Measuring Caffeine Content At Home
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/measuring-caffeine-content-at-home/

By far, the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world is caffeine. It’s farmed around the world in virtually every place that it has cropped up, most commonly on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/measuring-caffeine-content-at-home/)

The Many-Sprites Interpretation of Amiga Mechanics
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/the-many-sprites-interpretation-of-amiga-mechanics/

The invention of sprites triggered a major shift in video game design, enabling games with independent moving objects and richer graphics despite the limitations of early video gaming hardware. As …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/the-many-sprites-interpretation-of-amiga-mechanics/)

Trace Tracing to the Tunes
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/trace-tracing-to-the-tunes/

Some kind of continuity beeper has been a standard piece of gear since the dawn of electronics. Sure, you probably have an ohm meter, but sometimes you don’t care about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/trace-tracing-to-the-tunes/)

Jon Peddie’s The Graphics Chip Chronicles On Graphics Controller History
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/jon-peddies-the-graphics-chip-chronicles-on-graphics-controller-history/

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" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NEC_D7220.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NEC_D7220.jpg?w=800">Using computers that feature a high-resolution, full-color graphical interface is commonplace today, but it took a lot of effort and ingenuity to get to this point. This long history is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/jon-peddies-the-graphics-chip-chronicles-on-graphics-controller-history/)

The Cutting Truth about Variable Capacitors
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/the-cutting-truth-about-variable-capacitors/

If you’ve seen a big air-variable capacitor, you may have noticed that some of the plates may have slots cut into them. Why? [Mr Carlson] has the answer in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/the-cutting-truth-about-variable-capacitors/)

Our New Years Wish is to Hide in a Giant Pokéball
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/our-new-years-wish-is-to-hide-in-a-giant-pokeball/

Between the news, the world situation, and the inevitable family stresses that come this time of year, well — one could be excused for feeling a certain amount of envy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/our-new-years-wish-is-to-hide-in-a-giant-pokeball/)

Building a Steam Loco These Days is Nothing But Hacks
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/building-a-steam-loco-these-days-is-nothing-but-hacks/