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France's homegrown open source online office suite

https://github.com/suitenumerique
362•nar001•3h ago•178 comments

British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c205nxy0p31o
94•bookofjoe•1h ago•79 comments

Start all of your commands with a comma (2009)

https://rhodesmill.org/brandon/2009/commands-with-comma/
413•theblazehen•2d ago•152 comments

Hoot: Scheme on WebAssembly

https://www.spritely.institute/hoot/
77•AlexeyBrin•4h ago•15 comments

Leisure Suit Larry's Al Lowe on model trains, funny deaths and Disney

https://spillhistorie.no/2026/02/06/interview-with-sierra-veteran-al-lowe/
10•thelok•1h ago•0 comments

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

https://openciv3.org/
769•klaussilveira•19h ago•240 comments

First Proof

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05192
33•samasblack•1h ago•18 comments

Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback

https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.12501
49•onurkanbkrc•4h ago•3 comments

Stories from 25 Years of Software Development

https://susam.net/twenty-five-years-of-computing.html
25•vinhnx•2h ago•3 comments

The Waymo World Model

https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simula...
1019•xnx•1d ago•580 comments

Coding agents have replaced every framework I used

https://blog.alaindichiappari.dev/p/software-engineering-is-back
155•alainrk•4h ago•191 comments

Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself

https://jesperordrup.github.io/vocal-guide/
158•jesperordrup•9h ago•56 comments

72M Points of Interest

https://tech.marksblogg.com/overture-places-pois.html
9•marklit•5d ago•0 comments

A Fresh Look at IBM 3270 Information Display System

https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/a-fresh-look-at-ibm-3270-information-display-system
16•rbanffy•4d ago•0 comments

Software Factories and the Agentic Moment

https://factory.strongdm.ai/
10•mellosouls•2h ago•8 comments

Unseen Footage of Atari Battlezone Arcade Cabinet Production

https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/02/02/unseen-footage-of-atari-battlezone-cabinet-production/
102•videotopia•4d ago•26 comments

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

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

Making geo joins faster with H3 indexes

https://floedb.ai/blog/how-we-made-geo-joins-400-faster-with-h3-indexes
152•matheusalmeida•2d ago•41 comments

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

https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
260•isitcontent•19h ago•33 comments

Google staff call for firm to cut ties with ICE

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgjg98vmzjo
99•tartoran•1h ago•28 comments

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

https://github.com/pydantic/monty
273•dmpetrov•19h ago•145 comments

Ga68, a GNU Algol 68 Compiler

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/PEXRTN-ga68-intro/
34•matt_d•4d ago•9 comments

Show HN: Kappal – CLI to Run Docker Compose YML on Kubernetes for Local Dev

https://github.com/sandys/kappal
15•sandGorgon•2d ago•3 comments

Hackers (1995) Animated Experience

https://hackers-1995.vercel.app/
544•todsacerdoti•1d ago•262 comments

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/
415•ostacke•1d ago•108 comments

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

https://vecti.com
361•vecti•21h ago•161 comments

What Is Ruliology?

https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/01/what-is-ruliology/
61•helloplanets•4d ago•64 comments

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

https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/
332•eljojo•22h ago•205 comments

An Update on Heroku

https://www.heroku.com/blog/an-update-on-heroku/
456•lstoll•1d ago•298 comments

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

https://github.com/microsoft/litebox
370•aktau•1d ago•194 comments
Open in hackernews

Novelty Automation

https://www.novelty-automation.com/
62•gregsadetsky•3mo ago

Comments

FuckButtons•3mo ago
Tim is such a lovely bloke. Had a chat with him about a decade ago at this point at an evening event at novelty automation about his time working with Rex Garrod on the secret life of machines, which is well worth a watch, even if it is from the 80s. His YouTube channel is also well worth a look.
gregsadetsky•3mo ago
The Secret Life of Machines: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtaR0lZhSyAPLuoSbMA29...

And his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@timhunkin1

Tim's site: https://www.timhunkin.com/

gsf_emergency_4•3mo ago
Another series by Tim:

http://www.solenoid-valve-info.com/solenoid-valve-videos.htm...

lukasschwab•3mo ago
His recent "Secret Life of Components" series covers lots of fascinating electromechanical tinkering, including many of the mechanisms in the Novelty Automation arcade machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAgXz6xO0s&list=PLtaR0lZhSy...
smashah•3mo ago
I love this place! Well worth a visit if you're visiting London and are around the British Museum area.
AndrewStephens•3mo ago
I visited Novelty Automation in London a couple of months ago - it is everything you could wish for and more. Get there when it opens as it is a small space and does fill up quickly.
Lio•3mo ago
I once went to an art exhibition in Ipswich[1] where Tim took everyone’s photograph with a giant pinhole instant camera he’d made from an old road-sign.

1. Tim is from Suffolk and also runs a sister amusements at the Under The Pier Show in Southwold[2]

I believe the machines are circulated between the two venues.

2. https://www.underthepier.com/

tomcam•3mo ago
Once known as Cabaret Mechanical. So glad to see it back.
simonw•3mo ago
I grew up in London visiting Cabaret Mechanical Theater in Covent Garden as often as my parents would take me. I was heart broken when it closed in ~2000. Novelty Automation is mainly just Tim's work (the chiropodist dates back to CMT) but it turns out the larger organization still exists and has occasional touring exhibits... and I just found out a new permanent exhibit in Hastings! https://cabaret.co.uk/
tomcam•3mo ago
My life began again! Awesome, thanks!
VBprogrammer•3mo ago
It's right behind our office in Holborn. I walk past it often but somehow haven't quite built up the bravery to walk in. Despite having seen most of Tim's work on YouTube...
simonw•3mo ago
It's such a delight. Take a group from work, it's even better with company!
VBprogrammer•3mo ago
I'll do that! Although I have to say you've made me chuckle. I can totally imagine some pithy arcade game poking fun at how our industry is quickly moving from writing code to middle management of a group of AI agents.
simonw•3mo ago
He's definitely happy to satirize the tech industry. One of the machines last time I was there simulated an Amazon worker in a warehouse! https://www.timhunkin.com/a225_fulfilment-center.htm
PaulRobinson•3mo ago
Was at this place a couple of weeks back with some mates I used to work with in a software engineering team - we'd reconvnend for a few drinks and something cultural after 5 or so years of not seeing each, so had people from all over Europe flying in.

I've been before, and it's good to see some old favourites (Micro-break! Alien Probe!), stick around while they rotate through new machines with new ideas.

I recommend a good hour or two in there at some point, and just dive into the whimsy of it all. It is a very British sense of humour, one that is quite soulful for me as a Brit, but I think there are few people who wouldn't find something to enjoy in there.

simonw•3mo ago
This is one of my favorite hidden secrets of London - I've encouraged so many friends to visit and they've universally loved it.