With ever increasing sizes of various programs (video games being notorious for this), the question of size optimization comes up more and more often. [Nathan Otterness] shows us how it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/how-small-can-a-linux-executable-be/)

LED Matrix Clock Proudly Shows Its Inner Wiring
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/led-matrix-clock-proudly-shows-its-inner-wiring/

Some projects take great care to tuck away wire hookups, but not [Roberto Alsina]’s Reloj V2 clock. This desktop clock makes a point of exposing all components and wiring as part …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/led-matrix-clock-proudly-shows-its-inner-wiring/)

A Nebula Straight from the Stars to Your Table
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/a-nebula-straight-from-the-stars-to-your-table/

Space may truly be the final frontier, but maybe that frontier can be closer than you thought. Pictures of nebulae and planets bring the colorful sights of deep space right …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/a-nebula-straight-from-the-stars-to-your-table/)

Running a Game on a PC with no System RAM
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/running-a-game-on-a-pc-with-no-system-ram/

As a clear sign of how desperate these RAMpocalypse times are becoming, we have [PortalRunner] over on YouTube contemplating how to run modern-day software on a PC that has no …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/running-a-game-on-a-pc-with-no-system-ram/)

A Novel 555 Circuit In 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/a-novel-555-circuit-in-2026/

The humble NE555 has been around for over five decades now, and while during that time we’ve seen a succession of better and faster versions of the original, the circuits …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/a-novel-555-circuit-in-2026/)

Drawing Tablet Controls Laser In Real-Time
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/drawing-tablet-controls-laser-in-real-time/

Some projects need no complicated use case to justify their development, and so it was with [Janne]’s BeamInk, which mashes a Wacom pen tablet with an xTool F1 laser engraver …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/drawing-tablet-controls-laser-in-real-time/)

WheatForce: Learning From CPU Architecture Mistakes
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/wheatforce-learning-from-cpu-architecture-mistakes/

Nothing ever made is truly perfect and indeed, CPU architectures like x86, RISC-V, ARM, and PowerPC all have their own upsides and downsides. Today, I aim to make an architecture …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/wheatforce-learning-from-cpu-architecture-mistakes/)

A Better Jogging Stroller
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/a-better-jogging-stroller/