Back in the olden days, there existed physical game stores, which in addition to physical games would also have kiosks where you could try out the current game consoles and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/18/restoring-an-abandoned-game-boy-kiosk/)

Open Source DMR Radio
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/open-source-dmr-radio/

While ham radio operators have been embracing digital mobile radio (DMR), the equipment is most often bought since — at least in early incarnations — it needs a proprietary CODEC …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/open-source-dmr-radio/)

Will it Run Llama 2? Now DOS Can
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/will-it-run-llama-2-now-dos-can/

Will a 486 run Crysis? No, of course not. Will it run a large language model (LLM)? Given the huge buildout of compute power to do just that, many people …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/will-it-run-llama-2-now-dos-can/)

Vibing, AI Style
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/vibing-ai-style/

This week, the hackerverse was full of “vibe coding”. If you’re not caught up on your AI buzzwords, this is the catchy name coined by [Andrej Karpathy] that refers to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/vibing-ai-style/)

Hydroplaning RC Jet boat Steers Clear of Convention
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/hydroplaning-rc-jet-boat-steers-clear-of-convention/

[CovaConcepts], who has a background in motorsports, has been busy designing an unconventional radio-controlled watercraft she calls the HydraJet. There are two key design decisions that make the HydraJet what …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/hydroplaning-rc-jet-boat-steers-clear-of-convention/)

They Hacked a Nuclear Power Plant! Whoops! Don’t Make a Sound!
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/they-hacked-a-nuclear-power-plant-whoops-dont-make-a-sound/

What do you do with an unused nuclear reactor project? In Washington, one of them was hacked to remove sound, all in the name of science. In 1977, a little …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/they-hacked-a-nuclear-power-plant-whoops-dont-make-a-sound/)

China’s TMSR-LF1 Molten Salt Thorium Reactor Begins Live Refueling Operations
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/chinas-tmsr-lf1-molten-salt-thorium-reactor-begins-live-refueling-operations/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TMSR-LF1.jpg
" data-image-caption="The TMSR-LF1 building seen from the sky. (Credit: SINAP)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMSR-LF1.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMSR-LF1.jpg?w=800">Although uranium-235 is the typical fuel for commercial fission reactors on account of it being fissile, it’s relatively rare relative to the fertile U-238 and thorium (Th-232). Using either of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/chinas-tmsr-lf1-molten-salt-thorium-reactor-begins-live-refueling-operations/)

Frankenflair 58: Manual Roots, Advanced Brew
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/frankenflair-58-manual-roots-advanced-brew/