We all know that it’s easy to get caught out by fake electronic components these days, with everything from microcontrollers to specialized ASICs being fair game. More recently, retro components …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/the-scourge-of-fake-retro-components-like-unijunction-transistors/)
What should your first instinct be when the room catches on fire? Maybe get out of the room, pull an alarm, and have a disco party? Not your first instinct? …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/fire-alarm-disco-party/)
The MOS Technology 6502 is a microprocessor which casts a long shadow over the world of computing. Many of you will know it as the beating heart of so many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/happy-birthday-6502/)
Open Source 5-Axis Printer Has Its Own Slicer
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/open-source-5-axis-printer-has-its-own-slicer/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/open-source-5-axis-printer-has-its-own-slicer/
Three-axis 3D printing has been with us long enough that everybody knows the limitations, but so far, adding extra axes has been very much a niche endeavor. [Daniel] at Fractal …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/open-source-5-axis-printer-has-its-own-slicer/)
A Gentle Introduction to Fortran
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-gentle-introduction-to-fortran/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-gentle-introduction-to-fortran/
Originally known as FORTRAN, but written in lower case since the 1990s with Fortran 90, this language was developed initially by John Backus as a way to make writing programs …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-gentle-introduction-to-fortran/)
A Simple Simulator For Model Rocket Performance
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-simple-simulator-for-model-rocket-performance/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-simple-simulator-for-model-rocket-performance/
When building a model rocket, it can be fun to get into the maths of it all—calculating the expected performance of your build, and then seeing how it measures up …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/a-simple-simulator-for-model-rocket-performance/)
For those who experienced any part of the 1960s, even if it’s just experiencing the music from that era here in the future, the sound of the Mellotron is immediately …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/the-tape-speed-keyboard/)
How to Design 3D-Printed Parts With Tolerance in Mind
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/how-to-design-3d-printed-parts-with-tolerance-in-mind/
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/how-to-design-3d-printed-parts-with-tolerance-in-mind/