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All-Screen Keyboard Has Flexible Layouts <img width="800" height="450" src="image alt=""/>Most keyboards are factory-set for a specific layout, and most users never change from the standard layout for their home locale. As a multilingual person, [Inkbox] wanted a more flexible
Hackaday Links: December 14, 2025 <img width="800" height="430" src="image alt="Hackaday Links Column Banner"/>Fix stuff, earn big awards? Maybe, if this idea for repair bounties takes off. The group is dubbed the FULU Foundation, for “Freedom from Unethical Limitations on Users,” and was
It Only Takes a Handful of Samples To Poison Any Size LLM, Anthropic Finds <img width="800" height="449" src="image alt="A graph showing the poisoning success rate of 7B and 13B parameter models"/>It stands to reason that if you have access to an LLM’s training data, you can influence what’s coming out the other end of the inscrutable AI’s network. The obvious
Finally, A Pipe Slapophone With MIDI <img width="800" height="450" src="image alt=""/>If you live in a major city, you’ve probably seen a street performer with some variety of slapophone. It’s a simple musical instrument that typically uses different lengths of PVC
Taking Electronics to a Different Level <img width="800" height="450" src="image alt="A circuit diagram in a book on a desk with computers and microcontrollers"/>One part wants 3.3V logic. Another wants 5V. What do you do? Over on the [Playduino] YouTube channel, there’s a recent video running us through a not-so-recent concern: various approaches
Printing with PHA Filament as Potential Alternative to PLA <img width="800" height="411" src="image alt=""/>PLA (polylactic acid) has become the lowest common denominator in FDM 3D printing, offering decent performance while being not very demanding on the printer. That said, it’s often noted that
Teardown of a 5th Generation Prius Inverter <img width="800" height="439" src="image alt=""/>The best part about BEV and hybrid cars is probably the bit where their electronics are taken out for a good teardown and comparison with previous generations and competing designs.
User Serviceable Parts <img width="800" height="484" src="image alt=""/>Al and I were talking on the podcast about the Home Assistant home automation hub software. In particular, about how devilishly well designed it is for extensibility. It’s designed to
Biohack Your Way To Lactose Tolerance (Through Suffering) <img width="800" height="450" src="image alt="A biohacker with her lactose-rich slurry"/>A significant fraction of people can’t handle lactose, like [HGModernism]. Rather than accept a cruel, ice cream free existence, she decided to do something you really shouldn’t try: biohacking her
PJON, Open Single-Wire Bus Protocol, Goes Verilog <img width="800" height="450" src="image alt=""/>Did OneWire of DS18B20 sensor fame ever fascinate you in its single-data-line simplicity? If so, then you’ll like PJON (Padded Jittering Operative Network) – a single-wire-compatible protocol for up to
Super-Sizing Insects and the Benefits of Bones <img width="800" height="407" src="image alt=""/>Have you ever found yourself looking at the insects of the Paleozoic era, including the dragonfly Meganeuropsis permiana with its 71 cm wingspan and wondered what it would be like
Liberating AirPods with Bluetooth Spoofing <img width="800" height="450" src="image alt=""/>Apple’s AirPods can pair with their competitors’ devices and work as basic Bluetooth earbuds, but to no one’s surprise most of their really interesting features are reserved for Apple devices.
Hidden Camera Build Proves You Can’t Trust Walnuts <img width="800" height="450" src="image alt=""/>Typically, if you happened across a walnut lying about, you might consider eating it or throwing it to a friendly squirrel. However, as [Penguin DIY] demonstrates, it’s perfectly possible to