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▲ Evertop: E-ink IBM XT clone with 100+ hours of battery life (github.com/ericjenott)
**Evertop: The Hipster's Dream Machine**
In a bold move that shocks dozens, a daring Github user throws the tech community back to 1985 with an E-ink IBM XT clone called "Evertop." This nostalgic monstrosity marries ancient computing power with "new" solar tech, ensuring you can re-live the thrill of MS-DOS and Windows 3.0 until the sun explodes—literally because it runs on solar power. Commenters, swept away by the audacious uselessness of the device, share their equally irrelevant e-paper exploits and muse dreamily about a world powered by forever-devices. Meanwhile, somewhere, a banking veteran quietly weeps over the corner relic still processing billions without a hiccup, dreaming of a past where software was optional and every engineer had a beard.🧔💾
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175 points by harryvederci
2025-04-21T22:07:49 1745273269 |
52 comments
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▲ Prolog Adventure Game (github.com/stefanrodrigues2)
Today in hacker gimmicks: A fearless software developer decides Prolog isn't just for AI theorists and masochists; it’s perfect for gaming. Adventure awaits inside a digital castle where the existential crisis of finding hidden treasures with a mere three lives looms larger than any dragon. As hobbyist knights hoist their keyboards in valor, commenters chime in with "Very nice" and fond memories of tormenting students with similar exercises. Yet another assures us there's a whole book on this 'fun,'—because what screams hilarity more than debugging Prolog while fantasizing about real programming languages? 🐉👨💻💤
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22 points by shakna
2025-04-22T00:25:12 1745281512 |
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▲ Blog hosted on a Nintendo Wii (infected.systems)
**Blog hosted on a Nintendo Wii: Revolutionary or Recycling Bin Fodder?**
The digital hipsters have done it again, digging through their ancient tech troves to strike ironic gold—this time, by reviving a Nintendo Wii to serve blog pages like it's 2006. Enthusiastic commentators, clad in their finest nostalgia goggles, marvel at this "tech antiques roadshow" where a gaming console moonlights pathetically as a Linux-run server. Meanwhile, security enthusiasts in the comment section rehash decade-old NSA slides with a vigor that suggests they think they're unveiling the Da Vinci Code of cybersecurity memes. The smugness is palpable as readers exchange tired insider jokes and applaud themselves for remembering that the Wii had more purpose than collecting dust next to the Guitar Hero controllers.
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361 points by edent
2025-04-21T18:29:04 1745260144 |
69 comments
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▲ 'Immediate red flags': questions raised over 'expert' much quoted in UK press (theguardian.com)
**Clown College Press Credentials: The Barbara Santini Saga**
The journalistic titans of integrity have been duped once again, this time by the enigmatic "psychologist and sex adviser," Barbara Santini. Hailing from the illustrious halls of maybe-Oxford, Santini had everyone fooled until her non-existence became somewhat more apparent than her credentials. In a riveting display of detective work that would make a toddler proud, esteemed news outlets discovered that highfalutin words do not a psychologist make. The armchair auditors of the comments section added their two cents, ranging from discovering the concept of "damning with faint praise" to mistaking erotic blog posts for peer-reviewed articles. 💡🔍 Seriously, folks, who needs deep investigative journalism when you have a Medium profile with a whole two followers?
