How the Intel 8087 FPU Knows Which Instructions to Execute
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/how-the-intel-8087-fpu-knows-which-instructions-to-execute/

An interesting detail about the Intel 8087 floating point processor (FPU) is that it’s a co-processor that shares a bus with the 8086 or 8088 CPU and system memory, which …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/how-the-intel-8087-fpu-knows-which-instructions-to-execute/)

Quieting Noisy Resistors
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/quieting-noisy-resistors/

[Hans Rosenberg] has a new video talking about a nasty side effect of using resistors: noise. If you watch the video below, you’ll learn that there are two sources of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/quieting-noisy-resistors/)

Why Chains are Still Better for Bicycles than Belts
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/why-chains-are-still-better-for-bicycles-than-belts/

Theoretically a belt drive makes for a great upgrade to a bicycle, as it replaces the heavier, noisy and relatively maintenance-heavy roller chain with a zero-maintenance, whisper-quiet and extremely reliable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/21/why-chains-are-still-better-for-bicycles-than-belts/)

Exclamation Point Indicates Worthy Notifications
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/22/exclamation-point-indicates-worthy-notifications/

As far as punctuation goes, the exclamation mark is perhaps the most eye-catching of the bunch. That’s why [Conrad Farnsworth] thought this form would be perfect for his Home Assistant …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/22/exclamation-point-indicates-worthy-notifications/)

Inside a Compact Intel 3000 W Water-Cooled Power Supply
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/22/inside-a-compact-intel-3000-w-water-cooled-power-supply/

Recently [ElecrArc240] got his paws on an Intel-branded 3 kW power supply that apparently had been designed as a reference PSU for servers. At 3 kW in such a compact …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/22/inside-a-compact-intel-3000-w-water-cooled-power-supply/)