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You Cry [video]

mrroryflint — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:03:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLvUztp7Iog

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49841533

Points: 1

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New comment by mrroryflint in "How to read more books"

mrroryflint — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:46:29 +0000

I read 150 books (mostly short and accessible) in a year a while back. It was one of the happiest times of my life after a very dark period.

https://rory.codes/150-books-in-a-year/

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:51:48 +0000

Thanks!

New comment by mrroryflint in "Book Dedications"

mrroryflint — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:32:52 +0000

Why did you re-submit this? Was it deleted before?

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:10:20 +0000

I think first prompt to deploy was < 25 minutes - purely to amuse myself.

I have so many other projects that have taken days and in my eyes are way "better" but get zero attention.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:11:46 +0000

Cool idea, thanks

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:11:30 +0000

Thanks!

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:04:03 +0000

Thank you!

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:21:10 +0000

I built it and still suck, don’t feel so bad.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:49:24 +0000

Oh wow - that is very cool. Thanks for sharing.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:48:21 +0000

Very cool idea! Will try and add.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:17:07 +0000

Just wrapping up the beta for iOS! Will let you know asap.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:41:29 +0000

I'm* building an app currently!

*my old pal Claude

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Eyeball"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:19:23 +0000

Cool idea - thanks! I'm building a mobile app as we speak so I'll add it for sure.

New comment by mrroryflint in "How HN: I turned 1,063 reported purchases into a satirical online shop"

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:04:05 +0000

Assuming you aren't from the UK, Peter Murrell is the husband of famous Scottish politician Nicola Sturgeon. He is currently on trial (having recently please guilty) for some very dubious spending of money that was most certainly not his to spend.

I compiled every purchase into a mock online shop.

How HN: I turned 1,063 reported purchases into a satirical online shop

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:04:05 +0000

Article URL: https://murrells.shop/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48369731

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Show HN: Eyeball

mrroryflint — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:04:49 +0000

Article URL: https://eyeball.rory.codes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48367723

Points: 295

# Comments: 88

Show HN: Enigma – a walkthrough from Caesar ciphers to a working Enigma machine

mrroryflint — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:50:42 +0000

I recently went on a long walk (to get newborn twins to nap) and ended up having a long discussion with ChatGPT in voice mode; asking it to explain how the Enigma machine worked and clarifying all the errors in my current understanding.

I ended up going right back to basics and then subsequently spent ages failing to understand how it was cracked. Anyway, I built this in an attempt to recreate that arc for people (like me) who find Enigma intimidating: 13 stages, ~15 minutes, ending in a sandbox machine and the "no letter encrypts to itself" flaw that doomed it.

Built with React + SVG + GSAP. Rotor wirings and stepping are historically accurate; an Advanced toggle exposes Ringstellung and M4. Feedback very welcome, especially on stages that drag or lose you.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48295250

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by mrroryflint in "How HN: I aggregated 17 years of the Guardian's Blind Date column"

mrroryflint — Tue, 05 May 2026 12:45:19 +0000

For years I've religiously read the Guardian's Blind Date column every Saturday morning.

If you've not come across it: the paper sets up two strangers on a date at a nice restaurant, then asks them both a series of questions afterwards, culminating in a score out of ten.

As of this Saturday, there have been 877 of them. So I pulled every article and analysed the scores, sentiment, trends, and a few other things I was curious about.

The whole thing updates itself; every Saturday a new date drops into the dataset automatically.

Show HN: I aggregated 17 years of the Guardian's Blind Date column

mrroryflint — Tue, 05 May 2026 12:45:19 +0000

Article URL: https://blinddates.rory.codes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48021756

Points: 2

# Comments: 1