In my country, we have a saying: the sun is a deadly lazer. Well, it’s not so much a folk saying as a meme, and not so much in one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/adding-solar-power-to-an-electric-tractor/)

Qron0b: a Minimalist, Low-Power BCD Wristwatch
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/qron0b-a-minimalist-low-power-bcd-wristwatch/

Over the decades we have seen many DIY clocks and wrist watches presented, but few are as likely to get you either drawing in the crowds, or quietly snickered at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/qron0b-a-minimalist-low-power-bcd-wristwatch/)

A Steam Machine Clone For An Indeterminate but Possibly Low Cost
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/a-steam-machine-clone-for-an-indeterminate-but-possibly-low-cost/

For various reasons, crypto mining has fallen to the wayside in recent years. Partially because it was never useful other than as a speculative investment and partially because other speculative …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/a-steam-machine-clone-for-an-indeterminate-but-possibly-low-cost/)

Benchmarking Windows Against Itself, from Windows XP to Windows 11
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/benchmarking-windows-against-itself-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/

Despite faster CPUs, RAM and storage, today’s Windows experience doesn’t feel noticeably different from back in the 2000s when XP and later Windows 7 ruled the roost. To quantify this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/benchmarking-windows-against-itself-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/)

Zork Running on 4-Bit Intel Computer
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/zork-running-on-4-bit-intel-computer/

Before DOOM would run on any computing system ever produced, and indeed before it even ran on its first computer, the game that would run on any computer of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/zork-running-on-4-bit-intel-computer/)

Printing in Metal with DIY SLM
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/printing-in-metal-with-diy-slm/

An accessible 3D printer for metals has been the holy grail of amateur printer builders since at least the beginning of the RepRap project, but as tends to be the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/printing-in-metal-with-diy-slm/)

Pickle Diodes, Asymmetric Jacobs Ladders, and Other AC Surprises
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/pickle-diodes-asymmetric-jacobs-ladders-and-other-ac-surprises/

While we’re 100 years past Edison’s fear, uncertainty, and doubt campaign, the fact of the matter is that DC is a bit easier to wrap one’s head around. It’s just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/pickle-diodes-asymmetric-jacobs-ladders-and-other-ac-surprises/)

The Setun Was a Ternary Computer from the USSR in 1958
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/the-setun-was-a-ternary-computer-from-the-ussr-in-1958/