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OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III

https://openciv3.org/
475•klaussilveira•7h ago•116 comments

The Waymo World Model

https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simula...
813•xnx•12h ago•487 comments

How we made geo joins 400× faster with H3 indexes

https://floedb.ai/blog/how-we-made-geo-joins-400-faster-with-h3-indexes
33•matheusalmeida•1d ago•1 comments

Show HN: Look Ma, No Linux: Shell, App Installer, Vi, Cc on ESP32-S3 / BreezyBox

https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
157•isitcontent•7h ago•17 comments

Monty: A minimal, secure Python interpreter written in Rust for use by AI

https://github.com/pydantic/monty
156•dmpetrov•7h ago•67 comments

A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/a-century-of-hair-samples-proves-leaded-gas-ban-worked/
92•jnord•3d ago•12 comments

Dark Alley Mathematics

https://blog.szczepan.org/blog/three-points/
50•quibono•4d ago•6 comments

Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use

https://vecti.com
260•vecti•9h ago•123 comments

Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?

https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/
207•eljojo•10h ago•134 comments

Microsoft open-sources LiteBox, a security-focused library OS

https://github.com/microsoft/litebox
328•aktau•13h ago•158 comments

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/
327•ostacke•13h ago•86 comments

Hackers (1995) Animated Experience

https://hackers-1995.vercel.app/
411•todsacerdoti•15h ago•219 comments

PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Prolok

https://martypc.blogspot.com/2024/09/pc-floppy-copy-protection-vault-prolok.html
23•kmm•4d ago•1 comments

An Update on Heroku

https://www.heroku.com/blog/an-update-on-heroku/
337•lstoll•13h ago•242 comments

Show HN: R3forth, a ColorForth-inspired language with a tiny VM

https://github.com/phreda4/r3
52•phreda4•6h ago•9 comments

Delimited Continuations vs. Lwt for Threads

https://mirageos.org/blog/delimcc-vs-lwt
4•romes•4d ago•0 comments

How to effectively write quality code with AI

https://heidenstedt.org/posts/2026/how-to-effectively-write-quality-code-with-ai/
195•i5heu•10h ago•145 comments

I spent 5 years in DevOps – Solutions engineering gave me what I was missing

https://infisical.com/blog/devops-to-solutions-engineering
115•vmatsiiako•12h ago•38 comments

Learning from context is harder than we thought

https://hy.tencent.com/research/100025?langVersion=en
152•limoce•3d ago•79 comments

Understanding Neural Network, Visually

https://visualrambling.space/neural-network/
245•surprisetalk•3d ago•32 comments

I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

https://kirkville.com/i-now-assume-that-all-ads-on-apple-news-are-scams/
996•cdrnsf•16h ago•420 comments

Introducing the Developer Knowledge API and MCP Server

https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-the-developer-knowledge-api-and-mcp-server/
26•gfortaine•5h ago•3 comments

FORTH? Really!?

https://rescrv.net/w/2026/02/06/associative
46•rescrv•15h ago•17 comments

I'm going to cure my girlfriend's brain tumor

https://andrewjrod.substack.com/p/im-going-to-cure-my-girlfriends-brain
67•ray__•3h ago•30 comments

Evaluating and mitigating the growing risk of LLM-discovered 0-days

https://red.anthropic.com/2026/zero-days/
38•lebovic•1d ago•11 comments

Show HN: Smooth CLI – Token-efficient browser for AI agents

https://docs.smooth.sh/cli/overview
78•antves•1d ago•59 comments

How virtual textures work

https://www.shlom.dev/articles/how-virtual-textures-really-work/
30•betamark•14h ago•28 comments

Show HN: Slack CLI for Agents

https://github.com/stablyai/agent-slack
41•nwparker•1d ago•11 comments

Female Asian Elephant Calf Born at the Smithsonian National Zoo

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/female-asian-elephant-calf-born-smithsonians-national-zoo-an...
7•gmays•2h ago•2 comments

Evolution of car door handles over the decades

https://newatlas.com/automotive/evolution-car-door-handle/
41•andsoitis•3d ago•62 comments
Open in hackernews

The Danglepoise

https://www.sallery.co.uk/danglepoise
47•draazon•9mo ago

Comments

draazon•9mo ago
Overcomplicated lighting design
OJFord•9mo ago
You might want to make it clearer you are OP and describing your work, I think some people might be reading this as dismissive criticism.

(Also, I don't think you can do it by edit, but next time note that you can submit both a URL and some accompanying text.)

draazon•9mo ago
Thanks, that's helpful - I am indeed the OP, and the "overcomplicated" part was intended as tongue-in-cheek self-criticism!
OJFord•9mo ago
Yeah, I got it, but it might take a Brit or German! Unfortunately there are dismissive third-party comments like that sometimes, and seeing it grey (at the time) I almost voted down myself too, just then thought I recognised your username and double-checked.

One other thought actually - if you can still edit the title, you might get more attention from 'Show HN: The Danglepoise', since then people will know the author is around for discussion. Just anecdotally I would guess Show HNs tend to have more engagement/votes on average.

Anyway, nice project :)

draazon•9mo ago
I think that technically, as a blog post, this wouldn't be eligible for Show HN?
OJFord•9mo ago
True, didn't really realise that actually, just read the rules. I'm sure I've seen similar as Show HNs.. but I guess maybe they had a GitHub project or whatever that tilts the scale.
ziddoap•9mo ago
>I think some people might be reading this as dismissive criticism.

This is exactly what I thought. I downvoted (now removed) thinking that it was a random passerby being dismissive.

sam-cop-vimes•9mo ago
Upvoted it purely to ensure the British self-deprecation is not mistakenly penalised.

Edit: cool project, well done!

alabastervlog•9mo ago
I was surprised at how short the table was, after the note up top about why they needed five lights because the table's so long. It looks way too big for the table, its proportions look like it belongs over a table 1.5-2 meters longer.
draazon•9mo ago
That's probably down to the angle; the table is in fact over 3 metres long, and extendable.
alabastervlog•9mo ago
Ah, OK, that makes more sense then.
mikepurvis•9mo ago
I have a 9' dining table as well, and it can definitely be deceptive— mine would absolutely benefit from a "full length" lighting solution like this.
mulaG40•9mo ago
Love the ambience they create, nice work!
AlfredBarnes•9mo ago
I was just about to make a retractable light setup for my workshop. I hadn't thought of automating/motorizing it.

A simple pull reel was my goto, but that doesn't work in this application. Amazing work very smart and looks like a fun project.

chb•9mo ago
Where did you find these fixtures, OP? I see something similar offered by Feit, but not quite as elegant.
draazon•9mo ago
The lamp-holders and braided flex are from https://www.lampspares.co.uk/, and the bulbs themselves are from Heal's (https://www.heals.com/lighting/bulbs-and-fittings.html).
blutack•9mo ago
It's obviously way too late now but esphome is a very nice easy mode solution for the whole remote upload/logging/server/mqtt/iot widget thing if you don't want to drag in esp-idf. First time bootstrap is via serial/webusb and then it's all OTA.

You can write custom c++ modules for bits they don't have already, although that's pretty rare. Often used with HA but it works fine standalone with MQTT too, and deployment doesn't have to be from a server.

https://esphome.io/