It’s human nature to look at the technological achievements of the ancients — you know, anything before the 1990s — and marvel at how they were able to achieve precision …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/clicksprings-experimental-archaeology-concentric-thin-walled-tubing/)

Adding an Atari Joystick Port to TheC64 USB Joystick
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/24/adding-an-atari-joystick-port-to-thec64-usb-joystick/

“TheC64” is a popular recreation of the best selling computer of all time, the original Commodore 64. [10p6] enjoys hacking on this platform, and recently whipped up a new mod …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/24/adding-an-atari-joystick-port-to-thec64-usb-joystick/)

LLMs Coming for a DNA Sequence Near You
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/24/llms-coming-for-a-dna-sequence-near-you/

While tools like CRISPR have blown the field of genome hacking wide open, being able to predict what will happen when you tinker with the code underlying the living things …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/24/llms-coming-for-a-dna-sequence-near-you/)

Posthumous Composition Being Performed by the Composer
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/posthumous-composition-being-performed-by-the-composer/

Alvin Lucier was an American experimental composer whose compositions were arguably as much science experiments as they were music. The piece he is best known for, I Am Sitting in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/posthumous-composition-being-performed-by-the-composer/)

This Week in Security: XRP Poisoned, MCP Bypassed, and More
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/this-week-in-security-xrp-poisoned-mcp-bypassed-and-more/

Researchers at Aikido run the Aikido Intel system, an LLM security monitor that ingests the feeds from public package repositories, and looks for anything unusual. In this case, the unusual …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/this-week-in-security-xrp-poisoned-mcp-bypassed-and-more/)

You Wouldn’t Steal a Font…
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/you-wouldnt-steal-a-font/

In the 2000s, the DVD industry was concerned about piracy, in particular the threat to their business model presented by counterfeit DVDs and downloadable movies. Their response was a campaign …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/you-wouldnt-steal-a-font/)

Hackaday Podcast Ep 318: DIY Record Lathe, 360 Degree LIDAR, and 3D Printing Innovation Lives!
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/hackaday-podcast-ep-318-diy-record-lathe-360-degree-lidar-and-3d-printing-innovation-lives/

This week Elliot Williams was joined by fellow Europe-based Hackaday staffer Jenny List, to record the Hackaday Podcast as the dusk settled on a damp spring evening. On the agenda …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/25/hackaday-podcast-ep-318-diy-record-lathe-360-degree-lidar-and-3d-printing-innovation-lives/)