One of the simple pleasures of life is enjoying a drive to work… only to get stuck in traffic that you could’ve known about if you just checked before your …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/13/smart-coffee-table-to-guide-your-commute/)

Citizen Science is All Fun and Games
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/13/citizen-science-is-all-fun-and-games/

You are probably familiar with initiatives like Seti@Home, where you donate unused computer power to some science project that needs computer cycles. [Jeff Yoshimi] wants to borrow your most powerful …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/13/citizen-science-is-all-fun-and-games/)

Explore the Granddaddy of all Macs with LisaGUI
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/explore-the-granddaddy-of-all-macs-with-lisagui/

Sure, Apple’s Lisa wasn’t the first computer released with a graphical user interface — Xerox was years ahead with the Alto and the Star workstation — but Lisa was the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/explore-the-granddaddy-of-all-macs-with-lisagui/)

A Budget Quasi-Direct-Drive Motor Inpired By MIT’s Mini Cheetah
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/a-budget-quasi-direct-drive-motor-inpired-by-mits-mini-cheetah/

It’s an unfortunate fact that when a scientist at MIT describes an exciting new piece of hardware as “low-cost,” it might not mean the same thing as if a hobbyist …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/a-budget-quasi-direct-drive-motor-inpired-by-mits-mini-cheetah/)

Hacking When It Counts: DIY Prosthetics and the Prison Camp Lathe
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/hacking-when-it-counts-diy-prosthetics-and-the-prison-camp-lathe/

There are a lot of benefits to writing for Hackaday, but hands down one of the best is getting paid to fall down fascinating rabbit holes. These often — but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/hacking-when-it-counts-diy-prosthetics-and-the-prison-camp-lathe/)

Coroutines in C
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/coroutines-in-c/

It is virtually a rite of passage for C programmers to realize that they can write their own cooperative multitasking system. C is low-level enough, and there are several ways …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/coroutines-in-c/)

Robots Want the Jobs You Can’t Do
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/robots-want-the-jobs-you-cant-do/

There’s something ominous about robots taking over jobs that humans are suited to do. Maybe you don’t want a job turning a wrench or pushing a broom, but someone does. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/robots-want-the-jobs-you-cant-do/)