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QBasic64 Phoenix 4.3.0 Released

https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4244
27•jandeboevrie•2h ago

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sgt•1h ago
Note this comment:

  thank you for this.  sorry about my impatience earlier.

  i would like to contribute a library.  but i don't have an idea at the moment. i would have to give away my real name.  which is dangerous for me.  because i don't use a vpn or any other internet security scheme.  to defend my privacy.  but this is just my mind.  merry xmas, happy hollidays and better season's experiences next year.

... The stuff open source maintainers have to deal with.
starik36•1h ago
Very nice. It produces pretty small binaries - by today's standards.
iberator•1h ago
> QB64 is a modern extended BASIC+OpenGL language that retains QB4.5/QBasic compatibility and compiles native binaries for Windows (7 and up), Linux and macOS (Catalina and up).
AndyMcConachie•50m ago
But can it still run gorilla?

Inverse Parentheses

https://kellett.im/a/inverse-parentheses
28•mighty-fine•1h ago•22 comments

A guide to local coding models

https://www.aiforswes.com/p/you-dont-need-to-spend-100mo-on-claude
418•mpweiher•12h ago•212 comments

Deliberate Internet Shutdowns

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/deliberate-internet-shutdowns.html
181•WaitWaitWha•3d ago•61 comments

Programming languages used for music

https://timthompson.com/plum/cgi/showlist.cgi?sort=name&concise=yes
25•ofalkaed•1d ago•6 comments

Build Android apps using Rust and Iced

https://github.com/ibaryshnikov/android-iced-example
80•rekireki•7h ago•15 comments

I'm just having fun

https://jyn.dev/i-m-just-having-fun/
344•lemper•5d ago•124 comments

Webb observes exoplanet that may have an exotic helium and carbon atmosphere

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-observes-exoplanet-whose-composition-defies-exp...
57•taubek•2d ago•12 comments

Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025

https://hackernews-readings-613604506318.us-west1.run.app
445•seinvak•17h ago•162 comments

Disney Imagineering Debuts Next-Generation Robotic Character, Olaf

https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/robotic-olaf-marks-new-era-of-disney-innovation/
192•ChrisArchitect•11h ago•76 comments

I announced my divorce on Instagram and then AI impersonated me

https://eiratansey.com/2025/12/20/i-announced-my-divorce-on-instagram-and-then-ai-impersonated-me/
19•robin_reala•2h ago•20 comments

How I protect my Forgejo instance from AI web crawlers

https://her.esy.fun/posts/0031-how-i-protect-my-forgejo-instance-from-ai-web-crawlers/index.html
23•todsacerdoti•18h ago•12 comments

Aliasing

https://xania.org/202512/15-aliasing-in-general
33•ibobev•5d ago•4 comments

Kernighan's Lever

https://linusakesson.net/programming/kernighans-lever/index.php
55•xk3•2d ago•17 comments

Functional Flocking Quadtree in ClojureScript

https://www.lbjgruppen.com/en/posts/flocking-quadtrees
39•lbj•5d ago•3 comments

ONNX Runtime and CoreML May Silently Convert Your Model to FP16

https://ym2132.github.io/ONNX_MLProgram_NN_exploration
68•Two_hands•9h ago•13 comments

Making the most of bit arrays in Gleam

https://gearsco.de/blog/bit-array-syntax/
22•crowdhailer•3d ago•1 comments

QBasic64 Phoenix 4.3.0 Released

https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4244
27•jandeboevrie•2h ago•4 comments

CO2 batteries that store grid energy take off globally

https://spectrum.ieee.org/co2-battery-energy-storage
237•rbanffy•18h ago•199 comments

More on whether useful quantum computing is “imminent”

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=9425
86•A_D_E_P_T•12h ago•61 comments

Single-Pass Huffman Coding

https://doisinkidney.com/posts/2018-02-17-single-pass-huffman.html
19•todsacerdoti•6d ago•0 comments

Show HN: Rust/WASM lighting data toolkit – parses legacy formats, generates SVGs

https://eulumdat.icu
25•holg•12h ago•0 comments

Engineering dogmas it's time to retire

https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/5-engineering-dogmas-its-time-to
4•flail•3d ago•0 comments

Rue: Higher level than Rust, lower level than Go

https://rue-lang.dev/
138•ingve•12h ago•101 comments

Lightning: Real-time editing for tiled map data

https://felt.com/blog/lightning-tiles
8•hinting•5d ago•2 comments

Show HN: WalletWallet – create Apple passes from anything

https://walletwallet.alen.ro/
374•alentodorov•17h ago•102 comments

I program on the subway

https://www.scd31.com/posts/programming-on-the-subway
220•evankhoury•5d ago•148 comments

Israel could be bringing back the death penalty – but only for Palestinians

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-palestinian-death-penalty-9.7019609
6•nrhrjrjrjtntbt•15m ago•1 comments

Cursed circuits #3: true mathematics

https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/cursed-circuits-3-true-mathematics
17•zdw•5h ago•2 comments

The Going Dark initiative or ProtectEU is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt

https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/115742530333573065
555•janandonly•15h ago•190 comments

Evaluating chain-of-thought monitorability

https://openai.com/index/evaluating-chain-of-thought-monitorability/
52•mfiguiere•3d ago•18 comments