Lost Techniques: Bond-out CPUs and In Circuit Emulation
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/lost-techniques-cpu-in-circuit-emulation/

These days, we take it for granted that you can connect a cheap piece of hardware to a microcontroller and have an amazing debugging experience. Stop the program. Examine memory …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/lost-techniques-cpu-in-circuit-emulation/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 849: Veilid: Be a Brick
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/floss-weekly-episode-849-veilid-be-a-brick/

This week Jonathan talks with Brandon and TC about Veilid, the peer-to-peer networking framework that takes inspiration from Tor, and VeilidChat, the encrypted messenger built on top of it. What …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/floss-weekly-episode-849-veilid-be-a-brick/)

Segger’s Awkward USB-C Issue With the J-Link Compact Debugger
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/seggers-awkward-usb-c-issue-with-the-j-link-compact-debugger/

Theoretically USB-C is a pretty nifty connector, but the reality is that it mostly provides many exciting new ways to make your device not work as expected. With the gory …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/seggers-awkward-usb-c-issue-with-the-j-link-compact-debugger/)

Electric Surfboard Gets Thrust Vectoring Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/electric-surfboard-gets-thrust-vectoring-upgrade/

The internet has already taught us that an electric surfboard is a great way to get around on the water while looking like an absolute badass. [RCLifeOn] is continuing to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/electric-surfboard-gets-thrust-vectoring-upgrade/)

Mesa Project Adds Code Comprehension Requirement After AI Slop Incident
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/mesa-project-adds-code-comprehension-requirement-after-ai-slop-incident/

Recently [Faith Ekstrand] announced on Mastodon that Mesa was updating its contributor guide. This follows a recent AI slop incident where someone submitted a massive patch to the Mesa project …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/mesa-project-adds-code-comprehension-requirement-after-ai-slop-incident/)

The Making of a Minimalist Analog Drum Machine
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/the-making-of-a-minimalist-analog-drum-machine/

Our hacker [Moritz Klein] shows us how to make a minimalist analog drum machine. If you want the gory details check out the video embedded blow and there is a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/01/the-making-of-a-minimalist-analog-drum-machine/)

3D Print Smoothing, with Lasers
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/02/3d-print-smoothing-with-lasers/