The astute among you may remember an earlier version of this Russian beauty, the Lapa, which I featured last year around this time. Creator [lemosbor] claims that the worry was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/29/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-keyboard-mouse-again/)

Different Algorithms Sort Christmas Lights
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/29/different-algorithms-sort-christmas-lights/

Sorting algorithms are a common exercise for new programmers, and for good reason: they introduce many programming fundamentals at once, including loops and conditionals, arrays and lists, comparisons, algorithmic complexity, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/29/different-algorithms-sort-christmas-lights/)

39C3: Recreating Sandstorm
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/29/39c3-recreating-sandstorm/

Some synthesizer sounds are just catchy, but some of them are genre-defining. We think you could make that case for the Roland JP-8000 patch “Sandstorm”, which you’ve heard if you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/29/39c3-recreating-sandstorm/)