Hackaday Podcast Episode 355: Person Detectors, Walkie Talkies, Open Smartphones, and a WiFi Traffic Light
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/hackaday-podcast-episode-355-person-detectors-walkie-talkies-open-smartphones-and-a-wifi-traffic-light/

Another chilly evening in Western Europe, as Elliot Williams is joined this week by Jenny List to chew the fat over the week’s hacks. It’s been an auspicious week for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/hackaday-podcast-episode-355-person-detectors-walkie-talkies-open-smartphones-and-a-wifi-traffic-light/)

Do Expensive Filaments Make 3D Printed Wrenches Better?
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/do-expensive-filaments-make-3d-printed-wrenches-better/

What filament is strongest? The real answer is “it depends”, but sometimes you have a simple question and you just want a simple answer. Like, which material makes the best …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/do-expensive-filaments-make-3d-printed-wrenches-better/)

Ordering Pizza On Your Sega Dreamcast Is Very Clunky Indeed
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/ordering-pizza-on-your-sega-dreamcast-is-very-clunky-indeed/

If you’re ordering pizza these days, you’re probably using a smartphone app or perhaps still making a regular old phone call. If you’re creative and a little bit tricky, though, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/ordering-pizza-on-your-sega-dreamcast-is-very-clunky-indeed/)

Need a Curved Plastic Mesh? Print Flat, Curve Later
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/need-a-curved-plastic-mesh-print-flat-curve-later/

Need a plastic mesh in a custom pattern? 3D print it, no problem. But what if one needs a curved plastic mesh? That’s considerably harder to 3D print, but [Uncle Jessy]’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/need-a-curved-plastic-mesh-print-flat-curve-later/)

Writing an Optimizing Tensor Compiler from Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/writing-an-optimizing-tensor-compiler-from-scratch/

Not everyone will write their own optimizing compiler from scratch, but those who do sometimes roll into it during the course of ever-growing project scope creep. People like [Michael Moroz], …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/writing-an-optimizing-tensor-compiler-from-scratch/)

Crouching Typewriter, Hidden PC
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/crouching-typewriter-hidden-pc/

Go back a couple of generations, and rather than a laptop or a luggable, the office accessory of choice was a portable typewriter. As the 20th century wore on, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/crouching-typewriter-hidden-pc/)

Surviving the RAM Price Squeeze With Linux In-Kernel Memory Compression
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/31/surviving-the-ram-price-squeeze-with-linux-in-kernel-memory-compression/