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Re:Having Kids (2019) on Friday March 20, 2026 @02:25PM (#47458614)

Sounds like you could use a soul

Re:Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies on Monday February 23, 2026 @03:11PM (#47128066)

Thus, oxymoron, no?

Re:Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:18AM (#47120353)

Healthy capitalist market is one helluva oxymoron

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026) on Monday February 09, 2026 @02:28AM (#46942540)

Working on the Mecha Comet (https://mecha.so/comet), a modular handheld Linux computer.

Biggest challenges: - How to explain the different use-cases/possibilities in a clear way - DX for any hacker who comes across the device with/without hardware experience

Re: on Friday January 30, 2026 @02:39AM (#46821574)

Added a bunch to Overview and Use Cases;

https://mecha.so/comet#hardware

https://mecha.so/comet#use-cases

Bunch more are incoming as do more tests, will add them in soon

Re: on Thursday January 29, 2026 @04:03AM (#46807576)

Same!

My goal is to use it to control this Quad-legged walker, possibly ROS.

Re: on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:57AM (#46807537)

You the best; getting it fixed

Re: on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:39AM (#46807390)

Fixed!

https://mecha.so/comet#software

Re: on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:41AM (#46807017)

Ah, sorry, that's on me; some of the links are still not active. (It's been a mad week!)

Could you tell me which section it was? I'll fix it

Re: on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:40AM (#46807008)

Added this y'day to make it easier to understand use-cases,

https://mecha.so/comet#use-cases

I'll add pictures/videos of the examples we've internally tested in a bit!

Re: on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:38AM (#46806998)

One of the people on discord came up with a dialer concept!

https://discord.com/channels/1163379146106359858/13975741030...

Show HN: Moonfall

Posted by Layogtima on Saturday January 03, 2026 @09:40AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://moonfall.layogtima.com/

Hallo HN, wrote a short sci-fi story called Moonfall.It got stuck in my teeth and I couldn't shake it off, and here's where I've reached right now.If you read it, would LOVE your take! I've not written for YEARS, and I wanted to get back to it.Disclaimer on AI usage: Used Claude Sonnet for iterating through this

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Show HN: Made a webcam-controlled Theremin called ÆTHERWAVES [video]

Posted by Layogtima on Saturday April 12, 2025 @06:35PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AtV0r8mlt4

I've been a nerd about the Theremin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin) from when I found it as a wiki entry a LONG time ago. Over the years I've tried to make my version of it in various ways, and this one's my newest take on it.It lets you create music by tracking your hand movements to control pitch, volume, and timbre.Try it here: https://aether.layogtima.com/How to use it:...

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2025) on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:02PM (#43574673)

Hallo! I'm Amit, and I'm a veteran frontend engineer.

I'm actively looking for helping build out interactive web experiences/interfaces that go beyond being websites/utility apps. E.g. We did an elaborate April 1st prank by launching a site for a hypothetical Space Elevator (https://ascencus.absurd.industries)

I went online when I was 9, and I'm full stack and I've worked on everything from Flutter to C# on .NET, and I ran a devshop for over a decade that focused on B2C websites and experiences.

  Location: Bengaluru, India 
  Remote: Yes! 
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: HTML, JS, CSS, Vuejs, Flutter, Node, Tauri, RoR, Deno
  Résumé/CV: https://layogtima.com
  Email: amit (at) absurd.industries

Re:Showcase: Working on a voice/text chat app in a cyberpunk style on Thursday April 03, 2025 @03:40PM (#43574396)

They likely would make you file Form HS--748128 to even ask if they do - I wouldn't want to up against a Vogon about the heuristics of clearance

Re:Showcase: Working on a voice/text chat app in a cyberpunk style on Thursday April 03, 2025 @02:54PM (#43573826)

I love this! Is this open-source? I'd love to use for simulating the interface for Vogon Constructor Fleet ship interface :D

Re:Show HN: We're building a space elevator with carbon nanotubes (fir... on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @02:46PM (#43550141)

I absolutely LOVE the wildness of this idea - whiplash yourself to space!

Re:Lest We Forget the Horrors on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @07:45PM (#43488847)

Holy smokes, that's.. comprehensive.

Re:Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @04:40PM (#42130310)

Arnav and Lagrange Point are folks are 25 minutes away from my house, and I'm so proud of them for this :D

Here's their detailed breakdown on it: https://lagrangepoint.substack.com/p/airpods-hearing-aid-hac...