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

https://openciv3.org/
505•klaussilveira•8h ago•139 comments

The Waymo World Model

https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simula...
844•xnx•14h ago•506 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
58•matheusalmeida•1d ago•12 comments

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

https://github.com/pydantic/monty
167•dmpetrov•9h ago•76 comments

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

https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
166•isitcontent•8h ago•19 comments

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

https://vecti.com
282•vecti•11h ago•127 comments

Dark Alley Mathematics

https://blog.szczepan.org/blog/three-points/
61•quibono•4d ago•10 comments

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

https://github.com/microsoft/litebox
340•aktau•15h ago•164 comments

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

https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/
226•eljojo•11h ago•142 comments

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/
332•ostacke•14h ago•89 comments

Hackers (1995) Animated Experience

https://hackers-1995.vercel.app/
422•todsacerdoti•16h ago•221 comments

An Update on Heroku

https://www.heroku.com/blog/an-update-on-heroku/
364•lstoll•15h ago•252 comments

PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Prolok

https://martypc.blogspot.com/2024/09/pc-floppy-copy-protection-vault-prolok.html
34•kmm•4d ago•2 comments

Show HN: ARM64 Android Dev Kit

https://github.com/denuoweb/ARM64-ADK
12•denuoweb•1d ago•0 comments

Delimited Continuations vs. Lwt for Threads

https://mirageos.org/blog/delimcc-vs-lwt
10•romes•4d ago•1 comments

Why I Joined OpenAI

https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2026-02-07/why-i-joined-openai.html
81•SerCe•4h ago•64 comments

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

https://github.com/phreda4/r3
59•phreda4•8h ago•9 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...
16•gmays•3h ago•2 comments

How to effectively write quality code with AI

https://heidenstedt.org/posts/2026/how-to-effectively-write-quality-code-with-ai/
212•i5heu•11h ago•158 comments

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

https://infisical.com/blog/devops-to-solutions-engineering
123•vmatsiiako•13h ago•51 comments

Learning from context is harder than we thought

https://hy.tencent.com/research/100025?langVersion=en
160•limoce•3d ago•80 comments

Introducing the Developer Knowledge API and MCP Server

https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-the-developer-knowledge-api-and-mcp-server/
33•gfortaine•6h ago•9 comments

Understanding Neural Network, Visually

https://visualrambling.space/neural-network/
258•surprisetalk•3d ago•34 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/
1020•cdrnsf•18h ago•425 comments

FORTH? Really!?

https://rescrv.net/w/2026/02/06/associative
53•rescrv•16h ago•17 comments

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

https://red.anthropic.com/2026/zero-days/
44•lebovic•1d ago•13 comments

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

https://andrewjrod.substack.com/p/im-going-to-cure-my-girlfriends-brain
97•ray__•5h ago•47 comments

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

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

How virtual textures work

https://www.shlom.dev/articles/how-virtual-textures-really-work/
36•betamark•15h ago•29 comments

WebView performance significantly slower than PWA

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40817676
10•denysonique•5h ago•1 comments
Open in hackernews

Tiny Undervalued Hardware Companions (2024)

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2024/03/21/tiny-undervalued-hardware-companions/
150•zdw•7mo ago

Comments

o11c•7mo ago
Beware: most USB-to-SATA adapters do not work with HDDs, only SSDs

One USB A-to-C adapter I particularly like is a cable with adapters tied to each end, so you can use it for any combination of (A or C host) to (C or micro device).

FM transmitters you have to be slightly careful - they need to get power somehow; think about how that will happen.

pockybum522•7mo ago
If you want to be sure that a USB to SATA adapter will work with anything, get the style that has the power on a completely separate cable that plugs into the wall.
yonatan8070•7mo ago
A lot of cars without Bluetooth have a USB-A port for charging or plugging in a USB drive with music on it, you can use that port to power the FM transmitter
EvanAnderson•7mo ago
Female-to-female RJ45 couplers ("join adapters" as described by the article) have been very handy in my experience. They're cheap enough that I don't mind leaving one now and again. It's so handy to be able to unplug something, splice in my laptop / tap / etc, and quickly return things they way I found them without rerouting the original cable. It's also handy when you don't have a long enough patch cable with you but you do have a couple shorter ones.
PhilipRoman•7mo ago
Agreed, they are great for messing around. I didn't want to bother with a proper patch panel so I just attached a bunch of them to my minilab and it's the best thing ever.
epakai•7mo ago
I love having so many little daptery-doos. My best hack is storing them though. I have a two tier desk, 24" deep main surface, and 10" monitor 'shelf'. I keep a half dozen tiny adhesive drawers under the shelf so they're always at hand.

One for flash storage + usb dongles, another with every usb adapter + short cables, audio things + usb power meters, pens, and other stuff. It is so nice being able to quickly use almost any device without a scavenger hunt first.

alex77456•7mo ago
I have been using stackable hardware/diy organiser compartment boxes for this purpose. It's great
snapplebobapple•7mo ago
link to product please.
alex77456•7mo ago
A noname version of this from a local store

https://www.stanleytools.com/product/stst14114/22-compartmen...

