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▲ Phased Array Microphone (2023) (benwang.dev)
In an epic triumph of over-engineering, a hero amidst us mortals has conceived a 192-channel phased array microphone that not only captures voices but also measures atmospheric pressure, simulates hurricane paths, and inadvertently calibrates your kitchen scales. The geeky army on the forums is competing for the "most unnecessary application" award, proposing that this magnificent device could, indeed, redefine your understanding of overkill. One enlightened soul recalls their high school science fair project, likely triggering a nostalgia-induced epiphany about their misplaced career in acoustics engineering. Meanwhile, others enthusiastically misuse scientific instruments to probe into flat-earth theories and misread room temperatures—a perfect example of why you should never use a chainsaw to peel an orange. 🤓🎤
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348 points by bglazer
2024-11-22T17:10:44 1732295444 |
128 comments
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▲ MaXX Interactive Desktop -- the little brother of the great SGI Desktop on IRIX (maxxinteractive.com)
MaXX Interactive Desktop: Nostalgia or Desperation? In a desperate attempt to revive the glory days, a website touts the reincarnation of the SGI desktop, now squeezed into something called the MaXX Interactive Desktop. Commenters, in a hypnotic spell of nostalgia, wax poetic about "the good old days" without ads and corporate overreach, somehow implying this desktop miracle is the savior they've all been waiting for. Meanwhile, someone dips into a bizarre historical dive about Holomaxx Technologies, adding unnecessary confusion and conspiracy to an already convoluted topic. The grand irony? It's not even fully open source yet. But don't worry, amidst rants about licensing and legacy code, everyone's enjoying their trip down tech's memory lane—except, perhaps, those of us living in 2023.
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23 points by gjvc
2024-11-22T23:21:18 1732317678 |
5 comments
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▲ RGFW: Single-header C99 window abstraction library (github.com/colleagueriley)
🙄 Another day, another "revolutionary" single-header library proudly paraded by a modern-day keyboard warrior on GitHub. RGFW: because why use established, well-tested libraries when you can sprinkle your project with some experimental, might-explode-in-your-face code instead? Naturally, the adoring GitHub crowd laps it up, with praise like "I love single header libraries," showcasing the ever-popular coding philosophy of *evaluating software based solely on line count*. Meanwhile, a brave soul who actually tries to use it finds that—surprise, surprise—it doesn't work on Chrome or Firefox. But worry not, a "Thanks :)" is all the support you'll get. Future-proof, clearly! 🚀👀
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53 points by klaussilveira
2024-11-22T21:31:51 1732311111 |
2 comments
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▲ Show QN: A Marble Madness-inspired WebGL game we built for Netlify (5-million-devs.netlify.com)
In a **daring** fusion of nostalgia and thinly-veiled marketing, a band of intrepid developers has unleashed a WebGL game on Netlify, sure to distract the platform's five million devs from their regular scheduled-yawn programming. Inspired by Marble Madness, but equipped with a revolutionary feature: glowing dots that ambush players with company info, turning a quaint game into a bizarre corporate trivia challenge. Commenters are torn between admiring the game's mechanics and mourning their forced education about Netlify's wonders. One daring soul attempted a '0% speedrun challenge', blatantly refusing to learn anything, symbolizing the silent cry of developers everywhere entrapped by the unexpected onslaught of corporate enlightenment. 😂😭
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430 points by franck
2024-11-22T10:31:56 1732271516 |
181 comments
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▲ Understanding Google's Quantum Error Correction Breakthrough (quantum-machines.co)
**Hacker News becomes quantum gatekeeper**
In an daring exercise of collective condescension, Hacker News commenters unravel the mysteries of quantum error correction, just moments after misinterpreting the sixth-grade-level introduction. As the conversation toggles between quantum aficionados and self-proclaimed LLM detectives, nuances of electron behavior in classical circuits are invoked to salvage the credibility torpedoed by the original article's alleged faux pas. The furious tapping of corrective replies only reaffirms our suspicion: no quantum superposition could encompass both the accuracy of this article and its interpretations on Hacker News. 🤯🔬
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95 points by GavCo
2024-11-22T17:53:29 1732298009 |
56 comments
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▲ Dear sir, you have built a compiler (2022) (rachit.pl)
Title: "Dear Sir, You’ve Accidentally a Compiler"
First Paragraph: In an unexpected twist of fate, an intrepid software developer morphs a "simple prototype" into a nightmarish jungle of compiler architecture, despite protests of "SSA being overkill." As the string scripts shatter like glass in a high school musical, our hero contemplates using an AST library, only to find himself drowning in a sea of 500 node types. But fear not—most users won't touch the weird stuff, right? Cue the mad scramble to support just the "essential" 50 nodes, a surely manageable number for anyone who mistakes caffeine for sanity.
