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Ask Hackaday: What Will An LLM Be Good For In The Plateau of Productivity?

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Ask Hackaday: Solutions, or Distractions? https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/ask-hackaday-solutions-or-distractions/ #machinetools #OriginalArt #AskHackaday #buildvsbuy #Featured #Interest #returned #Rants #Bambu #Ender #used

Ask Hackaday: Solutions, or Distractions? https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/ask-hackaday-solutions-or-distractions/ #machinetools #OriginalArt #AskHackaday #buildvsbuy #Featured #Interest #returned #Rants #Bambu #Ender #used

Ask Hackaday: Solutions, or Distractions? https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/ask-hackaday-solutions-or-distractions/ #machinetools #OriginalArt #AskHackaday #buildvsbuy #Featured #Interest #returned #Rants #Bambu #Ender #used

Ask Hackaday: Solutions, or Distractions? https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/ask-hackaday-solutions-or-distractions/ #machinetools #OriginalArt #AskHackaday #buildvsbuy #Featured #Interest #returned #Rants #Bambu #Ender #used

Ask Hackaday: When Good Lithium Batteries Go Bad - Friends, I’ve gotten myself into a pickle and I need some help.
A few years back, ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/20/ask-hackaday-when-good-lithium-batteries-go-bad/ #shakehandswithdanger #spicypillows #askhackaday #recycling #disposal #swelling #e-waste #lifepo4 #lithium #hazmat #module #pouch #solar

Ask Hackaday: When Good Lithium Batteries Go Bad https://hackaday.com/2025/10/20/ask-hackaday-when-good-lithium-batteries-go-bad/ #shakehandswithdanger #spicypillows #AskHackaday #recycling #disposal #swelling #e-waste #LiFePO4 #lithium #hazmat #module #pouch #solar

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Distro Hop? https://hackaday.com/2025/09/29/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-distro-hop/ #HackadayColumns #Distrohopping #AskHackaday #LinuxHacks #opensuse #Rants #linux #kde

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Distro Hop? - If you read “Jenny’s Daily Drivers” or “Linux Fu” here on Hackaday, you know we li... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/29/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-distro-hop/ #hackadaycolumns #distrohopping #askhackaday #linuxhacks #opensuse #rants #linux #kde

Ask Hackaday: Are You Wearing 3D Printed Shoes? - We love 3D printing. We’ll print brackets, brackets for brackets, and brackets to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/10/ask-hackaday-are-you-wearing-3d-printed-shoes/ #hackadaycolumns #3dprinterhacks #3dprintedshoes #askhackaday #3dprinting #shoe

Ask Hackaday: What’s a Sun-Like Star? - Is a bicycle like a motorcycle? Of course, the answer is it is and it isn’t. Sayin... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/ask-hackaday-whats-a-sun-like-star/ #askhackaday #exoplanets #astronomy #rants

Ask Hackaday: What’s a Sun-Like Star? https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/ask-hackaday-whats-a-sun-like-star/ #AskHackaday #exoplanets #astronomy #Rants

Ask Hackaday: Vibe Coding - Vibe coding is the buzzword of the moment. What is it? The practice of writing sof... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/09/ask-hackaday-vibe-coding/ #artificialintelligence #softwaredevelopment #askhackaday #vibecoding #llm #ai

Ask Hackaday: Vibe Coding https://hackaday.com/2025/04/09/ask-hackaday-vibe-coding/ #ArtificialIntelligence #SoftwareDevelopment #AskHackaday #vibecoding #LLM #ai

Ask Hackaday: What Would You Do With the World’s Smallest Microcontroller? https://hackaday.com/2025/03/17/ask-hackaday-what-would-you-do-with-the-worlds-smallest-microcontroller/ #Microcontrollers #texasinstruments #HackadayColumns #microcontroller #AskHackaday #cortex #arm #bga #MCU

Ask Hackaday: What Would You Do With the World’s Smallest Microcontroller? - It’s generally pretty easy to spot a microcontroller on a PCB. There are clues apl... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/17/ask-hackaday-what-would-you-do-with-the-worlds-smallest-microcontroller/ #microcontrollers #texasinstruments #hackadaycolumns #microcontroller #askhackaday #cortex #arm #bga #mcu

Ask Hackaday: How Much Would You Stake On An Online Retailer https://hackaday.com/2024/11/08/ask-hackaday-how-much-would-you-stake-on-an-online-retailer/ #AskHackaday #counterfeit #Interest #amazon #tools

