Hacker News: zdw

The Cheapest Antivirus Protection

zdw — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:31:37 +0000

Article URL: http://miod.online.fr/software/msdos/anodevir.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49620559

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Embedding a bitmap font in your HyperCard stack

zdw — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:30:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/09/08/hypercard-custom-fonts-in-resources.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49618633

Points: 11

# Comments: 0

An interactive tour of the spanning tree protocol

zdw — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:10:33 +0000

Article URL: https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026-spanning-tree

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49610596

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

The Helicopter with Radioactive Blades

zdw — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:44:33 +0000

Article URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/09/07/the-helicopter-with-radioactive-blades/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49600901

Points: 198

# Comments: 58

The Kuycon P20 – 28" 4500x3000px 3:2 monitor

zdw — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:24:18 +0000

Article URL: https://taoofmac.com/space/reviews/2026/09/06/1800

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591536

Points: 17

# Comments: 5

Hot Chips 2026: Irrational Recap

zdw — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:19:49 +0000

Article URL: https://irrationalanalysis.substack.com/p/hot-chips-2026-irrational-recap

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49588006

Points: 13

# Comments: 0

Simple Is Not Small

zdw — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:47:28 +0000

Article URL: https://jyn.dev/simple-is-not-the-same-as-small/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49558685

Points: 259

# Comments: 90

Stop obsessing about the goddamn robot

zdw — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:42:26 +0000

Article URL: https://despairlabs.com/blog/posts/2026-09-03-stop-obsessing-about-the-robot/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49558648

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

There are many agent harnesses, but this one is mine

zdw — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:57:13 +0000

Article URL: https://earendil.com/posts/there-are-many-agent-harnesses-but-this-one-is-mine/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49558275

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by zdw in "Making the Internet Boring"

zdw — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:01:57 +0000

Or only use the subscriptions page, and never visit the home page.

Getting only the stuff you've curated is way better than the algorithm.

OpenBSD Stories: Strange Medieval Devices

zdw — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:44:24 +0000

Article URL: http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/smd.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539759

Points: 92

# Comments: 21

Bugs happen: The easy way to compare solo PQ to ECC+PQ

zdw — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:27:37 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.cr.yp.to/20260704-bugs.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49528484

Points: 20

# Comments: 7

Fluorescent lamps (don't) have ears

zdw — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:19:10 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.coredump.cx/p/fluorescent-lamps-dont-have-ears

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49528366

Points: 51

# Comments: 10

Small Is Beautiful

zdw — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:14:13 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.dshr.org/2026/09/small-is-beautiful.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49528294

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Kale: A Transformation-Safe Spreadsheet System

zdw — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:42:30 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26345

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49516962

Points: 57

# Comments: 20

Sing-song: a speakable encoding for long numbers and keys

zdw — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:14:11 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/08/19/260819-sing-song/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515966

Points: 20

# Comments: 13

The online shopping trend where you buy nothing

zdw — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:43:42 +0000

Article URL: https://restofworld.org/2026/south-korea-shopping-trend/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514638

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Rootless Docker and Its Hidden Security Trade-Offs

zdw — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:15:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kenmuse.com/blog/rootless-docker-and-its-hidden-security-trade-offs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49505488

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by zdw in "Matrox: Graphics for Professionals"

zdw — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:54:44 +0000

When I was building a linux PC in the late 90's, I bought a Matrox Millenium with the memory expansion to 8MB which could do 1600x1200 with 24 bit color.

That was an awesome card for the time, and an incredibly stable analog signal, which Matrox was known for - other cards at the time would get fuzzy, shimmer, or have ringing / ghosting.

At the time, for good support you needed to *buy* an X11 server for accelerated graphics support. I forget which one I paid money for, but within a few years it wasn't necessary as open source had caught up.

“I just chose words carefully”

zdw — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:49:48 +0000

Article URL: https://unsung.aresluna.org/i-just-chose-words-carefully/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49503601

Points: 1255

# Comments: 354