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/

“Penguins” (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08/5927271192) by TomaLaPlaya (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08)
' 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/

Given that some of the more famous demos were by Honda and Tesla, you might be forgiven for thinking you need pockets as deep as a car company to get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/asimov-is-an-open-source-humanoid-robot-for-the-rest-of-us/)

Your Browser Probably Lies to the Big Sites (Blame Chrome)
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/your-browser-probably-lies-to-the-big-sites-blame-chrome/

When you visit certain large sites in Firefox or Safari, the browser may detect your visit and change its behavior. It could be as simple as lying about its identity, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/your-browser-probably-lies-to-the-big-sites-blame-chrome/)

Running Windows CE on the Nintendo 64
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/running-windows-ce-on-the-nintendo-64/

Although Windows CE doesn’t use the NT kernel, it’s similarly designed to run on a wide variety of system architectures. Since the Nintendo 64 uses a MIPS CPU it should …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/running-windows-ce-on-the-nintendo-64/)