We’ll start this week off with a bit of controversy from Linux Land. Anyone who’s ever used the sudo command knows that you don’t see any kind of visual feedback …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/hackaday-links-march-1-2026/)

Making a 286 Think It’s Alive Again
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/making-a-286-think-its-alive-again/

[Nagy Krisztián] had an Intel 286 CPU, only… There was no motherboard to install it in. Perhaps not wanting the processor to be lonely, [Nagy] built a simulated system to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/making-a-286-think-its-alive-again/)

Teardown of Dangerous Fake Wago Connectors
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/teardown-of-dangerous-fake-wago-connectors/

Everyone loves Wago connectors for how versatile and effective they are for quickly and securely connecting conductors, but it can be tempting to buy a bag of the significantly cheaper …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/teardown-of-dangerous-fake-wago-connectors/)

Examining A World’s Record From The Age Of Steam
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/examining-a-worlds-record-from-the-age-of-steam/

There aren’t many speed records that remain unbroken for the greater part of a century, but one of them is that of the fastest steam locomotive. As with so many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/examining-a-worlds-record-from-the-age-of-steam/)

Simple D-STAR Transceiver Uses Inexpensive Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/simple-d-star-transceiver-uses-inexpensive-hardware/

[Yeckel] recently put the finishing touches on an ambitious implementation of a simple D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) transceiver using some very accessible and affordable hardware. The project …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/simple-d-star-transceiver-uses-inexpensive-hardware/)

Accidental Climate Engineering With Disintegrating Satellites
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/accidental-climate-engineering-with-disintegrating-satellites/

For many decades humankind has entertained the notion that we can maybe tweak the Earth’s atmosphere or biosphere in such a way that we can for example undo the harms …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/accidental-climate-engineering-with-disintegrating-satellites/)

Homemade Liquid Oxygen Demonstrates Paramagnetism
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/homemade-liquid-oxygen-demonstrates-paramagnetism/

Liquid nitrogen isn’t exactly an everyday material, but it’s acquired conveniently enough to be used in extreme overclocking experiments, classroom demonstrations, chemistry and physics experiments, and a number of other …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/homemade-liquid-oxygen-demonstrates-paramagnetism/)

LED Printers: The Quiet Achievers You May Not Have Heard Of
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/led-printers-the-quiet-achievers-you-may-not-have-heard-of/

Many different types of printers have entered the market over the years. Most of us are intimately familiar with the common inkjet and laser, both of which can be found …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/led-printers-the-quiet-achievers-you-may-not-have-heard-of/)