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/

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/

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/

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/)

Displaying the Rainbow
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/displaying-the-rainbow/

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/

On the list of cars widely regarded as the most reliable vehicles ever built, up there with the Toyota Land Cruiser, the Honda Civic, and the Mercedes W123 diesels, is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/electric-jeep-with-modified-prius-hardware/)

MicroGPT Lets You Peek with Your Browser
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/microgpt-lets-you-peek-with-your-browser/

Regardless of what you think of GPT and the associated AI hype, you have to admit that it is probably here to stay, at least in some form. But how, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/microgpt-lets-you-peek-with-your-browser/)