If your first-generation Chromecast was acting a little wonky this week, don’t worry. Contrary to fears online, the 2014 device hasn’t been excommunicated by Google. In a statement to Ars …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/24/hackaday-links-may-24-2026/)

The Email Of The Future In 1986
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/24/the-email-of-the-future-in-1986/

With so many online messaging services to choose from it’s almost as though the daddy of them all, email, has faded into the background as something you only use for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/24/the-email-of-the-future-in-1986/)

Hacking a Video Walkie Talkie’s TXW818 MCU and Running DOOM
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/24/hacking-a-video-walkie-talkies-txw818-mcu-and-running-doom/

Recently cheapo video walkie-talkies popped up on everyone’s favorite online retailers, which naturally lured in the usual gaggle of reverse-engineering enthusiasts of cheap tat to see what’s inside these devices, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/24/hacking-a-video-walkie-talkies-txw818-mcu-and-running-doom/)

Slightly Sentient d20 Might Subtly Shift Your Rolls
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/slightly-sentient-d20-might-subtly-shift-your-rolls/

A twenty-sided die (d20) is a common thing in tabletop gaming, and [kati]’s slightly sentient d20 is a PCB that not only delivers random results on demand, but responds to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/slightly-sentient-d20-might-subtly-shift-your-rolls/)

Just How Bad Was the Intel iAPX432?
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/just-how-bad-was-the-intel-iapx432/

Processor design over the last few decades has moved toward RISC processors that aim to implement a few simple operations very efficiently. For a while, though, the trend was toward …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/just-how-bad-was-the-intel-iapx432/)

A Benchtop Neutron Generator for the Home Reactor
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/a-benchtop-neutron-generator-for-the-home-reactor/

There are a surprising number of experiments an amateur nuclear physicist can perform, from making a Geiger counter to fusing hydrogen atoms in a fusor. One project which we haven’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/a-benchtop-neutron-generator-for-the-home-reactor/)

3D Printing Space Cadet Pinball Into the Real World
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/3d-printing-space-cadet-pinball-into-the-real-world/

Unless you’ve managed to avoid touching a Windows computer until after the Windows XP era, it’s pretty good odds you’ve played Space Cadet Pinball. Some of you may have even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/3d-printing-space-cadet-pinball-into-the-real-world/)