Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026
Hackadayby Tom Nardi9h ago
It probably goes without saying that if you send four humans to observe the Moon up close, they’ll see things that those of us stuck here on Earth have never noticed.
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top 26%Mars Pathfinder: What Really Happened?
Hackadayby Al Williams1d ago
You’ve probably heard of Mars Pathfinder, the NASA lander and its Sojourner rover that took up residence on Mars in 1997.
Unique Archeological Discovery Sheds Light On Neanderthal Wooden Tool Usage
Hackadayby Maya Posch1d ago
The Abric Romaní site in Spain is rather unique in archeology for one simple reason: the caves in its limestone-rich cliff have seen humanoid occupation for thousands of years.
Poking At The Radxa Dragon Q8B Raspberry Pi 5 Killer
Hackadayby Maya Posch1d ago
Although the asking price of $209 plus shipping seems high for the Radxa Dragon Q8B, featuring the Qualcomm SC8280XP and 8 GB of LPDDR4X, this is 2026, and amid the RAMpocalypse, even the 8 GB...
The Weirdest Video Games Were Hacks
Hackadayby Elliot Williams1d ago
We were looking into the marvelous recent project by [Throaty Mumbo] to recreate and reimagine the forgotten world of VHS-tape-based video games. Wait, what?
Why Every Microwave Has A “Popcorn” Button, But Every Bag Warns You Not To Use It
Hackadayby Donald Papp1d ago
[Hyperfixed] has a podcast episode that does a deep dive into exactly why bags of microwave popcorn advise against using your microwave’s popcorn setting (in North America, anyway.)
Embedded 3D Printing With Liquids On A Bricked Prusa FDM Printer
Hackadayby Maya Posch2d ago
Recently [Riley] got his paws on an old Prusa i3 FDM printer that had clearly seen better days, with a hot-end that had suffered an explosive blow-out.
This Week In Security: New Spectre Attacks, Crushing Quantity Of Linux Vulns, Google Gets Too Much AI, And Hacking Lawnmowers
Hackadayby Mike Kershaw2d ago
Just-in-time, or JIT, compilation could be considered a fundamental backbone of modern computing.
Turning A Run-Over Samsung Galaxy S23 Into A Gaming PC
Hackadayby Maya Posch3d ago
Repurposing old smartphones for more general purpose computing isn’t a new thing, but the project by [LastComputer] ups the ante by going from a Samsung Galaxy S23 that looks like it got run over...
The 80s Called: They Say This DIY Phone Is, Like, Totally Rad
Hackadayby Tyler August3d ago
Like more than a few of us , [Kevin Noki] is sick of being pulled out of flow state by that annoyingly addictive black rectangle we all carry around.
With Latest Update, Alexa Refuses To Pass The Aux
Hackadayby Tom Nardi3d ago
Although the feature has been deleted from newer models, there was a time when Amazon’s Echo devices included a 3.5 mm “aux” input jack that let you connect other audio sources to the smart...
Lead A Discord Exodus With A Matrix Server
Hackadayby Bryan Cockfield3d ago
The Internet, and large groups of people in general, tend to have a remarkably short collective memory.
Repairing A Couple Of Very Expensive Registered DDR5 RAM Sticks
Hackadayby Maya Posch4d ago
It’s definitely a sign of the times when repair shops get handed sticks of registered ECC DDR5 RAM by businesses to try and fix, rather than just tossing the defective ones and slotting in a fresh...
ESP32 As Your Raspberri Pi’s Linux Wireless Co-processor
Hackadayby Arya Voronova4d ago
A laptop with no wireless connectivity feels like a rarity – but when you shop for powerful Linux single-board computers (SBCs), it is pretty common to see one skimp on WiFi.
Don’t Try This At Home, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Edition
Hackadayby Tyler August4d ago
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is one of those things that seems too wacky to be true. Depression not responding to treatment? Let’s smack you upside the head with strong magnetic fields!
Don’t Worry, This R/C Airship Is Supposed To Be On Fire
Hackadayby Tyler August5d ago
We’ve had a lot of flying hacks here over the years, and that includes just about any way to get airborne you can think of — but very few of those have been airships.
SmallTV Hacking With Surprisingly Little Fuss
Hackadayby Tom Nardi5d ago
We’ve seen the GeekMagic SmallTV line of devices before — these cheap gadgets combine a microcontroller and a display in a little plastic case that can be used to show the time or weather.
Scientists Create Hexagonal Packed Ice At Extreme Pressures
Hackadayby Maya Posch5d ago
One of the problems with planetary science is that you generally cannot easily investigate the exact conditions in their interior, so you’re left to extrapolate what is happening inside them based...
A Headset Fit For A Hackaday Writer
Hackadayby Jenny List5d ago
I started writing this from a commuter train passing at speed through the outskirts of London, and my headset had just broken.
Using LineageOS For Phones And DIY Smart TVs Is Pretty Nifty
Hackadayby Maya Posch5d ago
Although Android is essentially just another Linux distribution, most people only experience it in the form of the rather restrictive and proprietary versions found on smartphones, tablets and...