An Automated Water Tank Controller
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/an-automated-water-tank-controller/

[Jumpor] lives in a part of India where the water infrastructure is a little frustrating to use. Water gets delivered to underground tanks outside of homes, and must then be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/an-automated-water-tank-controller/)

Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/hackaday-links-august-2-2026/

About a month ago, we brought you word that the commercial rescue mission designed by Katalyst Space to save NASA’s Swift gamma-ray observatory had reached orbit and early indicators were …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/hackaday-links-august-2-2026/)

Easy Theremin Uses ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/easy-theremin-uses-esp32/

The Theremin is that classic electronic musical instrument that makes those weeee-ohhhhh noises which were so popular in mid-century science fiction movies. Mid-last-century, that is, because this century is just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/easy-theremin-uses-esp32/)

Making a Retro(ish) Game Console From Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/making-a-retroish-game-console-from-scratch/

As easy as it is to make a late 1980s-style game console using a modern microcontroller, there’s arguably more fun in doing things the traditional way. This is the challenge …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/making-a-retroish-game-console-from-scratch/)

Spotting Emacs in the Wild
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/spotting-emacs-in-the-wild/

Emacs is one of the big classic text editors, right up there next to vi. It’s famous for its interface and its ubiquity across the *nix world. It’s such a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/spotting-emacs-in-the-wild/)

Get a Remote Terminal With One Binary, One URL, and Zero Config
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/get-a-remote-terminal-with-one-binary-one-url-and-zero-config/

Launch a single static binary executable, send someone a QR code or URL (or failing that, text a numerical code or shout it across a room), and they’ll get an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/get-a-remote-terminal-with-one-binary-one-url-and-zero-config/)

The 16K Display that Ate Las Vegas
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/the-16k-display-that-ate-las-vegas/