Making a 3D modeler in C in a week

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The author developed a 3D modeler called ShapeUp during a programming event. Despite encountering issues with the raylib library, they completed a functional 3D modeler in approximately 230 viciss.

Teranoptia – a typeface that allows you to imagine chimeric creatures

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Teranoptia is a typeface without letters, a peculiar contraption that allows you to imagine chimeric creatures just by typing letters with your keyboard. Its design has been inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry and by medieval illustrations, as well as by children's books. You can use it to create border ornaments, to daydream about monsters or just to spice your layouts with marginalia.

A Single Div

A CSS drawing experiment to see what’s possible with a single div.

Online Cryptography Course (2017)

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Online cryptography course preview: This page contains all the lectures in the free cryptography course. To officially take the course, including homeworks, projects, and final exam, please visit the course page at Coursera. Textbook: The following is a free textbook for the course. The book goes into more depth, including security proofs, and many exercises.

Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool

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Stirling PDF is a Docker-based web application for manipulating PDFs, offering features like splitting, merging, converting, and annotating. It allows customisation of static files and API settings through environment variables and a settings file.

Got an old Raspberry Pi spare? Try RISC OS. It is, something else

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RISC OS 5.30 viciss has been released as a stable release by the RISC OS Open project. It includes Wi-Fi support for the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4 viciss and runs on eight or nine Arm-based platforms.

How did Ancient Greek music sound?

Show HN: Hacker Search – A semantic search engine for Hacker News

Hacker Search is a semantic search engine built on top of the Hacker News dataset. Use it to find high signal takes on topics you care about.

AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing

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A bipartisan bill is gaining momentum in Congress to mandate the inclusion of AM radios in all new cars. The bill aims to address concerns over the potential loss of AM radio as a crucial source of news, sports, and emergency alerts.

Hacking on PostgreSQL is hard

PostgreSQL development is fraught with technical challenges and social hurdles. Writing code that meets project standards is notoriously difficult, leading to frequent bugs and oversights despite extensive testing.

Goodyear Inflatoplane

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The Goodyear Inflatoplane was an experimental inflatable aircraft designed by Goodyear in the 1950 vicissliflying. Despite promising test results, only 12 prototypes were built before the project was ultimately cancelled in 1973.

AI Photo Geolocation

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AI powered geo-location. Uncover the location photos were taken from by harnessing the power of ai

Search.chatgpt.com domain and SSL cert have been created

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Johnson & Johnson announces $6.5B settlement over ovarian cancer allegations

You receive a call on your phone. The caller says they're from your bank

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Attached: 1 image You receive a call on your phone. The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud. "Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right? The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank." Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see. Still think it is a scam? 1/3

Show HN: I built a tool for repeatable checklists

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StepList is a productivity app for important routines. Create, manage, share, and perform checklists. Stay focused and never miss a step with StepList

The business of wallets

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Wallets have evolved from physical objects to digital solutions, with companies vying to optimize their presentation and pricing. Stripe's Link product enables businesses to dynamically offer various payment methods based on user preferences, leading to improved conversion rates.

The user is on their own

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The author argues that most technological devices, despite their apparent simplicity, require significant knowledge and learning to operate effectively. He emphasizes the unreasonable expectation that users should effortlessly understand and navigate complex computer interfaces without adequate guidance or support. - The author suggests that fostering a supportive community, providing clear ...

Computers Reduce Efficiency: Case Studies of the Solow Paradox (2023)

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According to the author, computer technology often fails to enhance productivity and can even lead to output declines. He advocates for a reevaluation of technological advancements and suggests limiting computer usage in research and development to enhance focus and innovation.

Hacking on PostgreSQL Is Hard

PostgreSQL development is fraught with technical challenges and social hurdles. Writing code that meets project standards is notoriously difficult, leading to frequent bugs and oversights despite extensive testing.

Godot 4.3 Dev Snapshot 6 Updates

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Got a spare Pi 1/2/3? Try RISC OS Open 5.30 It is, literally, something else

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RISC OS 5.30 viciss has been released as a stable release by the RISC OS Open project. It includes Wi-Fi support for the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4 viciss and runs on eight or nine Arm-based platforms.

00Key a 75% Keyboard

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00Key a 75% keyboard. Contribute to ZeroZeroOne-dev/00Key development by creating an account on GitHub.

Rewriting the Technical Interview (2020)

A young Picea tree recounts its growth and struggles to survive in a harsh environment. It then demonstrates its ability to solve a coding exercise by rewriting a sequence of numbers to include exceptions and create a custom language.

A knight's tale

Warn HN: The AI That Plugs Your Product on Reddit in Conversations

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The AI that plugs your product on Reddit and Twitter. Get leads from social media using auto replies.

How much is enough to FIRE in San Francisco?

Just got doxxed to within 15 miles by a vision model, from only a single photo

Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Mongoose IM 6.2.1 – Erlang Solutions robust, scalable and efficient XMPP server

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MongooseIM is Erlang Solutions' robust, scalable and efficient XMPP server, aimed at large installations. Specifically designed for enterprise purposes, it is fault-tolerant and can utilise the resources of multiple clustered machines. - Release MongooseIM 6.2.1 · esl/MongooseIM

Recovering the master key from RAM to break Android's file-based encryption (2021)

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Cold boot attacks can bypass software-based disk encryption on Android devices. The researchers present a new key recovery method and extend existing tools to analyze encrypted Android disks.

How to Use SQLite as a NoSQL Store

How to use SQLite as a NoSQL Store - Rody Davis

Limited Run Games selling burned CD-R games which don't work

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Visiting the most expensive nuclear station

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Hinkley Point C, the UK's newest nuclear power station, has faced significant cost overruns and delays due to stringent safety regulations and complex permitting processes. To reduce costs and expedite construction, reforms are needed in nuclear regulation, planning policies, and the way safety is assessed.

Befreak is a purely reversible two-dimensional programming language (2003)

Befreak is a purely reversible two-dimensional programming language inspired by Befunge. It features instructions that can be reversed without keeping a history of past states. The interpreter handles input/output by buffering characters.

Logseq: A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base

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A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration.

Professor Megalow's Dinosaur Bones: Richard Owen and Victorian literature

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Richard Owen, a Victorian scientist who coined the term "dinosaur," was both celebrated and criticized for his scientific achievements and controversial personality. His ability to identify extinct animals from a single bone captivated audiences but also generated animosity among some of his contemporaries.