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FOSDEM 26 – My Hallway Track Takeaways

https://sluongng.substack.com/p/fosdem-26-my-hallway-track-takeaways
1•birdculture•50s ago•0 comments

Show HN: Env-shelf – Open-source desktop app to manage .env files

https://env-shelf.vercel.app/
1•ivanglpz•4m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Almostnode – Run Node.js, Next.js, and Express in the Browser

https://almostnode.dev/
1•PetrBrzyBrzek•4m ago•0 comments

Dell support (and hardware) is so bad, I almost sued them

https://blog.joshattic.us/posts/2026-02-07-dell-support-lawsuit
1•radeeyate•5m ago•0 comments

Project Pterodactyl: Incremental Architecture

https://www.jonmsterling.com/01K7/
1•matt_d•5m ago•0 comments

Styling: Search-Text and Other Highlight-Y Pseudo-Elements

https://css-tricks.com/how-to-style-the-new-search-text-and-other-highlight-pseudo-elements/
1•blenderob•7m ago•0 comments

Crypto firm accidentally sends $40B in Bitcoin to users

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-firm-accidentally-sends-40-055054321.html
1•CommonGuy•8m ago•0 comments

Magnetic fields can change carbon diffusion in steel

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260125083427.htm
1•fanf2•8m ago•0 comments

Fantasy football that celebrates great games

https://www.silvestar.codes/articles/ultigamemate/
1•blenderob•8m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Animalese

https://animalese.barcoloudly.com/
1•noreplica•9m ago•0 comments

StrongDM's AI team build serious software without even looking at the code

https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/software-factory/
1•simonw•9m ago•0 comments

John Haugeland on the failure of micro-worlds

https://blog.plover.com/tech/gpt/micro-worlds.html
1•blenderob•10m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Velocity - Free/Cheaper Linear Clone but with MCP for agents

https://velocity.quest
2•kevinelliott•10m ago•2 comments

Corning Invented a New Fiber-Optic Cable for AI and Landed a $6B Meta Deal [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3KLbc5DlRs
1•ksec•12m ago•0 comments

Show HN: XAPIs.dev – Twitter API Alternative at 90% Lower Cost

https://xapis.dev
2•nmfccodes•12m ago•1 comments

Near-Instantly Aborting the Worst Pain Imaginable with Psychedelics

https://psychotechnology.substack.com/p/near-instantly-aborting-the-worst
2•eatitraw•18m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Nginx-defender – realtime abuse blocking for Nginx

https://github.com/Anipaleja/nginx-defender
2•anipaleja•19m ago•0 comments

The Super Sharp Blade

https://netzhansa.com/the-super-sharp-blade/
1•robin_reala•20m ago•0 comments

Smart Homes Are Terrible

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/smart-homes-technology/685867/
1•tusslewake•22m ago•0 comments

What I haven't figured out

https://macwright.com/2026/01/29/what-i-havent-figured-out
1•stevekrouse•22m ago•0 comments

KPMG pressed its auditor to pass on AI cost savings

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/02/06/kpmg-pressed-its-auditor-to-pass-on-ai-cost-savings/
1•cainxinth•22m ago•0 comments

Open-source Claude skill that optimizes Hinge profiles. Pretty well.

https://twitter.com/b1rdmania/status/2020155122181869666
3•birdmania•23m ago•1 comments

First Proof

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05192
7•samasblack•25m ago•2 comments

I squeezed a BERT sentiment analyzer into 1GB RAM on a $5 VPS

https://mohammedeabdelaziz.github.io/articles/trendscope-market-scanner
1•mohammede•26m ago•0 comments

Kagi Translate

https://translate.kagi.com
2•microflash•27m ago•0 comments

Building Interactive C/C++ workflows in Jupyter through Clang-REPL [video]

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/QX3RPH-building_interactive_cc_workflows_in_jupyter_throug...
1•stabbles•28m ago•0 comments

Tactical tornado is the new default

https://olano.dev/blog/tactical-tornado/
2•facundo_olano•29m ago•0 comments

Full-Circle Test-Driven Firmware Development with OpenClaw

https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/07/full-circle-test-driven-firmware-development-with-openclaw/
1•ptorrone•30m ago•0 comments

Automating Myself Out of My Job – Part 2

https://blog.dsa.club/automation-series/automating-myself-out-of-my-job-part-2/
1•funnyfoobar•30m ago•1 comments

Dependency Resolution Methods

https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/06/dependency-resolution-methods.html
1•zdw•31m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Amber Room

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Room
54•davedx•4mo ago

Comments

lovegrenoble•4mo ago
The reconstruction of 8 wonder of the World is splendid
comrade1234•4mo ago
I know it's supposed to be beautiful but to me it just looks like a gaudy mess. An assault on my eyes.
realo•4mo ago
It is most likely something you need to experience in real life in order to appreciate the beauty.

