I’m not proud. When many of us were kids, we were unabashedly excited when trash day came around because sometimes you’d find an old radio or — jackpot — an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/ask-hackaday-do-you-curb-shop-components/)

Great Trains, Not So Great AI Chatbot Security
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/great-trains-not-so-great-ai-chatbot-security/

A joy of covering the world of the European hackerspace community is that it offers the chance for train travel across the continent using the ever-good-value Interrail pass. For a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/great-trains-not-so-great-ai-chatbot-security/)

Finding A Way To Produce Powerful Motors Without Rare Earths
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/finding-a-way-to-produce-powerful-motors-without-rare-earths/

The electric vehicle revolution has created market forces to drive all sorts of innovations. Battery technology has progressed at a rapid pace, and engineers have developed ways to charge vehicles …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/finding-a-way-to-produce-powerful-motors-without-rare-earths/)

Playing Factorio on a Floppy Disk Cluster
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/playing-factorio-on-a-floppy-disk-cluster/

While a revolutionary storage system for their time, floppy disks are not terribly useful these days. Though high failure rates and slow speeds are an issue, for this project, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/playing-factorio-on-a-floppy-disk-cluster/)

Hacking the Krups Cook4Me Smart Cooking Pot for Doom
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/hacking-the-krups-cook4me-smart-cooking-pot-for-doom/

With more and more kitchen utilities gaining touch screens and capable microcontrollers it’d be inconceivable that they do not get put to other uses as well. To this end [Aaron …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/hacking-the-krups-cook4me-smart-cooking-pot-for-doom/)

Old Windsurfers Become New Electric Surfboards
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/old-windsurfers-become-new-electric-surfboards/

Windsurfing has experienced a major decline in popularity in the last few decades as the sport’s culture failed to cater to beginners at the same time that experienced riders largely …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/old-windsurfers-become-new-electric-surfboards/)

When Electricity Doesn’t Take the Shortest Path
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/when-electricity-doesnt-take-the-shortest-path/

Everyone knows that the path of least resistance is the path that will always be taken, be it by water, electricity or the feet of humans. This is where the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/when-electricity-doesnt-take-the-shortest-path/)

Atari Brings the Computer Age Home
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/atari-brings-the-computer-age-home/