Game jams are a fun competition in which the aim is to write a game under a particular theme while under a time constraint, usually a weekend. [Hoani] entered one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/taking-a-nokia-3310-game-jam-to-the-nth-degree/)
DECing Out the Homelab with an AlphaServer 2100
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/
Retrocomputer enthusiasts have a bad rap as nerds who just want to play old video games. There’s some truth in this, but the reality is that we’re nerds who want …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/)
If you would like an AI “personal agent” but don’t want your data on some opaque cloud computer, there’s a new option that appears to be somewhat nicer: [rociiu] has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/a-free-cloud-ai/)
Backup Tapes Come Back to the Homelab
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/backup-tapes-come-back-to-the-homelab/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/backup-tapes-come-back-to-the-homelab/
It’s one of the great mysteries of computing, how somehow in the Year Of OLlama 2026, tape remains the god of cheap storage. A while back [Ben Pettis] recounted his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/backup-tapes-come-back-to-the-homelab/)
Your Computer Memory is a Lie
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/
When you first learn to program, memory seems pretty straightforward. You have a bunch of bytes, each with an address. If you want to read or write something, you specify …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/)
DARPA Lift Challenge Won by Helicopter
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/darpa-lift-challenge-won-by-helicopter/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/darpa-lift-challenge-won-by-helicopter/
America’s mad scientists all have one dream: DARPA money. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, regularly throws round sweet, sweet tax dollars to push the envelope on any number …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/darpa-lift-challenge-won-by-helicopter/)
The Hexa-Bouncer May Be The Most Overengineered Thing You See This Week
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-hexa-bouncer-may-be-the-most-overengineered-thing-you-see-this-week/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-hexa-bouncer-may-be-the-most-overengineered-thing-you-see-this-week/
Sometimes, you want to build a simple project– the minimum viable product that solves your problem and nothing else. Other times you might be feeling a little extra, and want …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-hexa-bouncer-may-be-the-most-overengineered-thing-you-see-this-week/)
The Prusa Core One+ INDX, a Troubled Multi-Extruder Upgrade?
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-prusa-core-one-indx-a-troubled-multi-extruder-upgrade/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-prusa-core-one-indx-a-troubled-multi-extruder-upgrade/