This Week In Security: Cloudflare Wasn’t DNS, BADAUDIO, And Not A Vuln

You may have noticed that large pieces of the Internet were down on Tuesday. It was a problem at Cloudflare, and for once, it wasn’t DNS. This time it was …read more

So Long, Firefox, Part One

It’s likely that Hackaday readers have among them a greater than average number of people who can name one special thing they did on September 23rd, 2002. On that day …read more

Mating Cycles: Engineering Connectors To Last

If you take a look around you, chances are pretty good that within a few seconds, your eyes will fall on some kind of electrical connector. In this day and …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 855: Get In The Minecart, Loser!

This week Jonathan chats with Kevin, Colin, and Curtis about Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead! It’s a rogue-like post-apocalyptic survival game that you can play in the terminal, over SSH if …read more

Hackers Can’t Spend A Penny

We aren’t here to praise the penny, but rather, to bury it. The penny, and its counterparts, have been vanishing all around the world as the cost of minting one …read more

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Water On Mars? Maybe Not

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By Al Williams | November 24, 2025

We were as excited as anyone when MARSIS (the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding) experiment announced there was possibly liquid water under the southern polar ice cap. …read more
Retrofits Done Right: Physical Controls For Heated Seats

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By Matt Varian | November 24, 2025

We’ve all owned something where one tiny detail drives us nuts: a blinding power LED, buttons in the wrong order, or a beep that could wake the dead. This beautifully …read more
Ultrasonic Cutting On The Cheap

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By Al Williams | November 24, 2025

When you think of ultrasonics, you probably think of a cleaner or maybe a toothbrush. If you are a Star Trek fan, maybe you think of knocking out crew members …read more
Testing The Survivability Of Moss In Space

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By Maya Posch | November 24, 2025

The cool part about science is that you can ask questions like what happens if you stick some moss spores on the outside of the International Space Station, and then …read more
Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Elegant Macro Pad

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By Kristina Panos | November 24, 2025

Some people are not merely satisfied with functionality, or even just good looks. These persnickety snoots (I am one of them) seek something elegant, a true marriage of form and …read more
Build Yourself A Medium-Format Camera

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By Lewin Day | November 24, 2025

Medium format cameras have always been a step up from those built in the 35 mm format. By virtue of using a much larger film, they offer improved resolution and …read more
The Unexpected Joys Of Hacking An Old Kindle

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By Tom Nardi | November 24, 2025

In the closing hours of JawnCon 0x2, I was making a final pass of the “Free Stuff for Nerds” table when I noticed a forlorn Kindle that had a piece …read more

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