Fluid simulations are one of the “killer apps” of high-performance computing, but if you can’t afford the performance, they can take a depressingly long time to run. Depending on your …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/reject-fluid-simulations-return-to-rheoscopic-fluid/)

Cheap AI Token Resellers: The Secret Ingredient is Fraud
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/cheap-ai-token-resellers-the-secret-ingredient-is-fraud/

[Matt Lenhard] has an interesting writeup explaining exactly how fraudsters offer access to cutting-edge AI models at a tenth of the price. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the secret is to get tokens …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/cheap-ai-token-resellers-the-secret-ingredient-is-fraud/)

Blow Those Pyros With A Telephone!
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/blow-those-pyros-with-a-telephone/

A pyrotechnic charge is set off by passing a high voltage through a filament within it, melting the filament and igniting the charge. We could think of a variety of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/blow-those-pyros-with-a-telephone/)

New Controller Makes Heavy Machinery Intuitive
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/new-controller-makes-heavy-machinery-intuitive/

As children, many of us looked wistfully into the cockpits of heavy machinery, wondering just how the series of knobs and levers would do something like operate a bulldozer, crane, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/new-controller-makes-heavy-machinery-intuitive/)

Claude Plays DOOM
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/claude-plays-doom/

Large language models (LLMs) are generally thought of as machines that accept textual prompts and spit out textual content. However, if you’re creative in the way you interface with them, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/claude-plays-doom/)

Hackaday Europe 2026: PCBs With A Plot
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/hackaday-europe-2026-pcbs-with-a-plot/

Printed circuit boards were developed first for function over form. They were a way to mount components and connect them in a stable, robust fashion, while taking into regard things …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/hackaday-europe-2026-pcbs-with-a-plot/)

How Packaging Can Kill An Electronics Microbusiness
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/how-packaging-can-kill-an-electronics-microbusiness/

Quite a few in our community make a bit of cash on the side by selling our creations, and it’s not uncommon to find that a project which catches your …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/how-packaging-can-kill-an-electronics-microbusiness/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 879: Easy Like Butter
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/floss-weekly-episode-879-easy-like-butter/