This Week in Security: Broken Embargoes, UEFI Overflow, Wormable Tailscale, Starlink Ad Snooping, and a DHS Directory Dump
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/this-week-in-security-broken-embargoes-uefi-overflow-wormable-tailscale-starlink-ad-snooping-and-a-dhs-directory-dump/

Last week brought us at least two broken embargoes: php2shell leaked onto Hacker News a day early, and a batch of Linux kernel bugs landed on the public kernel mailing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/this-week-in-security-broken-embargoes-uefi-overflow-wormable-tailscale-starlink-ad-snooping-and-a-dhs-directory-dump/)

How Britain Narrowly Escaped a Grid Blackout in June 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/how-britain-narrowly-escaped-a-grid-blackout-in-june-2026/

Amidst one of the worst heatwaves in European history, Britain’s national grid saw itself faced with a quiet crisis this summer. On June 23rd, the grid frequency dropped to 49.657 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/how-britain-narrowly-escaped-a-grid-blackout-in-june-2026/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, and Supercon Talks Galore
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/hackaday-podcast-episode-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore/

This week’s podcast comes from Europe, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List, who wishes to apologies for the poor sound quality from her headset microphone. The news this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/hackaday-podcast-episode-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore/)

A Modern Smalltalk
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/a-modern-smalltalk/

In the history of object-oriented (OO) computer languages, Smalltalk has a special place. It wasn’t the first OO language, and it hasn’t spread as well as some others. But it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/a-modern-smalltalk/)

Making Internal Combustion Engines Better With More Valves
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/making-internal-combustion-engines-better-with-more-valves/

When it comes to internal combustion engines (ICEs), it’s generally accepted that each cylinder doesn’t have more valves to let in a fresh fuel mixture and to exhaust the aftermath …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/making-internal-combustion-engines-better-with-more-valves/)

A 1982 Modem for $100
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/a-1982-modem-for-100/

[Dave Farquhar] takes a walk down memory lane about the Commodore 1600 VICModem, perhaps the first phone modem to sell for less than $100. Commodore, of course, was famous for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/a-1982-modem-for-100/)