Ask Hackaday: How Do You Distro Hop?#hackaday If you read “Jenny’s Daily Drivers” or “Linux Fu” here on Hackaday, you know we like Linux. Jenny’s series, especially, always points out things I want to try on different distributions. However, I have a re… ift.tt/7HY1Koy

How Many Phones Sport a 5 and 1/4 Diskette Drive? This One.#hackaday It all started with a sarcastic comment right here on Hackaday.com: ” How many phones do you know that sport a 5 and 1/4 inch diskette drive?” — and [Paul Sanjay] took that … ift.tt/cE2XIlL

Whither the Chip Shortage?#hackaday Do you remember the global chip shortage? Somehow it seems so long ago, but it’s not even really been three years yet. Somehow, I had entirely forgotten about it, until two random mentions about it popped up in short … ift.tt/Cm8bnAJ

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… an Air Breathing Satellite?!#hackaday The big problem with Low Earth Orbit is, oddly enough, air resistance. Sure, there’s not enough air to breathe in space, but there is enough to create drag when you’re whipping arou… ift.tt/MR5t43E

Who Wants a Rusty Old Smartphone?#hackaday If we’re talking about oxidized iron… probably nobody. If we’re talking about Rust the programming language, well, that might be a different story. Google agrees, and is working on bringing the language into A… ift.tt/YsEnPUo

Dirty Pots, Meet Power Tools!#hackaday Let’s face it, nobody likes scrubbing, but what option do you have? You can’t exactly break out the grinder to clean off the remains of last nights dinner… right? Well, maybe not a grinder, but thanks to this hack… ift.tt/sIXEfjr

Enhanced Definition TV: “A Poor Man’s High-Def”#hackaday Although to many of us the progression from ‘standard definition’ TV and various levels of high-definition at 720p or better seemed to happen smoothly around the turn of the new century, there was… ift.tt/FjmQKwM

When Is Your Pyrex Not The Pyrex You Expect?#hackaday It’s not often that Hackaday brings you something from a cooking channel, but [I Want To Cook] has a fascinating look at Pyrex glassware that’s definitely worth watching. If you know anything about P… ift.tt/ly18Uuo

2025 Hackaday Component Abuse Challenge: Let the Games Begin!#hackaday In theory, all parts are ideal and do just exactly what they say on the box. In practice, everything has its limits, most components have non-ideal characteristics, and you can even … ift.tt/n1ANguv

What Is the Fourier Transform?#hackaday Over at Quanta Magazine [Shalma Wegsman] asks What Is the Fourier Transform? [Shalma] begins by telling you a little about Joseph Fourier, the French mathematician with an interest in heat propagation who founded… ift.tt/Nh5DUGk

Hackaday Podcast Episode 337: Homebrew Inductors, Teletypes in the Bedroom, and Action!#hackaday Fresh hacks here! Get your fresh hot hacks right here! Elliot and Dan teamed up this week to go through every story published on our pages to find the best … ift.tt/5DisfEK

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Manhattan Project (But Were Afraid to Ask)#hackaday There have been plenty of books and movies about how the Manhattan Project brought together scientists and engineers to create the nuclear bomb. Most of the… ift.tt/GXIhJTy

How Strong of a Redbull Can You Make?#hackaday Energy drinks are a staple of those who want to get awake and energetic in a hurry. But what if said energy is not in enough of a hurry for your taste? After coming across a thrice concentrated energy drink… ift.tt/O6EPv1J

The 555 as You’ve Never Seen It: In Textile!#hackaday The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least since European contact, and probably long before. They’ve never shied from adopting innovation: churro sheep from th… ift.tt/FKuwDxc

Was Action! The Best 8-Bit Language?#hackaday Most people’s memories of programming in the 8-bit era revolve around BASIC, and not without reason. Most of the time, it was all we had. On the other hand, there were other options if you sought them out, a… ift.tt/rhQMZ1i

O Brother, What Art Thou?#hackaday Dedicated word processors are not something we see much of anymore. They were in a weird space: computerized, but not really what you could call a computer, even in those days. More like a fancy typewriter, with a scre… ift.tt/TbE6MIh

No Plans for the Weekend? Learn Raytracing!#hackaday Weekends can be busy for a lot of us, but sometimes you have one gloriously free and full of possibilities. If that’s you, you might consider taking a gander at [Peter Shirley]’s e-book “Learning Rayt… ift.tt/8P0BYEW

Ask Hackaday: Now You Install Your Friends’ VPNs. But Which One?#hackaday Something which may well unite Hackaday readers is the experience of being “The computer person” among your family or friends. You’ll know how it goes, when you go home for Christ… ift.tt/wqIr04S

Microsoft Removed WMR Headset Support? No Problem!#hackaday In late 2024 Microsoft removed support for WMR (Windows Mixed Reality), and they didn’t just cease development. As of Windows 11 version 24H2, headsets like the HP Reverb and others by Acer, Sa… ift.tt/OaH46AX

Does it Make Sense to Upgrade a Prusa Mark 4S to a Core One?#hackaday Some of these Mark 4S parts will become a Prusa Core One. (Credit: Aurora Tech, YouTube) One of the interesting things about Prusa’s FDM 3D printers is the availability of official u… ift.tt/b4RdgVf