[Simon Willison] has put together a list of how, exactly, one goes about using a large language models (LLM) to help write code. If you have wondered just what the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/how-to-use-llms-for-programming-tasks/)

Lies, Damned Lies, And IGBT Datasheets
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/lies-damned-lies-and-igbt-datasheets/

We have all seen optimistic claims for electronic products which fail to match the reality, and [Electronic Wizard] is following one up in a recent video. Can a relatively small …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/lies-damned-lies-and-igbt-datasheets/)

Classy Paper Tape Reader Complements Homebrew Retrocomputer
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/classy-paper-tape-reader-complements-homebrew-retrocomputer/

If you were one of the earliest of early adopters in the home computing revolution, you might have had to settle for paper tape mass storage. It was slow, it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/classy-paper-tape-reader-complements-homebrew-retrocomputer/)

I2C Sniffing Comes to the Bus Pirate 5
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/i2c-sniffing-comes-to-the-bus-pirate-5/

While the Bus Pirate 5 is an impressive piece of hardware, the software is arguably where the project really shines. Creator [Ian Lesnet] and several members of the community are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/i2c-sniffing-comes-to-the-bus-pirate-5/)

Some Useful Notes On The 6805-EC10 Addressable RGB LED
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/some-useful-notes-on-the-6805-ec10-addressable-rgb-led/

https://github.com/alorman/SK6805-EC10-Notes
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1696-edit-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1696-edit-featured.png?w=696">LEDs are getting smaller and smaller, and the newest generations of indexable RGB LEDs are even fiddlier to use than their already diminutive predecessors. [Alex Lorman] has written some notes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/some-useful-notes-on-the-6805-ec10-addressable-rgb-led/)

Pixel Watch 3’s Loss of Pulse Detection: the Algorithms That Tell Someone is Dying
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/pixel-watch-3s-loss-of-pulse-detection-the-algorithms-that-tell-someone-is-dying/

More and more of the ‘smart’ gadgets like watches and phones that we carry around with us these days come with features that we’d not care to ever need. Since …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/pixel-watch-3s-loss-of-pulse-detection-the-algorithms-that-tell-someone-is-dying/)

FlyingCam is a Sweet DIY Webcam on a Stick
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/flyingcam-is-sweet-diy-webcam-on-a-stick/

Imagine you want to monitor a pot on the stove to see if it’s boiling over for just a few minutes, but you don’t want to have a dedicated permanent …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/flyingcam-is-sweet-diy-webcam-on-a-stick/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 824: Gratuitous Navel Gazing
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/floss-weekly-episode-824-gratuitous-navel-gazing/

This week, Jonathan Bennett chats with Doc Searls about SCaLE and Personal AI! What’s the vision of an AI that consumers run themselves, what form factor might that take, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/floss-weekly-episode-824-gratuitous-navel-gazing/)

EPROM-based Enigma Machine
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/eprom-based-enigma-machine/