For users of a certain age, fractal patterns and computers are nearly synonymous. Typing in BASIC programs and seeing the Mandelbrot set or other fractals slowly render on screen is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/analog-optical-feedback-generates-4k-fractals-with-no-computer/)

Australia’s Nationwide Phone Outage Was An Embarrassing Failure
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/australias-nationwide-phone-outage-was-an-embarrassing-failure/

The phones! They were one of the basic utilities of the 20th century, and were just about as reliable as death and taxes. Even when then power grid went down, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/australias-nationwide-phone-outage-was-an-embarrassing-failure/)

All The Best Computers Boot To BASIC
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/all-the-best-computers-boot-to-basic/

Anyone whose first computing experience came in the form of an 8-bit home computer will tell you about booting straight into a BASIC interpreter. The machine invited you to program …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/all-the-best-computers-boot-to-basic/)

The Farador Quack Medical Device
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/the-farador-quack-medical-device/

Over the centuries there have been an incredible number of purported medical devices released onto the market, with some having more outrageous claims than others. Released in the 1910s and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/the-farador-quack-medical-device/)

The Mactini: A Computer That Does Almost Nothing
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/the-mactini-a-computer-that-does-almost-nothing/

Recently [Tucker Osman] brought to life what once was just a meme created by the BBC as it poked fun at Apple’s push for ever smaller devices that also dropped …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/the-mactini-a-computer-that-does-almost-nothing/)

Rooftop Camper For Roofless Vehicle
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/rooftop-camper-for-roofless-vehicle/

The Honda Goldwing is one of the more famous motorcycles ever produced. It’s known for its reliability and comfort, but also for being one of the first motorcycles Honda rolls …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/rooftop-camper-for-roofless-vehicle/)

Running Multiple Linux Kernels Without Hypervisor
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/running-multiple-linux-kernels-without-hypervisor/

In a move that’s no doubt going to trigger a lot of confusion and nostalgia, Mklinux is back, in a sense. As the announcement makes clear, this is multikernel Linux, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/running-multiple-linux-kernels-without-hypervisor/)