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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•8mo ago

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kuberwastaken•8mo 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 :)

Show HN: Tech 10 – a weekly trivia quiz for software engineers

https://www.techten.dev/
1•p0u4a•3m ago•0 comments

Erdos #1051 Forum

https://www.erdosproblems.com/forum/thread/1051
2•nmstoker•5m ago•1 comments

One-click cloud template for Clawdbot/Moltbot/OpenClaw, no Mac Mini needed

https://lightning.ai/lightning-ai/environments/openclaw
3•yewnork•8m ago•1 comments

Force step up authentication in web applications

https://damienbod.com/2026/01/26/force-step-up-authentication-in-web-applications/
1•mooreds•18m ago•0 comments

175K+ publicly-exposed Ollama AI instances discovered

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/over-175-000-publicly-exposed-ollama-ai-servers-discovered...
4•heresie-dabord•18m ago•2 comments

Judge: DOJ's statements on slavery exhibit display 'dangerous' & 'horrifying'

https://apnews.com/article/slavery-exhibit-removed-philadelphia-trump-executive-order-cd55e4f2a0d...
2•petethomas•21m ago•0 comments

MAGA Women Defy the Birth Dearth

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/maga-women-defy-the-birth-dearth-02549ce7
1•RickJWagner•22m ago•0 comments

Direct Current Data Centers

https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/direct-current-data-centers/
2•jasondavies•23m ago•0 comments

Direct Current Data Centers

https://terraformindustries.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/direct-current-data-centers/
1•jk_tech•24m ago•0 comments

Can justice happen on a laptop? Study says yes

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2026/01/online-jurors-courtroom
1•hhs•26m ago•0 comments

The $100B Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on Ice

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-100-billion-megadeal-between-openai-and-nvidia-is-on-ice-aa3025e3
25•pixelesque•28m ago•3 comments

What It Means to Be Human – Art in the AI Era [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3uK-_QkOo
1•starkparker•28m ago•0 comments

When does technology pass from being a tool to being a crutch? (2009)

https://boston.conman.org/2009/11/03.1
2•todsacerdoti•28m ago•1 comments

Aulico – The OS for Traders and Investors

https://www.aulico.com
1•lontraselv•29m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Do you bother making state changes reversible?

1•Pepp38•29m ago•1 comments

When your pastor is an ICE agent

https://www.christiancentury.org/online-columnists/minnesota-bonhoeffer
2•GreenSalem•37m ago•0 comments

U.S. and Japan turn to drones to help offset China's military advantages

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/us-japan-drones-focus/
1•PaulHoule•39m ago•1 comments

The hidden cost of raising corporate taxes

https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/the-hidden-cost-of-raising-corporate-taxes/
1•hhs•39m ago•0 comments

The Unified Invariant Formalism

https://zenodo.org/records/18431831
2•Nir-Complex•43m ago•2 comments

Stonebraker on CAP theorem and Databases

https://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2010/04/stonebraker-on-cap-theorem-and-databases/
2•onurkanbkrc•43m ago•0 comments

Elon Musk asks Jeffery Epstein for invitation to 'let loose' [pdf]

https://www.justice.gov/age-verify
9•jrflowers•49m ago•1 comments

No Code AI and Machine Learning: Building Data Science Solutions

https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/no-code-ai-and-machine-learning-building-data-science...
1•teleforce•50m ago•0 comments

Locking the Gate

https://alexschroeder.ch/view/2026-01-30-lock-the-gate
2•8organicbits•51m ago•0 comments

Apply for the EScience JASP Hackathon in Amsterdam: Update and Last Call

https://jasp-stats.org/2026/01/27/apply-for-the-escience-jasp-hackathon-in-amsterdam-update-and-l...
1•teleforce•53m ago•0 comments

Selecting the right sensor: A guide for R&D and electronics design engineers

https://www.eeworldonline.com/selecting-the-right-sensor-a-guide-for-rd-and-electronics-design-en...
2•hhs•54m ago•0 comments

The Normalization of Deviance in AI

https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/the-normalization-of-deviance-in-ai/
1•jxmorris12•54m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Deploy back ends without the hassle. An Open source alternative

https://github.com/aryankashyap0/shorlabs
10•third_rome•56m ago•0 comments

JMP Student Edition: Free for academic use

https://www.jmp.com/en/academic/jmp-student-edition
1•teleforce•1h ago•0 comments

Nobody cares about your code

https://ckochx.com/blog/nobody-cares-about-your-code
5•ucirello•1h ago•6 comments

Openclaw

https://openclaw.ai/
2•sonabinu•1h ago•0 comments