Hacker News: marinbala

New comment by marinbala in "Surely you have ultra-wideband radios on your bins too?"

marinbala — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:12:18 +0000

Yes, and don't call me Shirley!

New comment by marinbala in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"

marinbala — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:43 +0000

https://marincomics.com/

Writing about the demoscene, retro computing, comics and hackathons

New comment by marinbala in "Retro Gaming Museum in Vienna, Austria"

marinbala — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:57:49 +0000

A visit to the Retro Gaming Museum in Vienna reveals a surprisingly lively underground bunker packed with playable consoles, home computers and arcade classics. With a 90-minute "speedrun" ticket, you can blast through decades of gaming history in one concentrated hit.

Retro Gaming Museum in Vienna, Austria

marinbala — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:57:49 +0000

Article URL: https://marincomics.com/retro-gaming-museum.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46049335

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by marinbala in "The HTML Hobbyist"

marinbala — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:24:39 +0000

Loved the article. It inspired me to write my own related article on my website: https://marincomics.com/bringing-back-the-weird.html

Not sure my site qualifies as hobbyist enough. It is the work of an enthusiast (me) but I used Bootstrap for styling and layout. I use some JavaScript. The site also starts with an animation I made using Tumult Hype. All this is probably too much for a true hobbyist site. Still, I regard my site as my hobby.

New comment by marinbala in "Copyright and the Demoscene (Scandal Amiga Demo)"

marinbala — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:37:56 +0000

DataGubbe has slowed down publishing new articles this year, so I love it even more when he releases a new one!

Copyright and the Demoscene (Scandal Amiga Demo)

marinbala — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:00:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.datagubbe.se/scenecop/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43365300

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

Why I Dislike PowerPoint (At least the way it's used in some large companies)

marinbala — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:36:58 +0000

Article URL: https://marincomics.com/dislike-powerpoint.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43058050

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by marinbala in "What Does Your Drawing of a Tree Say About You? Applying Koch's Baum Test"

marinbala — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 02:41:57 +0000

During a psychological evaluation decades ago, I was asked to draw a tree. I later learned this seemingly innocent exercise was a gateway into the labyrinth of someone's personality. Recently, I decided to revisit that moment and draw another tree, this time with an iPad and decades of life experience in hand. Let's see how the Tree Drawing Test holds up.

What Does Your Drawing of a Tree Say About You? Applying Koch's Baum Test

marinbala — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 02:41:57 +0000

Article URL: https://marincomics.com/psychological-tree.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42775828

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by marinbala in "Pilet Open Source Portable Computer"

marinbala — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:54:20 +0000

Dang... I should have checked before posting. There were quite a few people who already posted about the Pilet. But the video is new.

Here are some more infos about this: https://soulscircuit.com/pilet

New comment by marinbala in "Pilet Open Source Portable Computer"

marinbala — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:51:06 +0000

This Pilet looks interesting. Still early days though.

Probably quite useful for makers, developers, and tech enthusiasts. It has a Raspberry Pi5 or CM5 in it. Fully open source, the Pilet seems to be customizable and to be available in multiple form factors. I personally like the tablet form with the attaches keyboard beneath it (though I hope that it is nicer to type on than it looks in the pictures.

They are launching a Kickstarter soon. I'm apprehensively excited.

Pilet Open Source Portable Computer

marinbala — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:51:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe-sZGGoloA

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42549238

Points: 2

# Comments: 4

Show HN: I drew a determined female coder in the style of Socialist Realism

marinbala — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:15:35 +0000

Article URL: https://marincomics.com/coding-counter-culture.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42149921

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by marinbala in "Teenage Engineering OP-XY"

marinbala — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:14:28 +0000

Another really cool but unfortunately too expensive musical toy by the wonderful folks from Teenage Engineering.

Teenage Engineering OP-XY

marinbala — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:14:28 +0000

Article URL: https://teenage.engineering/store/op-xy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42149908

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

New comment by marinbala in "Boris Vallejo and the pixel art of the demoscene"

marinbala — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:05:58 +0000

Hi there, I'm the writer of the article. Apologies for the inconvenience. I have now replaced the image with the most naked women with a less naked one. Furthermore, I have added an NSFW badge to the top of the article (next to the date). Sorry again. It was thoughtless of me not to add some sort of label. I hope this remediates it now.

New comment by marinbala in "Want to know what it's like at a demoparty? Here's my article about Evoke 2024"

marinbala — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:11:28 +0000

The 25th edition of Evoke in Cologne just ended in August 2024. Here's what happened, which demos won the competitions and what the real magic of the demoscene is.

Want to know what it's like at a demoparty? Here's my article about Evoke 2024

marinbala — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:11:28 +0000

Article URL: https://marincomics.com/evoke-2024.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41330819

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by marinbala in "Making Compo Graphics for the Evoke 2024 Demoparty"

marinbala — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:02:18 +0000

At Evoke 2024, an awesome demoparty, I participated in three of the graphics competitions. Here is how I created my submissions and alternative graphics that taught me what I wanted to do. Tip of the hat to all the marvelous and creative folks I had the privilege to meet!