Hackaday Links: July 27, 2025

Sad breaking news late this Sunday afternoon of the passing of nerd icon Tom Lehrer at 97. Coming up through the culture, knowing at least a few of Tom’s ditties, …read more

Personalization, Industrial Design, And Hacked Devices

[Maya Posch] wrote up an insightful, and maybe a bit controversial, piece on the state of consumer goods design: The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics. …read more

Hackaday Podcast Episode 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, And K’nex Computers

What did you miss on Hackaday last week? Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams are ready to catch you up on this week’s podcast. First, though, the guys go off …read more

This Week In Security: Sharepoint, Initramfs, And More

There was a disturbance in the enterprise security world, and it started with a Pwn2Own Berlin. [Khoa Dinh] and the team at Viettel Cyber Security discovered a pair of vulnerabilities …read more

Supersonic Flight May Finally Return To US Skies

After World War II, as early supersonic military aircraft were pushing the boundaries of flight, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that commercial aircraft would eventually fly faster than sound …read more

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Hexagonal Lighting Brings A Touch Of Elegance To The Workshop

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By Adam Zeloof | July 31, 2025

Sometimes, we’re faced with what should be simple household tasks that we choose to make more difficult. Sure, you could buy a clock, hang it on your wall, and move …read more
Hands On: The Hacker Pager

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By Tom Nardi | July 31, 2025

It should come as no surprise that the hacker community has embraced the Meshtastic project. It’s got a little bit of everything we hold dear: high quality open source software, …read more
Farewell Shunsaku Tamiya: The Man Who Gave Us The Best Things To Build

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By Jenny List | July 31, 2025

In the formative experiences of most Hackaday readers there will almost certainly be a number of common threads, for example the ownership of a particular game console, or being inspired …read more
Robots Are Coming For Your Berry Good Job

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By Al Williams | July 31, 2025

We don’t know if picking blackberries at scale is something people enjoy doing. But if you do, we have bad news. The University of Arkansas wants to put you out …read more
Rebooting WarGames‘ WOPR With A Pi And Gemini

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By Heidi Ulrich | July 30, 2025

WarGames fans, rejoice: [Nick Bild] has rebooted WOPR for real. In his latest hack, the Falcon, he recreates the iconic AI from the 1983 film using a Raspberry Pi 400, …read more
Legally Distinct Space Invaders Display WiFi Info

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By Bryan Cockfield | July 30, 2025

In the early 00s there was a tiny moment before the widespread adoption of mobile broadband, after the adoption of home WiFi, and yet before the widespread use of encryption. …read more
The LumenPnP Pasting Utility: Never Buy Solder Stencils Again?

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By John Elliot V | July 30, 2025

Over on his YouTube channel the vivacious [Stephen Hawes] tells us that we never need to buy solder stencils again! A big claim! And he is quick to admit that …read more

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