A Voltage Regulator Before Electronics
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/16/a-voltage-regulator-before-electronics/

Did you ever wonder how the mechanical voltage regulator — that big black box wired up to the generator on a car from the ’60s or before — worked? [Jonelsonster] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/16/a-voltage-regulator-before-electronics/)

Polyphonic Tunes On The Sharp PC-E500
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/polyphonic-tunes-on-the-sharp-pc-e500/

If you’re a diehard fan of the chiptune scene, you’ve probably heard endless beautiful compositions on the Nintendo Game Boy, Commodore 64, and a few phat FM tracks from Segas …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/polyphonic-tunes-on-the-sharp-pc-e500/)

FullSpectrum is Like HueForge for 3D Models, but Bring Your Toolchanger
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/fullspectrum-is-like-hueforge-for-3d-models-but-bring-your-toolchanger/

Full-color 3D printing is something of a holy grail, if nothing else just because of how much it impresses the normies. We’ve seen a lot of multi-material units the past …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/fullspectrum-is-like-hueforge-for-3d-models-but-bring-your-toolchanger/)

Fictional Moon: Reality TV and SciFi Don’t Mix
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/fictional-moon-reality-tv-and-scifi-dont-mix/

A view of the Moonbase
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mb3.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mb3.png?w=800">It is a safe bet that nearly all Hackaday readers like to at least imagine what it would be like to build and live in an orbital station, on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/fictional-moon-reality-tv-and-scifi-dont-mix/)

From 8086 to Z80: Building a NASM-Inspired SDK for 8-Bit Retro Computing
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/from-8086-to-z80-building-a-nasm-inspired-sdk-for-8-bit-retro-computing/

Assembler syntax is a touchy subject, with many a flamewar having raged over e.g. Intel vs AT&T style syntax. Thus when [Humberto Costa] recently acquired an MSX system for some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/from-8086-to-z80-building-a-nasm-inspired-sdk-for-8-bit-retro-computing/)

Hacking The System In A Moral Panic: We Need To Talk
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/hacking-the-system-in-a-moral-panic-we-need-to-talk/

It seems that for as long as there have been readily available 3D printers, there have been moral panics about their being used to print firearms. The latest surrounds a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/17/hacking-the-system-in-a-moral-panic-we-need-to-talk/)