Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch

Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by redbell on Thursday January 23, 2025 @11:41AM (#42805531)

I hardly know where to begin! This project is exceptional in every sense—a true masterpiece. Remarkably, its creator is still in high school, yet he’s already demonstrated brilliance beyond his years. The endorsements he’s received, the connections he’s begun to forge, and the incredible opportunities now within his reach are nothing short of extraordinary. As he himself put it, accomplishments like these are only possible when you believe deeply in your vision and persist relentlessly until the finish line. None of this would have been possible if he had given up before completing this remarkable work of art.

It’s posts like this, fueled by incredible community support, that make Hacker News not just great but unmatched.

With 2,000 points (and counting), this Show HN is currently ranked as the 4th-best Show HN of all time. If we exclude the #1 post (this upvotes itself)—which isn’t a true project—this post would be the 3rd-best of all time. Who knows? By tomorrow, it may surpass 2,741 points and claim the #1 spot outright.

Outstanding work, Bryan. All the best.

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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by Hello9999901 on Thursday January 23, 2025 @11:43AM (#42805551)

Thank you redbell! It truly means a lot. I'm incredibly grateful of the reception and the support from everyone. HN <3

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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by hn_throwaway_99 on Thursday January 23, 2025 @12:27PM (#42805951)

I'll just echo the amazement and congratulations of all the other comments. I do have a question though - your post stated "The hardest class I’ve taken so far was quantum mechanics in my junior spring term." Kudos to your educational system that allowed you to take quantum mechanics as a junior in high school - it looks like it clearly provided you a framework that allowed you to excel. Without giving away your privacy, is this some sort of special program where you live, or is it a standard opportunity?

Again, just gobsmacked by this entire project.

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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by cbmamolo on Thursday January 23, 2025 @03:03PM (#42807498)

He goes to Phillips Exeter Academy, where Zuckerberg once matriculated. Students' voices are heard through the Harkness method of teaching. There is plenty of opportunity for students to grow curricularly (e.g.,dynamic chaos theory in math, senior projects, though not required ...) and extra-curricularly (e.g. competition robotics, physics, bio,chem clubs, etc ...) which may not be a norm in most public or even private schools.

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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by redbell on Friday January 24, 2025 @01:43AM (#42811045)

This is a follow-up to my comment above (since I can no longer edit it):

> By tomorrow, it may surpass 2,741 points and claim the #1 spot outright.

Indeed! I just woke up to find that the post has got 2,742 points which officially make it the best Show HN of all time! You can see the full list here: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=show+hn

Byran, you now have probably the best C.V. you can use for any job and you should be proud of yourself.

Congratulations!

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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by Hello9999901 on Friday January 24, 2025 @07:19AM (#42812408)

Thank you so so much!! I’m shocked and incredibly grateful. HN <3

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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by dang on Friday January 24, 2025 @02:58PM (#42816425)

Just for amusement purposes (and in no way to diminish this amazing success), the most-upvoted Show HN remains:

Show HN: This up votes itself - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3742902 - March 2012 (82 comments)

But that one had the unfair advantage of, er, upvoting itself. Also, it was meta, so the upvoters were on crack (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...).

Byran's has reached #2, which makes it the most-upvoted in 13 years!

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