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Show HN: Syneva – An AI Chatbot Ported to a Kids' Tile-Based Limited Game Engine

https://sprig.hackclub.com/share/VzO62YQXBGOpcbj7xusB
2•kuberwastaken•1y ago

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kuberwastaken•1y ago
I made SYNEVA as a part of my fun-research repo while I learn about LLMs at https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/MiniLMs

I came across Sprig while Scrolling through Hack Club, it's a Javascript game engine that's like Scratch's older brother (fun fact, it's partially made by Scratch's creator too) but has it's own set of unique limitations because it runs on a custom hardware.

All sprites need to be made in Bitmap, you have to use single character variable names but most importantly, you can only use 8 characters to control the "game".

I had to make a virtual keyboard implementation (which was awful btw) using WASD to navigate keyboard, K to select and I to send the message.

also, it doesn't have any audio support and uses an event sequencer to get any music into it (got around it by making https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/Sprig-Music-Maker that converts midis to it)

SYNEVA is a rule based chatbot, so not technically AI but hey, still pretty fun and really cool to use (I also made it understand slang and some brainrot, so try that out too lol)

Hope you enjoy it :)

RL Is Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

https://skypilot.ai/blog/rl-everything
1•covi•4m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Pqp, an open-source Discord alternative with watch parties

https://github.com/rafaelcg/pqp
1•rafgg•7m ago•0 comments

Ctenophores: Wonders of Biology

https://www.quantamagazine.org/ctenophores-arent-just-beautiful-theyre-biological-wonders-20260916/
2•randomImmigrant•9m ago•0 comments

Understanding Why You'd Use Effect TS

https://cm.xyz/blog/understanding-why-youd-use-effect-ts
1•handfuloflight•11m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Spendalyst – tells you when a recurring charge changes price

https://app.spendalyst.com/demo
1•Fsmith10•12m ago•0 comments

CV Forge – tailor your resume to any job with AI

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1•deusautoai725•15m ago•0 comments

Where Rust Ends and the Kernel Begins

https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/where-rust-ends-and-the-kernel-begins/
1•sohkamyung•17m ago•0 comments

Mission Kit

https://missionkit.io/
1•dadado•20m ago•1 comments

Evaluating S2S Model Quality with Human Preference Data

https://research.withdavid.ai/blog/st-s2s-eval
1•EliasLittle•25m ago•0 comments

"Start with a Monolith" Was Good Advice. AI Is Changing That

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1•feeblefakie•26m ago•1 comments

Snap launches $2,195 Specs smart glasses

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2•geoffbp•28m ago•0 comments

DeepSeek-v4.1 Flash: Pushing the Limits of KV Cache Compression

https://zartbot.github.io/blog/model_arch/dsv41flash_arch/en.html
2•mfiguiere•28m ago•0 comments

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1•maxutility•28m ago•0 comments

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Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c60m3k28j81mo
2•marc__1•34m ago•0 comments

Show HN: FastRecall, ultra-cheap memory across AI models

https://fastrecall.ai/
1•tomrose•36m ago•0 comments

Michael Burry slams OpenAI, Anthropic for 'self-serving' calls to slow AI

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9•nsagent•37m ago•0 comments

Spanish data watchdog publicises first AI agent-linked data breach report

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2•geoffbp•39m ago•0 comments

Xcode-Project-Format

https://github.com/apple/xcode-project-format
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https://claude.ai/artifact/BcyyGRDRimvZgza7d9ts1c
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Supply Chain Compromise of Korean-Language Windows 11 Installation Media

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2•ledoge•52m ago•1 comments

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1•doodlesdev•54m ago•0 comments

Migrating the GitHub Copilot Runtime to Rust, Using Copilot

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4•abraham•55m ago•1 comments

Game UI Database

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Pro UI: native grade components for pro software

https://pro-ui.dev/
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https://blog.cloudflare.com/client-side-security-finds-4-malicious-campaigns/
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Why the Postpandemic Tech Bust Sent Billionaires to Trump

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3•jacobolus•1h ago•0 comments

Hacker puts 'full redundancy' code-hosting firm out of business (2014)

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1•doodlesdev•1h ago•0 comments

OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/technology/openai-model-safety-guardrails.html
34•jbegley•1h ago•19 comments