What if the organization and storage benefits of tool shadowing could be had and improved with a modular, semi-automated process? Tracefinity attempts that by generating custom Gridfinity bins from photos …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/take-tool-photo-generate-custom-gridfinity-bin/)

This Week in Security: Baked-in Malware, Freezers Not Freezing, Zoom Snoops Clipboards, and AI Makes Things Worse, Faster
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/this-week-in-security-baked-in-malware-freezers-not-freezing-zoom-snoops-clipboards-and-ai-makes-things-worse-faster/

The AI platform ServiceNow which offers both hosted and on-premises versions just patched a trifecta of CVSS-10 vulnerabilities. CVSS rankings are determined by the severity of a flaw, the ease …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/this-week-in-security-baked-in-malware-freezers-not-freezing-zoom-snoops-clipboards-and-ai-makes-things-worse-faster/)

3D Printed Cubes Provide Passive Cooling
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/3d-printed-cubes-provide-passive-cooling/

Passive evaporative cooling has been used for centuries to reduce temperatures. Heat is drawn off as water evaporates, which in turn reduces temperature. The more efficiently this process happens the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/3d-printed-cubes-provide-passive-cooling/)

Hackaday Podcast Ep 385: 3D Printers with Lasers, Wicked RAM Prices, and Reverse Polish Notation
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/hackaday-podcast-ep-385-3d-printers-with-lasers-wicked-ram-prices-and-reverse-polish-notation/

As the calendar turns a leaf into September, Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List for our weekly look at all things Hackaday. In the news, our retrocomputing competition is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/hackaday-podcast-ep-385-3d-printers-with-lasers-wicked-ram-prices-and-reverse-polish-notation/)

Repairing Traces on a Delidded Pentium III CPU Gone Wrong
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/repairing-traces-on-a-delidded-pentium-iii-cpu-gone-wrong/

Delidding a CPU involves removing the integrated heat spreader (IHS) that’s put over the bare die and the substrate that it is mounted on. The reason for this is usually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/repairing-traces-on-a-delidded-pentium-iii-cpu-gone-wrong/)

Making a Pole Balance Itself With Propellers
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/making-a-pole-balance-itself-with-propellers/

A fun trick with a pole is to try to balance it so that it can stand on one end. This can be done in a few ways, such as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/making-a-pole-balance-itself-with-propellers/)

Fixing an Expensive Seagate LaCie Hard Drive Array
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/fixing-an-expensive-seagate-lacie-hard-drive-array/

After the [Slow Mo Guys] acquired a 168 TB Seagate LaCie Thunderbolt 3-based RAID storage system back in 2019 to store their video footage, they were obviously slightly miffed when …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/fixing-an-expensive-seagate-lacie-hard-drive-array/)

Parchment Paper Paired With 3D-Printed Grid Gives a Nice Glow
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/parchment-paper-paired-with-3d-printed-grid-gives-a-nice-glow/