A good demo, like [Linus Akesson]’s Sum Ergo Demonstrato, looks like magic to the average hacker. To normies who don’t know the limitations of the RP2350, they don’t see the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/pi-pico-demos-therefore-it-is/)
Building a Gifford-McMahon Cryocooler With 3D-Printed Parts
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/building-a-gifford-mcmahon-cryocooler-with-3d-printed-parts/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/building-a-gifford-mcmahon-cryocooler-with-3d-printed-parts/
Although cryocoolers are capable of pretty impressive cooling, for many of them the underlying working principle is simple enough that you do not need any special skills or a big …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/building-a-gifford-mcmahon-cryocooler-with-3d-printed-parts/)
COBOL is not the first language anyone would ever think of when writing a First Person Shooter– after all , it’s the Common Business Oriented Language, not the Common Game …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/a-raycast-fps-in-cobol/)
Less Than 10 Years? Commonwealth Fusion Systems Applies to Plug into Grid in 2030s
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/less-than-10-years-commonwealth-fusion-systems-applies-to-plug-into-grid-in-2030s/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/less-than-10-years-commonwealth-fusion-systems-applies-to-plug-into-grid-in-2030s/
Whenever the topic of fusion power comes up, someone will say it’s only 10 years away from commercialization in an excited tone, and someone older or more cynical will point …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/less-than-10-years-commonwealth-fusion-systems-applies-to-plug-into-grid-in-2030s/)
A New Life For a Rare Console
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/a-new-life-for-a-rare-console/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/a-new-life-for-a-rare-console/
One of the delights of our tips line is that from time to time it brings us retrocomputing hardware that, despite years of reporting, we were not aware existed. [Hitmanmcc] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/a-new-life-for-a-rare-console/)
LIPS is an Open Source Sip-And-Puff Interface
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/lips-is-an-open-source-sip-and-puff-interface/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/lips-is-an-open-source-sip-and-puff-interface/
Lots of us have– thanks to repetative stress injuries– developed mobility issues that we have to work around when using computers. Maybe it’s a trackball instead of a mouse, or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/lips-is-an-open-source-sip-and-puff-interface/)
How Small Can You Make A C Executable?
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/how-small-can-you-make-a-c-executable/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/how-small-can-you-make-a-c-executable/
It’s well known that the difference in executable size between a compiled binary and one hand-written in optimized assembler will be significant. The compiler brings in all manner of boilerplate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/how-small-can-you-make-a-c-executable/)
Bluetooth Gramophone Has Surprisingly Contemporary Roots
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/bluetooth-gramophone-has-surprisingly-contemporary-roots/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/bluetooth-gramophone-has-surprisingly-contemporary-roots/
So you happen to have a gramaphone– maybe a big old Victrola/HMV, perhaps a Columbia– regardless of brand, it’s a big, beautiful conversation peice for your living room. It might …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/bluetooth-gramophone-has-surprisingly-contemporary-roots/)