Fixfest is a global gathering of repairers, tinkerers, and activists

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Building a Procedural Hex Map with Wave Function Collapse

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The user built a procedural map generator using Wave Function Collapse (WFC) algorithm, creating a medieval island world with roads, rivers, coastlines, and villages, and overcame challenges such as hex grid geometry and elevation constraints. The generator uses a combination of WFC, Perlin noise, and custom visual effects to create a realistic and immersive environment, and can be interacted ...

JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

Run Linux or other Operating Systems in your browser!

Show HN: The Mog Programming Language

Mog language guide: full language tutorial and reference.

Launch HN: Terminal Use (YC W26) – Vercel for filesystem-based agents

Terminal Use is a platform that simplifies deploying agents in a sandboxed environment with filesystems. It provides a simple way to package and serve agent code, communicate with agents, and manage files and resources.

Restoring a Sun SPARCstation IPX Part 1: PSU and Nvram

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Sun Microsystems' UNIX workstations, such as the SPARCstation IPX, were highly coveted in the early 90s for their advanced features and performance. The author restored a SPARCstation IPX, replacing its power supply and reprogramming its NVRAM to resolve issues and get it working again.

Show HN: DenchClaw – Local CRM on Top of OpenClaw

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Fully Managed OpenClaw Framework for all knowledge work ever. CRM Automation and Outreach agents. The only local productivity tool you need. - DenchHQ/DenchClaw

Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font

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FontCrafter is a free browser app that turns your handwriting into a real font, with no account required. It generates four formats, including ligatures and contextual alternates, and is fully client-side with no server processing.

Flash media longevity testing – 6 years later

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. Alternatively, try resetting to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

What I Always Wanted to Know about Second Class Values

Jolla on track to ship new phone with Sailfish OS, user-replaceable battery

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Late last year Jolla began taking pre-orders for a new smartphone powered by the company’s Sailfish OS software. Now the Finnish company has announced that after receiving over 10,000 pre-orders, it’s preparing to produce its first batch of new Jolla Phones during the second quarter of 2026. Jolla has also launched a second round of pre-orders for folks who didn’t get in on the first round. ...

Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)

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Ireland has become the 15th coal-free country in Europe after shutting down its last coal plant at Moneypoint. The country now relies heavily on renewable energy, particularly wind, which generated 37% of its electricity in 2024.

An opinionated take on how to do important research that matters

Developing good research taste and collaborating with others are key to producing high-impact research. Focus on solving important problems, learn from others, and execute your ideas flawlessly to achieve success.

Oil Is Near a Price That Hurts the Economy

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Reverse-engineering the UniFi inform protocol

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The UniFi inform protocol on port 8080 is routable because its header contains a MAC address in plaintext, allowing for multi-tenant routing without decrypting the AES-encrypted payload. This allows for shared infrastructure hosting of UniFi controllers, increasing profitability by reducing the need for separate VMs per customer.

FreeBSD Capsicum vs. Linux Seccomp Process Sandboxing

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Knots are closed curves in 3D space that can be equivalent or inequivalent. Equivalence is determined by homeomorphism.

DARPA's new X-76 Experimental Plane

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DARPA's SPRINT program aims to develop a runway-independent aircraft with high-speed capabilities. The X-76, built by Bell Textron, will test technologies for vertical-lift and jet-like cruise performance.
For an enforceable contract based on inquiry notice theory, a website must provide reasonably conspicuous notice of terms and the consumer must take action that unambiguously manifests assent. Appellees agreed to the Oct. 2023 Terms by using the Tile App in 2024 after receiving explicit advisement of the new terms.

Rethinking Syntax: Binding by Adjacency

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That’s the idea behind binding expressions -- a compiler plugin for Java that explores what it would be like if adjacency were a binary operator. In a nutshell, it lets adjacent expressions bind based on their static types, to form a new expression. With binding expressions, adjacency is used as a syntactic trigger for a process called expression binding, where adjacent expressions are ...

The optimal age to freeze eggs is 19

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Freezing eggs at a younger age, ideally between 19 and 26, can nearly double a woman's fertility window and allow her to give birth in her 50s. The standard advice to wait until the mid-30s is outdated and ignores the benefits of freezing eggs at a younger age.

Show HN: VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer

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Agent Kanban is a VS Code extension that solves context rot issues with AI coding agents by using a markdown formatted task record. It provides a permanent task history, diffable state, and shared team context.
The debate over whether Dan Blanchard's reimplementation of the chardet library using AI is legitimate raises questions about the relationship between legality and social legitimacy, with some arguing that legality is a sufficient condition for legitimacy. However, the author argues that legality is only a necessary condition and that the social norms of open source communities, which ...

The Window Chrome of Our Discontent

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Apple's goal is to focus user attention on content by de-emphasizing interface elements. However, their approach of blending interface and document has led to increased distraction and decreased clarity.

FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale

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Meta collaborated with FFmpeg developers to deprecate their internal fork and rely on upstream versions for media processing. They contributed to FFmpeg's development, enabling features like threaded multi-lane encoding and real-time quality metrics.

Grammarly is offering ‘expert’ AI reviews from famous dead and living writers

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Grammarly's AI tool now offers expert reviews from famous authors and academics, including the deceased, without their permission. This feature has raised ethics concerns and questions about its effectiveness in improving writing.

Segagaga Has Been Translated into English

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Sega Dreamcast fans have finally achieved an English translation of the highly anticipated game Segagaga, a 2001 Japan-exclusive RPG. The translation was made possible by a team of dedicated fans who overcame technical hurdles and worked together to bring the game to English-speaking players.

Unlocking Python's Cores:Energy Implications of Removing the GIL

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Disabling Python's Global Interpreter Lock reduces execution time by up to 4 times for parallelizable workloads. However, it increases energy consumption and memory usage for certain workloads.

Lazy JWT Key Rotation in .NET: Redis-Powered JWKS That Just Works

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The article discusses implementing key rotation in an authentication server using Redis to store and manage public and private keys, ensuring security and compliance with standards like PCI-DSS and ISO 27001. The solution uses Redis expiry to automatically rotate keys every 90 days, keeps old public keys alive for 365 days, and includes a simple admin endpoint to instantly revoke compromised keys.

Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

The user discussed various projects including a deferred deep linking service, an Agent Registry for Docker containers, and a Rust alternative to icloudpd for downloading iCloud Photos. They also mentioned several other projects such as an open platform for independent music communities, a free in-browser inbox for inspecting email files, and a tool for collecting written testimonials from clients.