If you’ve never heard of the Spin Semiconductors FP-1 digital signal processor chip, don’t worry– that just means you haven’t been deep into guitar petals and audio effects hardware lately. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/spin-fv-1-emulator-simplifies-sound-pedal-development/)

Whip-Cracking Machine Reliably Breaks the Sound Barrier
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/whip-cracking-machine-reliably-breaks-the-sound-barrier/

We tend to think of breaking the sound barrier as a comparatively modern accomplishment, but on a smaller scale, cattle herders have been breaking it for centuries: the cracking sound …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/whip-cracking-machine-reliably-breaks-the-sound-barrier/)

Keeping Time on Tumbling Icosahedra
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/keeping-time-on-tumbling-icosahedra/

Clocks are almost the ideal devices to inspire creativity in hackers — they have a simple, well-defined task, but there’s an almost unlimited number of ways to carry it out. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/keeping-time-on-tumbling-icosahedra/)

Analyzing the FScale Instruction in Intel’s 8087 FPU
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/analyzing-the-fscale-instruction-in-intels-8087-fpu/

During his continuing analysis of the architecture and microcode of Intel’s highly influential 8087 floating point unit (FPU) co-processor, [Ken Shirriff] has now arrived at the point where he can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/analyzing-the-fscale-instruction-in-intels-8087-fpu/)

A 386 PC For Your RP2350
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/a-386-pc-for-your-rp2350/

We’re at a fortunate moment: microcontrollers available at modest prices are edging into the capability level previously reserved for full-fat systems and can, through emulation, run software beyond classic 8-bit …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/a-386-pc-for-your-rp2350/)

Rusting an E-scooter (In a Good Way)
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/rusting-an-e-scooter-in-a-good-way/

It is a classic Hackaday situation. You have an Egret GT E-scooter. It has a screen that shows the usual dash stats, but that led to an annoyance. You could …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/rusting-an-e-scooter-in-a-good-way/)

Hackaday Links: September 13, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/hackaday-links-september-13-2026/

We try to steer clear of politics and societal issues here at Hackaday, so a protest is not usually the sort of thing we’d cover. But we figure it’s safe …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/hackaday-links-september-13-2026/)

Re-creating NASA’s Heat Shield Problem
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/re-creating-nasas-heat-shield-problem/