-llms-are-less-intelligent-than-crows/

2025-12-08 08:32:36 UTC

Did anyone touch type or do word processing on the Amiga 500?
It didn't exactly have the best key feel...
https://mastobucket.hackaday.social/media_attachments/files/115/683/016/818/431/054/original/571f20cc4a10184d.png

2025-12-05 12:08:46 UTC

Warnings About Retrobright Damaging Plastics After 10 Year Test
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/05/warnings-about-retrobright-damaging-plastics-after-10-year-test/

2025-11-27 03:47:02 UTC

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Such a great way to get into electronics and coding!
Radio Shack really did teach a lot of us...

2025-11-27 03:30:49 UTC

If you ever wondered what became of Radio Shack, well...
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/radio-shack-rebirth-may-have-gone-awry-in-alleged-ponzi-like-scheme/

2025-11-27 00:05:17 UTC

Benchmarking Chinese CPUs
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/26/benchmarking-chinese-cpus/

2025-11-23 12:04:07 UTC

Deep Fission Wants to put Nuclear Reactors Deep Underground
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/23/deep-fission-wants-to-put-nuclear-reactors-deep-underground/

2025-11-21 03:02:20 UTC

How One Uncaught Rust Exception Took Out Cloudflare
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/20/how-one-uncaught-rust-exception-took-out-cloudflare/

2025-11-20 00:04:15 UTC

Possibly-Smallest ESP32 Board Uses Smallest-Footprint Parts
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/19/possibly-smallest-esp32-board-uses-smallest-footprint-parts/

2025-11-17 09:15:42 UTC

Reverse Engineering the Miele Diagnostic Interface
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/17/reverse-engineering-the-miele-diagnostic-interface/

2025-11-13 12:14:56 UTC

Running a Minecraft Server on a WiFi Light Bulb
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/running-a-minecraft-server-on-a-wifi-light-bulb/

2025-11-08 03:10:49 UTC

OldVersion.com Archive Facing Shutdown Due to Financing Issues
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/oldversion-com-archive-facing-shutdown-due-to-financing-issues/

2025-11-06 19:39:18 UTC

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Overdriven LEDs Outshine the Sun
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/2025-component-abuse-challenge-overdriven-leds-outshine-the-sun/

2025-11-06 12:02:32 UTC

Countdown To Pi 1 Loss Of Support, Activated
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/countdown-to-pi-1-loss-of-support-activated/

2025-11-05 09:09:42 UTC

Audio Sound Capture Project Needs Help
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/05/audio-sound-capture-project-needs-help/

2025-11-03 09:09:09 UTC

Repurposing Dodgy Android TV Boxes As Linux Boxes
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/03/repurposing-dodgy-android-tv-boxes-as-linux-boxes/

2025-10-30 02:09:11 UTC

Hello World in C Without Linking in Libraries
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/29/hello-world-in-c-without-linking-in-libraries/

2025-10-29 11:06:30 UTC

Recreating a Homebrew Game System from 1987
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/29/recreating-a-homebrew-game-system-from-1987/

2025-10-29 02:05:45 UTC

Web Development in… Pascal?
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/28/web-development-in-pascal/

2025-10-28 11:04:04 UTC

Mushrooms As Computer Memory
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/28/mushrooms-as-computer-memory/

2025-10-28 07:53:41 UTC

Remembering Better Mono Graphics
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/remembering-better-mono-graphics/

2025-10-16 15:40:41 UTC

Live Coding Techno With Strudel
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/16/live-coding-techno-with-strudel/

2025-10-14 23:05:25 UTC

Ben Eater Explains How Aircraft Systems Communicate With the ARINC 429 Protocol
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/14/ben-eater-explains-how-aircraft-systems-communicate-with-the-arinc-429-protocol/

2025-10-10 23:03:15 UTC

PLA Gears Fail To Fail In 3D Printed Bicycle Drivetrain
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/pla-gears-fail-to-fail-in-3d-printed-bicycle-drivetrain/

2025-10-09 17:10:00 UTC

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Load Cell Anemometer
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/09/2025-component-abuse-challenge-load-cell-anemometer/

2025-10-07 02:03:09 UTC

Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/06/google-confirms-non-adb-apk-installs-will-require-developer-registration/

2025-10-06 00:00:32 UTC

Remember the old days?
Why aren't today's routers made out of wood?
https://mastobucket.hackaday.social/media_attachments/files/115/324/277/315/205/127/original/7a45066f81287764.png

2025-10-01 05:29:45 UTC

AOL has now shut down dial-up service as of September 30.
Let us play the forgotten music...
https://mastobucket.hackaday.social/media_attachments/files/115/297/260/105/784/441/original/3d85a6972979e588.mp4

2025-10-01 05:03:27 UTC

Toy Train Joins The Internet of Things
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/30/toy-train-joins-the-internet-of-things/

2025-09-29 18:39:57 UTC

Lumafield Shows Why Your Cheap 18650 Cells Are Terrible
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/29/lumafield-shows-why-your-cheap-18650-cells-are-terrible/

2025-09-05 00:43:26 UTC

Had you ever heard the word "SYNTAX" before you started programming?

