If your guitar needs more distortion, lower audio fidelity, or another musical effect, you can always shell out some money to get a dedicated piece of hardware. For a less …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/running-guitar-effects-on-a-playstation-portable/)

Josef Prusa Warns Open Hardware 3D Printing is Dead
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/josef-prusa-warns-open-hardware-3d-printing-is-dead/

It’s hard to overstate the impact desktop 3D printing has had on the making and hacking scene. It drastically lowered the barrier for many to create their own projects, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/josef-prusa-warns-open-hardware-3d-printing-is-dead/)

Ore Formation: Introduction and Magmatic Processes
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/ore-formation-introduction-and-magmatic-processes/

Hackaday has a long-running series on Mining and Refining, that tracks elements of interest on the human-made road from rocks to riches. What author Dan Maloney doesn’t address in that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/ore-formation-introduction-and-magmatic-processes/)

PCB Business Card Plays Pong, Attracts Employer
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/pcb-business-card-plays-pong-attracts-employer/

Facing the horrifying realization that he’s going to graduate soon, EE student [Colin Jackson] AKA [Electronics Guy] needed a business card. Not just any business card: a PCB business card. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/pcb-business-card-plays-pong-attracts-employer/)

The World’s First Podcaster?
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/the-worlds-first-podcaster/

When do you think the first podcast occurred? Did you guess in the 1890s? That’s not a typo. Telefonhírmondó was possibly the world’s first true “telephone newspaper.” People in Budapest …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/the-worlds-first-podcaster/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 842: Will the Real JQ Please Stand Up
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/floss-weekly-episode-842-will-the-real-jq-please-stand-up/

We’re back! This week Jonathan chats with Mattias Wadman and Michael Farber about JQ! It’s more than just a JSON parser, JQ is a whole scripting language! Tune in to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/floss-weekly-episode-842-will-the-real-jq-please-stand-up/)

2025 One Hertz Challenge: A Game Of Life
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-game-of-life/

The 2025 One Hertz Challenge asks you to build a project that does something once every second. While that has inspired a lot of clock and timekeeping builds, we’re also …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-game-of-life/)

Digital Etch-A-Sketch Also Plays Snake
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/13/digital-etch-a-sketch-also-plays-snake/