Welding Nuts Inside Metal Tubes, Painlessly
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[Jer Schmidt] needed a way to put a lot of M8 bolts into a piece of square steel tubing, but just drilling and tapping threads into the thin steel wouldn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/welding-nuts-inside-metal-tubes-painlessly/)

CIA’s World Factbook is Gone
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/cias-world-factbook-is-gone/

Before the Internet, there was a certain value to knowing how to find out about things. Reference librarians could help you locate specialized data like the Thomas Register, the EE …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/cias-world-factbook-is-gone/)

Why PlayStation Graphics Wobble, Flicker and Twitch
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/why-playstation-graphics-wobble-flicker-and-twitch/

Although often tossed together into a singular ‘retro game’ aesthetic, the first game consoles that focused on 3D graphics like the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation featured very distinct visuals …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/why-playstation-graphics-wobble-flicker-and-twitch/)