It’s not really an understatement to say that over the years videocards (GPUs) — much like CPU coolers — have become rather chonky. Unfortunately, the PCIe slots they plug into …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/28/asus-gpu-uses-gyroscope-to-warn-for-sagging-cards/)

Life on K2-18b? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up Just Yet
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/28/life-on-k2-18b-dont-get-your-hopes-up-just-yet/

Last week, the mainstream news was filled with headlines about K2-18b — an exoplanet some 124 light-years away from Earth that 98% of the population had never even heard about. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/28/life-on-k2-18b-dont-get-your-hopes-up-just-yet/)

Deriving the Reactance Formulas
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/28/deriving-the-reactance-formulas/

If you’ve dealt with reactance, you surely know the two equations for computing inductive and capacitive reactance. But unless you’ve really dug into it, you may only know the formula …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/28/deriving-the-reactance-formulas/)

Pi Pico Throws Us for a (MIDI) Loop
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/28/pi-pico-throws-us-for-a-midi-loop/

What you see in a serial terminal.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/midi-serial.gif?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/midi-serial.gif?w=400">Modern micro-controllers are absolute marvels, but it isn’t too many projects use one and nothing else. For an example of such simplicity, take a look at [oyama]’s Pi Pico MIDI …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/28/pi-pico-throws-us-for-a-midi-loop/)

Weird And Wonderful VR/MR Text Entry Methods, All In One Place
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/weird-and-wonderful-vr-mr-text-entry-methods-all-in-one-place/

Are you a developer or experimenter pondering options for text entry in virtual or mixed reality? If that’s the case (or you’re merely curious) then here’s the resource you need: …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/weird-and-wonderful-vr-mr-text-entry-methods-all-in-one-place/)

Hydrogen Trains: Not The Success Germany Hoped They Would Be
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/hydrogen-trains-not-the-success-germany-hoped-they-would-be/

As transport infrastructure in Europe moves toward a zero-carbon future, there remain a number of railway lines which have not been electrified. The question of replacing their diesel traction with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/hydrogen-trains-not-the-success-germany-hoped-they-would-be/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Protractor Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-protractor-keyboard/

Don’t you love it when the title track is the first one on the album? I had to single out this adjustable keyboard called the Protractor, because look at it! …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-protractor-keyboard/)