Sega Meganet: Online Gaming In 1990

It’s easy to think of online console gaming as an invention of the 2000s. Microsoft made waves when Xbox Live dropped in 2002, with Nintendo and Sony scrambling to catch …read more

Ask Hackaday: How Much Compute Is Enough?

Over the history of this business, a lot of people have foreseen limits that look rather silly in hindsight– in 1943, IBM President Thomas Watson declared that “I think there …read more

Ask Hackaday: Using CoPilot? Are You Entertained?

There’s a great debate these days about what the current crop of AI chatbots should and shouldn’t do for you. We aren’t wise enough to know the answer, but we …read more

Improving FDM Filament Drying With A Spot Of Vacuum

Keeping your filament safely away from moisture exposure is one of the most crucial aspects of getting a good 3D print, with equipment like a filament dryer a standard piece …read more

Solar Balconies Take Europe By Storm

Solar power has been around for a long time now. Once upon a time, it was mostly the preserve of research projects and large-scale municipal installations. Eventually, as the technology …read more

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Following Artemis II’s Journey Around The Moon

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By Tom Nardi | April 1, 2026

NASA is going back to the Moon! We’ll follow the crew of Artemis II every step of the way.
The Smallest Dialup ISP Is A Raspberry Pi And A Prison Phone

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By Tyler August | April 4, 2026

There were a plethora of tiny, local ISPs in the days of dial-up internet. Along with the big providers, many cities would have more than one. Some of those have …read more
Exposing A Radiation-Hardened 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Receiver To 500 Kilograys

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By Maya Posch | April 4, 2026

From outer space to down here on Earth, there are many places where ionizing radiation levels are high enough that they effectively bar access for humans, but also make life …read more
Scrap Vintage Camera Goes Digital With Scanner Parts

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By Jenny List | April 4, 2026

Every collector ends up with items that are worthless, usually because they are broken or incomplete. When [Graindead] found a 1920s glass-plate reflex camera for pennies with plenty of missing …read more
Open Graphics Card Powers Cyberpunk “Laptop”

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By Tyler August | April 4, 2026

For once, we can avoid debating in the comments what constitutes a “cyberdeck”, because [LCLDIY] does not refer to his cyberpunk masterpiece as such — he calls it a laptop. …read more
The Rapper, The Canadian Academics, And The Secret Behind The Earworm

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By Jenny List | April 4, 2026

There are many events so far in 2026 that could reasonably have been predicted, but perhaps one which couldn’t is a Hackaday scribe in Europe unexpectedly finding herself with a …read more
Heathkit Tuner Saved From Junk Pile

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By Al Williams | April 4, 2026

We miss the old Heathkit. You could build equipment that rivaled or even surpassed commercial devices. The cost was usually reasonable and, even if you could get by with less, …read more

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