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hackaday.com > 09/14/2026 > circuitpython-goes-turbo-with-precompiled-functions

CircuitPython Goes Turbo With Precompiled Functions

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (40+ words) It would not be at all original to declare that Python is the new BASIC. Like BASIC, it has been the first programming language for a whole generation of coders, and its main advantage is that it's qu......


hackaday.com > 09/09/2026 > local-llms-can-work-better-than-claude-at-least-for-some

Local LLMs Can Work Better Than Claude, At Least For Some

5+ day, 24+ min ago   (302+ words) Hackaday This is going to be a very personal question, because when you’re talking cloud vs local anything, it comes down to this: how much are you willing to pay for independence? The local option might save you long…...


hackaday.com > 09/09/2026 > its-gnu-radio-companion-but-in-the-browser

It’s GNU Radio Companion, But In The Browser

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (30+ words) The progression of the web browser from a tool for simple static information browsing into a do-everything computing environment has been inexorable, with package after package making the jump. Today......


hackaday.com > 09/09/2026 > sick-of-wayland-vs-xorg-how-about-gem

Sick Of Wayland Vs. Xorg? How About GEM?

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (37+ words) Between lawsuits from Apple, and Microsoft being Microsoft, Digital Research's GEM desktop for DOS never really had a chance. It did have another life on Atari home computers, but it's the DOS version......


hackaday.com > 09/05/2026 > voicebox-fx-is-a-blueprint-for-circuitpython-i2s-audio

Voicebox FX Is A Blueprint For CircuitPython I2S Audio

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (31+ words) [Adafruit]'s Voicebox FX gadget is a fun, well-documented project that serves another useful purpose: being a fantastic reference design for audio on CircuitPython, with I2S audio components. Be sure......


hackaday.com > 09/04/2026 > take-tool-photo-generate-custom-gridfinity-bin

Take Tool Photo, Generate Custom Gridfinity Bin

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (30+ words) What if the organization and storage benefits of tool shadowing could be had and improved with a modular, semi-automated process? Tracefinity attempts that by generating custom Gridfinity bins from ph......


hackaday.com > 09/03/2026 > from-a-ten-line-script-to-a-real-utility-with-codex

From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1068+ words) I’m an experienced programmer, and I’ve worked in many different languages. Sometimes being a programmer is a two-edged sword. You want to accomplish something, and you can do it easily -- but it......


hackaday.com > 09/01/2026 > a-defrag-simulator-in-your-browser

A Defrag Simulator In Your Browser

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (36+ words) Disk Defragmenter was a wonderful utility that Microsoft included with Windows back in the day. Back then, you'd use it to theoretically speed up disk access. Today, you can run a fun simulation right......


hackaday.com > 09/01/2026 > haiku-os-releases-beta-6

Haiku OS Releases Beta 6

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (40+ words) After just a little over 25 years of the Haiku project trying to keep the BeOS spirit alive, the team has now released Beta 6. The spicy details of what is now all better can naturally be found in the......


hackaday.com > 08/31/2026 > reactos-gets-an-upgrade

ReactOS Gets An Upgrade

2+ week, 59+ min ago   (190+ words) Hackaday A perennial in the esoteric operating system space is ReactOS, a project with its roots in the 1990s which is doing a pretty good job of creating an open source clone of 32-bit Windows They have a new version out,…...