After the CopyFail vulnerability gave root access from any user on almost all distributions last week, this week we’ve got DirtyFrag. This chains the vulnerability in CopyFail (xfrm-ESP) and a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/this-week-in-security-another-linux-exploit-ubuntu-knocked-offline-finals-interrupted-and-backdoored-tools/)

Broadcasting GPS on the Local Network to Help Geoclue Find You
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/broadcasting-gps-on-the-local-network-to-help-geoclue-find-you/

Rather than having users go through the inconvenience of having to punch in their current location, an increasing number of applications and websites use location services that can pin-point the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/broadcasting-gps-on-the-local-network-to-help-geoclue-find-you/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 369: IR, E-Ink, and Avgas
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/hackaday-podcast-episode-369-ir-e-ink-and-avgas/

In this episode, Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi start things off by discussing the latest reason that cheap PCB fabrication isn’t quite as cheap as it once was. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/hackaday-podcast-episode-369-ir-e-ink-and-avgas/)

How Commodore Made a Sync Splitter
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/how-commodore-made-a-sync-splitter/

Recently we featured an unusual Commodore 8-bit computer on the bench of [Tynemouth Software] — a Commodore 64 in a PET case. One of the unique parts it had was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/how-commodore-made-a-sync-splitter/)

Easy-ish Glitch Camera? There’s a Pi 4 That
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/easy-ish-glitch-camera-theres-a-pi-4-that/

Usually, when you want to make glitchy images with lots of colors and things, you have to poke around inside a camera and successfully circuit-bend the thing without bricking it. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/easy-ish-glitch-camera-theres-a-pi-4-that/)

Win95-Tracker-CYD is a Cheap Yellow Mod Tracker with I2S
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/win95-tracker-cyd-is-a-cheap-yellow-mod-tracker-with-i2s/

The Cheap Yellow Display is a great little module to start a project with, but it wouldn’t necessarily be our first choice for an audio device. That’s because the PWM …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/win95-tracker-cyd-is-a-cheap-yellow-mod-tracker-with-i2s/)

Could Your Next House be Built from Giant Lego By an Inchworm Robot?
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/could-your-next-house-be-built-from-giant-lego-by-an-inchworm-robot/

Well, it depends when you’re going to be househunting– if it’s anytime soon, Betteridge’s law applies, but if your time horizon is a ways further out, [Miana Smith] at MIT …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/could-your-next-house-be-built-from-giant-lego-by-an-inchworm-robot/)

Reverse-engineering the 1998 Ultima Online demo server
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/08/reverse-engineering-the-1998-ultima-online-demo-server/