Why Games Work, and How to Build Them
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/13/why-games-work-and-how-to-build-them/

Most humans like games. But what are games, exactly? Not in a philosophical sense, but in the sense of “what exactly are their worky bits, so we know how to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/13/why-games-work-and-how-to-build-them/)

Need For Speed Map IRL
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/need-for-speed-map-irl/

When driving around in video games, whether racing games like Mario Kart or open-world games like GTA, the game often displays a mini map in the corner of the screen …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/need-for-speed-map-irl/)

Teardown of a 5th Generation Prius Inverter
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/teardown-the-inverter-from-a-5th-generation-prius/

The best part about BEV and hybrid cars is probably the bit where their electronics are taken out for a good teardown and comparison with previous generations and competing designs. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/teardown-the-inverter-from-a-5th-generation-prius/)

Printing with PHA Filament as Potential Alternative to PLA
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/printing-with-pha-filament-as-potential-alternative-to-pla/

PLA (polylactic acid) has become the lowest common denominator in FDM 3D printing, offering decent performance while being not very demanding on the printer. That said, it’s often noted that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/printing-with-pha-filament-as-potential-alternative-to-pla/)

Taking Electronics to a Different Level
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/different-approaches-to-level-shifting/

One part wants 3.3V logic. Another wants 5V. What do you do? Over on the [Playduino] YouTube channel, there’s a recent video running us through a not-so-recent concern: various approaches …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/different-approaches-to-level-shifting/)

Finally, A Pipe Slapophone With MIDI
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/finally-a-pipe-slapophone-with-midi/

If you live in a major city, you’ve probably seen a street performer with some variety of slapophone. It’s a simple musical instrument that typically uses different lengths of PVC …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/finally-a-pipe-slapophone-with-midi/)

It Only Takes a Handful of Samples To Poison Any Size LLM, Anthropic Finds
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/14/it-only-takes-a-handful-of-samples-to-poison-any-size-llm-anthropic-finds/