Although the game Pizza Tycoon – known as Pizza Connection in Europe – probably doesn’t ring a bell for many folk, this 1994 DOS title is special enough for [cowomaly] to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/how-pizza-tycoon-simulates-traffic-on-a-25-mhz-cpu/)
Trying Pair Programming With an LLM Chatbot
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/trying-pair-programming-with-an-llm-chatbot/
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/trying-pair-programming-with-an-llm-chatbot/
When it comes to software developers, there are t a few distinct types. For example, the extroverted, chatty type, who is always going out there to share the latest and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/trying-pair-programming-with-an-llm-chatbot/)
[Shreeyash] asks an interesting question: how many registers does your CPU have? The answer is probably more than you think. The reason? Modern CPUs — at least many of them …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/register-renaming/)
2026 Green Powered Challenge: Adding Low-Power Sleep To Microcontrollers
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/2026-green-powered-challenge-adding-low-power-sleep-to-microcontrollers/
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/2026-green-powered-challenge-adding-low-power-sleep-to-microcontrollers/
When building a project to operate on battery power for long periods of time, having a microcontroller with a reliable and extremely low-power sleep mode is critical. When processing power …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/2026-green-powered-challenge-adding-low-power-sleep-to-microcontrollers/)
The Challenges of 3D Printing Reliable Springs
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/the-challenges-of-3d-printing-reliable-springs/
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/the-challenges-of-3d-printing-reliable-springs/
Springs are great, but making them out of plastic tends to come with some downsides, for fairly obvious reasons. Creating a compliant mechanism that can be 3D printed and yet …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/the-challenges-of-3d-printing-reliable-springs/)
A Different Kind of Ultrasonic Levitation
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/a-different-kind-of-ultrasonic-levitation/
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/a-different-kind-of-ultrasonic-levitation/
Ultrasonic levitation is by now a familiar trick: one or more ultrasonic transducers create a standing wave, and small objects can be held in the nodes of this standing wave. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/a-different-kind-of-ultrasonic-levitation/)
Why Solid State Batteries Short
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/why-solid-state-batteries-short/
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/why-solid-state-batteries-short/
Solid state batteries, we are told, are the new hot battery technology that will replace lithium-ion batteries. Soon. Not that we haven’t heard that before. One reason it isn’t dominating …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/why-solid-state-batteries-short/)
Sega Master System Controllers, Now With USB C
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/sega-master-system-controllers-now-with-usb-c/
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/27/sega-master-system-controllers-now-with-usb-c/