For a while now part of my email signature has been a quote from a Hackaday commenter insinuating that an article I wrote was created by a “Dumb AI”. You …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/chatgpt-me-chatgpt-is-me/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 321: Learn You Some 3DP, Let the Wookie Win, or Design a Thinkpad Motherboard Anew
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/hackaday-podcast-episode-321-learn-you-some-3dp-let-the-wookie-win-or-design-a-thinkpad-motherboard-anew/

Join Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi as they take a whirlwind tour of the best and brightest hacks of the last week. This episode starts off with an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/hackaday-podcast-episode-321-learn-you-some-3dp-let-the-wookie-win-or-design-a-thinkpad-motherboard-anew/)

The Screamer Is Just Like The Clapper But Even More Annoying
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/the-screamer-is-just-like-the-clapper-but-even-more-annoying/

Remember The Clapper? It was a home automation tool (of sorts) that let you turn appliances on and off by clapping. [Kevin O’Connor] has built something rather similar, if more …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/the-screamer-is-just-like-the-clapper-but-even-more-annoying/)

A Portable M4 Mac mini
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/a-portable-m4-mac-mini/

The Mac mini is the closest to an Apple-based SBC you can get, so it lends itself to unusual portable computers. [Scott Yu-Jan] is back to tackle a portable build …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/a-portable-m4-mac-mini/)

New Bismuth Transistor Runs 40% Faster and Uses 10% Less Power
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/new-bismuth-transistor-runs-40-faster-and-uses-10-less-power/

Recently in material science news from China we hear that [Hailin Peng] and his team at Peking University just made the world’s fastest transistor and it’s not made of silicon. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/new-bismuth-transistor-runs-40-faster-and-uses-10-less-power/)

Moon Phase Flip Clock is Fantastic
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/moon-phase-flip-clock-is-fantastic/

We love clocks, but we especially love unusual timepieces that aren’t just about showing the hour of the day. [Simone Giertz] built a flip clock moon phase tracker for a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/moon-phase-flip-clock-is-fantastic/)

Hack Aims for Polaroid, Hits Game Boy Camera Sweet Spot
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/hack-aims-for-poloroid-hits-game-boy-camera-sweet-spot/

There’s just some joy in an instant camera. They were never quality cameras, even in the glory days of Polaroid, but somehow the format has survived while the likes of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/hack-aims-for-poloroid-hits-game-boy-camera-sweet-spot/)

Making Sure the Basement Stays Dry with an ESP8266
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/17/making-sure-the-basement-stays-dry-with-an-esp8266/