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A Clock Inspired by Failed Cognitive Tests

A Clock Inspired by Failed Cognitive Tests

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Autopsy of a Failed Vintage Carbon Resistor

Autopsy of a Failed Vintage Carbon Resistor

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Tiny C64 PSU Rejects Tradition, Embraces USB

Tiny C64 PSU Rejects Tradition, Embraces USB

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A Bicycle Built on an Italian Renaissance Tech Base

A Bicycle Built on an Italian Renaissance Tech Base

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Honeywell X2S Smart Thermostat Firmware Reverse-Engineering

Honeywell X2S Smart Thermostat Firmware Reverse-Engineering

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Linux on Android Provides Inexpensive, Powerful Computing

Linux on Android Provides Inexpensive, Powerful Computing

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Drawing Videos On An Etch-a-Sketch

Drawing Videos On An Etch-a-Sketch

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Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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3D Printing Space Cadet Pinball Into the Real World

3D Printing Space Cadet Pinball Into the Real World

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode

z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode

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Peek Into IBM’s System/360 With Vintage Training Film

Peek Into IBM’s System/360 With Vintage Training Film

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Through-Glass Vias and the Long Road to Glass Substrates

Through-Glass Vias and the Long Road to Glass Substrates

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Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Ferrari Reveals $640,000 EV Co-Designed by Jony Ive

Ferrari Reveals $640,000 EV Co-Designed by Jony Ive

The latest Apple story matters less as spectacle than as a clue to where the company’s hardware, software and services may be pulling users next.

Apple stories matter because one product decision can ripple through hardware, services, developers, accessories and the wider market that reacts around the company.

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Hacking a Video Walkie Talkie’s TXW818 MCU and Running DOOM

Hacking a Video Walkie Talkie’s TXW818 MCU and Running DOOM

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The Email Of The Future In 1986

The Email Of The Future In 1986

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Adorable ASCII Aquarium Lives On Your Desk

Adorable ASCII Aquarium Lives On Your Desk

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Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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Hackaday Links: May 24, 2026

Hackaday Links: May 24, 2026

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NoiseCloud: Storing Data On YouTube

NoiseCloud: Storing Data On YouTube

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Spacelab’s Mitra 125 MS

Spacelab’s Mitra 125 MS

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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Meet the Raven: an Atari Clone Computer Based on the Motorola 68060

Meet the Raven: an Atari Clone Computer Based on the Motorola 68060

A good maker story is not just about a clever build. It is about what the project teaches, what problem it solves and what curious readers can borrow for their own experiments.

Maker projects matter because they show technology at work with the cover removed: parts, constraints, mistakes, trade-offs and the small decisions that make an idea real.

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