Surviving the RAM Price Squeeze With Linux In-Kernel Memory Compression
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/surviving-the-ram-price-squeeze-with-linux-in-kernel-memory-compression/

You’ve probably heard — we’re currently experiencing very high RAM prices due mostly to increased demand from AI data centers. If you’ve been priced out of new RAM you are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/surviving-the-ram-price-squeeze-with-linux-in-kernel-memory-compression/)

Playing YouTube From The Command Line
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/playing-youtube-from-the-command-line/

Generally, one opens a web browser or an app to use YouTube. However, if you’re looking to just listen to the audio, you can actually do that right from the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/playing-youtube-from-the-command-line/)

Secret Ingredients
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/secret-ingredients/

We were talking on the podcast about rope. But not just any rope – especially non-stretchy rope for using in a mechanical context. The hack in question was a bicycle …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/secret-ingredients/)

Cheap Smart Ring Becomes MIDI Controller
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/cheap-smart-ring-becomes-midi-controller/

The Colmi R02 is one of the cheapest smart rings on the market. It costs about $20, and is remarkably easy to hack. [Floyd Steinberg] took advantage of this to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/cheap-smart-ring-becomes-midi-controller/)

Thomas Edison May Have Discovered Graphene
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/thomas-edison-may-have-discovered-graphene/

Thomas Edison is well known for his inventions (even if you don’t agree he invented all of them). However, he also occasionally invented things he didn’t understand, so they had …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/thomas-edison-may-have-discovered-graphene/)

Motorized Faders Make An Awesome Volume Mixer For Your PC
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/motorized-faders-make-an-awesome-volume-mixer-for-your-pc/

These days, Windows has a moderately robust method for managing the volume across several applications. The only problem is that the controls for this are usually buried away. [CHWTT] found …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/motorized-faders-make-an-awesome-volume-mixer-for-your-pc/)

Changing Print Layer Patterns to Increase Strength
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/changing-print-layer-patterns-to-increase-strength/

Dy default, the slicing software used for 3D printers has the printer first create the walls around the edges of a print, then goes back to deposit the infill pattern. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/changing-print-layer-patterns-to-increase-strength/)