Turning a Cast-Iron Radiator into a Water-Cooled PC
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/turning-a-cast-iron-radiator-into-a-water-cooled-pc/

Water-cooled PCs generally have in common that there’s a radiator somewhere in the loop, yet nobody said that you can’t build the PCB into the radiator. Something like a genuine …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/turning-a-cast-iron-radiator-into-a-water-cooled-pc/)

Hackaday Links: March 1, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/hackaday-links-march-1-2026/

We’ll start this week off with a bit of controversy from Linux Land. Anyone who’s ever used the sudo command knows that you don’t see any kind of visual feedback …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/hackaday-links-march-1-2026/)

Making a 286 Think It’s Alive Again
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/making-a-286-think-its-alive-again/

[Nagy Krisztián] had an Intel 286 CPU, only… There was no motherboard to install it in. Perhaps not wanting the processor to be lonely, [Nagy] built a simulated system to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/making-a-286-think-its-alive-again/)

Teardown of Dangerous Fake Wago Connectors
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/teardown-of-dangerous-fake-wago-connectors/

Everyone loves Wago connectors for how versatile and effective they are for quickly and securely connecting conductors, but it can be tempting to buy a bag of the significantly cheaper …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/teardown-of-dangerous-fake-wago-connectors/)

Examining A World’s Record From The Age Of Steam
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/examining-a-worlds-record-from-the-age-of-steam/

There aren’t many speed records that remain unbroken for the greater part of a century, but one of them is that of the fastest steam locomotive. As with so many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/examining-a-worlds-record-from-the-age-of-steam/)

Simple D-STAR Transceiver Uses Inexpensive Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/simple-d-star-transceiver-uses-inexpensive-hardware/

[Yeckel] recently put the finishing touches on an ambitious implementation of a simple D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) transceiver using some very accessible and affordable hardware. The project …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/simple-d-star-transceiver-uses-inexpensive-hardware/)

Accidental Climate Engineering With Disintegrating Satellites
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/accidental-climate-engineering-with-disintegrating-satellites/

For many decades humankind has entertained the notion that we can maybe tweak the Earth’s atmosphere or biosphere in such a way that we can for example undo the harms …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/02/accidental-climate-engineering-with-disintegrating-satellites/)