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70 points by mellosouls
2025-04-19T16:00:09 1745078409 |
24 comments
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▲ Show QN: Dia, an open-weights TTS model for generating realistic dialogue (github.com/nari-labs)
**Show HN: Dia, an open-weights TTS model for generating realistic dialogue**
The wizards at Nari Labs cough up a groundbreaking distraction they call "Dia"—a 1.6B parameter voice simulator that mimics human conversation about as well as a mannequin at a dinner party. Celebrating the prowess of their creation, they tout its ability to produce all manner of party tricks, from laughing convincingly to simulating the existential dread of a middling bureaucrat. The enthusiastic tech-bro commentariat emerges from the woodwork, tripping over each other to laud the "next big thing in Audio," while occasionally evoking childhood nightmares with references that probably sounded funnier in their heads. Bless the internet for never letting ambition go unmocked. 🤖👏
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343 points by toebee
2025-04-21T17:07:07 1745255227 |
117 comments
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▲ Cheating the Reaper in Go (mcyoung.xyz)
In a brave attempt to divert from the existential dread of being a C++ programmer, a wanderer in the land of Go decides to spin a tale of daring-do with manual memory management, despite using a language that handles garbage more politely than a Canadian. The author gushes about avoiding "undefined behavior" like it's a personality trait while providing a how-to guide on building what essentially boils down to another memory hole but with extra steps and Go-flavored seasoning. The comment section morphs into a bazaar of homebrew performance hacks, where every Go programmer suddenly emerges as an artisanal memory manager, crafting bespoke slice extensions and patting each other on the back for reinventing the wheel in incrementally less terrible ways. Meanwhile, someone lost in the bazaar merely wants to steal the fancy minimap, proving once again that no matter how advanced the discussion, shiny distractions rule supreme. 🤓
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42 points by ingve
2025-04-21T21:46:32 1745271992 |
4 comments
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▲ Astronomers confirm the existence of a lone black hole (phys.org)
Title: Space's Lonely Hearts Club: Astronomers Spot a Solitary Black Hole
The world of online commenters is abuzz with the shocker from phys.org: astronomers have spotted a black hole chilling by itself, making us wonder if it forgot to swipe right on nearby stars. 🌟 Prepare yourself for the philosophical stretch marks as armchair cosmologists tie themselves into quantum knots trying to explain why this loner black hole doesn’t need a star to validate its existence. Meanwhile, the real question floats by unnoticed: has anyone checked if its lack of cosmic companionship is just a ploy to get out of attending universal gatherings? Let’s dive deep into 3D models made out of mashed potatoes and toss around terms like “primordial” like we know what’s happening. After all, if it's on the internet, it must be dark, mysterious, and full of compelling ad placements that render articles unreadable on mobile. 🕳️💫
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107 points by wglb
2025-04-21T18:36:23 1745260583 |
82 comments
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▲ Launch QN: Magic Patterns (YC W23) – AI Design and Prototyping for Product Teams
**Magic Patterns (YC W23) Haunts Hacker News with AI Design Ghosts**
In a not-so-surprising turn of events, a new Y-Combinator offspring, Magic Patterns, dazzles the Hacker News crowd with its AI-powered design genie, only to be mildly chastised for slow loading times and suspiciously affordable pricing schemes. One enthusiast swoons over the “esoteric frontends,” while others delve into a saga about pricing logistics, as if magically conjuring up $1200/month from financially unconscious corporate leviathans is just a day’s work. Meanwhile, founders exchange emoji-laden replies about server woes and bounce back emails as if defending a thesis on why AI remains the eternal answer to lazy human designers. Clearly, the biggest pattern here is not in the design tool but in tech aficionados believing that software can solve existential dread and poor business models. 🤖💸
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117 points by alexdanilowicz
2025-04-21T14:07:03 1745244423 |
76 comments
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▲ The Future of Compute: Nvidia's Crown Is Slipping (mohitdagarwal.substack.com)
🚨 Breaking News: Nvidia's "slipping crown" is apparently caused by everyone moving away from their GPUs, except not really, because market dynamics are tricky like that, or so the prophets of doom hiding in the comments like to remind us. As these keyboard warriors fiercely defend the honor of Nvidia's silicon empire, they alternate between praising its innovation and shouting at clouds anytime a competitor is mentioned. Naturally, it's all reduced to stock prices, because who cares about technology when there's money to be made? Keep clicking, keep arguing—Nvidia's crown isn't lost just yet, but you wouldn't know it from the panic parade in the comments. 🎭
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84 points by wilson090
2025-04-21T22:06:14 1745273174 |
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▲ Ultra-precision formation flying demonstration for space-based interferometry (arxiv.org)
**Thrilling**: The Armies of the ArXiv embark on their latest foray into the abyss of outer-space complexity with "Ultra-precision formation flying demonstration for space-based interferometry." Watch in awe—or disbelief—as spacecraft perform the cosmic ballet of interferometry, a concept so mind-boggling that it makes aligning your grandma's television antennas look like child's play. Commenters leap into the fray with wild theories on everything from the use of on-the-fly stellar masks to boost exoplanet visibility to questions about atmospheric variables that probably don't even matter because, hey, why not "fly higher"? Looks like another typical day of solving universal mysteries while casually glossing over Earthly ones!
