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Re:15 sorting algorithms in 6 minutes (2013) [video] on Thursday June 25, 2026 @04:49AM (#48670753)
say what you like about bogo sort, it has the best music
Re:Claude Fable 5: mid-tier results on coding tasks on Friday June 12, 2026 @08:31AM (#48503303)
It is lot of money to burn.
Re:1-Wire on Thursday May 21, 2026 @01:18PM (#48226093)
I did a lot of coding for these in the UK during early 2000s.

They were pretty nifty for their time, but I guess completely superseded by RFID.

Always annoyed me that it clearly has 2 wires (power/signal + ground).

In the meantime, you can free bonded labourers for a fairly modest sum.

This is one I have personally donated to, but there are others: https://www.barnabasaid.org/gb/latest-needs/free-christian-f...

If you wanted more hands-on, I'm guessing there is room for expansion in ending inter-generational debt bondage.

same here (UK)
Re:AI is not artificial intelligence on Thursday May 04, 2023 @06:06AM (#35813230)

  The loom is worthless because it:
   - does not produce novel weaves
   - is not aware that it is weaving
   - is made of bits of metal
   - does not understand cloth
   - is promoted by some people who were wrong before
This is a quick check to see if your browser (or child) has visited any concerning websites (or you forgot to clear your history!).

It doesn't use the :visited selector to tell anybody else, although that has been posted on HN before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7940766 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7868211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30569396