citizenpaul•7mo ago
If you use the various Ethernet adapters make sure you run some speed tests when you get it.. Those cheap dongles/converters ect are notorious for Working but cutting your speed and reliability of the connection.
quailfarmer•7mo ago
Add to this list: small portable HDMI/VGA monitor for checking on headless machines.
npodbielski•7mo ago
It is nice but I wish there would be just a dongles of some kind that is like a network monitor, you i.e. VNC into from another place to see what error machine is spewing.
dasv•7mo ago
Like this one? https://github.com/sipeed/NanoKVM
npodbielski•7mo ago
Seems interesting. To bad you cant buy it yet.
thatfunkymunki•7mo ago
This is incorrect, I am currently using both nanoKVM USB and PCI models today
npodbielski•7mo ago
Website says 'preorder'. Is it available or not then? Preorder usually means it is not ready. Where did you buy it?
thatfunkymunki•7mo ago
it looks like you can order the cube one on amazon right now.
npodbielski•7mo ago
Ah ok thanks I will check it out.
nagisa•7mo ago
Yes, although NanoKVM is probably a product with most caveats out of competing ones to recommend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plJGZQ35Q6I. I'd recommend JetKVM instead, but unfortunately it is still only available to obtain through late pledges on Kickstarter.
yonatan8070•7mo ago
I got one of these which does the job pretty well

https://www.crowdsupply.com/techxartisan/openterface-mini-kv...

unstatusthequo•7mo ago
Nice. Was going to mention TinyPilot but this seems even more portable.
kevin_thibedeau•7mo ago
When we attain that technology we can call it RS232.
npodbielski•7mo ago
Do you often connect a monitor with keyboard via serial? Obviously I meant seeing boot errors of some linux machine, which is what usually monitor is for, but you have to be there, on site, with the monitor and keyboard to hook it up and see what the problem is. This is sometimes not possible and NanoKVM or JetKVM would be very helpful. I do not see relevance of you comment here. I hope you at least had a nice time writing it because it was otherwise a waste of time.
sgentle•7mo ago
I use an iPad (that I have with me anyway) + cheap USB HDMI capture dongle for this.
ansgri•7mo ago
What kind of dongles are compatible with iPad? Does it need some crappy proprietary app to view?
sgentle•7mo ago
Pretty much anything – I just bought a random cheap one from Amazon, though you might get better latency for more money. The dongles show up as USB cameras (ie UVC) which is supported since iPadOS 17.

I use the (free) Orion app, but it's basically just a fullscreen camera preview so there are plenty of other options.

nicbou•7mo ago
My current favorite is a 1 meter retractable USB C to C cable. Combined with the smaller GaN charger and the lower power requirement of newer MacBooks, I can pack really light, and that's great for bike and motorcycle travel.

I also have a set of USB adapters that plug into each other and let me charge anything with the same cable. Again, less stuff to pack.

blitzar•7mo ago
Basicallly angled adaptors for everything.

Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away my apple magnetic charger was right angled. Unfortunately the technology was forgotten and eventually lost with the passage of time.

analog31•7mo ago
A couple of my favorites:

15- and 25-foot power cables to eliminate outlet strips and extension cords in some installations.

Outlet strips with super long cords -- especially useful for avoiding the need to chain outlet strips in settings where doing so is considered to be a safety violation.

gblargg•7mo ago
Then use the over-under coil technique to keep those long cables from getting twisted up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cazjyJ52CoM
analog31•7mo ago
Yup, I'm also a musician. My cords last for decades. But nobody outside of music and perhaps theater knows about taking care of cords.
rbanffy•7mo ago
90 degree rotated RJ-45 male-male connectors would allow very easy RPi-like clusters.
gavinray•7mo ago
RE: "Boom Microphone Cable"

I wanted headphones for FPS games with a good soundstage. Generally, gaming headsets are not known for price-to-quality value.

After researching, bought Sennheiser HD560S, but I needed a mic.

V-MODA makes a $20 attachment called a "BoomPro Mic", which uses standard 3.5mm audio jack and gives you not only a mic, but also a volume dial.

It turns out that having an easily-accessible volume dial is the best thing since sliced bread.

Can't believe I never got a cable with this feature before, they ought to put them on all headphone audio cables.

wesleyd•7mo ago
Not tiny, but I have a corner desk, and I mounted big long 16 port power strips under each “wing”: Tripp Lite 16 Outlet Bench &... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000051174

Roll of very sticky Velcro tape To mount things under desk.

A “toaster” style sata adapter: I treat it like a tape drive, clunk in a “tape” (sata or spinning disk) to back up to.

_tom_•7mo ago
Organization:

I got a storage organizer with 24 drawers. One for each type of cable I use. So instead of one big box that I have to hunt through, I have instant, labeled access to all my usb cables, and a few other cables and items.

Blackthorn•7mo ago
People are seriously going to plug $1-$5 USB devices from AliExpress into their computers? Seriously?

All the endless efforts and dollars spent on cybersecurity is just lol I guess.

7speter•7mo ago
Lightning to usb-c seems interesting… it can turn somewhat late model i devices into full fledge computers on the go, at least iirc, or you can use a nvme in an enclosure as extra storage easily.

This is assuming you don’t have one of the newer i devices that has a usb c connector, then…

nickphx•7mo ago
I wouldn't trust a USBC cable or converter from AliExpress..
mystified5016•7mo ago
Those USB-C to laptop power adapters are awesome. However, they can be kinda dumb. The available charge current is communicated to the laptop with a resistor, and the adapter does not change this value based on what your USB adapter can provide.

My adapter was just a tiny bit underpowered and would cut out if I tried to run a heavy CPU load while the battery was charging. I think this eventually killed the cheap adapter cable.

Just buy two

ja27•7mo ago
Yeah I fried a RAVPower USB-C PD supply with one of those.