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hackaday. com > 04/09/2026 > need-a-reactalyser

Need A Reactalyser?

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (221+ words) You may ask yourself what a reactalyser could be. We did too. Our guess was extremely far off, since we thought it might have to do with reactance. We liked the retro-look radio that [Anthony] used as a case. He…...

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hackaday. com > tag > vliw

Vliw

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (228+ words) A History On The "Impossible" VLIW Computing'Hackaday A computer does one thing at a time, even if it feels like it's doing multiple things at once. In reality, it's just switching between tasks very quickly. But a VLIW (Very Long…...

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hackaday. com > 04/07/2026 > cca-ethernet-cables-not-up-to-scratch-but-are-they-dangerous

CCA Ethernet Cables: Not Up To Scratch, But Are They Dangerous?

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (650+ words) CCA is cheaper than proper copper cabling, and it conducts signals well enough to function in an Ethernet cable. And yet, it's a prime example of corner-cutting that keeps standards bodies and professional installers up at night. But just how…...

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hackaday. com > tag > axios

Axios

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (274+ words) This Week In Security: The Supply Chain Has Problems'Hackaday The biggest story of the week is a new massive supply chain breach, which appears to be unrelated to the previous massive supply chain breaches, this time of the Axios HTTP…...

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hackaday. com > 04/03/2026 > this-week-in-security-the-supply-chain-has-problems

This Week In Security: The Supply Chain Has Problems

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (574+ words) The biggest story of the week is a new'massive supply chain breach, which appears to be unrelated to the'previous'massive supply chain breaches, this time of the Axios HTTP project. The lead developer of Axios'believes he was compromised by a collaboration…...

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hackaday. com > tag > oidc

Oidc

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (274+ words) This Week In Security: The Supply Chain Has Problems'Hackaday The biggest story of the week is a new massive supply chain breach, which appears to be unrelated to the previous massive supply chain breaches, this time of the Axios HTTP…...

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hackaday. com > 04/02/2026 > anything-can-be-a-router-if-you-try-hard-enough

Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (487+ words) Hackaday If you're an American and you use the Internet at home, it seems probable that routers are going to be in short supply The US government recently mandated all such devices be home grown for security reasons, which would…...

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hackaday. com > 03/31/2026 > the-d-in-dns-stands-for-doom

The D In DNS Stands For DOOM

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (512+ words) As literally everything ought to be able to play'DOOM in some fashion, [Adam Rice] recently set out to make the venerable DNS finally play the game after far too many decades of being DOOM-less. You. .....

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hackaday. com > 03/30/2026 > spy-tech-conflicts-bring-a-new-number-station

Spy Tech: Conflicts Bring A New Number Station

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (474+ words) If you know much about radios and espionage, you've probably encountered number stations. These are mysterious stations that read out groups of numbers or otherwise encoded messages to. .. well. .. some. .. If you know much about radios and espionage, you've probably…...

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hackaday. com > 03/29/2026 > hackaday-links-march-29-2026

Hackaday Links: March 29, 2026

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (369+ words) Whether it's a new couch or a rare piece of hardware picked up on e Bay, we all know what it feels like to eagerly await a delivery truck. But the CERN researchers involved in a delivery earlier this week…...