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A 1961 Relay Computer Running in the Browser

https://minivac.greg.technology/

19•vaibhavsagar•1h ago

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etaioinshrdlu•1h ago

"Before microchips existed, computers were built with mechanical relays." Should probably say something about vacuum tubes as well!

analog31•1h ago

And discrete transistors. Now that my curiosity is piqued, I found this nice timeline:

https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/

It looks like transistorized computers were dominant at the point when integrated circuits were introduced.

hbrav•35m ago

And before that with gears! (With limited success.)

don-bright•8m ago

well the fact that you can wire the Rotary Switch to power and the thing physically rotates --- that's definitely Haptic Feedback that i dont ever recall seeing in a computer. lol.

Naval is still speaking from within the dream

https://twitter.com/_The_Prophet__/status/1989931524062679204

2•salkahfi•11m ago•0 comments

Shitposting is a blessed epistemic mode

https://psychotechnology.substack.com/p/shitposting-is-a-blessed-epistemic

2•surprisetalk•21m ago•0 comments

A Formula for Round Numbers

https://signoregalilei.com/2025/11/02/a-formula-for-round-numbers/

1•surprisetalk•21m ago•0 comments

Concrete Shipbuilding – Argentina

https://thecretefleet.com/blog/f/concrete-shipbuilding-–-argentina

1•surprisetalk•21m ago•0 comments

How to Brew Solar Powered Coffee

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2025/11/how-to-brew-solar-powered-coffee/

1•surprisetalk•21m ago•0 comments

Show HN: WGE – High-Performance WAF Library, 4x Faster Than ModSecurity

https://github.com/stone-rhino/wge

1•zhouyujt•22m ago•0 comments

'CEO is my blood type': Chilling new novel nails narcissistic tech culture

https://theconversation.com/ceo-is-my-blood-type-a-chilling-new-novel-nails-narcissistic-tech-cul...

2•defrost•24m ago•0 comments

Blowing ChatGPT's mind. Is this just sycophancy? Or a realistic assessment?

https://chatgpt.com/share/691a9edc-b5b8-800a-99a3-c32d9abccf68

1•EGreg•27m ago•0 comments

The Shutdown of Usa.i.d. Has Killed Thousands

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/the-shutdown-of-usaid-has-already-ki...

9•Anon84•27m ago•5 comments

Acoustic Radiometer spins in 130dB sound [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAeJvZfVLbE

1•TriangleEdge•28m ago•1 comments

Show HN: That's how - Donald Trump is

https://bestkundli.com/profile/6918428c7358c72636b94a2e

1•bestkundli•29m ago•0 comments

Can Fidelity keep its grip on America's investments?

https://www.ft.com/content/2630f80f-12f0-468f-88f8-49a9766a96ef

3•kamaraju•30m ago•0 comments

A first-principles model for replacing income tax in an AI-driven economy

https://github.com/publicusagetax/PUT-Monolith-v2

2•publicusagetax•31m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Pyloid: Electron for Python • Modern Web-based desktop app framework

https://pyloid.com/

1•terran9•39m ago•0 comments

DevAI: Beyond Hype and Denial

https://www.ivankusalic.com/realistic-DevAI/

1•shayac2•40m ago•0 comments

Building a Simple Search Engine That Works

https://karboosx.net/post/4eZxhBon/building-a-simple-search-engine-that-actually-works

2•freediver•40m ago•0 comments

The Modern Stack on AWS

https://cloudposse.com/blog/modern-stack-aws-terraform-github-actions-open-source

3•mooreds•41m ago•0 comments

How Google's DeepMind tool is 'more quickly' forecasting hurricane behavior

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/16/google-deepmind-hurricane-forecast

1•a_w•41m ago•0 comments

Illumine Lingao

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illumine_Lingao

1•mooreds•41m ago•0 comments

Is It a Bad Idea to Exercise Before Bed?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/well/move/exercise-before-sleeping.html

2•mooreds•42m ago•0 comments

Digital echoes: open bus behavior on the compact Macintosh

https://thomasw.dev/post/compact-mac-openbus/

1•zdw•47m ago•0 comments

Fact check: Did an AI country song reach No. 1 on Billboard?

https://mashable.com/article/ai-country-song-broken-rust-billboard-chart

2•thunderbong•57m ago•0 comments

Shadows / Mathematical Etudes

https://en.etudes.ru/etudes/shadows/

1•georgecmu•57m ago•0 comments

His Jeans Are Gigantic. His Internet Fame Is Too

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/style/jeans-carter-anderson-indigo-invitational.html

1•JojoFatsani•1h ago•0 comments

Show HN: 15,000 MCP servers to enhance Agent capabilities

1•niliu123•1h ago•0 comments

Show HN: Triggla for Stripe (post-purchase and trial-rescue emails, 60s setup)

https://triggla.com/

1•taylor_jj•1h ago•0 comments

Speaking more than one language may help the brain stay younger

https://phys.org/news/2025-11-language-brain-stay-younger.html

2•pseudolus•1h ago•0 comments

FXMacroData – Real-time FOREX macroeconomic data API for developers

https://fxmacrodata.com/

1•roberttidball•1h ago•1 comments

AI's Impact on Mental Health

https://cacm.acm.org/news/ais-impact-on-mental-health/

1•pseudolus•1h ago•0 comments

Tektronix equipment has been used in many movies and shows

https://vintagetek.org/tektronix-in-movies-shows/

2•stmw•1h ago•0 comments