It’s one of the great mysteries of computing, how somehow in the Year Of OLlama 2026, tape remains the god of cheap storage. A while back [Ben Pettis] recounted his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/backup-tapes-come-back-to-the-homelab/)

Your Computer Memory is a Lie
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/

When you first learn to program, memory seems pretty straightforward. You have a bunch of bytes, each with an address. If you want to read or write something, you specify …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/)

DARPA Lift Challenge Won by Helicopter
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/darpa-lift-challenge-won-by-helicopter/

America’s mad scientists all have one dream: DARPA money. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, regularly throws round sweet, sweet tax dollars to push the envelope on any number …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/darpa-lift-challenge-won-by-helicopter/)

The Hexa-Bouncer May Be The Most Overengineered Thing You See This Week
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-hexa-bouncer-may-be-the-most-overengineered-thing-you-see-this-week/

Sometimes, you want to build a simple project– the minimum viable product that solves your problem and nothing else. Other times you might be feeling a little extra, and want …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-hexa-bouncer-may-be-the-most-overengineered-thing-you-see-this-week/)

The Prusa Core One+ INDX, a Troubled Multi-Extruder Upgrade?
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-prusa-core-one-indx-a-troubled-multi-extruder-upgrade/

The Prusa Core One+ INDX is an interesting upgrade to the base FDM printer by Prusa, featuring eight independent extruders – hence the INDX – that in theory should allow …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-prusa-core-one-indx-a-troubled-multi-extruder-upgrade/)

WiFi Router Does Software-Defined Radio
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/wifi-router-does-software-defined-radio/

Perhaps the most famous of software-defined radios is the RTL-SDR, which is very cheap because it’s a digital TV receiver that’s been pressed into service delivering raw I and Q …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/wifi-router-does-software-defined-radio/)

Using Kirigami Techniques to Make Functional Designs
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/using-kirigami-techniques-to-make-functional-designs/

The variant of origami called kirigami (‘cut paper’ in Japanese) also starts off with a sheet of paper, but it allows for cutting the paper to increase the number of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/using-kirigami-techniques-to-make-functional-designs/)