Hack On Self: Quest System Basics
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/hack-on-self-quest-system-basics/

Whenever I play an RPG, whether it’s Fallout or Cyberpunk 2077, I complete every single quest available to me. The quests grab my attention in an unprecedented way – doesn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/hack-on-self-quest-system-basics/)

Growing a Gallium-Arsenide Laser Directly on Silicon
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/growing-a-gallium-arsenide-laser-directly-on-silicon/

As great as silicon is for semiconductor applications, it has one weakness in that using it for lasers isn’t very practical. Never say never though, as it turns out that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/growing-a-gallium-arsenide-laser-directly-on-silicon/)

When Ignoring Spam Loses You an Ice Surfacer Patent
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/when-ignoring-spam-loses-you-an-ice-surfacer-patent/

Bear with us for a moment for a little background. The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa is the world’s largest natural skating rink, providing nearly 8 km of pristine ice …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/when-ignoring-spam-loses-you-an-ice-surfacer-patent/)

UScope: A New Linux Debugger And Not A GDB Shell, Apparently
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/uscope-a-new-linux-debugger-and-not-a-gdb-shell-apparently/

https://calabro.io/uscope
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All You Need To Make A Go-Kart, From Harbor Freight
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/all-you-need-to-make-a-go-kart-from-harbor-freight/

The many YouTube workshop channels make for compelling viewing. even if their hackiness from a Hackaday viewpoint is sometimes variable. But from time to time up pops something that merits …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/all-you-need-to-make-a-go-kart-from-harbor-freight/)

Who’d Have Guessed? Graphene is Strange!
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/whod-have-guessed-graphene-is-strange/

Graphene always sounds exciting, although we aren’t sure what we want to do with it. One of the most promising features of the monolayer carbon structure is that under the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/07/whod-have-guessed-graphene-is-strange/)

Retrotechtacular: Point-of-Sale Through the Years
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/retrotechtacular-point-of-sale-through-the-years/