Hackaday Links: December 14, 2025

Fix stuff, earn big awards? Maybe, if this idea for repair bounties takes off. The group is dubbed the FULU Foundation, for “Freedom from Unethical Limitations on Users,” and was …read more

Jenny’s Daily Drivers: Haiku R1/beta5

Back in the mid 1990s, the release of Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system cemented the Redmond software company’s dominance over most of the desktop operating system space. Apple were still …read more

Creating User-Friendly Installers Across Operating Systems

After you have written the code for some awesome application, you of course want other people to be able to use it. Although simply directing them to the source code …read more

FLOSS Weekly Episode 858: YottaDB: Sometimes The Solution Is Bigger Servers

This week Jonathan chats with K. S. Bhaskar about YottaDB. This very high performance database has some unique tricks! How does YottaDB run across multiple processes without a daemon? Why …read more

Why LLMs Are Less Intelligent Than Crows

The basic concept of human intelligence entails self-awareness alongside the ability to reason and apply logic to one’s actions and daily life. Despite the very fuzzy definition of ‘human intelligence‘, …read more

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Nostalgic Camera Is A Mashup Of Analog Video Gear

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By Lewin Day | December 18, 2025

These days, you get a fantastic camera with the purchase of just about any modern smartphone. [Abe] missed some of the charm of earlier, lower-quality digital cameras, though, and wanted …read more
Chip Swap Fixes A Dead Amiga 600

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By Jenny List | December 18, 2025

The Amiga 600 was in its day the machine nobody really wanted — a final attempt to flog the almost original spec 68000 platform from 1985, in 1992. Sure it …read more
Bare Metal STM32: Increasing The System Clock And Running Dhrystone

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By Maya Posch | December 18, 2025

When you start an STM32 MCU with its default configuration, its CPU will tick along at a leisurely number of cycles on the order of 8 to 16 MHz, using …read more
Interactive Hopscotch Tiles Make The Game More Exciting

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By Lewin Day | December 18, 2025

Hopscotch is a game usually played with painted lines or with the aid of a bit of chalk. However, if you desire fancier equipment, you might like the interactive hopscotch …read more
Turn ‘Em On: Modern Nintendo Cartridges May Have A Limited Lifespan

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By Lewin Day | December 18, 2025

Cartridge-based consoles have often been celebrated for their robust and reliable media. You put a simple ROM chip in a tough plastic housing, make sure the contacts are fit for …read more
Neutrino Transmutation Observed For The First Time

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By Tyler August | December 18, 2025

Once upon a time, transmutation of the elements was a really big deal. Alchemists drove their patrons near to bankruptcy chasing the philosopher’s stone to no avail, but at least …read more
The Quirky Peripherals In Medical PC Setups

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By Lewin Day | December 18, 2025

Modern hospitals use a lot of computers. Architecturally speaking, they’re pretty typical machines—running the same CPUs and operating systems as any other PCs out there. However, they do tend to …read more

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