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    August 11, 2026

            Linux Fu: Heads Or Tails For VPN

            If you’ve done much networking, you surely know the frustration of trying to connect to something, say a Raspberry Pi, that lives behind your consumer router. There are a number …read more

            The Physics Of Keeping Thermal Power Stations Cool

            Recently thermal power stations have been in the news quite a bit, mostly in the context of them being throttled back or shut down due to the river water used …read more

            Hackaday Links: August 9, 2026

            Bad news for anyone who was hoping for some relief from the memory shortage — Digitimes is reporting that the production capacity of major players such as Samsung, Micron, and …read more

            This Week In Security: Claude Gets Hacking, Hotel WiFi, And NPM Compromised Again

            kMaybe feeling left out from the questionable hype train of “Our AI models can’t be trusted”, Anthropic has released reports that their Claude model has “reached the Internet” and accessed …read more

            Calculus-Free PID (Almost) In A Spreadsheet

            PID controllers are everywhere. They regulate temperature, motor speed, power supplies, positioning systems, process equipment, and probably a dozen things within arm’s reach of you right now. They’re also frequently …read more

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          * Titanic-esqe Telegraph Keeps Relationship Afloat

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              By Tyler August | August 11, 2026

            When people say the key to a happy, long-lasting marriage is communication, they generally mean the verbal kind: talking things out with your spouse, sharing your feelings, and all that …read more

          * Is Manual Filament Tuning Still Worth It?

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              By Maya Posch | August 11, 2026

            In this era of consumer-grade FDM printers that have automatic bed levelling, automatic pressure advance tuning, automatic temperature regulation and so on buttoned away behind bullet-proof presets and automation, something …read more

          * Fixing A Dead Makita Battery With A 20 Cent Part

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              By Maya Posch | August 11, 2026

            It’s no real secret that battery packs for power tools aren’t the foremost when it comes to user serviceability, so if said battery pack suddenly stops charging outside of warranty, …read more

          * Splitting A Ball Bearing To Cut Out Backlash

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              By Aaron Beckendorf | August 11, 2026

            Gears are usually the biggest contributors to backlash in a mechanical system, but they’re far from the only culprits. Ball bearings are a less obvious source of imprecision, since any …read more

          * Turning A Toy Game Boy Into A Real Game Boy

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              By Maya Posch | August 11, 2026

            In the world of children’s toys there are many offerings which are meant to look like devices used by older kids or even adults, with the Fisher Price Laugh & …read more

          * The PC OS That Would Have Blown Your Mind Back In 1984

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              By Jenny List | August 11, 2026

            As far as desktop microcomputers for mere mortals went in the first half of the 1980s, there was a sharp distinction between home computers such as the many 8-bit machines …read more

          * PC-1: The 1954 Computer With No Tubes, Relays, Or Transistors

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              By Al Williams | August 11, 2026

            However you make a digital computer, you need something to represent a binary digit. Usually this is some form of switch: a relay, a tube, or a transistor, although there …read more

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