When you think about it, time is all we’ve really got. Where to go from there is ultimately up to you. Maybe you use an app to track every task, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/flipbuddy-is-borg-you-will-be-assimilated/)

This Week in Security: Claude Gets Hacking, Hotel WiFi, and NPM Compromised Again
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/this-week-in-security-claude-gets-hacking-hotel-wifi-and-npm-compromised-again/

kMaybe feeling left out from the questionable hype train of “Our AI models can’t be trusted”, Anthropic has released reports that their Claude model has “reached the Internet” and accessed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/this-week-in-security-claude-gets-hacking-hotel-wifi-and-npm-compromised-again/)

Music is Back on Optical Disk in This Plex Server
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/music-is-back-on-optical-disk-in-this-plex-server/

Given that the no doubt totally sustainable build-out of data centers has sent both solid state and magnetic hard drive prices soaring, though, [WNY Over The Air] decided to take …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/music-is-back-on-optical-disk-in-this-plex-server/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 381: Airless Tires, Full-color Prints, and 28 MW of LEDs
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/hackaday-podcast-episode-381-airless-tires-full-color-prints-and-28-mw-of-leds/

This week’s Hackaday podcast is a European affair again, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List on a summer evening to review the week. And we have a feast …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/hackaday-podcast-episode-381-airless-tires-full-color-prints-and-28-mw-of-leds/)

Chernobyl’s Robots, or the Hackathon From Hell
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/chernobyls-robots-or-the-hackathon-from-hell/

When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s #4 reactor experienced an extreme criticality event on that infamous day in 1986, the resulting steam explosion and lack of any kind of containment …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/chernobyls-robots-or-the-hackathon-from-hell/)

Hacking a $6000 Cotton Candy Machine to Fully Control It
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/hacking-a-6000-cotton-candy-machine-to-fully-control-it/

Having a fully automated cotton candy vending machine in your possession is a great thing, but not if you do not have full access to its software. With [Block’s Retro …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/hacking-a-6000-cotton-candy-machine-to-fully-control-it/)

This Filesystem is Born to Fail
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/this-filesystem-is-born-to-fail/

Sandboxing a Linux process usually means spending a lot of effort deciding what it isn’t allowed to see. You might put it in a mount namespace, bind-mount a few directories …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/this-filesystem-is-born-to-fail/)

Block, shmock — Just Pump Water Over The Chip
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/block-shmock-just-pump-water-over-the-chip/