Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller and more intermittent generators – primarily in the form of wind and solar generators – as well as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/)

Checking Out a TV Pattern Generator from 1981
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/checking-out-a-tv-pattern-generator-from-1981/

The picture on a TV set used to be the combined product of multiple analog systems, and since TVs had no internal diagnostics, the only way to know things were …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/checking-out-a-tv-pattern-generator-from-1981/)

No Need For Inserts If You’re Prepared To Use Self-Tappers
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/no-need-for-inserts-if-youre-prepared-to-use-self-tappers/

As the art of 3D printing has refined itself over the years, a few accessories have emerged to take prints to the next level. One of them is the threaded …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/no-need-for-inserts-if-youre-prepared-to-use-self-tappers/)

Applying Thermal Lining to Rocket Tubes Requires a Monstrous DIY Spin-caster
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/applying-thermal-lining-to-rocket-tubes-requires-a-monstrous-diy-spin-caster/

[BPS.space] takes model rocketry seriously, and their rockets tend to get bigger and bigger. If there’s one thing that comes with the territory in DIY rocketry, it’s the constant need …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/applying-thermal-lining-to-rocket-tubes-requires-a-monstrous-diy-spin-caster/)

Phonenstien Flips Broken Samsung Into QWERTY Slider
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/phonenstien-flips-broken-samsung-into-qwerty-slider/

The phone ecosystem these days is horribly boring compared to the innovation of a couple decades back. Your options include flat rectangles, and flat rectangles that fold in half and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/phonenstien-flips-broken-samsung-into-qwerty-slider/)

This Plotter Knows No Boundaries
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/this-plotter-knows-no-boundaries/

If your school in the 1980s was lucky enough to have a well-equipped computer lab, the chances are that alongside the 8-bit machines you might have found a little two-wheeled …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/this-plotter-knows-no-boundaries/)

The Case for Pascal, 55 Years On
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-case-for-pascal-55-years-on/

The first version of Pascal was released by the prolific [Niklaus Wirth] back in 1970. That’s 55 years ago, an eternity in the world of computing. Does anyone still use …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-case-for-pascal-55-years-on/)