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/

The user interface of things we deal with often makes or breaks our enjoyment of using a device. [Janne] from Fraktal thinks so, he has an espresso machine he enjoys …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/frankenflair-58-manual-roots-advanced-brew/)

Rockbox 4.0 Released
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/rockbox-4-0-released/

It’s traditional to launch new software on April Fool’s Day, which is when we heard that Rockbox 4.0 has been released. But, in this case, the venerable MP3 firmware actually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/rockbox-4-0-released/)

Non-planar Slicing is for the Birds
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/20/non-planar-slicing-is-for-the-birds/