Predictions of the future are often laughable when reviewed in the years for which they are made. For example, here in 2026 we neither live on the Moon, nor have …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/did-the-bbc-and-sir-clive-get-it-right-twenty-years-ago/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 388: RAM-Swapping on Raspberry Pi, Raindrops on Radar, and a Fine Mesh
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/hackaday-podcast-episode-388-ram-swapping-on-raspberry-pi-raindrops-on-radar-and-a-fine-mesh/

This week, Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams had a lot to talk about. From advice for a young hacker to using a laser to break into a microcontroller, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/hackaday-podcast-episode-388-ram-swapping-on-raspberry-pi-raindrops-on-radar-and-a-fine-mesh/)

Investigating a Rare Burnout 3 Beta Disc
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/investigating-a-rare-burnout-3-beta-disc/

These days, it’s pretty easy to buy old retail console games just by hunting online auction sites. It’s much rarer to come across a disc holding a beta version that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/investigating-a-rare-burnout-3-beta-disc/)

Pi Pico Recreates The Heathkit Pocket Packet
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/pi-pico-recreates-the-heathkit-pocket-packet/

Packet radio is a particularly fun part of the ham radio hobby. Once upon a time, you might have squirted data about the airwaves using something like the Heathkit HK-21 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/pi-pico-recreates-the-heathkit-pocket-packet/)

Reviving the PoE++ Feature on a Ubiquiti Switch
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/reviving-the-poe-feature-on-a-ubiquiti-switch/

Recently [The Parallel Port] was asked to take a look at repairing the PoE++ feature on a Ubiquiti switch that otherwise worked fine. This is a pretty nice 24-port rackmounted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/reviving-the-poe-feature-on-a-ubiquiti-switch/)

The Low-Level Waste Dumps in The Atlantic Have Become Ecosystems
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/the-low-level-waste-dumps-in-the-atlantic-have-become-ecosystems/

Recently French and international researchers took a look at the state of the thousands of barrels of radioactive waste that were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean between 1950 and 1990, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/the-low-level-waste-dumps-in-the-atlantic-have-become-ecosystems/)

Abusing SQL to Play DOOM
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/abusing-sql-to-play-doom/

Most laypeople who encounter SQL think of it purely as a tool for managing large datasets. While that is certainly what it was designed for, SQL is still a programming …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/25/abusing-sql-to-play-doom/)