Everyone knows that Weird Al lampooned computers in a famous parody song (It’s All About the Pentiums). But if you want more hardcore (including more hardcore language, so if you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/quic-jump-to-user-space/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 341: Qualcomm Owns Arduino, Steppers Still Dominate 3D Printing, and Google Controls Your Apps
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/hackaday-podcast-episode-341-qualcomm-owns-arduino-steppers-still-dominate-3d-printing-and-google-controls-your-apps/

The nights are drawing in for Europeans, and Elliot Williams is joined this week by Jenny List for an evening podcast looking at the past week in all things Hackaday. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/hackaday-podcast-episode-341-qualcomm-owns-arduino-steppers-still-dominate-3d-printing-and-google-controls-your-apps/)

A Function Generator From The Past
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/a-function-generator-from-the-past/

It’s always a pleasure to find a hardware hacker who you haven’t seen before, and page back through their work. [Bettina Neumryr]’s niche comes in building projects from old electronics …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/a-function-generator-from-the-past/)

Possibly the Newest ISA Card
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/possibly-the-newest-isa-card/

Back when the IBM PC was new, laying out an ISA board was a daunting task. You probably didn’t have a very fast ‘scope, if you had one at all. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/possibly-the-newest-isa-card/)

PLA Gears Fail To Fail In 3D Printed Bicycle Drivetrain
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/pla-gears-fail-to-fail-in-3d-printed-bicycle-drivetrain/

Anyone who has ever snapped a chain or a crank knows how much torque a bicycle’s power train has to absorb on a daily basis; it’s really more than one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/pla-gears-fail-to-fail-in-3d-printed-bicycle-drivetrain/)

Your LLM Won’t Stop Lying Any Time Soon
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/your-llm-wont-stop-lying-any-time-soon/

Researchers call it “hallucination”; you might more accurately refer to it as confabulation, hornswaggle, hogwash, or just plain BS. Anyone who has used an LLM has encountered it; some people …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/your-llm-wont-stop-lying-any-time-soon/)

Programming Space Game for x86 in Assembly Without an Operating System
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/programming-space-game-for-x86-in-assembly-without-an-operating-system/

In this video our hacker [Inkbox] shows us how to create a computer game that runs directly on computer hardware, without an operating system! [Inkbox] briefly explains what BIOS is, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/10/programming-space-game-for-x86-in-assembly-without-an-operating-system/)

The Electret Preamp You Might Need
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/11/the-electret-preamp-you-might-need/