[Bogdan Micea] uses a laptop cooler, but was a bit annoyed that his cooler would run at the same power no matter how hard the laptop was working. Rather than …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/making-a-smarter-laptop-cooler/)

South Korea Brought High-Rise Fire Escape Solutions To The Masses
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/south-korea-brought-high-rise-fire-escape-solutions-to-the-masses/

When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/south-korea-brought-high-rise-fire-escape-solutions-to-the-masses/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 839: I Want to Get Paid Twice
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/floss-weekly-episode-839-i-want-to-get-paid-twice/

This week Jonathan chats with benny Vasquez about AlmaLinux! Why is AlmaLinux the choice for slightly older hardware? What is the deal with RISC-V? And how does EPEL fit in? …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/floss-weekly-episode-839-i-want-to-get-paid-twice/)

Subpixel Rendering For Impossibly Small Terminal Text
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/subpixel-rendering-for-impossibly-small-terminal-text/

TermDriver2
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/termdriver2-front-back-01-comp_jpg_gallery-lg.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/termdriver2-front-back-01-comp_jpg_gallery-lg.jpg?w=800">When it comes to text, how small is too small? The experts say a six point font is the minimum for readability, but as [James Bowman] shows us, you can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/subpixel-rendering-for-impossibly-small-terminal-text/)

Hack Swaps Keys for Gang Signs, Everyone Gets In
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/hack-swaps-keys-for-gang-signs-everyone-gets-in/

How many times do you have to forget your keys before you start hacking on the problem? For [Binh], the answer was 5 in the last month, and his hack …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/hack-swaps-keys-for-gang-signs-everyone-gets-in/)

Reservoir Sampling, or How to Sample Sets of Unknown Size
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/reservoir-sampling-or-how-to-sample-sets-of-unknown-size/

Selecting a random sample from a set is simple. But what about selecting a fair random sample from a set of unknown or indeterminate size? That’s where reservoir sampling comes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/reservoir-sampling-or-how-to-sample-sets-of-unknown-size/)

Smallest Gaming Mouse Has Crazy Fast Polling Rate And Resolution
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/smallest-gaming-mouse-has-crazy-fast-polling-rate-and-resolution/

[juskim] wanted to build a tiny mouse, but it couldn’t just be any mouse. It had to be a high-tech gaming mouse that could compete with the best on raw …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/smallest-gaming-mouse-has-crazy-fast-polling-rate-and-resolution/)

Reliving VHS Memories with NFC and ESPHome
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/reliving-vhs-memories-with-nfc-and-esphome/