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Most iPhone owners see little to no value in Apple Intelligence so far (🔥 Score: 154+ in 1 hour)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jCk4
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jCk4
Nokia 5110 – Back from the Dead (Score: 151+ in 4 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jBJf
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jBJf
I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper (❄️ Score: 152+ in 2 days)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jv9u
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jv9u
US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove TikTok from stores Jan. 19 (Score: 154+ in 6 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jB5n
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jB5n
Show HN: @smoores/epub, a JavaScript library for working with EPUB publications (❄️ Score: 150+ in 2 days)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jwah
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jwah
Howdy! I've just written a blog post about this, and I figured I would share it here: https://smoores.dev/post/announcing_smoores_epub/. As I've been working on Storyteller[1], I've been developing a library for working with EPUB files, since that's a large amount of the work that Storyteller does. After a friend asked for advice on creating EPUB books in Node.js, I decided to publish Storyteller's EPUB library as a standalone NPM package. I really love the EPUB spec, and I think the Node.js developer community deserves an actively maintained library for working with it!
[1]: https://smoores.gitlab.io/storyteller
In-Depth Ruby Concurrency: Navigating the Ruby Concurrency Landscape (Score: 150+ in 14 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jzJy
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jzJy
SVC16: Simplest Virtual Computer (Score: 151+ in 8 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jAc4
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jAc4
Map of GitHub (🔥 Score: 152+ in 2 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jANe
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jANe
Ask HN: How do you find part time work? (Score: 150+ in 4 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/c/6jAvm
I have a project that I'm working on turning into a small business. I've done some part-time work (retainers and project-based) over the past year and it's gone well. It's relatively high pay for part-time work, leaving me time and flexibility to work on my own project.
The thing, I haven't really put much work into finding this kind of work. I've had a few opportunities land in my lap pretty nicely. Now, I need to seek out more work like this. I have ideas, but I'm curious to see how others are finding part-time work. Ideally, I would get 10-15/hr a week retainers, but project-based work is ok too. The key is that I can keep getting the work with consistency.
My corporate career was a cross between engineering and product management. I truly believe my best utility is the cross-over of the two. I'd be happy to do part-time leadership for small teams, take on independent projects, do things like build and maintain small apps/integrations, etc.
So:
1) How are you finding part-time work?
2) How do you sell yourself if you're more of a generalist like me?
Palm's CEO emails Steve Jobs (2007) (🔥 Score: 154+ in 2 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jAvw
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jAvw
Antimatter production, storage, control, annihilation applications in propulsion (Score: 150+ in 1 day)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jyf2
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jyf2
When a Crystal Ball Isn't Enough to Make You Rich (Score: 152+ in 8 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jzt7
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jzt7
Tenstorrent and the State of AI Hardware Startups (Score: 154+ in 11 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jzaF
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jzaF
Man ran 700 miles to make 'insanely impressive' art on GPS fitness app (❄️ Score: 151+ in 3 days)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jqtm
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jqtm
Show HN: Open-sourcing my failed startup Buzee – A file search application (Score: 150+ in 18 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jxWk
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jxWk
Buzee is a file search application that helps you find your files effortlessly.
As a modern-day knowledge worker, I have several thousand documents, presentations and other files on my computer. I built Buzee in my free time to help me weave my way through this maze. I have been using it pretty much everyday since the day I built it - and I love it!
I thought I could turn Buzee into a startup. I reached out to offices and helped set it up for them. But it didn't pan out.
I am now letting go of this project because I have other priorities in life.
Please feel free to do with this project as you wish. I am happy to help you get started with the codebase.
Do share what you build. I would love to see it!
Cheers
Should you ditch Spark for DuckDB or Polars? (Score: 151+ in 1 day)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jyya
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jyya
Added sugar intake and its associations with incidence of cardiovascular disease (❄️ Score: 150+ in 6 days)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jhBD
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25 Years of Dillo (Score: 150+ in 8 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jATF
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jATF
OpenERV (🔥 Score: 162+ in 3 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jBiS
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jBiS
Phi-4: Microsoft's Newest Small Language Model Specializing in Complex Reasoning (❄️ Score: 150+ in 3 days)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6ju7V
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Dumb TVs deserve a comeback (Score: 154+ in 6 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jAwq
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jAwq
Fast LLM Inference From Scratch (using CUDA) (Score: 150+ in 1 day)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jy7K
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Preferring throwaway code over design docs (Score: 152+ in 1 day)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jxYY
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Show HN: SmartHome – An Adventure Game (Score: 150+ in 6 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jAew
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jAew
SmartHome is a free, browser-based game written in vanilla JavaScript and no libraries. I don't want to spoil anything about the gameplay, but if you like text adventures, point-and-click adventure games, puzzle games, escape room games, art games, incremental games, cozy games, and/or RPGs, then this might be your speed.
If you find it too hard and don't mind some mild spoilers, then check out the hints page: https://smarthome.steviep.xyz/help
Enjoy!
Llama.cpp Now Supports Qwen2-VL (Vision Language Model) (Score: 150+ in 23 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jyDb
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jyDb
A visual proof that a^2 – b^2 = (a + b)(a – b) (🔥 Score: 160+ in 2 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jzST
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jzST
The 1955 Le Mans disaster changed motorsport (Score: 151+ in 1 day)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jxZ2
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Show HN: A simple web game to help learn chords and basic progressions (Score: 150+ in 1 day)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jxBc
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jxBc
Hi Hacker News,
I've created Chord Nebula, a simple web-based game designed to help users learn and practice piano chords, basic progressions, and harmony fundamentals. The game integrates with MIDI keyboards, allowing you to play chords in real-time and receive immediate feedback based on the key you choose.
GitHub Repository:
https://github.com/yottanami/chord_nebula
Live Demo: https://chords.yottanami.com
Requirements:
To use Chord Nebula, you'll need a MIDI keyboard connected to your computer.
Current Status:
Chord Nebula is still a simple project. I'm committed to improving it based on user feedback and would greatly appreciate any support or contributions from the community.
Looking for Feedback and Collaborators:
I'm eager to hear your thoughts on Chord Nebula! Whether it's suggestions for new features, improvements, or bug reports, your feedback is invaluable. Additionally, if you're interested in collaborating to enhance the game, feel free to reach out or contribute directly via GitHub.
Thanks for taking the time to check out Chord Nebula!
Using Libc for GPUs (❄️ Score: 150+ in 3 days)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jnPw
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jnPw
IRATA.ONLINE: A Community for Retro-Computing Enthusiasts (Score: 150+ in 11 hours)
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6jytQ
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6jytQ