GPIB cable from AliExpress https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33040335063.html
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" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gpib-cable-002-e1643096265975.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gpib-cable-002-e1643096265975.jpg?w=800">Recently, [Greg Kroah-Hartman] proclaimed the joyous news on the Linux Kernel Mailing List that stable General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) support has finally been merged into the 6.19 Linux kernel. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/after-decades-linux-finally-gains-stable-gpib-support/)

Thorium-Metal Alloys and Radioactive Jet Engines
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/thorium-metal-alloys-and-radioactive-jet-engines/

Although metal alloys is not among the most exciting topics for most people, the moment you add the word ‘radioactive’, it does tend to get their attention. So too with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/thorium-metal-alloys-and-radioactive-jet-engines/)

Virtual Pet Responds To WiFi
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/virtual-pet-responds-to-wifi/

When the Tamagotchi first launched all those decades ago, it took the world by storm. It was just a bunch of simple animations on a monochrome LCD, but it had …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/virtual-pet-responds-to-wifi/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Curious Keyboards
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-curious-keyboards/

I love first builds! They say so much about a person, because you see what’s paramount to them in a keyboard. You can almost feel their frustration at other keyboards …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-curious-keyboards/)

Debugging the AMD GPU
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/debugging-the-amd-gpu/

Although Robert F. Kennedy gets the credit for popularizing it, George Bernard Shaw said: “Some men see things as they are and say, ‘Why?’ I dream of things that never …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/debugging-the-amd-gpu/)

Building A Granular Sampler Synth
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/building-a-granular-sampler-synth/

Synthesizing sounds from scratch is all well and good, you just use a bit of maths. However, the latest build from [Daisy] eschews such boring concepts as additive or subtractive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/building-a-granular-sampler-synth/)

Laser Cutter Plus CYMK Spraypaint Equals Full-Color Prints
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/laser-cutter-plus-cymk-spraypaint-equals-full-color-prints/

This is one of those fun hacks that come about from finding a product and going “I wonder if I could…” — in this case, artist/YouTuber [Wesley Treat] found out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/laser-cutter-plus-cymk-spraypaint-equals-full-color-prints/)