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The Computer That Helped Win World War II

https://spectrum.ieee.org/colossus-computer-ieee-milestone
19•baruchel•4d ago

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riazrizvi•21m ago
It was more of a special-purpose calculation machine than a general purpose computer, as we understand them which are based on von Neummann's architecture.
kiwijimm•6m ago
It doesn’t resemble the computers of today, but none the less it was indeed a stored program digital computer. The first of its kind. The bombes were more akin to a special purpose calculation machine. Colossus was something a bit more special.
mannanj•20m ago
I'll just leave a documentary here that challenged for me the dominant view around world war 2 that I was indoctrinated with.

"Everything is a rich man's trick"

For example it said we funded the nazi's and ford would sell the engines that powered their machines. Our bankers would also advertise in the papers about how Hitler would be a great leader while funding him and German infrastructure. Has anyone seen this doc and knows what about this or anything else of I mean? I really want to have this intellectual, rational conversation about what it could mean if even 1% of the claims made in that video are true. For me, it could point to why reality and selective enforcement of law feels so prevalent, weird and heavy, and unequal justice is so common today.

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https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3
760•nateb2022•9h ago•350 comments

AI companies are shredding rare books

https://xcancel.com/HedgieMarkets/status/2081534588485296565
473•anon373839•2h ago•255 comments

How is the Bun Rewrite in Rust going?

https://lockwood.dev/ai/2026/07/27/how-is-the-bun-rewrite-in-rust-going.html
277•tomlockwood•4h ago•183 comments

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https://misago-project.org/t/removing-reactjs-from-the-codebase-and-adapting-htmx-for-ui-interact...
100•Ralfp•5h ago•54 comments

Should you wash your solar panels?

https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/should-you-wash-your-solar-panels.html
96•surprisetalk•2h ago•72 comments

The Computer That Helped Win World War II

https://spectrum.ieee.org/colossus-computer-ieee-milestone
19•baruchel•4d ago•3 comments

Libsm64: Mario 64 as a library for use in external game engines

https://github.com/libsm64/libsm64
81•klaussilveira•5h ago•11 comments

PGSimCity - How PostgreSQL Works

https://nikolays.github.io/PGSimCity/
784•jonbaer•14h ago•74 comments

Building a Fast Lock-Free Queue in Modern C++ from Scratch

https://blog.jaysmito.dev/blog/04-fast-lockfree-queues/
51•ibobev•5d ago•17 comments

Magnolias Are So Old That They're Pollinated by Beetles, Not Bees

https://mymodernmet.com/magnolia-ancient-flowers-beetles/
172•speckx•4d ago•67 comments

VLC for Unity now supported on Linux

https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-unity
81•martz•6h ago•20 comments

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32•nsoonhui•3d ago•4 comments

Show HN: Physically accurate black hole you can put in your room

https://blackhole.plav.in
413•aplavin•4d ago•151 comments

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24•GlenTheMachine•3d ago•7 comments

The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar

https://www.harpguitars.net/history/grunewald/12-string.htm
44•bilegeek•4h ago•24 comments

AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying

https://www.ft.com/content/d8a5f95e-3b6d-463a-a848-c9ef8e2394db
25•1vuio0pswjnm7•1h ago•7 comments

We Tested Nonstick Cookware: Coatings Don't Need to Look Worn to Shed Particles

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55•cdemer•1h ago•30 comments

Shay Locomotives

https://www.shaylocomotives.com/
39•Rygian•5h ago•8 comments

Modern email can be built from borrowed parts

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75•andros•6h ago•34 comments

The Proof Machine (2016)

https://incredible.pm/
17•BenoitP•2h ago•1 comments

Scriptc by Vercel: TypeScript-to-Native compiler, no JavaScript engine in binary

https://github.com/vercel-labs/scriptc
234•maxloh•16h ago•128 comments

Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

https://beyondloom.com/decker/
348•tosh•20h ago•81 comments

US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

https://www.techspot.com/news/113236-us-prosecutors-charge-atlanta-man-after-grapheneos-phone.html
1060•eecc•16h ago•814 comments

Elevated errors on Claude Opus 5

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64•croemer•3h ago•49 comments

Minecraft Java raises recommended memory to 16GB ahead of Vulkan transition

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4•haunter•6m ago•0 comments

Google Chrome Arrives on ARM64 Linux, Widevine DRM Included

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/chrome-arm64-linux-available
40•twapi•3h ago•19 comments

Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When the AI Bubble Bursts

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/27/ed-zitron-apple-watch-it-burn-ai-bubble-bursts/
11•thm•36m ago•0 comments

We have proof automation now

https://www.imperialviolet.org/2026/07/26/zstd-lean.html
209•zdw•18h ago•90 comments

Introduction to Data-Oriented Design [pdf]

https://www.gamedevs.org/uploads/introduction-to-data-oriented-design.pdf
220•tosh•21h ago•57 comments

8086 Emulator Inside Scratch

https://turbowarp.org/1248315967?size=640x400
26•rickcarlino•4d ago•1 comments