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Hackaday<p>Supercon 2024: Quick High-Feature Boards With The Circuit Graver</p><p>These days, if you want to build something with modern chips and components, you probably want a custom PCB. It lets you build a neat and compact project that has …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/supercon-2024-quick-high-feature-boards-with-the-circuit-graver/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/04/superc</span><span class="invisible">on-2024-quick-high-feature-boards-with-the-circuit-graver/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Hackaday Podcast Episode 315: Conductive String Theory, Decloudified Music Players, and Wild Printing Tech</p><p>This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up across the (stupid, lousy) time zones to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/hackaday-podcast-episode-315-conductive-string-theory-decloudified-music-players-and-wild-printing-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/04/hackad</span><span class="invisible">ay-podcast-episode-315-conductive-string-theory-decloudified-music-players-and-wild-printing-tech/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>3D Print (and Play!) The Super Mario Tune as a Fidget Toy</p><p>[kida] has a highly innovative set of 3D-printable, musical fidget toys that play classic video game tunes. Of course there’s the classic Super Mario ditty, but there’s loads more. How …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/3d-print-and-play-the-super-mario-tune-as-a-fidget-toy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/04/3d-pri</span><span class="invisible">nt-and-play-the-super-mario-tune-as-a-fidget-toy/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>This Week in Security: Target Coinbase, Leaking Call Records, and Microsoft Hotpatching</p><p>We know a bit more about the GitHub Actions supply chain attack from last month. Palo Alto’s Unit 42 has been leading the charge on untangling this attack, and they’ve …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/this-week-in-security-target-coinbase-leaking-call-records-and-microsoft-hotpatching/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/04/this-w</span><span class="invisible">eek-in-security-target-coinbase-leaking-call-records-and-microsoft-hotpatching/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Keep Bears at Bay with the Crackle of 280,000 Volts</p><p>Bears! Are they scared of massive arcs that rip through the air, making a lot of noise in the process? [Jay] from the Plasma Channel sure hopes so, because that’s …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/keep-bears-at-bay-with-the-crackle-of-280000-volts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/04/keep-b</span><span class="invisible">ears-at-bay-with-the-crackle-of-280000-volts/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>A Portable Electronics Workstation</p><p>You don’t see them as often as you used to, but it used to be common to see “electronics trainers” which were usually a collection of components and simple equipment …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/a-portable-electronics-workstation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/04/a-port</span><span class="invisible">able-electronics-workstation/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Playstacean Evolves The PSOne Into The Crab It Was Always Meant to Be</p><p>Odd hardware designs crop up in art and renders far more frequently than in the flesh, but console modder [GingerOfOz] felt the need to bring [Anh Dang]’s image of the …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/playstacean-evolves-the-psone-into-the-crab-it-was-always-meant-to-be/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/playst</span><span class="invisible">acean-evolves-the-psone-into-the-crab-it-was-always-meant-to-be/</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Building Gearbox Dynamometer</p><p><a href="https://www.thriftybuilder.dev/post/gearbox-dynamometer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thriftybuilder.dev/post/gearbo</span><span class="invisible">x-dynamometer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Building</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gearbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gearbox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dynamometer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dynamometer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gearbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gearbox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Projects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThriftyBuilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThriftyBuilder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>A Proper OS For The Sega Genesis/Megadrive</p><p>The console wars of the early 1990s had several players, but the battle that mattered was between Nintendo’s SNES and Sega’s Genesis, or Megadrive if you are European. They are …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/a-proper-os-for-the-sega-genesis-megadrive/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/a-prop</span><span class="invisible">er-os-for-the-sega-genesis-megadrive/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>The Weird Way A DEC Alpha Boots</p><p>We’re used to there being an array of high-end microprocessor architectures, and it’s likely that many of us will have sat in front of machines running x86, ARM, or even …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/the-weird-way-a-dec-alpha-boots/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/the-we</span><span class="invisible">ird-way-a-dec-alpha-boots/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Teardown of a Scam Ultrasonic Cleaner</p><p>Everyone knows that ultrasonic cleaners are great, but not every device that’s marketed as an ultrasonic cleaner is necessarily such a device. In a recent video on the&nbsp;Cheap &amp; Cheerful …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/teardown-of-a-scam-ultrasonic-cleaner/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/teardo</span><span class="invisible">wn-of-a-scam-ultrasonic-cleaner/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Australia’s Silliac Computer</p><p>When you think about the dawn of modern computers, you often think about the work done in the UK and the US. But Australia had an early computer scene, too, …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/australias-silliac-computer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/austra</span><span class="invisible">lias-silliac-computer/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Ditto That</p><p>In the 1982 movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High, a classroom of students receives a set of paperwork to pass backward. Nearly every student in the room takes a big …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/ditto-that/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/ditto-</span><span class="invisible">that/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>MIT Wants You to Secure Your Hardware Designs</p><p>When you think of attacking or defending computer systems, you probably think of software viruses and the corresponding anti-virus software. But MIT’s 6.5950 class teaches secure hardware design — how …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/mit-wants-you-to-secure-your-hardware-designs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/mit-wa</span><span class="invisible">nts-you-to-secure-your-hardware-designs/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Remembering Betty Webb: Bletchley Park &amp; Pentagon Code Breaker</p><p>On 31 March of this year we had to bid farewell to Charlotte Elizabeth “Betty” Webb (née Vine-Stevens) at the age of 101. She was one of the cryptanalysts who …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/remembering-betty-webb-bletchley-park-pentagon-code-breaker/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/rememb</span><span class="invisible">ering-betty-webb-bletchley-park-pentagon-code-breaker/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>A Very Trippy Look at Microsoft’s Beginnings</p><p>It’s not often you’ll see us singing the praises of Microsoft on these pages, but credit where credit is due, this first-person account of how the software giant got its …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/a-very-trippy-look-at-microsofts-beginnings/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/a-very</span><span class="invisible">-trippy-look-at-microsofts-beginnings/</span></a></p>
axadle<p>World Bank Denies Reports of Halting Projects in Ghana <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bank</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/denies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ghana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ghana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Halting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reports</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/272puluc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/272puluc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Handheld 18650 Analyzer Scopes Out Salvaged Cells</p><p>You can salvage lithium 18650 cells from all sorts of modern gadgets, from disposable vapes to cordless power tools. The tricky part, other than physically liberating them from whatever they …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/handheld-18650-analyzer-scopes-out-salvaged-cells/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/03/handhe</span><span class="invisible">ld-18650-analyzer-scopes-out-salvaged-cells/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>The Magic Touch: A 555 Touch Switch</p><p>There seems to be nothing a 555 can’t do. We’ve seen it before, but [electronzapdotcom] reminds us you can use a 555 and a few parts to make a reasonable …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/the-magic-touch-a-555-touch-switch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/02/the-ma</span><span class="invisible">gic-touch-a-555-touch-switch/</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🎶 Behold the magical land of DIY synths, where a whopping 75 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/open" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>open</span></a>-source <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a> await your time and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soldering</span></a> iron! 🎛️🔌 Who knew making <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> could come with the added bonus of burning your fingers and voiding warranties? 😂 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoodLuckWithThat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodLuckWithThat</span></a> 🛠️<br><a href="https://diy-synths.snnkv.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">diy-synths.snnkv.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIYsynths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIYsynths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musictech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>