Same As It Ever Was
Whether you like it or not, the use of LLMs to write code is kind of a big deal at the moment. We’ve been asking ourselves what, if anything, this …read more Continue reading Same As It Ever Was
Author Archives: Elliot Williams
You Gotta Want It
On Hackaday last week, and on the podcast, we were talking about one of the educational toys of yesteryear that launched a thousand careers, at least if the comment section …read more Continue reading You Gotta Want It
Announcing the 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge
What is it about retrocomputing? For some people, it’s nostalgia. For others, it’s the appeal of simplicity. For still others, it’s the chance to save old machines from the graveyard. …read more Continue reading Announcing the 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge
Fully Characterized Systems
A friend from my old hackerspace was in grad school for electrical engineering. He had a professor who would ask, when something went wrong with a student project, “Have you …read more Continue reading Fully Characterized Systems
Supercon Ten Tickets on Sale Now
Hackers, start your engines! We’re opening up ticket sales for our tenth, the 2026 Hackaday Supercon, to take place Nov 6-8 in Pasadena, CA. As always, because we haven’t announced …read more Continue reading Supercon Ten Tickets on Sale Now
Procrastineers Rejoice! 2026 Supercon Call For Participation Extended
A few weeks ago, we put out the call for participation for this year’s 2026 Hackaday Supercon, taking place in Pasadena, CA this November. Today was going to be the …read more Continue reading Procrastineers Rejoice! 2026 Supercon Call For Participation Extended
Congratulations to the Frikkin Laser Winners!
Apparently you all love lasers just as much as we do. We put out a challenge to use, build, or otherwise abuse our favorite coherent light sources, and you responded. …read more Continue reading Congratulations to the Frikkin Laser Winners!
Commercialization and Innovation
The last year or two has seen relatively affordable multi-material printers hit the market, and the question that [Tom Nardi] and I were kicking around when he was writing up …read more Continue reading Commercialization and Innovation
Sharkfin Bites Attack Shark
The Attack Shark is a modern keyboard with fancy magnetic keyswitches, macros, configurable blinky LEDs, and more. The problem is that the configuration software only works on Windows, so [JR …read more Continue reading Sharkfin Bites Attack Shark
Add Sensors to Everything!
“You can’t control what you can’t measure” goes the old chestnut. But that’s a little bit negative, in my opinion. Instead, think of the benefits of sprinkling sensors around everywhere: …read more Continue reading Add Sensors to Everything!