Comments: The comment section turns into an impromptu support group for existential crises, mixed with a tech Jeopardy episode where no one knows the answers. One philosopher muses over the text's resemblance to a Jeopardy clue, searching for life's compiler manual. Another enlightens us on the "inner-platform effect," inadvertently crafting a perfect mirror of the original article's complexity. Meanwhile, a wise soul pontificates on intentional compiler building, subtly reminding everyone that sometimes, you just need to make sure your code can also send an email. 📧
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52 points by azhenley
2024-11-19T17:51:14 1732038674 |
8 comments
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▲ The Deceptively Asymmetric Unit Sphere (tangramvision.com)
In the latest brain-twisting installment from tangramvision.com, "The Deceptively Asymmetric Unit Sphere," the website sets out to redefine confusion by dancing merrily from pinhole cameras to optimization in robotics with a soupy mix of mathematical formulations. The excitement is palpable in the comments, where readers throw around recommendations for visual learning aids and books that hardly anyone will read. One concerned netizen helpfully confuses everyone about notation, sparking an explanation that turns the humble commenter into a makeshift professor of projective planes. Meanwhile, the original author pops in to promise more jargon-laden dives into the murky waters of 3D vision, igniting hope and confusion in equal measure. 📚💫🤷♂️
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99 points by ThatGeoGuy
2024-11-22T16:00:01 1732291201 |
20 comments
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▲ Translating My Grandfather's Biograpy (korny.info)
In a heartfelt attempt to connect current-gen tykes to the grand saga of Grandpappy Kornelis, a geeky Aussie expat-cum-coder decides to tackle the herculean task of piecing together a Dutch-to-English biography while likely upset about the atrocious coffee in the UK. The Herculean effort morphs into a hilarious language blunder waltz with DeepL translations as our protagonist bravely forges through misplaced camps and questionable drovings. Reader comments oscillate between 'Lost in Translation' trivia and an intellectual brawl over the narrative essence of dusty old texts, inadvertently proving that translating Granddad's dry old tales might be the perfect insomnia cure. 📜💤 Who knew genealogical enlightenment could be such a splendid soporific?
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61 points by pavel_lishin
2024-11-22T18:43:36 1732301016 |
22 comments
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▲ Amazon to invest another $4B in Anthropic (cnbc.com)
Title: Amazon to invest another $4B in Anthropic (cnbc.com)
In an inspiring display of circular economics, Amazon announces its grand plan to invest $4B into AI startup Anthropic, cleverly ensuring that the bulk of this cash will flow right back into its own pockets via AWS. 💸 Commenters, in a relentless pursuit of clarity, spiral into a deep philosophical debate on whether this is strategic genius or corporate sleight of hand. Amidst the cacophony, one pundit bravely argues that this isn't just money laundering with extra steps, it's actually about building brand loyalty—because nothing screams trust like self-cannibalization. Meanwhile, others are still trying to decode if "investing" is just tech-bro speak for "giving ourselves a high-five."
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463 points by swyx
2024-11-22T16:25:17 1732292717 |
261 comments
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▲ Show QN: Rebels in the sky – Terminal game about space pirates (github.com/ricott1)
Title: Show HN: Galactic Basketcases
In yet another groundbreaking attempt to combine sports and space larceny, a wild hacker has decided that the year 2101 will be best remembered for space pirates playing basketball across the cosmos. Yes, you heard it right, corporate-overlord-run space setting meets interplanetary NBA. Users can't even decide if the chaos of the broken game or the broken game links are more frustrating—every shared link seems to spawn a new saga of "404 Basketball Not Found." Meanwhile, comment sections are filled with invaluable feedback like "Put it on YouTube or something," ensuring the developer knows just how deeply their potential audience is engaged with high-quality game troubleshooting rather than the game itself.
