When we hear about flash drives in the context of cybersecurity, we tend to think of them more as threats than as targets. When you’re using flash drives to store …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/a-presence-sensing-drive-for-securely-storing-secrets/)

Reverse Engineering LEGO Island
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/reverse-engineering-lego-island/

While LEGO themed video games have become something of a staple, in 1997 they were something of an odity. LEGO Island became the first LEGO video game released outside of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/reverse-engineering-lego-island/)

AI Art Installation Swaps Diffusion for Reflection
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/ai-art-installation-swaps-diffusion-for-reflection/

AI art is controversial, to say the least, but usually when talking about “AI Art”, one is talking about diffusion models. This unsettling artpeice called “Latent Reflection” by [Rootkid] (video …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/ai-art-installation-swaps-diffusion-for-reflection/)

Making a Backyard Observatory Replete With Retractable Roof
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/making-a-backyard-observatory-replete-with-retractable-roof/

Here’s one for our astronomy geeks. Our hacker [arrow] has made their own observatory! This particular video is a bit over ten minutes long and is basically a montage; there …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/making-a-backyard-observatory-replete-with-retractable-roof/)

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Feline Facial Recognition Foils Food Filching
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/2025-pet-hacks-contest-feline-facial-recognition-foils-food-filching/

Cats are no respecters of personal property, as [Joe Mattioni] learned when one of his cats, [Layla] needed a special prescription diet. Kitty didn’t care for it, and since the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/2025-pet-hacks-contest-feline-facial-recognition-foils-food-filching/)

A Quick Introduction to TCP Congestion Control
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/a-quick-introduction-to-tcp-congestion-control/

It’s hard to imagine now, but in the mid-1980s, the Internet came close to collapsing due to the number of users congesting its networks. Computers would request packets as quickly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/a-quick-introduction-to-tcp-congestion-control/)

The Commodore 64 Gets An HDMI Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/the-commodore-64-gets-an-hdmi-upgrade/

The Commodore 64 may remain the best selling computer of all time, but it has one major flaw. It doesn’t have HDMI! That makes it a total pain to use …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/the-commodore-64-gets-an-hdmi-upgrade/)

NES Zapper Becomes Telephone
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/nes-zapper-becomes-telephone/