Your Own Tool Changer
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/13/your-own-tool-changer/

All the cool new 3D printers have tool-changing heads. Instead of multiplexing filament through one hot end, you simply park one hot end and pick up another. Or pick up …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/13/your-own-tool-changer/)

They Weren’t Joking: Gentoo WAS ported to GNU Hurd
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/13/they-werent-joking-gentoo-was-ported-to-gnu-hurd/

Long ago, in the aftermath of the UNIX wars, three kernels emerged from the rubble: BSD, Linux, and Hurd. BSD, being UNIX, was held back by legal wrangling in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/13/they-werent-joking-gentoo-was-ported-to-gnu-hurd/)

Electric Truck Sets Racing Record
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/13/electric-truck-sets-racing-record/

The 24 Hours of Le Mans races is an extremely prestigious endurance motorsport event which attracts the best cars and drivers from around the world. It’s one of the longest-running …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/13/electric-truck-sets-racing-record/)

Audio Reactive LED Strips Are Hard
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/audio-reactive-led-strips-are-hard/

Back in 2017, Hackaday featured an audio reactive LED strip project from [Scott Lawson], that has over the years become an extremely popular choice for the party animals among us. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/audio-reactive-led-strips-are-hard/)

New Linux Kernel Rules Put the Onus on Humans for AI Tool Usage
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/new-linux-kernel-rules-put-the-onus-on-humans-for-ai-tool-usage/

“Penguins” (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08/5927271192) by TomaLaPlaya (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08)
' data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=800">It’s fair to say that the topic of so-called ‘AI coding assistants’ is somewhat controversial. With arguments against them ranging from code quality to copyright issues, there are many valid …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/new-linux-kernel-rules-put-the-onus-on-humans-for-ai-tool-usage/)

Four Choppers and a Blimp: The Bizarre Piasecki Helistat
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/four-choppers-and-a-blimp-the-bizarre-piasecki-helistat/

Bizzare, but with a certain majesty to it. Apply your own adjectives, but I for one don’t think it’s ugly.
Image: US Navy, Public Domain
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PA-97_Helistat.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PA-97_Helistat.jpg?w=800">Over two decades after it was last deflated, detached from its gondola, and crated up at Lakehurst, the gas bag of an N-class ZPG-2W blimp was broken out and dusted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/four-choppers-and-a-blimp-the-bizarre-piasecki-helistat/)

Ski Slopes for Laser Imaging
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/ski-slopes-for-laser-imaging/