One of the things we used to appreciate about broadcast television is that… you kinda just got what you got. You didn’t have to choose beyond picking a channel, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/11/purely-random-tv-in-your-browser/)

This Week in Security: It’s Patch Tuesday Again, TVs Spying, Supply Chain Worms Return, Prolonged Hack Impacts, Stolen IDs
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/11/this-week-in-security-its-patch-tuesday-again-tvs-spying-supply-chain-worms-return-prolonged-hack-impacts-stolen-ids/

Several times this summer, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, the monthly roundup of major security patches for Microsoft products, has included record-breaking numbers of security fixes. The August 2026 patch set actually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/11/this-week-in-security-its-patch-tuesday-again-tvs-spying-supply-chain-worms-return-prolonged-hack-impacts-stolen-ids/)

How To Fold Curved Lines in Metal Without Fancy Tools
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/11/how-to-fold-curved-lines-in-metal-without-fancy-tools/

Folding a sheet of metal in a straight line is one thing, but how does one fold multiple curved lines into a sheet of aluminum without fancy machines? [John] demonstrates …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/11/how-to-fold-curved-lines-in-metal-without-fancy-tools/)

All The Best Computers Boot To… Python?
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/11/all-the-best-computers-boot-to-python/

Among all the machines of the 8-bit home computer era which booted straight to a BASIC prompt, there were a very few that went their own way with another language. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/11/all-the-best-computers-boot-to-python/)

Looking at a TRS-80 12 MB External Hard Drive from 1983
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/looking-at-a-trs-80-12-mb-external-hard-drive-from-1983/

Although hard disks weren’t a common feature yet in many home computers in the 1980s, they were becoming increasingly more affordable. For relative meanings of the word ‘affordable’, naturally. This …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/looking-at-a-trs-80-12-mb-external-hard-drive-from-1983/)

The Heavy Disco-Ball Satellite Designed to Do… Nothing
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/the-heavy-disco-ball-satellite-designed-to-do-nothing/

Launched in 1976, LAGEOS-1 (LAser GEOdynamic Satellite) is unusual in that it contains no instrumentation, no electronics, no power supply, and no means of propulsion. It’s spherical, weighs just under …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/the-heavy-disco-ball-satellite-designed-to-do-nothing/)

Supercon is Nigh!
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/supercon-is-nigh/

The 2026 Hackaday Superconference is just around the corner in November. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been having an annual gathering for so long, but this is number ten. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/supercon-is-nigh/)

This Mac Is Open Source Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/this-mac-is-open-source-hardware/