A nice thing about SD cards is that even in their non-micro format they are conveniently small. This is however a bit of a problem when an SD card stops …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/reviving-an-sd-card-with-shorted-capacitors/)

This Library Needs to Be At Least… Three Times Bigger
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Many of us have noted a tremendous price increase in many computer components for some mysterious reason. Whatever this cause is will be debated among the various modern philosophers and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/this-library-needs-to-be-at-least-three-times-bigger/)

Playing Snake with a Pneumatic Display
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/playing-snake-with-a-pneumatic-display/

[soiboi soft]’s vacuum-driven dot matrix display is part suction gripper, part touchscreen, and altogether impressive. Its display capabilities are entirely shadow-based, with each pixel being made of a cavity behind …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/playing-snake-with-a-pneumatic-display/)

3D Printed Piano Action Faithful to the Original
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/29/3d-printed-piano-action-faithful-to-the-original/

A piano’s internal mechanism for translating a key press into sound is surprisingly complicated. It has to do a lot of things simultaneously and quickly: provide precise control over velocity, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/29/3d-printed-piano-action-faithful-to-the-original/)

Wear Your Way Out Of AI Surveilance
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/29/wear-your-way-out-of-ai-surveilance/

For decades now many of us have lived in surveillance societies where it’s difficult not to be within the view of a camera. When being noticed depended on the attention …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/29/wear-your-way-out-of-ai-surveilance/)

Same As It Ever Was
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Whether you like it or not, the use of LLMs to write code is kind of a big deal at the moment. We’ve been asking ourselves what, if anything, this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/29/same-as-it-ever-was/)

Motorized Planer Height Adjustment Dials In
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Having access to a planer opens up a lot of options for woodworking. It enables a craftsman to work with much rougher lumber and the finished results generally have tighter …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/29/motorized-planer-height-adjustment-dials-in/)