Back To Basics: Hacking On Key Matrixes

A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that …read more

LED Printers: The Quiet Achievers You May Not Have Heard Of

Many different types of printers have entered the market over the years. Most of us are intimately familiar with the common inkjet and laser, both of which can be found …read more

Accidental Climate Engineering With Disintegrating Satellites

For many decades humankind has entertained the notion that we can maybe tweak the Earth’s atmosphere or biosphere in such a way that we can for example undo the harms …read more

Hackaday Links: March 1, 2026

We’ll start this week off with a bit of controversy from Linux Land. Anyone who’s ever used the sudo command knows that you don’t see any kind of visual feedback …read more

The Joys Of 3D Printing

Al and I were talking on the podcast today about a sweet 3D printed wide-format camera build, and we got to musing on why we 3D-print. For Al, it’s an …read more

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Calculator Case To Scratch-Built Pocket E-Reader

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By Matt Varian | March 11, 2026

E-readers are an awesome creation allowing you to display digital information in a way that requires little battery life. While there’s plenty of very impressive models to chose from on …read more
Running Ocarina Of Time On The Apple Watch

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By Maya Posch | March 10, 2026

At this point in time it can be safely stated that the question ‘Does it run Doom?’ defaults to a resounding ‘Yes’. This raises the question of what next games should …read more
It’s 1979 – What Exactly Did That ∫ Key Do?

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By Donald Papp | March 10, 2026

[Michel Jean] asked a question few others might: what exactly is going on under the hood of a classic HP scientific calculator when one presses the ∫ key? A numerical …read more
Clear Resin Casting Replicates Old Acrylic For Selectric Repair

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By Tyler August | March 10, 2026

IBM Selectric typewriters have a lot of unique parts that can be tricky to source, but one we didn’t think of was the clear acrylic(?) dust covers, that are apparently …read more
There Are No LEDs Around The Face Of This Clock

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By Donald Papp | March 10, 2026

This unusual clock by [Moritz v. Sivers] looks like a holographic dial surrounded by an LED ring, but that turns out to not be the case. What appears to be …read more
Turning A GDB Coredump Debug Session Into A Murder Mystery

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By Maya Posch | March 10, 2026

Debugging an application crash can oftentimes feel like you’re an intrepid detective in a grimy noir detective story, tasked with figuring out the sordid details behind an ugly crime. Slogging …read more
Blood Tests Could Provide Early Warning Of Alzheimers Disease

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By Lewin Day | March 10, 2026

Alzheimer’s disease remains a frustratingly difficult condition to manage for the millions of patients affected worldwide and their families. The cause of the disease is still not properly understood, and …read more

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