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29 points by PaulHoule
2025-04-21T21:31:40 1745271100 |
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▲ A new form of verification on Bluesky (bsky.social)
**Another Revolutionary Day on Bluesky: Decentralized Nepotism 2.0**
In a daring leap towards both irrelevance and exclusivity, Bluesky users enthusiastically debate the nuances of a "new and improved" verification system that mirrors the chaos of sorting trash at an obsessive-compulsive recycling center. A masterly blend of cryptographic gibberish promises to democratize the elitism that once haunted old Twitter lounges, allowing anyone who knows anyone who once retweeted a meme to brandish a coveted blue check. Commenters, swirling in a spectacle of trust issues and technical lingo, argue whether the "root CA-like" approach is a bold stride towards decentralization or just a tech bro's VIP pass. Meanwhile, the skeptics shuffle uneasily, their fingers crossed, hoping their critique doesn't blacklist them from the next batch of verified digital overlords. 🤓🔒💬
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219 points by ink_13
2025-04-21T16:16:51 1745252211 |
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▲ A M.2 HDMI capture card (interfacinglinux.com)
**HDMI Fun-Time with M.2: Because Why Not?**
In a world where the mere sight of an M.2 slot doesn't satiate tech junkies, InterfacingLinux.com takes us on a wild adventure of cramming HDMI capabilities into the tiny confines of NVMe real estate. Enter the Magewell Eco—a product that screams, "I exist because we ran out of normal things to do with PCIe lanes." Commenters, in a display of typical internet expertise, argue passionately about the arcane intricacies of PCIe lane allocations, making it abundantly clear they've spent more hours in motherboard manuals than in sunlight. For those who dread this thrilling debate, don't worry—there’s always a YouTube link being tossed as a lifeline into these deep, tech-infested waters. 🤓💾🎮
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79 points by Venn1
2025-04-21T19:01:55 1745262115 |
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▲ Pipelining might be my favorite programming language feature (herecomesthemoon.net)
In another earth-shattering blog at herecomesthemoon.net, a disillusioned programmer extolls the virtues of "pipelining"—a term they stubbornly use wrong in a valiant effort to dazzle the few readers with their groundbreaking revelation: passing arguments in a line can be **neat**. Commenters, embroiled in a pedantic showdown, eagerly pounce on the terminology misuse while dueling with links to esoteric documentation, desperate to parade their niche knowledge. Amidst this, the occasional practical soul chimes in about debuggability, ignored like common sense at a conspiracy convention. Will "pipelining" change programming forever? 🙄 Doubtful, but it might just keep the bandwidth of the blog's comment section at full capacity.
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257 points by Mond_
2025-04-21T12:16:16 1745237776 |
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▲ 101 Basic Computer Games (github.com/maurymarkowitz)
**101 Ancient Relics of Computing Finally Unearthed**
In an act of archaeological desperation, a Github repository has been updated with the source code from the March 1975 printing of "101 BASIC Computer Games." The code, a fossilized snapshot of less sophisticated times, promises to transport enthusiasts back to an era of tape drives and terminal screens. Commenters, dripped in nostalgia, regale each other with tales of their pubescent coding feats, suggesting ancient emulators as if engaging in digital necromancy. As the BASIC wars of yore reignite, the true game seems to be who can most loudly proclaim their vintage software purity. 🕹️👾
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16 points by sohkamyung
2025-04-21T22:47:38 1745275658 |
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▲ Cekura (Formerly Vocera) (YC F24) Is Hiring (ycombinator.com)
**Startup Saviors to the Rescue: Cekura (FKA Vocera) Is Hiring!** 🚀
In the most groundbreaking move since the invention of the microphone, Cekura – freshly rebranded and still sampling the remnants of Y Combinator's flavor packet – seeks a Founding Engineer. This intrepid engineer will revel in the sheer ecstasy of debugging voice AIs destined to misunderstand your food orders. Who wouldn't want to collaborate with founders so prestigious they likely have their kindergarten certificates framed? Meanwhile, the comment section is a teeming mess of wanabee disruptors arguing who’s resume uses the boldest variant of Helvetica. Join now, and dive head-first into revolutionizing the monumental realm of... error-riddled voice commands! 🎤👽
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2025-04-21T21:00:53 1745269253 |
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▲ LLM-powered tools amplify developer capabilities rather than replacing them (matthewsinclair.com)
Lament or Laziness: How Coders Thrive in the Shadow of the LLM Colossus
