It is no secret that we often use and abuse bash to write things that ought to be in a different language. But bash does have its attractions. In the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/bash-via-transpiler/)

The Death of Baseload and Similar Grid Tropes
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/the-death-of-baseload-and-similar-grid-tropes/

Anyone who has spent any amount of time in or near people who are really interested in energy policies will have heard proclamations such as that ‘baseload is dead’ and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/the-death-of-baseload-and-similar-grid-tropes/)

Exploring Homebrew for the Pokémon Mini
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/exploring-homebrew-for-the-pokemon-mini/

Originally only sold at the Pokémon Center New York in late 2001 for (inflation adjusted) $80, the Pokémon Mini would go on to see a release in Japan and Europe, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/exploring-homebrew-for-the-pokemon-mini/)

Storing Image Data As Analog Audio
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/storing-image-data-as-analog-audio/

Ham radio operators may be familiar with slow-scan television (SSTV) where an image is sent out over the airwaves to be received, decoded, and displayed on a computer monitor by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/storing-image-data-as-analog-audio/)

Harmonic Radar Finds Hidden Electronics
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/harmonic-radar-finds-hidden-electronics/

For as long as small, hidden radio transmitters have existed, people have wanted a technology to detect them. One of the more effective ways to find hidden electronics is the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/harmonic-radar-finds-hidden-electronics/)

Does this Electron Make Me Look Fat? Weighing an Electron
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/does-this-electron-make-me-look-fat-weighing-an-electron/

[The Signal Path] shows us how to recreate a classic science experiment to measure the weight of an electron. Things are easier for us, because unlike [J. J. Thomson] in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/does-this-electron-make-me-look-fat-weighing-an-electron/)

Argon ONE UP: Test-Tasting a Raspberry Pi CM5 Based Laptop
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/argon-one-up-test-tasting-a-raspberry-pi-cm5-based-laptop/

The Raspberry Pi Compute Module form factor is a tantalizing core for a potential laptop, with a CM5 module containing a fairly beefy SoC and RAM, with depending on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/argon-one-up-test-tasting-a-raspberry-pi-cm5-based-laptop/)