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Remotely Unlocking an Encrypted Hard Disk

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Al Williams

Can you remotely unlock an encrypted hard disk? [Jyn] needed to unlock their home server after it rebooted even if they weren’t home. Normally, they used Tailscale to remote in, …read more Continue reading Remotely Unlocking an Encrypted Hard Disk→

Posted in diskencryption, encryption, initramfs, linux, linux hacks, systemd, Tailscale

Linux Hotplug Events Explained

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Al Williams

There was a time when Linux was much simpler. You’d load a driver, it would find your device at boot up, or it wouldn’t. That was it. Now, though, people …read more Continue reading Linux Hotplug Events Explained→

Posted in hotplug, linux, linux hacks, software hacks, usb

Linux Hotplug Events Explained

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Al Williams

There was a time when Linux was much simpler. You’d load a driver, it would find your device at boot up, or it wouldn’t. That was it. Now, though, people …read more Continue reading Linux Hotplug Events Explained→

Posted in hotplug, linux, linux hacks, software hacks, usb

SpyTech: The Underwater Wire Tap

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Al Williams

In the 1970s, the USSR had an undersea cable connecting a major naval base at Petropavlovsk to the Pacific Fleet headquarters at Vladivostok. The cable traversed the Sea of Okhotsk, …read more Continue reading SpyTech: The Underwater Wire Tap→

Posted in cold war, Hackaday Columns, history, Original Art, soviet, submarine cables, ussr | Tagged Submarine

Linux Fu: The USB WiFi Dongle Exercise

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Al Williams

If you’ve used Linux for a long time, you know that we are spoiled these days. Getting a new piece of hardware back in the day was often a horrible …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: The USB WiFi Dongle Exercise→

Posted in device driver, Hackaday Columns, Linux Fu, linux hacks, TP-LINK

Philco Bet the Farm on The Predicta… and Lost

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Al Williams

Philco was a common household brand for many years. The company started in 1892, making street lights. Then they pivoted to batteries. This was big business when early radios were …read more Continue reading Philco Bet the Farm on The Predicta… and Lost→

Posted in home entertainment hacks, Philco, philco predicta, television

AI Assistant Uses ESP32

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Al Williams

Having an AI assistant is all the rage these days, but AI assistants usually don’t know about your automation setups and may have difficulty dealing with tasks asynchronously. Enter zclaw. …read more Continue reading AI Assistant Uses ESP32→

Posted in ai assistant, Artificial Intelligence, ESP32, Microcontrollers

AI Assistant Uses ESP32

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Al Williams

Having an AI assistant is all the rage these days, but AI assistants usually don’t know about your automation setups and may have difficulty dealing with tasks asynchronously. Enter zclaw. …read more Continue reading AI Assistant Uses ESP32→

Posted in ai assistant, Artificial Intelligence, ESP32, Microcontrollers

Hackaday Podcast Ep 359: Flying Squids, Edible Passwords, and a CAD Automaton

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Al Williams

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams met up to trade their favorite posts of the week. Tune in and see if your favorites made the list. From crazy intricate …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Ep 359: Flying Squids, Edible Passwords, and a CAD Automaton→

Posted in Hackaday Columns, Hackaday Podcast, Podcasts

Inside Project Silica, Now on Bakeware

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Al Williams

You see it all the time in science fiction: the heroes find old data, read it, and learn how to save the day. But how realistic is that? Forget aliens. …read more Continue reading Inside Project Silica, Now on Bakeware→

Posted in Archive storage, Microsoft, silica, Tech Hacks | Tagged Data Storage

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