In that awkward transition phase between electromechanical accounting systems used in the 1940s and the introduction of fully digital computers we find systems such as the IBM 604 Electronic Calculator, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/08/powering-up-a-pluggable-module-from-the-1948-ibm-604-electronic-calculator/)

Automatic Tutorial Generator is Perhaps the Best-Case For Vibe Coding
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/automatic-tutorial-generator-is-perhaps-the-best-case-for-vibe-coding/

Quick question: how did you learn to code? It probably wasn’t bribing someone a year or two ahead of you in CS to finish all your homework, but that’s exactly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/automatic-tutorial-generator-is-perhaps-the-best-case-for-vibe-coding/)

The Winners of the 2025 Obfuscated C Code Contest
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/the-winners-of-the-2025-obfuscated-c-code-contest/

One of the most exciting challenges available to any software developer is that of writing brilliantly working code that’s so obtuse, so indecipherable, and opaque, that even its own author …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/the-winners-of-the-2025-obfuscated-c-code-contest/)

Questions Remain About Tense Moment Aboard ISS
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/questions-remain-about-tense-moment-aboard-iss/

Even if you’re not normally interested in what’s happening in low Earth orbit, you probably heard that last week NASA ordered its personnel aboard the International Space Station to button …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/questions-remain-about-tense-moment-aboard-iss/)

Custom FM Radio Station Powered by Shell Scripts
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/custom-fm-radio-station-powered-by-shell-scripts/

[Trwmato] wanted to spend more time listening to a normal radio to cut back on phone use. But the programming wasn’t quite right so, of course, the solution was to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/custom-fm-radio-station-powered-by-shell-scripts/)

The Secret Wattcycle LFP Battery Downgrade
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/the-secret-wattcycle-lfp-battery-downgrade/

After recently reviewing a Wattcycle LFP battery sent over by the manufacturer, [Will Prowse] was made aware of some disturbing changes to the internals of batteries received by regular customers. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/the-secret-wattcycle-lfp-battery-downgrade/)

How the 2020s Chip Crisis Led to a Buggy Saleae Analyzer in 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/how-the-2020s-chip-crisis-led-to-a-buggy-saeleae-analyzer-in-2026/

For those of us old enough to remember the harrowing days of the early 2020s, alongside another major kerfuffle there was a complete breakdown in global supply chains that led …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/09/how-the-2020s-chip-crisis-led-to-a-buggy-saeleae-analyzer-in-2026/)