# Ep 366: DOOM on a Toaster, Music in LED Strips, and Old Drives in New Clothes

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2026-04-17
- Length: 53m
- Episode: 366
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2026/04/17/hackaday-podcast-episode-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes/

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Jenny List discuss recent community hacks, including Scott Lawson’s sound-reactive LED strips, a Mac 128 emulator running on an ESP32, and a custom LCD replacement for a Fluke multimeter. They also cover Blue Origin’s lunar regolith oxygen project, the Linux kernel’s new stance on AI-assisted code, and Tom Nardi’s discovery of personal data on cheap hard drives. The episode concludes with an analysis of AI utility by Jenny List and a history of the SeaLab underwater research program.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=1) Introduction: Linux AI Code Rules and Blue Origin Lunar Oxygen
- [6:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=365) Sound Reveal: Electric Pencil Sharpener
- [6:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=417) Scott Lawson’s Sound-Reactive LED Strips
- [12:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=776) Mac 128 Emulator on ESP32 Weather Display
- [16:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=994) Custom LCD Replacement for Fluke Multimeter
- [19:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=1194) GNU Herd Kernel and April Fools' Day
- [23:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=1421) SeaLab and Saturation Diving History
- [31:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=1909) Quick Hacks: Doom Toaster, Flapulator, and Laser Cutter Exhaust
- [39:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=2341) Tom Nardi’s Tale of Cheap Hard Drives and Data Leaks
- [46:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-04-17-ep-366-doom-on-a-toaster-music-in-led-strips-and-old-drives-in-new-clothes#t=2772) Jenny List’s AI for Skeptics: Sentiment Analysis

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Blue Origin (company)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Fluke 8060A (product)
- GNU Herd (other)
- SeaLab (product)
- Doom (product)

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