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New comment by asdefghyk in "Meta reuses old RAM in new servers with custom bridge chip"

asdefghyk — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:29:00 +0000

WE need to learn to use computing resources more efficently. Use RAM more efficently.Todays software just squanders computing resources.- like RAM

New comment by asdefghyk in "Midtown Manhattan blocks evacuated after beams buckling at construction site"

asdefghyk — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:13:55 +0000

Could also be incorrect materials used. than specified? Fake parts? or construction , used that not obvious

New comment by asdefghyk in "Costco is the anti-Amazon"

asdefghyk — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:04:59 +0000

They would be , in their own way, competing against "each other"? , with different models to get the product to customer .

New comment by asdefghyk in "Long Wave radio era set to end with switch-off"

asdefghyk — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:38:34 +0000

Side Note - VLF ( Very Low Frequency ) signals (3-30 kHz) propagate via surface wave or skywave, offering stable communication for submarines through saltwater.

New comment by asdefghyk in "Guide to the TD4 4-bit DIY CPU"

asdefghyk — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:02:56 +0000

This articale made me have recoolection of the EDUC 8 from about 1974 built with just TTL chips

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDUC-8

The EDUC-8 is an 8-bit bit-serial design with 32 to 256 bytes of RAM. The internal clock speed is 500 kHz, with an instruction speed of approximately 10 kHz,

First published in Electronics Australia in August 1974, the EDUC-8 was designed specifically for home construction by electronics hobbyists.

New comment by asdefghyk in "The Lost Story of Alan Turing's "Delilah" Project (2025)"

asdefghyk — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:15:33 +0000

A look inside Turing’s notebooks shows his DIY approach

The Lost Story of Alan Turing's "Delilah" Project (2025)

asdefghyk — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:15:33 +0000

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/alan-turings-delilah

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48615890

Points: 38

# Comments: 1

New comment by asdefghyk in "Redundancies at Microsoft owned Zenimax have begun"

asdefghyk — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:47:35 +0000

The co-founder 3D Realms, George Broussard, is reporting that Microsoft has started swinging the axe at Zenimax, the umbrella company that includes Bethesda (Fallout), ID (Quake), Arkane (Dishonored), Machine Games (Wolfenstein) and Zenimax Online (Elder Scrolls Online).

Redundancies at Microsoft owned Zenimax have begun

asdefghyk — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:47:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/06/17/report-redundancies-at-microsoft-owned-zenimax-have-begun/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48580087

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by asdefghyk in "Discovery of Cold War-era rare Eastern Bloc computers in a German hangar"

asdefghyk — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:39:17 +0000

Seems to be the origianl collector of equipment ...?

https://de-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Walter_Ameling_...

Seems he was owner of computer muesuem that closed in 2009 .

The next link has MUCH MORE DETAIL about the closure ...

https://de-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Computermuseum_...

https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20230601221853/ht...

2 pages of links on Google for the name "Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Ameling" - However do not know if actually same person mentioned in articale.. Some of them seem to match up .

New comment by asdefghyk in "Discovery of Cold War-era rare Eastern Bloc computers in a German hangar"

asdefghyk — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:32:27 +0000

The people from computer history muesuem would know moew. They would have asked this info witht hte person that reported the trove too them ...

  Maybe the professor ( or his legal representitive) instigated the donation to CHM???

New comment by asdefghyk in "US bombs Iran's water facilities"

asdefghyk — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:00:01 +0000

WHy is US denying this?

New comment by asdefghyk in "An Ohio Valley 100k-watt FM signal is severed in broad daylight"

asdefghyk — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:24:26 +0000

The photo shows a cable ( with insulation ) that looks at least 4 inches thick ... (from a distance )

New comment by asdefghyk in "An Ohio Valley 100k-watt FM signal is severed in broad daylight"

asdefghyk — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:22:45 +0000

Very lucky not to have been killed by the high voltages or intense RF energy and or suffer severe burns / blindness ....

New comment by asdefghyk in "Terrifying -Two airliners took off just metres above airport workers"

asdefghyk — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:44:19 +0000

A runway change led to two 'terrifying' near misses at this Australian airport. Incredibaly lucky not to be a majoe accident

Terrifying -Two airliners took off just metres above airport workers

asdefghyk — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:44:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-a-runway-change-led-to-two-terrifying-near-misses-at-this-australian-airport/48ommkllf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48390552

Points: 4

# Comments: 3

New comment by asdefghyk in "z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode"

asdefghyk — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:10:28 +0000

Having worked as a software configuration manager for several years ...

Yes who ever allowed it to be installed ....

Should have - before it was deployed ...

Should have got independent review of the code and documentation and available support. How maintanable to code was ? Document the dev environment , tools linkers ete etc

.... as a start

New comment by asdefghyk in "z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode"

asdefghyk — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:06:50 +0000

RE "...A few years ago there was a story where the single Amiga that ran an entire US school district's HVAC....."

https://web.archive.org/web/20150616052358/http://www.geek.c...

From cira ..2018 ...

New comment by asdefghyk in "Yahoo reduces email storage limits for free and paid accounts"

asdefghyk — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:05:11 +0000

Im not complaining, just observing its happening.

I have a paid account, and it went from 1TB to 200 GB included storage. I checked mine and just using 20GB for a several decades old account.

Free acounts went from 1TB to 20GB

I always did think the offered storage for the paid account, ... how it finacially worked for them...

Yahoo reduces email storage limits for free and paid accounts

asdefghyk — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:05:11 +0000

Article URL: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN37064.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48376973

Points: 2

# Comments: 1