Before the modern trifecta of video game giants came to dominate the market around two decades ago, the world was awash in video game consoles. Many of these retro platforms …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/15/restoring-a-3do-blaster-card-from-the-early-90s/)

A Precision Drill Press for Tiny Bits
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/a-precision-drill-press-for-tiny-bits/

Anyone who’s worked with even a 1 mm bit knows that while a drill press is all but essential, it isn’t proof against broken bits. Working with a 0.1 mm …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/a-precision-drill-press-for-tiny-bits/)

Mixapps: The Mixtape of The Internet Age
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/mixapps-the-mixtape-of-the-internet-age/

Mixtapes used to be a way that we cultivated a personal selection of music for our own enjoyment, or to give as gifts to those we wanted to impress with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/mixapps-the-mixtape-of-the-internet-age/)

Fixing a Cotton Candy Vending Machine
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/fixing-a-cotton-candy-vending-machine/

Cotton candy is probably the best way to eat pure sugar, which makes having your very own cotton candy vending machine to automate making it a bit of a dream. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/fixing-a-cotton-candy-vending-machine/)

Salvaged VFDs in Nixie-Like Clock
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/salvaged-vfds-in-nixie-like-clock/

In between the Nixie tube era of the 50s and 60s and the advent of multi-digit vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) common in 80s and 90s consumer technology, there was a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/salvaged-vfds-in-nixie-like-clock/)

21st Century Punch Cards are 3D Printed and Read By OpenCV
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/21st-century-punch-cards-are-3d-printed-and-read-by-opencv/

While a punch card is perhaps the lowest-density storage medium available, it has some distinct advantages. As [Bitroller] points out in the write-up of his punch card project, if he …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/21st-century-punch-cards-are-3d-printed-and-read-by-opencv/)

After Stumbling From CVE to CVE Will Linux get a Kill Switch?
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/after-stumbling-from-cve-to-cve-will-linux-get-a-kill-switch/

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' data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=800">For the few people who have spent the past weeks living under a security rock, the Linux kernel has found itself the subject of multiple severe bugs in the form …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/after-stumbling-from-cve-to-cve-will-linux-get-a-kill-switch/)

Asimov is an Open Source Humanoid Robot For the Rest of Us
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/asimov-is-an-open-source-humanoid-robot-for-the-rest-of-us/