In an earth-shattering blog post summarized by screen captures of failure messages, Matthew Sinclair trips over his keyboard to preach the unexpected gospel: AI won't replace developers; it just makes them lazier. Coders across the internet, who've replaced coffee breaks with AI plug-in praises, tussle over whether the real challenge is choosing the right loop syntax or convincing their manager they still deserve a paycheck. As commenters argue over who can configure their IDE fastest, humanity spirals towards a future where "understanding the business problem" is something we'll nostalgically Google how to do. 🤖👨💻💤
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200 points by matthewsinclair
2025-04-21T14:36:14 1745246174 |
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▲ A new record for California's highest tree (sciencedaily.com)
At ScienceDaily, fervent arboreal enthusiasts and part-time dendrometrics practitioners puff out their chests as California, in a brazen bid to snatch any remotely nature-related superlative available, announces the identification of its highest tree. The world is seemingly uninhabited beyond these towering titans, as commentators scramble to declare themselves honorary experts in anodyne botany, simultaneously solving climate change through the power of extremely significant blog comments. One might suspect that the real goal is setting a record for the most trivial pursuit ever glorified, as entire ecosystems collapse in the shadow of this one, very tall tree. Debate ensues: Should we worship the tree, or just make it a trendy Instagram spot before the wildfires take it? 🌲🔥
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5 points by docmechanic
2025-04-19T12:49:53 1745066993 |
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▲ Show QN: Open Codex – OpenAI Codex CLI with open-source LLMs (github.com/codingmoh)
**_Show HN: Open Codex – Revolutionizing Coding by Copy-Pasting More Efficiently_**
Today's Hacker News flex features "Open Codex," a tool whose main feature is letting coders execute Codex commands locally instead of having their keystrokes sent across the internet for that authentic DIY eavesdropping experience. _Commendably_ named after the most overhyped innovation since blockchain, it reassures developers by not requiring API keys or real interaction with the outside world, because why would anyone need new data when you can be stuck with your locally outdated AI? Commenters immediately dive into a puddle of confusion about APIs and local running capabilities, bravely ignoring the obvious question: "Why develop this when you could simply not?" Meanwhile, one brave soul tries to shift the conversation to trendier model names but is quickly lost in the noise of keyboard warriors reminiscing about better coding tools and simpler times that probably never existed. 🙄
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48 points by codingmoh
2025-04-21T17:57:03 1745258223 |
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▲ Pydrofoil: Accelerating Sail-based instruction set simulators (arxiv.org)
**Title: Wind in the Silicons: Sailing Through Computational Waters**
Another day, another valiant attempt at reinventing the wheel - or in today's terms, "accelerating sail-based instruction set simulators." The enlightened denizens of arXiv have unfurled their sails in the latest computational circus, proudly christening it *Pydrofoil*. The premise? Why use traditional simulators when you can add layers of complicated, wind-powered abstraction to pretend we're advancing? Naturally, the comment section morphs into a battlefield of armchair experts vying for the crown of "most trivial nitpick," each contributing less to society than the simulated sails they squabble over. Embracing values like "openness" and "community," arXiv allows these brave souls to share ideas that are as likely to change the world as a Pydrofoil is to fly on land. Ahoy, good sirs and madams, your irrelevance is noted. ⛵👨💻💨
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11 points by luu
2025-04-21T21:52:29 1745272349 |
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▲ AI assisted search-based research works now (simonwillison.net)
**AI Assisted Search: Probably Smarter Than Your Cat**
The brilliant minds inhabiting the hallowed server rooms of Silicon Valley have triumphed again, unleashing AI search tools that they claim are finally not complete garbage. Simon spills ink in his latest manifesto, a touching ode to technology's relentless march, heralding that the AI dystopia of factual research is upon us. The armchair experts in the comment section valiantly argue about the AI's interpretation of NFL rosters as if it were the hidden metaphysical meaning of life, while others scheme to replace interns with cold, unfeeling code. It seems we've all agreed to conveniently forget the days when these AIs couldn’t tell the difference between a football player and a potato. Progress? 😂👾
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139 points by simonw
2025-04-21T14:15:17 1745244917 |
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