Regular expressions (regexes) are an amazingly powerful way to perform operations on collections of e.g. text. Regexss can also be considered to be a programming language, even a Turing complete …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/doom-using-regular-expressions/)

Building a Portable Weather Radar
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/building-a-portable-weather-radar/

If you run a large meteorology bureau, then you probably have access to a wonderful weather radar for scrying the heavens. The rest of us aren’t so lucky. If you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/building-a-portable-weather-radar/)

Behold The Most Beautifully Ambitious Starship Simulator Yet
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/behold-the-most-beautifully-ambitious-starship-simulator-yet/

[Kevin Kelm] created something wondrous: Halcyon Dawn, an utterly unique and desperately challenging game that is equal parts intricate starship simulator, imposing hardware console, video game, and love letter to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/behold-the-most-beautifully-ambitious-starship-simulator-yet/)

Thingino Teaches Cheap IP Cameras New Tricks
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/thingino-teaches-cheap-ip-cameras-new-tricks/

I recently found myself in the market for a few IP cameras to keep an eye on my Prusa 3D printers, and quickly found that the options on the market …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/thingino-teaches-cheap-ip-cameras-new-tricks/)

The ESP32 Gets a Web Browser
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/the-esp32-gets-a-web-browser/

At the Hackaday Europe conference in Italy earlier in the year, we were shown a rather interesting device. The work of [Alun Morris], it was an ESP32-powered Cheap Black Display …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/the-esp32-gets-a-web-browser/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 877: RCE As a Service
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/floss-weekly-episode-877-rce-as-a-service/

This week Jonathan chats with Francois Proulx about SmokedMeat! That’s the third in a trio of Open Source security tools from Boost Security, and this one is the red team …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/floss-weekly-episode-877-rce-as-a-service/)

Scrap Pinball Parts Become Beautiful Wall Art
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/scrap-pinball-parts-become-beautiful-wall-art/

[Hans Scharler] came into a neat find recently—the playfield from a 1970s Atari Superman game. It’s the sort of thing that’s too nice to throw away, but isn’t really enough …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/scrap-pinball-parts-become-beautiful-wall-art/)

Using Video Glasses As a Camera Viewfinder Is Harder Than It Looks
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/using-video-glasses-as-a-camera-viewfinder-is-harder-than-it-looks/