Although resistors are hardly among the most exciting components, they are arguably one of the most important ones, as anyone who has done any amount of circuit design and debugging …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/27/autopsy-of-a-failed-vintage-carbon-resistor/)

Linux Distributions and Who is Responsible For the Software
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/27/linux-distributions-and-who-is-responsible-for-the-software/

“Penguins” (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08/5927271192) by TomaLaPlaya (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08)
' data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=800">The topic of downstream and upstream is an important one in the Linux ecosystem, where from one base distribution you can go many layers of distros deep before even looking …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/27/linux-distributions-and-who-is-responsible-for-the-software/)

Decoding the Tianwen-2 Sample Return Mission’s Telemetry Signal
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/27/decoding-the-tianwen-2-sample-return-missions-telemetry-signal/

China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission launched on 28 May of 2025 and is scheduled to arrive at its target – near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa – in June 2026. This gives …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/27/decoding-the-tianwen-2-sample-return-missions-telemetry-signal/)

Testing LFP Battery Failure Modes With Overcharging
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/testing-lfp-battery-failure-modes-with-overcharging/

As great as batteries are, it’s essential to understand their risks and how to keep them from going spicy. Recently there has been a bit of a fuss about the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/testing-lfp-battery-failure-modes-with-overcharging/)

Virtual Museum Hosts Every OS You Haven’t Heard Of
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/virtual-museum-hosts-every-os-you-havent-heard-of/

OK, every operating system is a bit of a stretch — Windows Vista notably didn’t make the cut — but [Andrew]’s Virtual OS museum has a good claim to being …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/virtual-museum-hosts-every-os-you-havent-heard-of/)

Linux Fu: Fake Webcams Have Many Uses
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/linux-fu-fake-webcams-have-many-uses/

Dealing with text streams is a fundamental skill for the Linux power user. You can sort, merge, and search text files easily from the command line. What if you could …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/linux-fu-fake-webcams-have-many-uses/)

Bring Back Your Bose with an ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/bring-back-your-bose-with-an-esp32/

It’s become a familiar theme over the last couple of decades — hardware is rendered useless when its manufacturer pulls the cloud service on which it depends. This is particularly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/bring-back-your-bose-with-an-esp32/)

An Atic Atac Minimap For The ZX Spectrum
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/an-atic-atac-minimap-for-the-zx-spectrum/

The use of modern microcontrollers as add-on peripherals for 1980s home computers has delivered significant benefits and capabilities unimaginable in the days when those machines were new. A great example …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/an-atic-atac-minimap-for-the-zx-spectrum/)