This week’s Hackaday Podcast sees Elliot Williams joined by Jenny List for an all-European take on the week, and have we got some hacks for you! In the news this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/hackaday-podcast-episode-350-damnation-for-spreadsheets-praise-for-haiku-and-admiration-for-the-hacks-in-between/)

Decapsulating a PIC12F683 to Examine Its CMOS Implementation
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/decapsulating-a-pic12f683-to-examine-its-cmos-implementation/

In a recent video, [Andrew Zonenberg] takes us through the process of decapsulating a PIC12F683 to take a peak at its CMOS implementation. This is a multipart series with five …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/decapsulating-a-pic12f683-to-examine-its-cmos-implementation/)

Cheap 3D Printer Becomes CNC Wood Engraver
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/cheap-3d-printer-becomes-cnc-wood-engraver/

3D printers are built for additive manufacturing. However, at heart, they are really just simple CNC motion platforms, and can be readily repurposed to other tasks. As [Arseniy] demonstrates, it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/cheap-3d-printer-becomes-cnc-wood-engraver/)

915 MHz Forecast: Rolling Your Own Offline Weather Station
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/915-mhz-forecast-rolling-your-own-offline-weather-station/

There are a lot of options for local weather stations; most of them, however, are sensors tied to a base station, often requiring an internet connection to access all features. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/915-mhz-forecast-rolling-your-own-offline-weather-station/)

Improving the Cloud Chamber
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/improving-the-cloud-chamber/

Want to visualize radioactive particles? You don’t need a boatload of lab equipment. Just a cloud chamber. And [Curious Scientist] is showing off an improved miniature cloud chamber that is easy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/improving-the-cloud-chamber/)

Reverse-Engineering the Intel 8087 Stack Circuitry
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/reverse-engineering-the-intel-8087-stack-circuitry/

Although something that’s taken for granted these days, the ability to perform floating-point operations in hardware was, for the longest time, something reserved for people with big wallets. This began …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/19/reverse-engineering-the-intel-8087-stack-circuitry/)

Linux On A Floppy: Still (Just About) Possible
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/linux-on-a-floppy-still-just-about-possible/

Back in the early days of Linux, there were multiple floppy disk distributions. They made handy rescue or tinkering environments, and they packed in a surprising amount of useful stuff. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/20/linux-on-a-floppy-still-just-about-possible/)