Bridges! We kind of expect them to just be there and do their job, ad infinitum. They are built into the landscape, and we often take them and the routes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/how-bad-is-that-bridge-a-government-database/)

Where Did Your Mouse Come From?
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/where-did-your-mouse-come-from/

Many readers will be familiar with Douglas Englebart’s 1968 so-called “Mother of All Demos”, in which he described many of the devices and technologies we would be using two or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/where-did-your-mouse-come-from/)

2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Explore Space with a Credit Card Reader
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-explore-space-with-a-credit-card-reader/

The humble credit card reader — most of us have used hundreds, perhaps even thousands of them over the years. But even for folks like us, it’s not the sort …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-explore-space-with-a-credit-card-reader/)

How a Single University Project Started Everything
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/how-a-single-university-project-started-everything/

If we care to cast an eye over the history of ubiquitous personal computing as we know it today, we might immediately point at the original IBM PC. After all, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/how-a-single-university-project-started-everything/)

Airborne Particle Monitoring, the BIG way
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/airborne-particle-monitoring-the-big-way/

Airborne micro particles can be a significant health hazard in a workshop, and thus it’s important to maintain a high standard of ventilation. But monitoring their concentration is also important, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/airborne-particle-monitoring-the-big-way/)

Hacking a Marine Radio Dish
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/hacking-a-marine-radio-dish/

Having watched some fun videos on repurposed satellite dishes on YouTube, [Melan] wanted to get in on the action. She managed to source herself an Intellian i4, a dish built …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/hacking-a-marine-radio-dish/)

SLAM Navigation For an Arduino Powered Car
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/28/slam-navigation-for-an-arduino-powered-car/

There are plenty of “robot” projects out there that are really just a small remote control platform of some sort. We often like to think of robots of having some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/28/slam-navigation-for-an-arduino-powered-car/)