When we reviewed the iFixit FixHub back in September, one of the most interesting features of the portable soldering station was the command line interface that both the iron and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/ifixit-releases-command-line-docs-for-fixhub-iron/)

Retrotechtacular: The 1951 Telephone Selector
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/retrotechtacular-the-1951-telephone-selector/

Telephone systems predate the use of cheap computers and electronic switches. Yesterday’s phone system used lots of stepping relays in a box known as a “selector.” If you worked for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/retrotechtacular-the-1951-telephone-selector/)

Bad Apple but it’s 6,500 Regex Searches in Vim
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/bad-apple-but-its-6500-regex-searches-in-vim/

In the world of showing off, there is alongside ‘Does it play Doom?’ that other classic of ‘Does it play Bad Apple?’. Whereas either would be quaint in the context …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/bad-apple-but-its-6500-regex-searches-in-vim/)

It’s A Bench, But It’s Not Benchy
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/its-a-bench-but-its-not-benchy/

Whatever the nuances are surrounding the reported taking down of remixes derived from the famous Benchy 3D printer stress test, it was inevitable that in its aftermath there would be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/its-a-bench-but-its-not-benchy/)

Fraens’ New Loom and the Limits of 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/fraens-new-loom-and-the-limits-of-3d-printing/

[Fraens] has been re-making industrial machines in fantastic 3D-printable versions for a few years now, and we’ve loved watching his creations get progressively more intricate. But with this nearly completely …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/fraens-new-loom-and-the-limits-of-3d-printing/)

Second CNC Machine is Twice as Nice
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/second-cnc-machine-is-twice-as-nice/

[Cody Lammer] built a sweet CNC router. But as always, when you build a “thing”, you inevitably figure out how to build a better “thing” in the process, so here …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/second-cnc-machine-is-twice-as-nice/)

Usagi’s PDP-11 Supercomputer and Appeal for Floating Point Systems Info
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/usagis-pdp-11-supercomputer-and-appeal-for-floating-point-systems-info/

With an exciting new year of retrocomputing ahead for [David Lovett] over at the Usagi Electric YouTube channel, recently some new hardware arrived at the farm. Specifically hardware from a company …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/usagis-pdp-11-supercomputer-and-appeal-for-floating-point-systems-info/)

Gaming Table has Lights, Action
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/12/gaming-table-has-lights-action/