The KDE desktop’s new login manager (PLM) in the upcoming Plasma 6.6 will mark the first time that KDE requires that the underlying OS uses systemd, if one wishes for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/kde-binds-itself-tightly-to-systemd-drops-support-for-non-systemd-systems/)

[Yang-Hui He] Presents to The Royal Institution About AI and Mathematics
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/yang-hui-he-presents-to-the-royal-institution-about-ai-and-mathematics/

Over on YouTube you can see [Yang-Hui He] present to The Royal Institution about Mathematics: The rise of the machines. In this one hour presentation [Yang-Hui He] explains how AI …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/yang-hui-he-presents-to-the-royal-institution-about-ai-and-mathematics/)

How Resident Evil 2 for the N64 Kept its FMV Cutscenes
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/how-resident-evil-2-for-the-n64-kept-its-fmv-cutscenes/

Originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1998, Resident Evil 2 came on two CDs and used 1.2 GB in total. Of this, full-motion video (FMV) cutscenes took up most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/how-resident-evil-2-for-the-n64-kept-its-fmv-cutscenes/)

LED Interior Lighting Could Compromise Human Visual Performance
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/led-interior-lighting-could-compromise-human-visual-performance/

LED lighting is now commonplace across homes, businesses, and industrial settings. It uses little energy and provides a great deal of light. However, a new study suggests it may come …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/led-interior-lighting-could-compromise-human-visual-performance/)

After 30 Years, Virtual Boy Gets its Chance to Shine
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/after-30-years-virtual-boy-gets-its-chance-to-shine/

When looking back on classic gaming, there’s plenty of room for debate. What was the best Atari game? Which was the superior 16-bit console, the Genesis or the Super NES? …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/after-30-years-virtual-boy-gets-its-chance-to-shine/)

The Graph Theory of Circuit Sculptures
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/the-graph-theory-of-circuit-sculptures/

Like many of us, [Tim]’s seen online videos of circuit sculptures containing illuminated LED filaments. Unlike most of us, however, he went a step further by using graph theory to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/the-graph-theory-of-circuit-sculptures/)

The Surprising Hackability Of A Knock-Off Chinese Toy Camera
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/the-surprising-hackability-of-a-knock-off-chinese-toy-camera/

My colleague Lewin on the other side of the world has recently bought himself a new camera. It’s a very cute little thing, a Kodak Charmera, the latest badge-engineered device …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/the-surprising-hackability-of-a-knock-off-chinese-toy-camera/)

Ysgrifennu Côd yn Gymraeg (Writing Code in Welsh)
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/ysgrifennu-cod-yn-gymraeg-writing-code-in-welsh/