Kernel prepatch 7.1-rc3
Linus has released 7.1-rc3 for testing. “I think this answers the ‘is 7.1 continuing the larger size pattern that we saw with 7.0?’ question, and the...
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Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026
While Artemis II was primarily a demonstration flight of the architecture NASA plans to use for future lunar missions, it was also an excellent excuse for...
Read moreLinux 7.1-rc3 Released With Many Networking Changes
Linus Torvalds just issued the third weekly test candidate of the Linux 7.1 kernel with around a third of the patches being for the networking subsystem…
Read moreThe Bastl Kalimba is a wild synth that thinks it’s a thumb piano
It’s already raised over $700,000 on Kickstarter. | Image: Bastl Make no mistake, the Bastl Kalimba is a synthesizer, you just play it like a kalimba....
Read moreAstronomers Find an X-Ray Key to the Red Dot Mystery
Ever since JWST first began peering out at the early Universe a few years ago, astronomers have been spotting strange “little red dots” (LRDs) in its...
Read moreWhy Using Cardboard for a PC Case is a Chore
The idea of using cardboard for a sloppy PC case isn’t new; it’s a time-honored tradition dating back to at least the 1990s. That said, with...
Read moreFunniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
It’s a multi-win week for MrWilson, who takes both top spots on the insightful side with one serving as a double-winner at the top of the...
Read moreThis Team Fortress 2 zombie mod looks so good, we almost thought it was official
Left 4 Dead 3 or Mann vs. Machine 2?
Read moreI went back to Grand Theft Auto 4 for a Call of Duty zombie mod mash up and came away wondering how the heck I got this old
New York state of (losing my) mind.
Read moreGuerrilla Games co-founder developing European game engine to rival Unreal and Unity
Guerrilla Games co-founder and former Epic tech director Arjan Brussee is working to build a new game engine as an “European alternative” to US-centric engines like...
Read moreHubble Capture a Starry Spiral Cosmic Neighbor
A spiral galaxy seen close up and tilted at an angle, so that its disc fills the view from corner to corner. Its disc is yellow...
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