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Show HN: I built a procedural universe in Python to explore simulation theory

https://github.com/SurceBeats/Atlas
6•SurceBeats•11h ago

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SurceBeats•11h ago
Built a universe sim in Flask with no DB or 3D engine. Everything is generated deterministically from a seed: galaxies, systems, and planets appear on-the-fly when navigating to (x, y, z) coordinates via a seed → sha256 → int chain.

Visuals are done with Pillow w 20+ planet types with layered drawing, noise, blurs, and rule-based randomness. Async image generation uses ThreadPoolExecutor to avoid blocking Flask.

The universe evolves over time (based on cosmic_origin_time), and planets orbit/rotate using simplified physics. A file-based cache helps with repeated views.

Default seed is the Golden Ratio, but you can input your own too on the atlas initialization protocol. No modern js frontend yet. Happy to go deeper if anyone's curious :)

Try it out w "docker pull bansheetech/atlas:latest"

Ask HN: Is AudioKit best for sound synthesis of sound effects in iOS games?

1•amichail•2m ago•0 comments

Why do Sublime Text and VS Code use Ctrl-Shift-P for the command bar?

https://digitalseams.com/blog/why-do-sublime-text-and-vs-code-use-ctrl-shift-p-for-the-command-bar
1•bobbiechen•2m ago•0 comments

Traitorous Eight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traitorous_eight
1•bhickey•6m ago•0 comments

Programs as Singularities

https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08075
1•etiams•6m ago•0 comments

Speeding up pgstream snapshots for PostgreSQL

https://xata.io/blog/behind-the-scenes-speeding-up-pgstream-snapshots-for-postgresql
1•gk1•8m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Learning spiking neural networks by classifying MNIST

https://eoinmurray.info/spiking-neural-network-on-mnist
1•anomancer•11m ago•0 comments

Commodore bought by YouTuber who's re-assembling execs and teasing new hardware

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/commodores-been-bought-by-a-youtuber-whos-re-assembling-key-execs-and-already-teasing-new-hardware/
1•amichail•14m ago•2 comments

FCC chair decides inmates and their families must keep paying high phone prices

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/fcc-lets-prisons-keep-charging-high-phone-rates-delaying-new-caps-by-two-years/
1•rntn•15m ago•1 comments

Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C

https://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/noClickHere
1•theandrewbailey•15m ago•0 comments

Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water

https://news.mit.edu/2025/window-sized-device-taps-air-safe-drinking-water-0611
1•simonebrunozzi•15m ago•0 comments

Research finds 'attractiveness advantage' in customer experience

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-advantage-customer.html
1•PaulHoule•18m ago•0 comments

How to Use MongoDB in Python Flask

https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/07/02/how-to-use-mongodb-in-python-flask.html
1•amalinovic•18m ago•0 comments

Microsoft Bing Places Copilot Search as First Tab

https://www.seroundtable.com/microsoft-bing-places-copilot-search-as-first-tab-39690.html
2•donohoe•19m ago•0 comments

New technique can make AI 'see' whatever you want

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-risingattack-technique-ai.html
1•Brajeshwar•21m ago•0 comments

AIs have a favorite number, and it's not 42

https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/30/ai_models_favorite_number_27/
1•Brajeshwar•23m ago•1 comments

'We have been mistaken for terrorists': Italy's most controversial rap group

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/01/italy-most-controversial-rap-group-p38-la-gang
1•amarcheschi•25m ago•0 comments

Build Systems à la Carte (2018) [pdf]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/build-systems.pdf
1•djoldman•27m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Any updates on what is happening to io domains?

2•WolfOliver•29m ago•0 comments

The Power of Bees

https://worldsensorium.com/the-shocking-power-of-bees/
1•dnetesn•31m ago•0 comments

The Past Is a Ghost and the Future a Fantasy

https://nautil.us/the-past-is-a-ghost-and-the-future-a-fantasy-1221672/
1•dnetesn•32m ago•0 comments

Amazon is producing a film about OpenAI's 2023 leadership crisis

https://the-decoder.com/amazon-mgm-studios-is-producing-a-film-about-openais-2023-leadership-crisis/
1•geox•34m ago•0 comments

Opendia – just use Dia on Chrome / arc, dont switch browsers

https://github.com/aaronjmars/opendia
2•aaronjmars•37m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Greger.el – Agentic Coding in Emacs

https://github.com/andreasjansson/greger.el
1•fagerhult•40m ago•0 comments

How AI on Microcontrollers Works: Operators and Kernels

https://danielmangum.com/posts/ai-microcontrollers-operators-kernels/
1•hasheddan•41m ago•0 comments

Linus Torvalds hints Bcachefs may get dropped from the Linux kernel

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/bcachefs_may_get_dropped/
2•mbreese•41m ago•0 comments

Managers let AI assess raises, promotions, even layoffs, survey finds

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/02/managers-chatgpt-gemini-copilot-promotion-firing
2•Brajeshwar•42m ago•0 comments

Stop Killing Games Initiative Marks 721K Signatures Ahead of 31st July Deadline

https://xboxera.com/2025/07/01/stop-killing-games-initiative-marks-721k-signatures-ahead-of-31st-july-deadline/
2•doruk101•42m ago•0 comments

What's it like to work with an AI team of virtual scientists?

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02028-5
1•Bluestein•42m ago•0 comments

Paramount Agrees to Pay $16M to Settle Lawsuit by Trump

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-to-pay-16-million-to-settle-trump-lawsuit-over-60-minutes-interview-fd8dd21c
4•doener•42m ago•0 comments

German children's program "Sendung mit der Maus" explaining AI and LLMs

https://www.wdrmaus.de/extras/mausthemen/kuenstliche_intelligenz/index.php5
2•DanielleMolloy•43m ago•0 comments