If you need to drive a big screen for a project, it’s fair to say your first thought isn’t going to be to use the ATtiny85. With just 512 bytes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/drive-1024x600-pixels-via-i2c-with-an-attiny85/)

The Time Clock Has Stood the Test of Time
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/the-time-clock-has-stood-the-test-of-time/

No matter the item on my list of childhood occupational dreams, one constant ran throughout: I saw myself using an old-fashioned punch clock with the longish time cards and everything. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/the-time-clock-has-stood-the-test-of-time/)

It’s Not a Leica, It’s a Lumix
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/its-not-a-leica-its-a-lumix/

There’s an old adage in photography that the best camera in the world is the one in your hand when the shot presents itself, but there’s no doubt that a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/its-not-a-leica-its-a-lumix/)

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/

Regardless of what your opinion is on cult-classic movies that got mixed-to-negative box office reviews when they were released, you have to admire the ones that went all out on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/the-full-sized-32-wheeled-articulated-bus-built-for-a-1976-movie/)

Electric Snowblower Clears the Way With Hobby Parts
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/electric-snowblower-clears-the-way-with-hobby-parts/

If you live in snow country and own a home, you either have a snowblower or wish you did. The alternatives are either an expensive and potentially unreliable plow service, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/electric-snowblower-clears-the-way-with-hobby-parts/)

M8SBC-86 is an FPGA-Based “Kinda PC Compatible” 486
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/m8sbc-86-is-an-fpga-based-kinda-pc-compatible-486/

Given the technical specs of the FPGAs available to hobbyists these days, it really shouldn’t be a shock that you can implement a 486 core on one. In spite of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/m8sbc-86-is-an-fpga-based-kinda-pc-compatible-486/)

The Staggering Complexity and Subtlety of Concurrency
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/the-staggering-complexity-and-subtlety-of-concurrency/

If you’re gonna be a hacker eventually you’re gonna have to write code. And if you write code eventually you’re gonna have to deal with concurrency. Concurrency is what we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/the-staggering-complexity-and-subtlety-of-concurrency/)