Collaborate Disseminate
Large language models (LLMs) output language, but they are commonly tasked with making a decision or classification of some kind instead of writing an essay or chat reply. An LLM …read more Continue reading A New Type of LLM on the Block: Decision-Making Models
Solder stencils are a fantastic way to accurately apply solder paste to a PCB. Professionally-made stencils are cut from steel, but for the home hacker, soda cans continue to be …read more Continue reading A Good DIY Solder Stencil Begins With a Cleanly-Sliced Soda Can
[Mini Shaji Thomas] has a deeply interesting article on IEEE Spectrum detailing how the power distribution system for a city of over twenty million people went from failing to first-class. …read more Continue reading Fixing a Power Grid That Loses Over Half Its Power to Inefficiency and Theft
Ever wanted a spreadsheet as an executable with a built-in terminal interface? No? Well, that’s a pity because [Roberto Alsina]’s Sheety project does exactly that. Sheety compiles spreadsheet definitions into …read more Continue reading Sheety Turns Spreadsheets Into Binaries, For Some Reason
Every magnet has a north and a south pole, but which is which? Sometimes it matters. If a product one builds features a magnetic closure or other part, the polarity …read more Continue reading Ways To Empirically Identify a Magnet’s Polarity
Flip dot displays are cool, and more people realize that after [mitxela]’s fluid simulation on flip dots installation was on display at EMF 2026. As glorious as the result is, …read more Continue reading Enormous Fluid Simulation on Flip Dots is also Enormous Amount of Work
[Ryan Walker] may have written up his observations a few years ago, but the lessons are just as relevant today as they were back then. He shares five easy ways …read more Continue reading Easy Ways Sink a Hardware Startup
[Jude Robinson]’s robot Daisy has an unusual function: making a literal chain of daisies. The device is his student final project and demonstrates how a system can replace sensing with …read more Continue reading Robot Makes Literal Daisy Chains
[Salim Benbouziyane] shows off his TN Deck, a tiny custom cyberdeck built into an Altoids tin. It’s a skillful build that really makes the most of the available space, and …read more Continue reading Tiny Scratch-Built Cyberdeck is in Mint Condition
[Angus] of [Maker’s Muse] shows off both a parametric, print-in-place sliding puzzle design he created, and the results of UV printing full-color designs on the same. The results look beautiful, …read more Continue reading Full-Color Looks Great on 3D Printed Sliding Puzzles