Hacker News: debo_

Doom on Vectrex Brings an Eerie Vector Beauty to the Legendary DOS Shooter

debo_ — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:03:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/doom-on-vectrex-brings-an-eerie-vector-beauty-to-the-legendary-dos-shooter

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49982608

Points: 2

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Doom on the Vectrex

debo_ — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:59:56 +0000

Article URL: https://vectrex.substack.com/p/doom-on-the-vectrex

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49982572

Points: 2

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New comment by debo_ in "Web Search API"

debo_ — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:33:30 +0000

I heard this in Worf's voice, with a long pause before "inspiration."

New comment by debo_ in "Web Search API"

debo_ — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:04:04 +0000

I've been on my deathbed a few times over, and worse. Whatever life I left is a freebie for me.

New comment by debo_ in "Friendship ended with Deno, now Node is my best friend"

debo_ — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:51:41 +0000

You need better friends

New comment by debo_ in "Web Search API"

debo_ — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:10:31 +0000

heavy metal guitar chords commence

Sashiko: Agentic review of Linux kernel code

debo_ — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:50:32 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/sashiko-dev/sashiko

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49968060

Points: 2

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Jovial Programming Language

debo_ — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:55:33 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JOVIAL

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49964236

Points: 2

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New comment by debo_ in "Booted up in 1993, this server still runs – but not for much longer (2017)"

debo_ — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:37 +0000

This server also had planned downtime maintenance. The article specifically mentions "no unplanned downtime."

New comment by debo_ in "What reversing, modernising old games tells us about the economic impact of AI"

debo_ — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:59:56 +0000

Which RTS is it? I'm a fan of the genre.

New comment by debo_ in "MongoDB CEO resigns to join Meta"

debo_ — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:48:52 +0000

Yes, those poor executives.

New comment by debo_ in "On caring for user data: NeoVim caused Vim undo files to be deleted"

debo_ — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:14:38 +0000

*vimdicated

New comment by debo_ in "'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees"

debo_ — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:15:17 +0000

It can only good happen.

New comment by debo_ in "Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy"

debo_ — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:12:47 +0000

Literal pencil-pushers are ruining the product!

Igalia Celebrates "Twenty-Five Years Upstream"

debo_ — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:23:31 +0000

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1095723/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794268

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by debo_ in "US Revokes Limits on Power Plants' Climate Pollution"

debo_ — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:50:12 +0000

Related: Citizen's Climate Lobby Canada laser talks booklet on planetary boundaries (link at bottom)

https://canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/media-release-ccl-ca...

New comment by debo_ in "Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits"

debo_ — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:22:27 +0000

This is also pretty funny considering how much of Singapore's business is related to sheltering the wealth of the rich from other nations.

New comment by debo_ in "Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits"

debo_ — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:21:25 +0000

When I was a kid, my local small-town library used to have a "reading competition" each summer. They would set up about 10 small interactive dioramas each with a different theme -- a ski hill, a dragon's cave, etc. You'd get a little paper cut-out figure that represented you on your journey through the competition.

At each stage, you'd do some activity on the diorama to determine what sort of book you had to read next -- i.e. a little spinner, or a launcher that would launch your paper dude into a bunch of cups each with a different topic written on the side. You then had to find a book at the library on the topic, and the librarian would gauge whether it was appropriately "difficult" for your reading level, or whether you were trying to read something easy just to progress faster.

Each time you finished a book, they'd ask you a few questions to ensure you read it, and then you could progress to the next diorama. If you completed the circuit, you got a star on the board and could restart from the beginning. Some kids would do 10 or more circuits in a single summer.

I had a blast with it. I lived pretty far away so couldn't participate as much as I would have liked, but kids in walking distance would sometimes read a book every day or two just to keep going. All those librarians are gone and the library has moved on to a different location, and I never did find out who was responsible for building all those dioramas every summer.

New comment by debo_ in "Planetary Boundaries Laser Talk Booklet"

debo_ — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:14:34 +0000

A "laser talks" booklet (i.e. short factual talking points) on planetary boundaries provided by Citizens Climate Lobby Canada.

Planetary Boundaries Laser Talk Booklet

debo_ — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:14:34 +0000

Article URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K7O1Aq2EXhZ2AJhJunAwuZ8B41nZFfGufFRJDe92jdA/edit?tab=t.0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49778994

Points: 1

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