You are probably familiar with initiatives like Seti@Home, where you donate unused computer power to some science project that needs computer cycles. [Jeff Yoshimi] wants to borrow your most powerful …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/13/citizen-science-is-all-fun-and-games/)
Explore the Granddaddy of all Macs with LisaGUI
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/explore-the-granddaddy-of-all-macs-with-lisagui/
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/explore-the-granddaddy-of-all-macs-with-lisagui/
Sure, Apple’s Lisa wasn’t the first computer released with a graphical user interface — Xerox was years ahead with the Alto and the Star workstation — but Lisa was the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/explore-the-granddaddy-of-all-macs-with-lisagui/)
A Budget Quasi-Direct-Drive Motor Inpired By MIT’s Mini Cheetah
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/a-budget-quasi-direct-drive-motor-inpired-by-mits-mini-cheetah/
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/a-budget-quasi-direct-drive-motor-inpired-by-mits-mini-cheetah/
It’s an unfortunate fact that when a scientist at MIT describes an exciting new piece of hardware as “low-cost,” it might not mean the same thing as if a hobbyist …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/a-budget-quasi-direct-drive-motor-inpired-by-mits-mini-cheetah/)
Hacking When It Counts: DIY Prosthetics and the Prison Camp Lathe
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/hacking-when-it-counts-diy-prosthetics-and-the-prison-camp-lathe/
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/hacking-when-it-counts-diy-prosthetics-and-the-prison-camp-lathe/
There are a lot of benefits to writing for Hackaday, but hands down one of the best is getting paid to fall down fascinating rabbit holes. These often — but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/hacking-when-it-counts-diy-prosthetics-and-the-prison-camp-lathe/)
It is virtually a rite of passage for C programmers to realize that they can write their own cooperative multitasking system. C is low-level enough, and there are several ways …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/coroutines-in-c/)
Robots Want the Jobs You Can’t Do
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/robots-want-the-jobs-you-cant-do/
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/robots-want-the-jobs-you-cant-do/
There’s something ominous about robots taking over jobs that humans are suited to do. Maybe you don’t want a job turning a wrench or pushing a broom, but someone does. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/robots-want-the-jobs-you-cant-do/)
2025 One Hertz Challenge: Valvano Clock Makes the Seconds Count
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/2025-one-hertz-challenge-valvano-clock-makes-the-seconds-count/
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/2025-one-hertz-challenge-valvano-clock-makes-the-seconds-count/
A man named [Jim Valvano] once said “There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.” — while we couldn’t tell …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/2025-one-hertz-challenge-valvano-clock-makes-the-seconds-count/)
Do You Trust this AI for Your Surgery?
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/do-you-trust-this-ai-for-your-surgery/
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/do-you-trust-this-ai-for-your-surgery/