Hacker News: MarcellusDrum

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos"

MarcellusDrum — Wed, 27 May 2026 23:18:08 +0000

> I feel cheated and deceived

Why? Not trying to argue against AI labeling, but if you are enjoying the music, why does it matter?

Show HN: Linear Chess – Normal Chess, on a 1D board

MarcellusDrum — Mon, 25 May 2026 17:48:22 +0000

Article URL: https://youbee.cloud/chess/chess.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48269631

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

Ask HN: How Would Go About (Legally) Cracking a Game?

MarcellusDrum — Fri, 08 May 2026 17:12:44 +0000

I have come across a historically relevant game called Al-Rodwan Operation. It's an FPS game released in ~2010 officially by Hezbollah, about the Lebanese/Israeli war (different than their other series of games, Special Forces).

I was able to get a sealed DVD from the lead developer who wants to remain unnamed. He said he used a custom DRM for the game, and gave me permission to try and crack it, though he was confident I won't be able to. He no longer has access to the source code, and had 2 DVDs left, one is with me.

I have tried everything I know to no avail.

First, I tried using ddrescue, but it got stuck at around 30%. Disc is in great condition, so it was probably the intentional bad sectors by the DRM. I then tried Alchohol 120%, and after 80 hours, I got an mdf/mds files.

But when trying to install the game from the setup, decompressing fails.

I tried binwalk. After multiple hours, I was able to get most(?) of the files, revealing a game using the Cry Engine. But the files are unordered and unnamed, and after trying for hours to reassemble them, I failed.

I have also tried using UniExtract, and was able to get the correct folder structure, but no actual files.

Any suggestions? Anyone willing to help archive and share this game?

Thank you

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066010

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

PWAs Without the Browser?

MarcellusDrum — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:55:43 +0000

Article URL: https://kver.ca/2026/03/strand-slipshod-vibe-coded-pwas-for-the-desktop/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47409467

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "Claude Opus 4.6"

MarcellusDrum — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:19:08 +0000

Thanks for trying! Good to know.

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stock market sim from 1986"

MarcellusDrum — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:40:48 +0000

I read this in it's entirety. Not skimmed through it, but read every single word (took about 30 minutes)

You can imagine my disappointment when in the end, the code is still basically a mystery, and a wrapper around the core game was made.

Not because what you did is not hard or impressive, it's because, up until the line were you said you are going to use a wrapper, you made it seem like you're deciphering the code. That isn't really clickbait, because I had already clicked and spent 20 minutes reading. Being misled felt a bit bad, considering how beautifully the story is written.

Impressive work nonetheless.

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "Show HN: Clawe – open-source Trello for agent teams"

MarcellusDrum — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:51:32 +0000

Cortex. It's like their shared "brain". Starts with a C for extra points.

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "Claude Opus 4.6"

MarcellusDrum — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:03:36 +0000

So a good test would be replacing the spell names in the books with made-up spells. And if a "real" spell name was given, it also tests whether it "cheated".

Laravel Livewire

MarcellusDrum — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:20:19 +0000

Article URL: https://livewire.laravel.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46629661

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

What's New in Livewire 4

MarcellusDrum — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:32:26 +0000

Article URL: https://saasykit.com/blog/whats-new-in-livewire-v40

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46625591

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "Wayland is flawed at its core and the community needs to talk about it"

MarcellusDrum — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:42:53 +0000

This is my first time learning about this, so it's not like I hate Wayland and want confirmation on it. But the comments did not refute his main claims. It's a debate on whether the restrictions are a good trade off, but it seems to me that what he said is factual mostly.

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "My Reddit account was suspended for sharing a video of IDF losses"

MarcellusDrum — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:54:07 +0000

It is not subreddit moderation, my whole account was suspended. And it's not about that, it's about the fact that videos of IDF dying is banned, while Russians is not.

Discussion on media censorship.

My Reddit account was suspended for sharing a video of IDF losses

MarcellusDrum — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:40:53 +0000

At the end of 2023, I posted a raw video in /r/CombatFootage showing IDF soldiers being hit by Hezbollah. No commentary, no mocking.

Two weeks ago, my 10-year-old Reddit account (with no prior warnings) was permanently suspended, with that video cited as the reason.

Meanwhile, during the same war, dozens of videos showing the IDF attacking stayed up. Dozens of videos of Russians dying are still posted daily.

My appeal of the suspension has gone unanswered. The moderation seems less about “combat footage” and more about which side is shown losing.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45050549

Points: 12

# Comments: 9

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "Valve Software handbook for new employees [pdf] (2012)"

MarcellusDrum — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:51:48 +0000

Half-Life Alyx, Dota 2, Steam Deck, Index, Proton, CS:GO (released same year as this handbook), and not to mention still dominating with Steam despite the competiton spending hundreds of millions of dollars to not even make a dip in their marketshare.

Sam Altman:We 'Screwed Up' GPT-5 Launch, Bets Trillions for Data Centers

MarcellusDrum — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:47:07 +0000

Article URL: https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/sam-altman-openai-chatgpt5-launch-data-centers-investments/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44952160

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

The US Grid Is Stunningly Weak, the AI Race with China May Already Be Over

MarcellusDrum — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 08:20:06 +0000

Article URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-experts-return-china-stunned-195549402.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44921343

Points: 11

# Comments: 3

ChatGPT-5 Can't Do Basic Math

MarcellusDrum — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:07:18 +0000

ChatGPT-4 can solve it them. Even using GPT-5 from the API gives the correct result. Something with the ChatGPT frontend prompt seems to be the issue.

Example:

Prompt: Solve 5.9=x+5.11

Answer:

To solve the equation:

5.9 = x + 5.11

Subtract 5.11 from both sides:

5.9 - 5.11 = x

-0.21 = x

Final answer:

\boxed{x = -0.21}

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44840532

Points: 16

# Comments: 16

New comment by MarcellusDrum in "Google Updates Its Vi vs. Emacs Easter Egg to Vim vs. Emacs"

MarcellusDrum — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:18:26 +0000

Previously, when you Googled Emacs, the webpage said "Did you mean vi", and vice versa. This seems to have recently been updated to vim instead of vi.

Google Updates Its Vi vs. Emacs Easter Egg to Vim vs. Emacs

MarcellusDrum — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:18:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=emacs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44591655

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

NativePHP: Build a Mobile and Desktop Apps with PHP/Laravel

MarcellusDrum — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:14:33 +0000

Article URL: https://nativephp.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44591321

Points: 2

# Comments: 0