These days, if you want to flash some LEDs, you’d probably grab a microcontroller. Maybe you’d go a little more old-school, and grab a 555. However, [Jacob] is even more …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/2025-one-hertz-challenge-using-industrial-relays-to-make-a-flasher/)

Hackaday Links: August 10, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/hackaday-links-august-10-2025/

We lost a true legend this week with the passing of NASA astronaut Jim Lovell at the ripe old age of 97. Lovell commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/hackaday-links-august-10-2025/)

Amiga Programming in 2025 with AmiBlitz
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/amiga-programming-in-2025-with-amiblitz/

Having owned an Amiga microcomputer is apparently a little bit like having shaken hands with Shoggoth: no one can escape unchanged from the experience. Thirty-two years on, [Neil] at The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/amiga-programming-in-2025-with-amiblitz/)

The Trials Of Trying To Build An Automatic Filament Changer
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/the-trials-of-trying-to-build-an-automatic-filament-changer/

Running out of filament mid-print is a surefire way to ruin your parts and waste a lot of time. [LayerLab] was sick of having this problem, and so sought to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/the-trials-of-trying-to-build-an-automatic-filament-changer/)

Don’t say this DIY Diskette was a Flop
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/dont-say-this-diy-diskette-was-a-flop/

Sometimes, you build a thing because you need a thing. Sometimes, you do it just to see if you can. This project is in category two: [polymatt] didn’t need to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/dont-say-this-diy-diskette-was-a-flop/)

Smartphone Hackability, or, A Pocket Computer That Isn’t
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/smartphone-hackability-or-a-pocket-computer-that-isnt/

Smartphones boggle my mind a whole lot – they’re pocket computers, with heaps of power to spare, and yet they feel like the furthest from it. As far as personal …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/smartphone-hackability-or-a-pocket-computer-that-isnt/)

End Of The Eternal September, As AOL Discontinues Dial-Up
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/end-of-the-eternal-september-as-aol-discontinues-dial-up/

If you used the internet at home a couple of decades or more ago, you’ll know the characteristic sound of a modem  connecting to its dial-up server. That noise is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/end-of-the-eternal-september-as-aol-discontinues-dial-up/)