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New comment by jensgk in "Formalizing Fermat's Last Theorem"

jensgk — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:53:31 +0000

What would it cost to make a team of mathematicians do the same?

(Amateur) Planetary Astrophotography (2024)

jensgk — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:14:12 +0000

Article URL: https://skiesandscopes.com/damian-peach/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49461026

Points: 2

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New comment by jensgk in "Knoppix"

jensgk — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:25:20 +0000

For many years I had a Knoppix Live CD and later DVD/USB in my work bag, so that could boot up Linux if needed. I also had the Knoppix remaster called Quantian for scientific computing. Quantian had this cool feature called Mosix, that made it possible to connect computers that could share processes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantian

A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022)

jensgk — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:37:42 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/a-brief-tour-of-the-pdp-11-the-most-influential-minicomputer-of-all-time/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48536660

Points: 119

# Comments: 56

The Analog Thing – Analog Computing for the Future

jensgk — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:40:57 +0000

Article URL: https://the-analog-thing.org

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48481552

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by jensgk in "Watching a Z80 from an RP2350"

jensgk — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:37:00 +0000

Some people certainly do: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47708041

Using a 1978 terminal in 2026 (DEC VT-100)

jensgk — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:47:49 +0000

Article URL: https://nikhiljha.com/posts/vt100/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47962439

Points: 8

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TinyProgrammer: A device that writes, runs and watches Python programs

jensgk — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:32:01 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/cuneytozseker/TinyProgrammer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47691612

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Project Nomad – Knowledge That Never Goes Offline

jensgk — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:28:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.projectnomad.us

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47476821

Points: 610

# Comments: 222

Depth of Field Simulator

jensgk — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:56:37 +0000

Article URL: https://jherr.github.io/depth-of-field/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47376204

Points: 14

# Comments: 0

New comment by jensgk in "The Met releases high-def 3D scans of 140 famous art objects"

jensgk — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:28:34 +0000

That would be cool. I really would like a 3d-printed replica shell of one of the old serial terminals, e.g. the TeleVideo 910.

New comment by jensgk in "LT6502: A 6502-based homebrew laptop"

jensgk — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:00:25 +0000

It probably has a character mapped display, so you can only display 256 different (ascii and graphics) characters in a memory mapped 80*25 = 2000 bytes display buffer.

EDIT: I can now see that is does have bit mapped graphics. It must have a built-in serial like terminal with graphics capabilities.

EDIT2: Probably using this chip: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1590

:-)

Security Analysis of LTE Connectivity in Connected Cars: A Case Study of Tesla

jensgk — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:52:42 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22024

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46691307

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by jensgk in "Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK"

jensgk — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:12:04 +0000

"Europe would buy more US weapons"

Buying weapons from an unreliable and possibly adversarial (former) partner would create strategic dependence and weaken Europe’s defense autonomy. => It would be stupid.

New comment by jensgk in "Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland"

jensgk — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:25:23 +0000

".. because at the end of the day the US guarantees that Russia cannot pursue the type of landgrab it is currently trying to do in Ukraine against other states"

I am sorry to say that we (Europeans) increasingly do not believe that the US would help us.

New comment by jensgk in "Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland"

jensgk — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:18:48 +0000

The US is a complete mess and completely unreliable as a defense and business partner. Trump is driving Europe towards China. Even though China supports Russia against Ukraine, China seems much more dependable to do fair business with.

New comment by jensgk in "Trump vows tariffs on eight European nations over Greenland"

jensgk — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:49:36 +0000

New comment by jensgk in "Why Is Greenland Part of the Kingdom of Denmark? A Short History"

jensgk — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:50:34 +0000

> Especially maybe try not to appear like they just want to desperately hold on to their colonies? I mean, where's the decolonization people when you need them

Greenland’s path to independence is clear in law: only the people of Greenland can decide, by referendum. Denmark would respect that choice. So far, Greenland has not chosen to start the process. The decision is entirely Greenland’s.

New comment by jensgk in "Why Is Greenland Part of the Kingdom of Denmark? A Short History"

jensgk — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:20:18 +0000

> Same experience as the child of migrants. America has boundless optimism and integrates people well

ICE??

> Same experience with safety nets too. America has tons of welfare. Not sure why people have issues with it honestly.

I am in my 50s, I have never seen a country as divided and toxic as the US, and that is for a reason.

New comment by jensgk in "Why Is Greenland Part of the Kingdom of Denmark? A Short History"

jensgk — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:08:06 +0000

> This is a cultural trait that seems very quickly absorbed even by immigrants.

Sure, for those who stay. If they didn't like the American way, they probably wouldn't stay. I have known many, who have stayed in the US for exchange, expat and science. They all had a great experiences, but no one wanted to stay as immigrants.