FLOSS Weekly Episode 861: Big Databases with OpenRiak
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/21/floss-weekly-episode-861-big-databases-with-openriak/

This week Jonathan chats with Nicholas Adams about OpenRiak! Why is there a Riak and an OpenRiak, which side of the CAP theorem does OpenRiak land on, and why is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/21/floss-weekly-episode-861-big-databases-with-openriak/)

Repair and Reverse-Engineering of Nespresso Vertuo Next Coffee Machines
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/21/repair-and-reverse-engineering-of-nespresso-vertuo-next-coffee-machines/

Akin to the razor-and-blades model, capsule-based coffee machines are an endless grind of overpriced pods and cheaply made machines that you’re supposed to throw out and buy a new one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/21/repair-and-reverse-engineering-of-nespresso-vertuo-next-coffee-machines/)

Driving A DAC Real Fast With A Microcontroller
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/21/driving-a-dac-real-fast-with-a-microcontroller/

Normally, if you want to blast out samples to a DAC in a hurry, you’d rely on an FPGA, what with their penchant for doing things very quicky and in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/21/driving-a-dac-real-fast-with-a-microcontroller/)

Simulating Pots with LTSpice
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/21/simulating-pots-with-ltspice/

One of the good things about simulating circuits is that you can easily change component values trivially. In the real world, you might use a potentiometer or a pot to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/21/simulating-pots-with-ltspice/)