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hackaday.com > 09/11/2026 > all-the-best-computers-boot-to-python

All The Best Computers Boot To… Python?

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (35+ words) Among all the machines of the 8-bit home computer era which booted straight to a BASIC prompt, there were a very few that went their own way with another language. The Jupiter Ace springs immediately......

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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

3+ day, 19+ hour 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…...

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

It’s GNU Radio Companion, But In The Browser

4+ day, 10+ 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......

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

Sick Of Wayland Vs. Xorg? How About GEM?

4+ day, 10+ 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......

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hackaday.com > 09/08/2026 > a-1024-byte-python-interpreter

A 1024 Byte Python Interpreter

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (156+ words) Hackaday Like many of us, [Austin] finds writing code satisfying — especially if it is challenging His latest challenge: shoehorn something that looks like Python into 512 bytes Ok, that didn’t work out, but would you believe 1024 bytes of source…...

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hackaday.com > 03/02/2026 > cynus-chess-robot-a-chess-board-with-a-robotic-arm

Cynus Chess Robot: A Chess Board With A Robotic Arm

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (179+ words) From the site, it’s not clear where this documentation and software can be found, and the chess robot appears to be fully sold out on the Kickstarter page. In addition to this, a promised companion app seems to have gone…...

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

Take Tool Photo, Generate Custom Gridfinity Bin

1+ week, 2+ 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......

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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, 3+ 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......

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hackaday.com > 09/02/2026 > im-not-dead-yet-reverse-polish-notation-calculators-you-can-still-buy

“I???m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1085+ words) If you used a scientific calculator in the 1970s or 1980s, there was a fair chance that it worked differently from almost every calculator you see today. Instead of typing: 2 + 3 = you entered: 2 E......

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

A Defrag Simulator In Your Browser

1+ week, 4+ 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......