Hackaday was at Chaos Communication Congress last week, and it’s one of those big hacker events that leaves you with so much to think about that I’m still processing it. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/in-praise-of-simple-projects-2/)

Blinkenlights-First Retrocomputer Design
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/blinkenlights-first-retrocomputer-design/

[Boz] wants to build a retrocomputer, but where to start? You could start with the computery bits, like say the CPU or the bus architecture, but where’s the fun in that? …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/blinkenlights-first-retrocomputer-design/)

iFixit Releases Command Line Docs for FixHub Iron
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/ifixit-releases-command-line-docs-for-fixhub-iron/

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/