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Re:Fluid Simulation Pendant on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @01:53AM (#42694505)
I believe they were £500 when I first checked (approximately an hour after the video was uploaded).
Re:Internet Archive Responds to Recording Industry Lawsuit Targeting O... on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @08:35AM (#37133194)
This appears to be a hoax.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/metallica/

Re:Show HN: Weekle – a web app to learn how to calculate the day of th... on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:43PM (#36008054)
This looks easier to memorise than another method: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_rule

Nice work on the site!

Re:Turing Complete is a game about computer science on Monday October 18, 2021 @05:23AM (#28903625)
Just in case it interests anyone, it sounds similar to NandGame (http://nandgame.com/), which is an online game where the challenge is to progressively build a microprocessor, starting from simple logic gates.

Show HN thread from a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17508151

Re:Logic.ly – Digital logic simulator for teaching logic gates and dig... on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @04:23AM (#23475054)
In a similar vein, NandGame (http://nandgame.com/) is an online game where the challenge is to progressively build a microprocessor, starting from simple logic gates.

Show HN thread from a couple of years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17508151

Re:Convert Curl Syntax to Python Requests on Friday October 11, 2019 @11:17AM (#21225185)
The "uncurl" library[1] does something similar and can be used in the terminal. I've found it extremely useful.

[1]: https://github.com/spulec/uncurl

Re:Crypto CTF on Friday August 09, 2019 @04:59AM (#20652480)
The CryptoCTF FAQ page has a link to this site[0], which helps explain what a CTF is.

[0]: https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/

Re:Middle-aged vlogger who used filter to look young caught in live-st... on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:00AM (#20572465)
Published in 1996, but it appears he began writing it in the late '80s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest

Re:DeBroglie – Generate tile-based maps using wave function collapse on Monday October 29, 2018 @05:42AM (#18326122)
Not sure about the inspiration, but I believe it's these:

https://opengameart.org/content/pixel-hex-tilesets-enhanced

Re:Inside Nintendo’s “perfect” method for detecting online Switch piracy on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:31PM (#17357539)
The devices aren't being disabled, they're just having their access to Nintendo's online services restricted. This practice isn't anything new, and has been around as long as internet-enabled consoles have.

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