It appears that we’re approaching the HAL-9000 point on the AI hype curve with this report, which suggests that Anthropic’s new AI model is willing to exhibit some rather antisocial …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/hackaday-links-june-1-2025/)

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Weigh Your Dog The Easy Way
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/2025-pet-hacks-contest-weigh-your-dog-the-easy-way/

If you need to weigh your pet, you’ll soon find that getting an animal to stand on a weighing machine to order is very difficult indeed. If the critter in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/2025-pet-hacks-contest-weigh-your-dog-the-easy-way/)

Testing Brick Layers in OrcaSlicer With Staggered Perimeters
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/testing-brick-layers-in-orcaslicer-with-staggered-perimeters/

The idea of staggered (or brick) layers in FDM prints has become very popular the past few years, with now nightly builds of OrcaSlicer featuring the ‘Stagger Perimeters’ option to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/testing-brick-layers-in-orcaslicer-with-staggered-perimeters/)

This BB Shooter Has a Spring, But Not For What You Think
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/this-bb-shooter-has-a-spring-but-not-for-what-you-think/

[It’s on my MIND] designed a clever BB blaster featuring a four-bar linkage that prints in a single piece and requires no additional hardware. The interesting part is how it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/this-bb-shooter-has-a-spring-but-not-for-what-you-think/)

Depositing Metal On Glass with Fiber Laser
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/depositing-metal-on-glass-with-fiber-laser/

Fiber lasers aren’t nearly as common as their diode and CO2 cousins, but if you’re lucky enough to have one in your garage or local makerspace, this technique for depositing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/depositing-metal-on-glass-with-fiber-laser/)

The Potential Big Boom In Every Dust Cloud
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/the-potential-big-boom-in-every-dust-cloud/

To the average person, walking into a flour- or sawmill and seeing dust swirling around is unlikely to evoke much of a response, but those in the know are quite …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/the-potential-big-boom-in-every-dust-cloud/)

What Use Is An Original Raspberry Pi?
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/what-use-is-an-original-raspberry-pi/

Almost uniquely among consumer grade computer manufacturers, the Raspberry Pi folks still support their earliest boards. We’re guessing that’s in part due to the much more recent Pi Zero using …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/what-use-is-an-original-raspberry-pi/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the H.R. Giger Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-h-r-giger-keyboard/