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

https://openciv3.org/
418•klaussilveira•5h ago•94 comments

The Waymo World Model

https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simula...
770•xnx•11h ago•465 comments

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

https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
137•isitcontent•5h ago•15 comments

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

https://github.com/pydantic/monty
131•dmpetrov•6h ago•54 comments

Dark Alley Mathematics

https://blog.szczepan.org/blog/three-points/
37•quibono•4d ago•2 comments

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

https://vecti.com
241•vecti•8h ago•116 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/
63•jnord•3d ago•4 comments

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

https://github.com/microsoft/litebox
309•aktau•12h ago•153 comments

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/
309•ostacke•11h ago•84 comments

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

https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/
168•eljojo•8h ago•124 comments

Why I Joined OpenAI

https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2026-02-07/why-i-joined-openai.html
38•SerCe•1h ago•34 comments

Hackers (1995) Animated Experience

https://hackers-1995.vercel.app/
391•todsacerdoti•13h ago•217 comments

An Update on Heroku

https://www.heroku.com/blog/an-update-on-heroku/
314•lstoll•12h ago•230 comments

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

https://github.com/phreda4/r3
48•phreda4•5h ago•8 comments

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

https://infisical.com/blog/devops-to-solutions-engineering
107•vmatsiiako•10h ago•34 comments

How to effectively write quality code with AI

https://heidenstedt.org/posts/2026/how-to-effectively-write-quality-code-with-ai/
181•i5heu•8h ago•128 comments

Understanding Neural Network, Visually

https://visualrambling.space/neural-network/
233•surprisetalk•3d ago•30 comments

Introducing the Developer Knowledge API and MCP Server

https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-the-developer-knowledge-api-and-mcp-server/
14•gfortaine•3h ago•0 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/
971•cdrnsf•15h ago•414 comments

Learning from context is harder than we thought

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

FORTH? Really!?

https://rescrv.net/w/2026/02/06/associative
40•rescrv•13h ago•17 comments

PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Prolok

https://martypc.blogspot.com/2024/09/pc-floppy-copy-protection-vault-prolok.html
8•kmm•4d ago•0 comments

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

https://andrewjrod.substack.com/p/im-going-to-cure-my-girlfriends-brain
42•ray__•2h ago•11 comments

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

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

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

https://docs.smooth.sh/cli/overview
76•antves•1d ago•57 comments

The Oklahoma Architect Who Turned Kitsch into Art

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-31/oklahoma-architect-bruce-goff-s-wild-home-desi...
18•MarlonPro•3d ago•4 comments

Show HN: Slack CLI for Agents

https://github.com/stablyai/agent-slack
38•nwparker•1d ago•9 comments

Claude Composer

https://www.josh.ing/blog/claude-composer
102•coloneltcb•2d ago•69 comments

How virtual textures work

https://www.shlom.dev/articles/how-virtual-textures-really-work/
25•betamark•12h ago•23 comments

Planetary Roller Screws

https://www.humanityslastmachine.com/#planetary-roller-screws
36•everlier•3d ago•8 comments
Open in hackernews

Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI

https://gitclassic.com
14•heythisischris•2w ago
Hey HN,

Got tired of how bloated GitHub became- copilot everywhere, janky JS, slow loads. So I built GitClassic, a read-only GitHub interface that's pure server-rendered HTML, kind of like old.reddit.com. No JavaScript.

Try it: https://gitclassic.com

Browse any public repo, files, READMEs. Loads instantly, works on any connection. No account needed for public repos.

Stack: Node on Lambda, server-side rendering, cached against GitHub's API. Pro adds private repo access via GitHub OAuth.

Built this in about 3 hours. Would love feedback on what's missing or broken. Issues are next.

Thanks, Chris

Comments

captn3m0•2w ago
I will actually pay for this if this includes the complete issue/PR data, as well as the ability to review/approve/merge PRs. The GitHub UI is so slow that loading each 5 line PR is just too slow and I have to open the diff in a new tab, because going back reloads the whole damn thing instead of the amazing jquery/pjax cached version from a decade ago that worked fast even on 3G networks.

Aside: you will need permission to use the Git trademark.

heythisischris•2w ago
Duly noted- my immediate next step is Issues/PRs! Would love to start seeing / using that too.
shukantpal•2w ago
It doesn't quite work: https://gitclassic.com/pixijs (repos.filter is not a function)

Also it seems to get rate limited, but good work.

heythisischris•2w ago
Responded to someone else below: if you sign in using GitHub, you can get your own allotment of 5,000/req/hour. The public API only allows 60 request per hour, but since we're using Lambda, it actually shifts to different IP addresses depending on the invocation.
embedding-shape•2w ago
Sounds like maybe you should add caching in there, so at least the /explore and facebook/react works. I ended up rate limited before I could see a single repository.
chandlerswift•2w ago
https://gitclassic.com/navidrome:

    Error: repos.filter is not a function
https://gitclassic.com/navidrome/navidrome:

    API rate limit exceeded for 18.222.58.123. (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details.)
heythisischris•2w ago
Hah, should've anticipated hitting the public rate limits... if you sign in using GitHub, you can get your own allotment of 5,000/req/hour.

The public API only allows 60 request per hour, but since we're using Lambda, it actually shifts to different IP addresses depending on the invocation.

smarx007•2w ago
I would say the November 2015 look would be the one to go back to.* [1] This one seems to be from 2015 before the iconic redesign that makes it instantly recognizable as Github.

*with a dark theme.

[1]: https://github.blog/news-insights/a-new-look-for-repositorie...

heythisischris•2w ago
Oh yes, brings back memories from my agency days... SourceTree, JIRA, and the better Slack icon. I'll start targeting this layout.
heythisischris•2w ago
If anyone wants to try out GitClassic Pro, I added a promo code for 50% off, it's "HACKERNEWS"- comes out to $20/year. Gives you access to private repos. Going to dedicate as much time / attention as possible to building a better GitHub frontend! I think a lot of people want this (myself included).
crtasm•2w ago
I like it!

yt-dlp's readme seems to confuse the parser: https://gitclassic.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

liviux•2w ago
It's 2026 Chris, get over it.
000ooo000•2w ago
>Built this in about 3 hours

Why did you include this? No developer is going to read that and think "I bet this is polished and well thought-out - take my money!". It's either a rushed job, a slop job, or a rushed slop job.