Hacker News: reconnecting

New comment by reconnecting in "delta time"

reconnecting — Thu, 14 May 2026 09:29:06 +0000

Interesting.

Perhaps it would make sense to reverse time from bottom to top. Right now it reflects the standard flow of time, forward, like on a watch. But in reality, our time is only running out.

When you have a timeline going from top to bottom, it feels like it will keep going further, but if you reverse it, you see what's left — without illusion.

New comment by reconnecting in "Scorched Earth 2000 – Web"

reconnecting — Thu, 14 May 2026 07:37:25 +0000

Must be Wendell Hicken.

https://www.whicken.com/

New comment by reconnecting in "Haiku"

reconnecting — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:04:11 +0000

BeOS was my dream from childhood. Haiku is amazing, especially because the original BeOS only existed for five years, while Haiku has been going for 24 already. What stamina!

Albert Einstein in the World Wide Web

reconnecting — Mon, 11 May 2026 20:13:38 +0000

Article URL: https://einstein-website.de/en/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48100061

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by reconnecting in "Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message"

reconnecting — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:21:24 +0000

Tuta, Fastmail, and Posteo are all much better alternatives to Gmail in terms of privacy.

My comment, as per subject, is about Gmail.

New comment by reconnecting in "Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message"

reconnecting — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:10:44 +0000

Gmail has been evil both for client privacy as they use email scanning for marketing purposes, and for 'spam' filters that reject legitimate emails.

The fact that they're introducing QR/SMS/MMS/whatever they want is actually an interesting signal, because it will harm the customer experience, which might result in the growth of responsible paid email services.

New comment by reconnecting in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)"

reconnecting — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:45 +0000

tirreno open-source security framework

https://www.tirreno.com

https://github.com/tirrenotechnologies/tirreno

The AI fitness instructors selling unreal gains

reconnecting — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:52:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c5ye7dnxv86o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48053267

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by reconnecting in "Building my own Vi text editor in BASIC"

reconnecting — Thu, 07 May 2026 12:01:45 +0000

I spent two years on hn just to read this comment. So true!

After all these decades, I finally learned that I wasn't the only one who struggled with line numbers from BASIC to Pascal. Thanks, buddy!

New comment by reconnecting in "The Vatican's Website in Latin"

reconnecting — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:24:52 +0000

Solid design, built to last centuries.

New comment by reconnecting in "Show HN: PHP-fts – Full-text search engine in pure PHP, no extensions"

reconnecting — Thu, 07 May 2026 08:02:18 +0000

Loupe seems to have a much longer dependencies list.

New comment by reconnecting in "Show HN: Hallucinopedia"

reconnecting — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:42:28 +0000

Someone forgot to protect comments on their website before going on hn.

New comment by reconnecting in "Show HN: I built Pagome – SEPA payment links via GiroCode QR (free, no server)"

reconnecting — Tue, 05 May 2026 09:21:16 +0000

And what if your application occasionally generates a QR code with the incorrect IBAN details?

Astronomers find atmosphere around a solar system object that shouldn't have one

reconnecting — Tue, 05 May 2026 09:01:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/science/kuiper-belt-object-atmosphere

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48019856

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

SCI Companion – An IDE for Sierra SCI Games

reconnecting — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:33:19 +0000

Article URL: https://scicompanion.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013807

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by reconnecting in "Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation"

reconnecting — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:25:39 +0000

Take a look at how it was in 1995. InterAction (Sierra Online) magazine [PDF copy]. Article about the Larry 6 release on page 50.

https://sierrachest.com/gfx/Publications/IA/IA_8_1/023_Inter...

Musk wanted to settle with OpenAI just days before their courtroom showdown

reconnecting — Mon, 04 May 2026 18:36:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/tech/musk-openai-trial-filing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012943

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by reconnecting in "Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation"

reconnecting — Mon, 04 May 2026 18:29:12 +0000

That's because you were probably the right age to know the answers to the age control questions, and I was at an age where I could only download them from a BBS.

New comment by reconnecting in "Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation"

reconnecting — Mon, 04 May 2026 18:14:25 +0000

Probably many are ashamed to remember that the name Sierra is also associated with the Leisure Suit Larry (1) games.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_Suit_Larry

New comment by reconnecting in "Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation"

reconnecting — Mon, 04 May 2026 17:29:52 +0000

Obsessed, correct.

One of the most beautiful game logos, going back to the early nineties.