2026 Hackaday Supercon: Workshops Are Open!

Supercon is Hackaday’s annual gathering, and you absolutely need to be there. Today, we’re pleased to announce our lineup of workshops, and it’s more than we’ve ever offered, thanks to …read more

What’s A Nonius?

If you already know what a nonius is, you can probably skip this post. But, if like us, you would have to look it up, we’ll tell you what we …read more

The FPGA Chronicles: Ready To Probe

In the last few installments, we looked at using the Tang Nano 20K with both the GOWIN tools and some open-source tools. The open-source tools certainly had the advantage of …read more

Your Computer Memory Is A Lie

When you first learn to program, memory seems pretty straightforward. You have a bunch of bytes, each with an address. If you want to read or write something, you specify …read more

Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026

It probably goes without saying that if you send four humans to observe the Moon up close, they’ll see things that those of us stuck here on Earth have never …read more

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Disposing Of PLA And Why Composting Is Not An Option

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By Maya Posch | October 16, 2026

The ‘biofriendly’ nature of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) filament often gets touted as one of its main advantages over alternatives like PETG, but even a modicum of research ought to inform …read more
Running DOOM (Sort Of) On A Sonoff Smart Switch

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By Tom Nardi | October 16, 2026

It’s often said in this community that DOOM can be made to run on anything, and as time goes on, that’s becoming more and more accurate. We’re at the point …read more
Another Wireless Chip Has A Hidden SDR Revealed

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By Jenny List | October 15, 2026

The news of the past couple of weeks has seen the ESP32 turned into an software-defined radio (SDR) thanks to a hidden baseband mode, an exciting development by anyone’s standards. …read more
Using Optical Waveguide Arrays To Make Sheets Sense Shapes

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By Maya Posch | October 15, 2026

Determining the shape of an object which can change dynamically is a bit of a challenge, one that especially vexes those who are really into Virtual Reality. Sensing the orientation …read more
45 Years Later, The Sinclair ULA Design Documents Surface

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By Jenny List | October 15, 2026

In the 8-bit home computer boom of the early 1980s, Sir Clive Sinclair’s machines were always among the cheapest on the market, often packing a surprising level of sophistication in …read more
Linux Kernel Drops AI Tag Requirement, Uses Meta AI For Code Reviews

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By Maya Posch | October 15, 2026

Since we last covered the way that the Linux Kernel project has been dealing with the influx of code created using LLM-based coding assistants, all the way back in April, …read more
C64 Hardware Simulator Isn’t (Just) For Playing Around

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By Tyler August | October 15, 2026

If you want to play old Commodore games, there are C-64 emulators available for just about any platform– but most of them are so high level, they’re really meant for …read more

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