If you want to dip your toes into the deep, deep water of synth DIY but don’t know where to start, [Atarity] has just the resource for you. He’s compiled …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/70-diy-synths-on-one-webpage/)

The Lowly Wall Wart Laid Bare
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/the-lowly-wall-wart-laid-bare/

Getting a look at the internals of a garden variety “wall wart” isn’t the sort of thing that’s likely to excite the average Hackaday reader. You’ve probably cracked one open …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/the-lowly-wall-wart-laid-bare/)

Supercon 2024: Rethinking Body Art With LEDs
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/supercon-2024-rethinking-body-art-with-leds/

Tattoos. Body paint. Henna. All these are popular kinds of body art with varying histories and cultural connotations, many going back centuries or even longer. They all have something in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/supercon-2024-rethinking-body-art-with-leds/)

One Book to Boot Them All
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/one-book-to-boot-them-all/

Somewhere in the universe, there’s a place that lists every x86 operating system from scratch. Not just some bootloaders, or just a kernel stub, but documentation to build a fully …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/one-book-to-boot-them-all/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 827: Yt-dlp, Sometimes You Can’t See the Tail
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/floss-weekly-episode-827-yt-dlp-sometimes-you-cant-see-the-tail/

This week, Jonathan Bennett chats with Bashonly about yt-dlp, the audio/video downloader that carries the torch from youtube-dl! Why is this a hard problem, and what does the future hold …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/floss-weekly-episode-827-yt-dlp-sometimes-you-cant-see-the-tail/)

Programmer’s Macro Pad Bangs Out Whole Functions
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/programmers-macro-pad-bangs-out-whole-functions/

Macro pads are handy for opening up your favorite programs or executing commonly used keyboard shortcuts. But why stop there? That’s what [Jeroen Brinkman] must have been thinking while creating …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/programmers-macro-pad-bangs-out-whole-functions/)

Monitor Your Smart Plugs on the Command Line
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/monitor-your-smart-plugs-on-the-command-line/

The plethora of smart home devices available today deliver all manner of opportunities, but it’s fair to say that interfacing with them is more often done in the browser or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/monitor-your-smart-plugs-on-the-command-line/)

The Magic Touch: A 555 Touch Switch
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/the-magic-touch-a-555-touch-switch/

There seems to be nothing a 555 can’t do. We’ve seen it before, but [electronzapdotcom] reminds us you can use a 555 and a few parts to make a reasonable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/the-magic-touch-a-555-touch-switch/)