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Re:Show HN: Crystal Caves (1991) – C and WebAssembly port without an e...
on Sunday November 01, 2026 @09:25AM (#50326010)
Hi HN! I've been reading a lot about games being de-compiled using LLMs, so I thought that I'd give it a go myself. Back when I was a kid my siblings and I would spend a ton of time playing Crystal Caves on our 286. Given it's age and relatively small footprint, I figured it would be a good target.
- I mostly used DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. If there was an issue it struggled with, I would switch to GLM 5.3 which could power through it. - It cost me about $20 to make the WASM port - I chose WASM for portability and so everyone can play it easily - Yes DosBox exists. This was for fun and experimentation - You can play directly at https://crystal-caves.re-cycledair.com/
For next steps (if any) I might add a few quality of life improvements and work towards better code organization.
GRP-Obliteration: Unaligning LLMs with a Single Unlabeled Prompt
BirdCast – Bird migration forecasts in real-time
Re:Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?
on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @02:11PM (#46621093)
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025)
on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:59AM (#45425535)
I've been fiddling with a long-term niche product for WordPress plugin and theme updates. It's 10(!) years old this year. Working in a code base that old 100% of my own commits is both amazing and terrifying. Past me was not as experienced at current me :)
Why is (18446744073709551615 == -1) true?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
on Thursday November 02, 2023 @07:01AM (#38111697)
SpotOn | Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack) | Full-time | Remote (US)
We're building the restaurant operating system of the future! From point of sale systems to labor management, come help us make restaurants easier to operate..
Role Overview:
As a Senior Software Engineer at SpotOn, you'll be working with the Teamwork team to help build the future of restaurant labor management.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, test, and deploy our legacy PHP monolith. - Decompose our PHP monolith and extract into our Laravel API.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer - Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
Nice to Have:
- Startup experience. - Experience in Fintech or Restaurant tech.
What’s on Offer:
- A competitive compensation package. - RSUs - Fully remote
How to Apply: Email your resume, a brief introduction, and relevant portfolio or GitHub links to [email protected]. Mention you saw this on HN.
Re:FreeBSD on the Raspberry Pi
on Monday December 05, 2022 @12:05PM (#33868279)
Are there any Raspberry Pi competitors that people like? I've see a few referenced in different articles but I don't have any idea how reliable or useful they are.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2022)
on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @06:56AM (#33093769)
I don't see the "Engineering Director, Frontend" position on the hiring site. Is it still available?
Re:Java Development on an Apple M1 – A One Year Review
on Friday March 25, 2022 @06:55AM (#30800599)
This is similar to how developing with VSCode is on Windows + WSL.
Re:Simulation of a 2B-atom cell that metabolizes and grows like a livi...
on Friday January 28, 2022 @08:13AM (#30114143)
The article mentions that they use minimal cells.
"Minimal cells are simpler than naturally occurring ones, making them easier to recreate digitally."
Ask HN: What are you using for public documentation these days?
On a new side project I'm working on I need to have a fair amount of documentation for usage, implementation, options, etc. In the past I've used https://docsify.js.org hosted on Vercel, but I was curious if there is anything else out there people like. Looking for free or paid options. So long has I can host on a subdomain I'm indifferent.Thanks!
Pusher Joins MessageBird
Show HN: RoboSwarm – WordPress and WooCommerce Load Testing with No Code
Hey Everyone,I recently launched https://roboswarm.dev, a WordPress and WooCommerce load testing platform. RoboSwarm is opinionated (with some flexibility) and can give you a good sense of how many users your WordPress site or WooCommerce store can handle.Why should you use RoboSwarm?- Peace of mind - Easy - Authenticated & Unauthenticated load tests - Massive scaling (capped at 2000 users...
Ask HN: Anyone using DigitalOcean managed databases in production?
Hi HN,Is anyone using DigitalOcean managed databases in production? Specifically looking for your experience with Postgres and Redis.- How is performance?- Is the reliability solid?- The cost seems in line with other offerings, but curious if this is a consideration for you.Thanks!
Ask HN: Open-source NewRelic / DataDog APM alternative?
I'm curious if there is a good open source alternative out there for NewRelic or DataDog's APM service. I see lots of options for log aggregation or server monitoring, but haven't found anything with application integration so you can trace transactions.
Re:How to Run Wordpress on AWS
on Friday April 17, 2020 @09:49AM (#22898943)
I personally wouldn't build my own infrastructure. I'd use something like https://convesio.com/ and let them handle the scaling.
Re:Using VueJS Alongside Django
on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @08:28PM (#22873097)
I've been using Django with Vue sprinkled in on https://candid.work and it's been a pleasure. Using Vue for reactive stuff and then modifying form fields after the changes so Django can still do the updates has been a pretty great experience so far.
Performance Implications of Using the Wordfence WordPress Plugin
Re:Ask HN: What is your passive income 2019?
on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @01:37PM (#21389861)
Kernl (https://kernl.us) - WordPress Plugin/Theme Updates, Git Deployment, Analytics, Load Testing, etc.
Currently around $1200/month with fairly linear growth. It's a fun project to work on and I get to make money on the side for doing it.
Ask HN: Has anyone here started a software company in a small town?
Hello HN,I am originally from a town of ~6,000 people in northern Michigan. My story mirrors most of the college educated students in my graduating class: moved away for college, got a degree, and then stayed away from home because there are few jobs for college educated people.I've always wanted to give back to my home community by starting a software company there. The local economy couldn't...
Zero to IPO in five years. Well done team Slack!
Re:Ask HN: One-person SaaS apps that are profitable?
on Friday April 19, 2019 @04:35PM (#19702770)
I made https://kernl.us solo and it's making ~$1100 MRR and growing.