Ask Hackaday: How Much Would You Stake On An Online Retailer - On the bench where this is being written, there’s a Mitutoyo vernier caliper. It’s... - https://hackaday.com/2024/11/08/ask-hackaday-how-much-would-you-stake-on-an-online-retailer/ #askhackaday #counterfeit #interest #amazon #tools

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Make Front Panels? https://hackaday.com/2024/06/20/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-make-front-panels/ #HackadayColumns #AskHackaday #frontpanel

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Make Front Panels? https://hackaday.com/2024/06/20/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-make-front-panels/ #HackadayColumns #AskHackaday #frontpanel

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Make Front Panels? https://hackaday.com/2024/06/20/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-make-front-panels/ #HackadayColumns #AskHackaday #frontpanel

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Make Front Panels? https://hackaday.com/2024/06/20/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-make-front-panels/ #HackadayColumns #AskHackaday #frontpanel

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Make Front Panels? - We’ll admit it. The closer a project is to completion, the less enthusiasm we have... - https://hackaday.com/2024/06/20/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-make-front-panels/ #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #frontpanel

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Make Front Panels? - We’ll admit it. The closer a project is to completion, the less enthusiasm we have... - https://hackaday.com/2024/06/20/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-make-front-panels/ #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #frontpanel

Ask Hackaday: Do You Calibrate Your Instruments? - Like many of you, I have a bench full of electronic instruments. The newest is my ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/05/09/ask-hackaday-do-you-calibrate-your-instruments/ #benchinstruments #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #calibration #measurement #hardware

Ask Hackaday: Do You Calibrate Your Instruments? https://hackaday.com/2024/05/09/ask-hackaday-do-you-calibrate-your-instruments/ #benchinstruments #HackadayColumns #AskHackaday #calibration #measurement #hardware

Ask Hackaday: What If You Did Have a Room Temperature Superconductor? - The news doesn’t go long without some kind of superconductor announcement these da... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/26/ask-hackaday-what-if-you-did-have-a-room-temperature-superconductor/ #superconductivity #superconductor #currentevents #askhackaday #featured #interest #science

Ask Hackaday: Why Are Self-Checkouts Failing? - Most people who read Hackaday have positive feelings about automation. (Notice we ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/16/ask-hackaday-why-are-self-checkouts-failing/ #currentevents #self-checkout #askhackaday #technology #featured #interest

Ask Hackaday: What Do You Do When You Can’t Solder? https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/ask-hackaday-what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-solder/ #HackadayColumns #AskHackaday #scotchloks #solderseal #crimps #WAGO

Ask Hackaday: What Do You Do When You Can’t Solder? https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/ask-hackaday-what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-solder/ #HackadayColumns #AskHackaday #scotchloks #solderseal #crimps #WAGO

Ask Hackaday: What Do You Do When You Can’t Solder? - Ah, soldering. It’s great for sticking surface mount parts to a PCB, and it’s real... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/ask-hackaday-what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-solder/ #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #scotchloks #solderseal #crimps #wago

Ask Hackaday: What Do You Do When You Can’t Solder? - Ah, soldering. It’s great for sticking surface mount parts to a PCB, and it’s real... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/ask-hackaday-what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-solder/ #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #scotchloks #solderseal #crimps #wago

Ask Hackaday: What Do You Do When You Can’t Solder? - Ah, soldering. It’s great for sticking surface mount parts to a PCB, and it’s real... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/ask-hackaday-what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-solder/ #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #scotchloks #solderseal #crimps #wago

Ask Hackaday: What Do You Do When You Can’t Solder? - Ah, soldering. It’s great for sticking surface mount parts to a PCB, and it’s real... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/ask-hackaday-what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-solder/ #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #scotchloks #solderseal #crimps #wago

Ask Hackaday: What Do You Do When You Can’t Solder? - Ah, soldering. It’s great for sticking surface mount parts to a PCB, and it’s real... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/ask-hackaday-what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-solder/ #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #scotchloks #solderseal #crimps #wago

Ask Hackaday: Why Retrocomputing? - I recently dropped in on one of the Vintage Computer Festival events, and it made ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/16/ask-hackaday-why-retrocomputing/ #vintagecomputing #hackadaycolumns #retrocomputing #askhackaday #rant

Ask Hackaday: What’s Linux Anyway? - Any time we mention Linux, it is a fair bet we will get a few comments from people... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/21/ask-hackaday-whats-linux-anyway/ #askhackaday #linuxhacks #featured #interest #rants #linux

