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I Write Games in C (yes, C)

https://jonathanwhiting.com/writing/blog/games_in_c/
35•valyala•2h ago•16 comments

We Mourn Our Craft

https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/
216•ColinWright•1h ago•230 comments

SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes

https://xorvoid.com/sectorc.html
27•valyala•2h ago•3 comments

Hoot: Scheme on WebAssembly

https://www.spritely.institute/hoot/
128•AlexeyBrin•7h ago•25 comments

Brookhaven Lab's RHIC Concludes 25-Year Run with Final Collisions

https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/brookhaven-labs-rhic-concludes-25-year-run-with-final-collis...
7•gnufx•1h ago•1 comments

Stories from 25 Years of Software Development

https://susam.net/twenty-five-years-of-computing.html
71•vinhnx•5h ago•9 comments

U.S. Jobs Disappear at Fastest January Pace Since Great Recession

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestunson/2026/02/05/us-jobs-disappear-at-fastest-january-pace-sin...
174•alephnerd•2h ago•118 comments

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

https://openciv3.org/
835•klaussilveira•22h ago•251 comments

The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/07/ai-spending-economy-shortages/
124•1vuio0pswjnm7•8h ago•157 comments

Al Lowe on model trains, funny deaths and working with Disney

https://spillhistorie.no/2026/02/06/interview-with-sierra-veteran-al-lowe/
57•thelok•4h ago•8 comments

The Waymo World Model

https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simula...
1063•xnx•1d ago•613 comments

Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback

https://rlhfbook.com/
84•onurkanbkrc•7h ago•5 comments

Start all of your commands with a comma (2009)

https://rhodesmill.org/brandon/2009/commands-with-comma/
493•theblazehen•3d ago•178 comments

Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself

https://jesperordrup.github.io/vocal-guide/
214•jesperordrup•12h ago•76 comments

Show HN: I saw this cool navigation reveal, so I made a simple HTML+CSS version

https://github.com/Momciloo/fun-with-clip-path
14•momciloo•2h ago•0 comments

Coding agents have replaced every framework I used

https://blog.alaindichiappari.dev/p/software-engineering-is-back
230•alainrk•7h ago•363 comments

France's homegrown open source online office suite

https://github.com/suitenumerique
572•nar001•6h ago•261 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
40•rbanffy•4d ago•8 comments

72M Points of Interest

https://tech.marksblogg.com/overture-places-pois.html
30•marklit•5d ago•3 comments

History and Timeline of the Proco Rat Pedal (2021)

https://web.archive.org/web/20211030011207/https://thejhsshow.com/articles/history-and-timeline-o...
19•brudgers•5d ago•4 comments

Selection Rather Than Prediction

https://voratiq.com/blog/selection-rather-than-prediction/
8•languid-photic•3d ago•1 comments

Unseen Footage of Atari Battlezone Arcade Cabinet Production

https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/02/02/unseen-footage-of-atari-battlezone-cabinet-production/
114•videotopia•4d ago•35 comments

Where did all the starships go?

https://www.datawrapper.de/blog/science-fiction-decline
78•speckx•4d ago•87 comments

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

https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
277•isitcontent•22h ago•38 comments

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

https://github.com/pydantic/monty
289•dmpetrov•22h ago•156 comments

Learning from context is harder than we thought

https://hy.tencent.com/research/100025?langVersion=en
201•limoce•4d ago•112 comments

Microsoft Account bugs locked me out of Notepad – are Thin Clients ruining PCs?

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-locked-me-out-of-notepad-is-the-thin-...
5•josephcsible•24m ago•1 comments

Hackers (1995) Animated Experience

https://hackers-1995.vercel.app/
558•todsacerdoti•1d ago•272 comments

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

https://github.com/sandys/kappal
22•sandGorgon•2d ago•12 comments

Making geo joins faster with H3 indexes

https://floedb.ai/blog/how-we-made-geo-joins-400-faster-with-h3-indexes
155•matheusalmeida•2d ago•48 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.