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/)

Extract 3D Video Game Content By Firing Up Photo Mode
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/extract-3d-video-game-content-by-firing-up-photo-mode/

Here’s a pretty clever method [Dung3onlord] used to capture 3D scenes from a PlayStation 5 without needing any specialized software. All that’s needed is a series of high-resolution screenshots, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/extract-3d-video-game-content-by-firing-up-photo-mode/)

Qualcomm’s New QCC74x Appears to Target the ESP32 MCUs
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/qualcomms-new-qcc74x-appears-to-target-the-esp32-mcus/