2025-09-04 20:09:12 UTC

Tips for Homebrewing Inductors
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/04/tips-for-homebrewing-inductors/

2025-09-03 14:05:41 UTC

Field Guide to North American Crop Irrigation
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/03/field-guide-to-north-american-crop-irrigation/

2025-09-03 05:04:43 UTC

An Amiga Demo With No CPU Involved
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/an-amiga-demo-with-no-cpu-involved/

2025-08-25 08:04:35 UTC

DIY Telescope Mount for Stellar Tracking
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/diy-telescope-mount-for-stellar-tracking/

2025-08-21 02:05:21 UTC

One-Motor Drone Mimics Maple Seeds For Stability
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/20/one-motor-drone-mimics-maple-seeds-for-stability/

2025-08-15 20:02:35 UTC

Liberating a Collapsible Chair from a Single Piece of Wood
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/liberating-a-collapsible-chair-from-a-single-piece-of-wood/

2025-08-15 05:10:49 UTC

Rediscovering Microsoft’s Oddball Music Generator From The 1990s
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/rediscovering-microsofts-oddball-music-generator-from-the-1990s/

2025-08-14 14:09:08 UTC

How The Widget Revolutionized Canned Beer
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/how-the-widget-revolutionized-canned-beer/

2025-08-14 01:20:12 UTC

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You can even do wireframe prints if that floats your boat...
https://hackaday.com/2014/09/27/wireprint-is-a-physical-print-preview-for-3d-printers/

2025-08-14 01:19:57 UTC

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Meanwhile, if you're sick of the same old cliche striations on your FMD parts... perhaps you'd like to experiment with different textures that can hide ugly layer lines almost entirely.
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/25/software-lets-you-paint-surface-patterns-on-3d-prints/

2025-08-14 01:19:40 UTC

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We've also seen the development of non-planer infill techniques, which do much the same thing.
It's all about creating some overlap in the Z-axis to stop prints pulling apart so easily at layer boundaries.
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/01/could-non-planar-infill-improve-the-strength-of-your-3d-prints/

2025-08-14 01:19:28 UTC

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People like Roman Tenger have explored the implementation of this technology, which can really improve the mechanical properties of FDM parts.
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/23/brick-layer-post-processor-promising-stronger-3d-prints-now-available/

2025-08-14 01:19:15 UTC

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We've seen "brick layer" slicers promise to improve strength and reduce layer separation issues in the Z-axis.
https://hackaday.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/024/484/960/567/492/original/e92dc65550a9a196.png

2025-08-14 01:18:49 UTC

Some of the greatest 3D printing hacks and improvements just come from changing what you're doing with your slicer.
For example... 🧵

2025-08-11 04:41:06 UTC

Why is DisplayPort a better video interface?
Arya Voronova explains.
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/11/displayport-a-better-video-interface/

2025-08-04 17:05:26 UTC

A Gentle Introduction to Fortran
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-gentle-introduction-to-fortran/

2025-07-31 09:49:48 UTC

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Ha! The 90s were wild.
https://hackaday.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/947/220/110/649/917/original/6a6a98c86d29af96.png

2025-07-27 17:01:21 UTC

A Very Tidy Handheld Pi Terminal Indeed
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/27/a-very-tidy-handheld-pi-terminal-indeed/

2025-07-27 02:00:13 UTC

Vintage Plasma Display Shows Current Rad Levels
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/vintage-plasma-display-shows-current-rad-levels/

2025-07-24 02:03:32 UTC

Vibe Coding Goes Wrong As AI Wipes Entire Database
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/vibe-coding-goes-wrong-as-ai-wipes-entire-database/

2025-07-23 11:45:03 UTC

We talk about Pi a lot, but do you ever think about e?
Al Williams does.
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/14/you-know-pi-but-do-you-really-know-e/

2025-07-19 20:04:17 UTC

PicoGUS adds CD-ROM Emulation to ISA Bus
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/19/picogus-adds-cd-rom-emulation-to-isa-bus/

2025-07-19 17:04:05 UTC

Punch card controlled Cyberdeck Lives In 80s Toy
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/19/punch-card-controlled-cyberdeck-lives-in-80s-toy/

2025-06-29 17:01:52 UTC

A Scanner for Arduino-Powered Book Archiving
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/29/a-scanner-for-arduino-powered-book-archiving/

2025-06-26 10:28:58 UTC

Remember when PCs used to have big mains power buttons that you could thumb off in anger when the machine misbehaved?
"Kick it in the guts!" you'd say, as you executed a hard off with vigor.
https://hackaday.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/749/188/089/138/741/original/52c3a00ef1106430.png

2025-06-25 17:02:04 UTC

The Tao of Bespoke Electronics
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/the-tao-of-bespoke-electronics/

2025-06-24 08:09:00 UTC

There’s A New Reusable Rocket, And It’s A Honda
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/24/theres-a-new-reusable-rocket-and-its-a-honda/

2025-06-18 11:03:42 UTC

Keeping Snap and Crackle under Control with Prunt Printer Firmware
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/18/keeping-snap-and-crackle-under-control-with-prunt-printer-firmware/

2025-06-13 20:03:49 UTC

Adapting an Old Rotary Dial for Digital Applications
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/adapting-an-old-rotary-dial-for-digital-applications/

2025-06-12 14:10:47 UTC

Crowdsourcing SIGINT: Ham Radio at War
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/12/crowdsourcing-sigint-ham-radio-at-war/