The smell alone must be amazing.

pm215•4mo ago
It might also have a different atmosphere on a dark evening lit only by candlelight, compared to "lit as brightly as possible for photography".
MitPitt•4mo ago
Amber doesn't smell at all. "Amber" scent in perfumery is more like a vibe thing.
esafak•4mo ago
It's the maximalist aesthetic. You probably prefer minimalism.

Does anyone know a monarch that eschewed the opulent trappings of his/her ancestors in favor of minimalism?

jasomill•4mo ago
Sort of a special case, but the (current) Dalai Lama?
adolph•4mo ago
Siddhartha Gautama
riffraff•4mo ago
technically a monarch: Pope Francis, famously kept his silver cross and made a big contrast with the more grandiose style of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.
jiggawatts•4mo ago
Atilla the Hun.

See: https://faculty.georgetown.edu/jod/texts/priscus.html?utm_so...

kiliantics•4mo ago
Wouldn't really be to my taste either but this whole story just reminded me of how much more interestingly the wealthy used to spend their money.

What legacies of high craftsmanship will be left by Musk and Bezos and their ilk? The rich seem to have collectively decided to no longer value good taste.

And I believe this has downstream effects on the aesthetics of everyday things for the average person too. It seems the average person will never again enjoy public works projects that are aesthetically beautiful, like say the Brooklyn Bridge or New York Public Library. All the craftsmen required to build such things no longer exist because the wealthy do not employ them.

pixl97•4mo ago
I mean Musk is a somewhat bad example as the rocket engines SpaceX developed are high craftsmanship to the point their competitors said the engines were impossible.
bitlax•4mo ago
name checks out
NoboruWataya•4mo ago
I'm not sure I know anyone who would choose to decorate their home this way; I think that level of opulence is very much "of its time". Currently minimalism and "quiet luxury" are more in vogue.

But IMO it is still possible to admire it as a passer-by. If nothing else it is a fascinating piece of history.

brians•4mo ago
What an amazing construction. It reminds me of a story from the metallurgist who visited the Breakers, the elaborate mansion complex of the Vanderbilt family, and on a tour was shown the Morning Room. The guide said the brilliant silver-white walls were silver plate. “How do you keep it from tarnishing?” He asked. The guide didn’t know, so the scientist asked for permission to test it.

Stories vary on whether he tested it or someone stopped him before taking a sample, but all agree on the technology used: that’s not silver. They coated an entire room with platinum.

tetromino_•4mo ago
I find it extraordinary that it took only 10 years for early 18th century craftsmen to make it, but it required 24 years to reconstruct despite having access to late 20th century tools and technology.
p1esk•4mo ago
What late 20th century tools and technology were used to reconstruct it that weren’t available during its construction?
tetromino_•4mo ago
I don't know any details. But off the top of my head, I can think of:

- photography and modern printing, making it vastly easier to distribute high-quality copies of reference images to craftsmen

- electric lights, allowing work to be done at any time of day and year (extremely important factor in Northern Europe!)

- thermostats, allowing optimal heat/humidity for amber work at any time of year

- electric-driven tools (drills, saws, polishing equipment, etc.)

- better and faster-drying adhesives and paint

- personal protective equipment (e.g. masks and goggles), allowing craftsmen to work longer continuous hours without risking their health

- higher-quality and more ergonomic measuring instruments

- better and vastly more ergonomic optical equipment (jeweler loupes, microscopes, etc.)

... and there's probably lots more

antisthenes•4mo ago
Lots of nice guesses that don't make a lot of sense after a more careful analysis.

> - photography and modern printing, making it vastly easier to distribute high-quality copies of reference images to craftsmen

Likely less than 0.1% of actual work to be done

> - thermostats, allowing optimal heat/humidity for amber work at any time of year

If this wasn't necessary during the original construction, why would it speed up reconstruction?

> - electric-driven tools (drills, saws, polishing equipment, etc.)

Given how fine the details are, it's unlikely that anything but manual labor and hand tools were used.

> - better and faster-drying adhesives and paint

One of the features of the room is that it's made from materials that don't require paint, e.g. it is natural amber and gold plating (or solid gold?). Not sure about adhesives, you may have a point there.

> - personal protective equipment (e.g. masks and goggles), allowing craftsmen to work longer continuous hours without risking their health

There's nothing much hazardous about gold or amber.

> - better and vastly more ergonomic optical equipment (jeweler loupes, microscopes, etc.)

The details are fine, but not that fine. We're not making the smallest wrist-watch in the world here. This is evident from wiki pictures.

jason-at-spare•4mo ago
I suppose the original craftsmen could do whatever came easily given their tools, abilities, and constraints, whereas the reconstructors had to replicate whatever the original craftsmen did even when it did not come easily to them.
moralestapia•4mo ago
>but divers subsequently discovered that the crates on the ship contained military equipment and personal belongings

Riiiiiiighhhht ...