Linear actuators are a great help when you’re moving something along a single axis, but with so many options, how do you decide? [Jeremy Fielding] walks us through some of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/linear-actuators-101/)

Tefifon: Germany’s Tape-Shaped Record Format
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/tefifon-germanys-tape-shaped-record-format/

Recently the [Our Own Devices] YouTube channel took a gander at the Tefifon audio format. This was an audio format that competed with shellac and vinyl records from the 1930s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/tefifon-germanys-tape-shaped-record-format/)

Why Super Mario 64 Wastes So Much Memory
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/why-super-mario-64-wastes-so-much-memory/

The Nintendo 64 was an amazing video game console, and alongside consoles like the Sony PlayStation, helped herald in the era of 3D games. That said, it was new hardware, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/why-super-mario-64-wastes-so-much-memory/)

CAD, From Scratch: MakerCAD
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/cad-from-scratch-makercad/

It’s likely that many of you use some form of CAD package, but how many of you have decided you didn’t like the software on offer? [Marcus Wu] did, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/cad-from-scratch-makercad/)

No Die? No Problem: RealDice.org Has You Covered
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/no-die-no-problem-realdice-org-has-you-covered/

Have you ever been out and about and needed to make a check against INT, WIS or CON but not had a die handy? Sure, you could use an app …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/no-die-no-problem-realdice-org-has-you-covered/)

This Week in Security: DEF CON Nonsense, Vibepwned, and 0-days
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/this-week-in-security-def-con-nonsense-vibepwned-and-0-days/

DEF CON happened just a few weeks ago, and it’s time to cover some of the interesting talks. This year there were two talks in particular that are notable for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/this-week-in-security-def-con-nonsense-vibepwned-and-0-days/)

Breakout Boards for the Blind
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/breakout-boards-for-the-blind/

Connecting an LED to a battery seems trivial. If you have any knowledge of using breadboards, knowing that red goes with red, and that black goes with black, it’s as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/29/breakout-boards-for-the-blind/)