Hacker News: fastjack42https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fastjack42Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:14:21 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by fastjack42 in "Quirks of Human Anatomy"]]>Now that sounds like a design flaw in sperm cells

]]>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:55:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47918861fastjack42https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47918861https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47918861<![CDATA[New comment by fastjack42 in "Making RAM at Home [video]"]]>Technologies that were considered "high-tech" 20-30 years ago are now accessible to regular people. Making DRAM. I remember a video recently of a guy making his own floppy disks. Next I expect people to manufacture integrated circuits that have been discontinued. Like the Z80

]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:36:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47860309fastjack42https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47860309https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47860309<![CDATA[New comment by fastjack42 in "California squirrels show carnivorous behavior for the first time"]]>You fucked with squirrels, Morty!

]]>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:55:35 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42459658fastjack42https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42459658https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42459658<![CDATA[New comment by fastjack42 in "Tricking c64 basic into clearing a hi-res screen quickly"]]>That was our favourite trick. Copying BASIC ROM to the RAM below and then changing "ERROR" to "TERROR". My 13 year old self was always amused by:

?SYNTAX TERROR

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