Ask Hackaday: Learn Assembly First, Last, or Never? - A few days ago, I ran into an online post where someone pointed out the book “Lear... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/14/ask-hackaday-learn-assembly-first-last-or-never/ #softwaredevelopment #assemblylanguage #askhackaday #rants

Ask Hackaday: Split Rail Op Amp Power Supply - Water cooler talk at the office usually centers around movies, sports, or life eve... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/20/ask-hackaday-split-rail-op-amp-power-supply/ #hackadaycolumns #superconbadge #askhackaday #opamps #parts

Ask Hackaday: The Ten Dollar Digital Mixing Desk? - There comes a point in every engineer’s life at which they need a mixing desk, and... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/ask-hackaday-the-ten-dollar-digital-mixing-desk/ #digitalaudiohacks #askhackaday #mixingdesk #soundcard #featured #interest #linux

Ask Hackaday: What’s Your Worst Soldering Job? - Soldering! It’s the primary method for attaching one component to another in the w... - https://hackaday.com/2022/02/24/ask-hackaday-whats-your-worst-soldering-job/ #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #moltenmetal #toolhacks #nightmare #soldering

Ask Hackaday: Are Extruders the Only Feasible Tools for Toolchanging? - Toolchanging in 3D printers is no longer something from the bleeding edge; it’s go... - https://hackaday.com/2021/12/13/ask-hackaday-are-extruders-the-only-feasible-tools-for-toolchanging/ #hackadaycolumns #3dprintering #toolchanging #askhackaday #3dprinters #featured #extruder

Ask Hackaday: What is Amazon Thinking by Entering the Palm-Reading Business? - Have you heard about this One? At least three United States senators have, and the... - https://hackaday.com/2021/08/27/ask-hackaday-what-is-amazon-thinking-by-entering-the-palm-reading-business/ #contactlesspayment #currentevents #askhackaday #originalart #convenience #biometrics #lifehacks #amazonone #biometric #palmprint #facepalm #amazon #rants

Ask Hackaday: Why Make Modular Hardware? - In the movies, everything is modular. Some big gun fell off the spaceship when it ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/04/27/ask-hackaday-why-make-modular-hardware/ #hackadaycolumns #handheldshacks #snapcircuits #askhackaday #originalart #raspberrypi #projectara #modular #news

Ask Hackaday: With Landline Use in Decline, What’s to be Done with the Local Loop? - Walking is great exercise, but it’s good for the mind too: it gives one time to observe and to think... - https://hackaday.com/2020/10/12/ask-hackaday-with-landline-use-in-decline-whats-to-be-done-with-the-local-loop/ #plainoldtelephonesystem #infrastructure #networkhacks #askhackaday #originalart #copperwire #localloop #interest #landline #copper #telco #pots

Ask Hackaday: What Can Be Done with Your Bootlooping Blu-Ray? - Last Friday, thousands of owners of Samsung Blu Ray players found that their home entertainment devi... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/06/26/ask-hackaday-what-can-be-done-with-your-bootlooping-blu-ray/ #sslcertificate #askhackaday #certificate #blu-ray #samsung #news #ssl

Ask Hackaday: Are 80 Characters Per Line Still Reasonable In 2020? - Software developers won’t ever run out of subjects to argue and fight about. Some of them can be fun... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/06/18/ask-hackaday-are-80-characters-per-line-still-reasonable-in-2020/ #softwaredevelopment #currentevents #linustorvalds #askhackaday #originalart #codingstyle #punchedcard #featured #interest #vt100 #ibm

Ask Hackaday: Is Anyone Sad Phone VR is Dead? - It’s official: smartphone-based VR is dead. The two big players in this space were Samsung Gear VR (... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/13/ask-hackaday-is-anyone-sad-phone-vr-is-dead/ #hackadaycolumns #virtualreality #googlecarboard #askhackaday #originalart #smartphone #daydream #headset #gearvr #quest #rift #vive #vr

Ask Hackaday: Does Your Car Need an Internet Killswitch? - Back in the good old days of carburetors and distributors, the game was all about busting door locks... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/10/01/ask-hackaday-does-your-car-need-an-internet-killswitch/ #askhackaday #originalart #automobiles #killswitch #bluetooth #carhacks #interest #interent #vehicles #trucks #cars #wifi

What’s in a Name? Tales of Python, Perl, and The GIMP - In the older days of open source software, major projects tended to have their Benevolent Dictators ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/18/whats-in-a-name-tales-of-python-perl-and-the-gimp/ #softwaredevelopment #opensourceethics #hackadaycolumns #askhackaday #opensource #python #gimp #perl