When you’re livestreaming, it can be tempting to fire off all kinds of wacky sound effects like you’re a morning radio DJ back in the heady days of 1995. If …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/rp2040-powers-a-midi-controlled-soundboard/)
Poking at the ESP32-P4 and -C6 Dies in an ESP32-P4-M3 Module
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/poking-at-the-esp32-p4-and-c6-dies-in-an-esp32-p4-m3-module/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/poking-at-the-esp32-p4-and-c6-dies-in-an-esp32-p4-m3-module/
With the ESP32-P4 not having any wireless functionality and instead focusing on being a small SoC, it makes sense to combine it with a second chip that handles features like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/poking-at-the-esp32-p4-and-c6-dies-in-an-esp32-p4-m3-module/)
Microsoft Uses Plagiarized AI Slop Flowchart to Explain How Git Works
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/microsoft-uses-plagiarized-ai-slop-flowchart-to-explain-how-git-works/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/microsoft-uses-plagiarized-ai-slop-flowchart-to-explain-how-git-works/
It’s becoming somewhat of a theme that machine-generated content – whether it’s code, text or graphics – keeps pushing people to their limits, mostly by how such ‘AI slop’ is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/microsoft-uses-plagiarized-ai-slop-flowchart-to-explain-how-git-works/)
The Joy of Making Handheld Tetris From Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-joy-of-making-handheld-tetris-from-scratch/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-joy-of-making-handheld-tetris-from-scratch/
As anyone who’s made a thing knows, a lot of work goes into bringing something from idea to completion. But there’s also considerable satisfaction in the process. [Willian] recently did …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-joy-of-making-handheld-tetris-from-scratch/)
NextSilicon’s Maverick-2: the Future of High-Performance Computing?
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/nextsilicons-maverick-2-the-future-of-high-performance-computing/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/nextsilicons-maverick-2-the-future-of-high-performance-computing/
A few months back, Sandia National Laboratories announced they had acquired a new supercomputer. It wasn’t the biggest, but it still offered in their eyes something unique. This particular supercomputer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/nextsilicons-maverick-2-the-future-of-high-performance-computing/)
Ask Hackaday: Do You Have a Dead Man’s Switch?
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/ask-hackaday-do-you-have-a-dead-mans-switch/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/ask-hackaday-do-you-have-a-dead-mans-switch/
During the Cold War, the specter of a nuclear “dead man’s switch” was central to the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). In the event that one side was annihilated …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/ask-hackaday-do-you-have-a-dead-mans-switch/)
True or false? Your green laser pointer is more powerful than your red one. The answer is almost certainly false. They are, most likely, the same power, but your eye …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/displaying-the-rainbow/)
Electric Jeep With Modified Prius Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/electric-jeep-with-modified-prius-hardware/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/electric-jeep-with-modified-prius-hardware/