[Miroslav Hancar] wasn’t satisfied with abusing just a single component for our Component Abuse Challenge. He decided to abuse a whole assembly, in particular, some LED candles. In this project, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/2025-component-abuse-challenge-heat-activated-led-candles/)

The Cardboard Airplane Saga Continues
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/the-cardboard-airplane-saga-continues/

History is full of engineers making (or attempting to make) things out of the wrong stuff, from massive wooden aircraft to boats made of ice and sawdust. [PeterSripol] is attempting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/the-cardboard-airplane-saga-continues/)

Have They Found a Complete UNIX V4?
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/have-they-found-a-complete-unix-v4/

If you’ve ever combed boxes of old tech detritus in search of a nugget of pure gold, we know you’ll appreciate the excitement of discovering, in a dusty University of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/have-they-found-a-complete-unix-v4/)

Recreating the Destroyed Case of LGR’s Rare 1980s Laptop
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/recreating-the-destroyed-case-of-lgrs-rare-1980s-laptop/

A while back [Clint Basinger] of Lazy Game Reviews fame purchased a rare 1980s Halikan laptop. When he received the parcel, at first glance, everything seemed in order. Upon opening the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/recreating-the-destroyed-case-of-lgrs-rare-1980s-laptop/)

An Unnecessary (But Cool) Processor
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/10/an-unnecessary-but-cool-processor/

[Bob] calls his custom 16-bit computer “Bob’s Unnecessary Retro Processor” or BURP for short. While we suppose it is technically unnecessary, we love the look of it, and we hope …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/10/an-unnecessary-but-cool-processor/)

Switch Switch 2 to CRT
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/10/switch-switch-2-to-crt/

Have you ever imagined what the Nintendo Switch would look like if Nintendo had produced it in the mid-1990s? [Joel Creates] evidently did, because that’s exactly what this retro CRT-toting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/10/switch-switch-2-to-crt/)

“AI, Make Me A Degree Certificate”
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/10/ai-make-me-a-degree-certificate/

One of the fun things about writing for Hackaday is that it takes you to the places where our community hang out. I was in a hackerspace in a university …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/10/ai-make-me-a-degree-certificate/)

RP2040 From Scratch: Roll Your Own Dev Board Magic
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/10/rp2040-from-scratch-roll-your-own-dev-board-magic/