In a curious historical twist, the “Twelve days of Christmas” are actually the days of revelry that followed the 25th. The preceding period, Advent, was traditionally a fast, not unlike …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/twelve-days-of-christmas-as-performed-by-1980s-speech-chip/)

Born to Burn: the Battle Born LFP Battery
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/born-to-burn-the-battle-born-lfp-battery/

Would you feel confident in buying US-made LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries? While the answer here is generally expected to be ‘yes’, especially compared to getting an unbranded LFP battery off eBay …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/born-to-burn-the-battle-born-lfp-battery/)

MQTT Pager Build is Bringing Beepers Back
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/mqtt-pager-build-is-bringing-beepers-back/

Pagers were once a great way to get a message to someone out in public; they just had to be cool enough to have one. These days, they’re mostly the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/mqtt-pager-build-is-bringing-beepers-back/)