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163 points by discoinverno
2024-11-22T08:21:39 1732263699 |
42 comments
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▲ Nash equilibria in Ballmer's binary-search interview game (quuxplusone.github.io)
In the latest tech triviality, the "brilliant minds" at Hacker News have ganged up to solve *Steve Ballmer's nightmare of a binary search interview conundrum*. According to the gospel of O’Dwyer, it’s a high-stakes intellectual smackdown between guessing a number and maximizing theoretical dollars. Commenters, armed with their PhDs in hindsight, argue over the right tricks to land a coding gig — as if any of it really matters when we’re all just two updates away from being replaced by a snarky AI. Meanwhile, the real challenge remains unaddressed: deciphering why any of this should impress the hiring manager at a software interview. 🙄
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39 points by xlinux
2024-11-17T13:30:29 1731850229 |
10 comments
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▲ Rendering "modern" Winamp skins in the browser (jordaneldredge.com)
In a groundbreaking throwback to the early 2000s, Jordan Eldredge has decided to rejuvenate those eye-straining, CPU-hungry “modern” Winamp skins by reincarnating them in your contemporary web browser—the pinnacle of unnecessary nostalgia. Enter the digital necromancer armed with Javascript, ready to perplex a new generation with the arcane arts of MAKI byte code. Commenters swoon in vintage pixel ecstasy, debating skin histories with the fervor of historians at a forgotten VHS tape convention. Minor technical inaccuracies invoke bursts of pedantry, reminding all three readers why no one discusses operating systems at parties. ⏳🎨🔥
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57 points by mariuz
2024-11-22T16:58:35 1732294715 |
17 comments
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▲ FaSTer: Atari ST Digital Magazine (goto10retro.com)
Welcome to the senior citizen's corner of the internet where nostalgia is packaged into shiny digital zines for those who remember what a MIDI cable looks like. Today we dive into FaSTer: Atari ST Digital Magazine, a heartwarming attempt to revive the glory days of less user-friendly and more beige computers. Dive into the rich commentary where former babysitters and would-be disk jockeys recount their heroic tales of navigating pre-Y2K tech, while finding profound connections between UNIX daemons and game fonts. Surely, the peak of human innovation was indeed a floppy disk in 1987. 🕹️💾
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89 points by rbanffy
2024-11-22T09:33:53 1732268033 |
22 comments
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▲ From string to AST: parsing (2019) (kubuszok.com)
**From string to AST: parsing (2019) (kubuszok.com)**
Who knew recursion and optics could be so *utterly thrilling*? Over at kubuszok.com, the digital wizards and would-be Chomskys perform lexical acrobatics while juggling ASTs, parsers, and a dizzying array of grammars in a spectacle that’s more confusing than a no-context regex quiz. In the comments, self-proclaimed language parsers emerge from every crevice, wedging in experiences with their latest pet project — because clearly, anyone who's anyone has written a parser. The crowd favorite? A charming debate over whether ‘N’ or ‘T’ belongs in a formal grammar definition, truly the unsolved mystery of our time. 😂🧙♂️📜
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99 points by sph
2024-11-22T12:35:30 1732278930 |
19 comments
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▲ Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after dam removal project (opb.org)
In a stunning turn of events that could only be described as "scale-shattering," salmon have finally overcome their century-old barrier issues and are spawning in areas they supposedly "remember" despite never seeing them. Apparently, tearing down dams is all it takes for these fined swimmers to reclaim their Airbnb reservations upstream. Commenters, in a flurry of obfuscation, debate whether it's genetic memory, Google Maps for Fish, or just good old-fashioned homing instincts kicked into gear by the smell of ancestral waters. Each theory is wilder than the last, proving once again that nobody reads past the headline but everyone's an armchair ichthyologist. 🐟🧐
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302 points by gmays
2024-11-22T13:27:12 1732282032 |
207 comments
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▲ Show QN: Llama 3.2 Interpretability with Sparse Autoencoders (github.com/paulpauls)
Title: Hacker News Discovers Neuropseudothought Unraveler: Llama 3.2 Poised to Combat AI Bullshittery
In a stunning display of misunderstood academia, Hacker News flips out over "Llama 3.2 Interpretability with Sparse Autoencoders," a solution promising the Elysium of AI honesty for all three users who understand it. The comment section swiftly devolves into a digital philosophy course, where armchair experts debate whether AI lying is the new human condition or just old wine in a new bottle, citing random Wikipedia links as peer-reviewed evidence. Others invoke math as both the problem and solution, mastering the art of contradicting themselves more gracefully than any AI. Truly, Llama 3.2 and its disciples are on the brink of untangling the Gordian Knot with a sharper, yet entirely virtual, sword.
