If you’ve got a decent CRT monitor, you can usually adjust the settings to make sure the image scans nicely across the whole display. But what if you could rotate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/making-a-crt-spin-right-round-round-round/)

High-Tech Trailer Brings Water Home
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/high-tech-trailer-brings-water-home/

Living without standard utility hookups like electricity, Internet, water, and sewer comes with a whole host of challenges, all of which are most commonly solved by spending lots of money. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/high-tech-trailer-brings-water-home/)

A Linux Power User Puts SteamOS to Work
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/a-linux-power-user-puts-steamos-to-work/

Provided there’s something to prop the Deck against, it can make a good laptop replacement using a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard in certain situations as well.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/desktopbluetooth.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/desktopbluetooth.jpg?w=800">The line between a Linux user and a Linux power user is a bit gray, and a bit wide. Most people who install Linux already have more computer literacy than …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/a-linux-power-user-puts-steamos-to-work/)

Chasing The Coca-Cola Recipe
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/chasing-the-coca-cola-recipe/

One of the most widely recognised product brands in the world is probably Coca-Cola, and its formula is famously kept a secret through precautions that probably rival those of many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/chasing-the-coca-cola-recipe/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Cheap-O Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-cheap-o-keyboard/

All right, I’ll cut to the chase: Cheap03xD is mainly so cheap because the PCB falls within a 10 x 10 cm footprint. The point was to make a very …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-cheap-o-keyboard/)

Michelson Interferometer Comes Home Cheap
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/michelson-interferometer-comes-home-cheap/

We suspect there are three kinds of people in the world. People who have access to a Michelson Interferometer and are glad, those who don’t have one and don’t know …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/michelson-interferometer-comes-home-cheap/)

The Distroless Linux Future May Be Coming
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/the-distroless-linux-future-may-be-coming/

“Penguins” (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08/5927271192) by TomaLaPlaya (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08)
' data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=800">Over the decades the number of Linux distributions has effectively exploded, from a handful in the late ’90s to quite literally hundreds today, not counting minor variations. There lately seems …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/the-distroless-linux-future-may-be-coming/)

Optimizing a Desktop, 3D Printed Wind Tunnel
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/optimizing-a-desktop-3d-printed-wind-tunnel/