When it comes to hacks, the best ones go to extremes. Either beautiful in their simplicity, or magnificent in their excess. And, well, today’s hack is the latter: excessive. [HTX …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/09/building-an-assembly-line-for-origami-pigeons/)

Repairing Vintage Sony Luggable Calculators
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/repairing-vintage-sony-luggable-calculators/

You might wonder why you’d repair a calculator when you can pick up a new one for a buck. [Tech Tangents] though has some old Sony calculators that used Nixie …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/repairing-vintage-sony-luggable-calculators/)

The Ongoing BcacheFS Filesystem Stability Controversy
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/the-ongoing-bcachefs-filesystem-stability-controversy/

In a saga that brings to mind the hype and incidents with ReiserFS, [SavvyNik] takes us through the latest data corruption bug report and developer updates regarding the BcacheFS filesystem …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/the-ongoing-bcachefs-filesystem-stability-controversy/)

Is The Atomic Outboard An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/is-the-atomic-outboard-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/

Everyone these days wants to talk about Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) when it comes to nuclear power. The industry seems to have pinned its hopes for a ‘nuclear renaissance’ on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/is-the-atomic-outboard-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/)

SkyRoof, a New Satellite Tracker for Hams
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/skyroof-a-new-satellite-tracker-for-hams/

Communicating with space-based ham radio satellites might sound like it’s something that takes a lot of money, but in reality it’s one of the more accessible aspects of the hobby. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/skyroof-a-new-satellite-tracker-for-hams/)

Supercon 2024: Repurposing ESP32 Based Commercial Products
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/supercon-2024-repurposing-esp32-based-commercial-products/

It’s easy to think of commercial products as black boxes, built with proprietary hardware that’s locked down from the factory. However, that’s not always the case. A great many companies …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/supercon-2024-repurposing-esp32-based-commercial-products/)

Generating Plasma with a Hand-Cranked Generator
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/generating-plasma-with-a-hand-cranked-generator/

Everyone loves to play with electricity and plasma, and [Hyperspace Pirate] is no exception. Inspired by a couple of 40×20 N52 neodymium magnets he had kicking around, he decided to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/generating-plasma-with-a-hand-cranked-generator/)

Two Bits, Four Bits, a Twelve-bit Oscilloscope
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/10/two-bits-four-bits-a-twelve-bit-oscilloscope/