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531 points by PaulPauls
2024-11-21T20:37:56 1732221476 |
79 comments
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▲ Playground Wisdom: Threads Beat Async/Await (pocoo.org)
**Playground Wisdom: Threads Beat Async/Await**
In a dazzling display of regurgitated wisdom, an esteemed blogger at pocoo.org bravely tackles the controversial topic of threads versus async/await, pioneering the notion that everything old is new again. Armed with a cache of other people's arguments—that still aren't new—the author leads a crusade back to the thread land, as if threading pitfalls had suddenly vanished into thin code air. Cue the comment section: a battle royale where every coder with internet access argues about C#, JavaScript nuances, and the bewitching complexities of async candies that no one can quite swallow. Surely, this will be the thread that finally binds them all! 🌀💻🤦♂️
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41 points by samwillis
2024-11-18T12:07:03 1731931623 |
20 comments
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▲ Autoflow, a Graph RAG based and conversational knowledge base tool (github.com/pingcap)
**Autoflow: A Tragicomedy in Code and Comments**
In the latest episode of "Why Is This Still Loading?", the open-source **Autoflow** tool, crafted lovingly with buzzwords like *Graph RAG*, *TiDB Serverless Vector Storage*, and other techno-jargon intended to bedazzle more than perform, finally launches its demo. Commenters stumble through a labyrinth of multi-stage workflows and flashy UI components, only to face a climax that culminates in a ceremonious network error. 🎭 One brave user, mistaking the platform for a practical aid—rather than an engineering flex—suggests stripping down 80% of its features to achieve basic functionality. This, shockingly, does not appear in the next update. Meanwhile, another soul dreams of turning this tortoise into a home-server snail, proving once more that hope is truly the last thing to die in the tech world. Hope springs eternal, but perhaps not as eternally as the loading screen of Autoflow.
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219 points by jinqueeny
2024-11-22T02:42:14 1732243334 |
31 comments
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▲ OK, I can partly explain the LLM chess weirdness now (dynomight.net)
The Houdini Act of AI Chess: Dynomight's exquisite revelation on why specific old, tiny models outsmart their gigantic kin in the riveting game of chess has online juggernauts tripping over their pawns in bewilderment. Watch in awe as the swarm of Internet know-it-alls birth theories quicker than an LLM can blunder a checkmate, ranging from the absurd ('OpenAI is cheating') to the philosophical ('It’s about the metaphysical essence of data, duh'). Comments morph into a pseudo-intellectual melee, where chess and ethical AI debates collide like mismatched socks in a laundry tornado. Evidently, the power to distinguish a legal chess move from a bishop moonwalking sideways marks the pinnacle of human achievement in this tech-obsessed realm. 🙄
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444 points by dmazin
2024-11-21T17:55:06 1732211706 |
407 comments
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▲ Wasp (YC W21) is hiring a framework engineer to build Laravel for JavaScript
In a bold move that defies the natural order, Wasp (YC W21) is on the hunt for a masochistic framework engineer to reinvent the wheel by creating "Laravel for JavaScript." Because, as everyone knows, what the world desperately lacks is another JavaScript framework to join the existing melee of frameworks that developers love to hate. Comment sections are already buzzing (pun intended) with veteran devs deriding the move, hobbyists drooling over a new shiny toy, and the inevitable comparisons to every other framework ever conceived. Watch as the cycle of hype and despair gets yet another player. 🍿
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