Ask Hackaday: Why is TTL 5 Volts?
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/ask-hackaday-why-is-ttl-5-volts/

The familiar five volts standard from back in the TTL days always struck me as odd. Back when I was just a poor kid trying to cobble together my first …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/ask-hackaday-why-is-ttl-5-volts/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 850: One ROM to Rule Them All
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/floss-weekly-episode-850-one-rom-to-rule-them-all/

This week Jonathan and Aaron chat with Piers Finlayson about One ROM! Why does the retro-computing world need a solution for replacement ROMs? How difficult was it to squeeze a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/floss-weekly-episode-850-one-rom-to-rule-them-all/)

Honoring the Legacy of Robert Murray-Smith
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/honoring-the-legacy-of-robert-murray-smith/

We at Hackaday are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Murray-Smith. The prolific experimenter had spent over a decade on YouTube, creating more than 2,500 videos where …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/honoring-the-legacy-of-robert-murray-smith/)

The Entire Process of Building an Open Source Analog ASIC
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/the-entire-process-of-building-an-open-source-analog-asic/

Our hacker [Pat Deegan] of Psychogenic Technologies shows us the entire process of designing an analog ASIC. An ASIC is of course an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, which is basically just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/the-entire-process-of-building-an-open-source-analog-asic/)

Where is Mathematics Going? Large Language Models and Lean Proof Assistant
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/where-is-mathematics-going-large-language-models-and-lean-proof-assistant/

If you’re a hacker you may well have a passing interest in math, and if you have an interest in math you might like to hear about the direction of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/where-is-mathematics-going-large-language-models-and-lean-proof-assistant/)

Why Stepper Motors Still Dominate 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/why-stepper-motors-still-dominate-3d-printing/

It’s little secret that stepper motors are everywhere in FDM 3D printers, but there’s no real reason why you cannot take another type of DC motor like a brushless DC …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/why-stepper-motors-still-dominate-3d-printing/)

Billy Bass Gets New Job as a Voice Assistant
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/09/billy-bass-gets-new-job-as-a-voice-assistant/

For those who were alive and conscious before the modern Internet, there were in fact things that went “viral” and became cultural phenomenon for one reason or another. Although they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/09/billy-bass-gets-new-job-as-a-voice-assistant/)