Once upon a time, surgery was done on patents who were fully conscious and awake. As you might imagine, this was a nasty experience for all involved, and particularly the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/the-pedisedate-a-winning-combination-of-video-games-and-anesthesia/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 859: OpenShot: Simple and Fast
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/floss-weekly-episode-859-openshot-simple-and-fast/

This week Jonathan chats with Jonathan Thomas about OpenShot, the cross-platform video editor that aims to be simple to use, without sacrificing functionality. We did the video edit with OpenShot …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/floss-weekly-episode-859-openshot-simple-and-fast/)

Building a Flying Blended Wing Body Aircraft Prototype
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/building-a-flying-blended-wing-body-aircraft-prototype/

Anyone with an inkling of interest in super-sized remote control aircraft probably has at least seen some of the mind-blowing projects that [Ramy RC] has worked on over the years, with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/building-a-flying-blended-wing-body-aircraft-prototype/)

Underwater Jetpack is Almost Practical
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/underwater-jetpack-is-almost-practical/

The jet pack is one of those pre-war sci-fi dreams that the cold light of rational consideration reveals to be a terrible idea. Who wants to cook their legs with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/underwater-jetpack-is-almost-practical/)

Germanium Semiconductor Made Superconductor by Gallium Doping
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/germanium-semiconductor-made-superconductor-by-gallium-doping/

Over on ScienceDaily we learn that an international team of scientists have turned a common semiconductor germanium into a superconductor. Researchers have been able to make the semiconductor germanium superconductive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/germanium-semiconductor-made-superconductor-by-gallium-doping/)

Designing a CPU for Native BASIC
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/designing-a-cpu-for-native-basic/

Over the years there have been a few CPUs designed to directly run a high-level programming language, the most common approach being to build a physical manifestation of a portable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/designing-a-cpu-for-native-basic/)

The Quirky Peripherals In Medical PC Setups
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/the-quirky-peripherals-in-medical-pc-setups/

Modern hospitals use a lot of computers. Architecturally speaking, they’re pretty typical machines—running the same CPUs and operating systems as any other PCs out there. However, they do tend to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/the-quirky-peripherals-in-medical-pc-setups/)