15:[[47180083,{"by":"lqs_","descendants":62,"id":47180083,"kids":[47180467,47182080,47182058,47180862,47183022,47184894,47181042,47184434,47180747,47184170,47187470,47184627,47186950,47181032,47180490,47181554,47181433,47182211,47184835,47182735,47180809,47213143,47182413,47183090,47186430,47182349,47183474,47180401,47180618],"score":195,"text":"RetroTick parses PE/NE/MZ binaries, emulates an x86 CPU, and stubs enough Win32/Win16/DOS APIs to run classics like FreeCell, Minesweeper, Solitaire and QBasic, entirely in the browser. Built with Preact + Vite + TypeScript.

Demo: https://retrotick.com

GitHub: https://github.com/lqs/retrotick","time":1772197610,"title":"Show HN: RetroTick – Run classic Windows EXEs in the browser","type":"story","url":"https://retrotick.com/"}],[46547291,{"by":"marknefedov","descendants":3,"id":46547291,"kids":[46552215,46547505,46553873],"score":5,"time":1767910730,"title":"Ask HN: What will you pick as your database of 2026 Yugabyte, TiDB or SurrealDB?","type":"story"}],[46514648,{"by":"thehamkercat","descendants":83,"id":46514648,"kids":[46515790,46541809,46526230,46531915,46540749,46516386,46518936,46518662,46534057,46533114,46522207,46532449,46534958,46540161,46571815,46545758,46553857,46526350,46517361,46520904,46520811,46524070],"score":111,"text":"Why are they behaving like this since last year (trying very hard to burn themselves to the ground)

Latest example:

Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46496465)

Not only the rename is absurd, but the page (office.com) looks heavily vibe-coded","time":1767717801,"title":"Ask HN: Any Microsoft employees/devs here? What's happening to Microsoft?","type":"story"}],[46245912,{"by":"hfmsio","descendants":1,"id":46245912,"kids":[46250540],"score":5,"text":"What started as a Claude Code experiment turned into a browser-native SQL workbench I now use daily.

Runs DuckDB WASM entirely in your browser. No backend, no installation, no signup.

- Query local files (CSV, Parquet, Excel) – data never leaves your machine\n- Handles 100M+ rows, 50GB+ files in a browser tab\n- Full UI: Monaco editor, schema explorer, spreadsheet-style results grid\n- Share SQL via URL – anyone can run your query instantly\n- BigQuery connector built-in (Snowflake coming)

v0.2 – actively developing. Feedback welcome.

GitHub (MIT): https://github.com/hfmsio/dbxlite","time":1765558256,"title":"Show HN: Dbxlite – Query 100M+ rows in a browser tab, no install","type":"story","url":"https://sql.dbxlite.com/?share=gist:f0377982ccd68ac7f61a7faef8ff513e&run=true"}],[44297425,{"by":"throwaway_owe98","descendants":12,"id":44297425,"kids":[44344935,44297569,44304514,44313940,44329633,44327367,44300602,44297873,44302836],"score":32,"text":"I have realized that I love building software, and I suck at marketing. I'm trying to escape waged job, and switch to being self employed with more flexible times. I don't mind working long hours, but I have problem with 9-5, and being a wage worker.

However, as a techy, I can't seem to build useful things, or things that generate money.

Are there any tech oriented people who were able to quit wage work and turn into self employed? What did you do to achieve this?","time":1750154865,"title":"Ask HN: Tech people who are self employed. How do you do it?","type":"story"}],[43672975,{"by":"susam","descendants":87,"id":43672975,"kids":[43675202,43674470,43676681,43674243,43674200,43674020,43675558,43673881,43683175,43674213,43676148,43675809,43674317,43674382,43676233,43673899,43674109,43676086,43675995,43688082,43674378,43676712,43675622,43676947,43673982],"score":71,"time":1744553780,"title":"Why Pascal is not my favorite programming language (1981) [pdf]","type":"story","url":"https://doc.cat-v.org/bell_labs/why_pascal/why_pascal_is_not_my_favorite_language.pdf"}],[43531809,{"by":"erkanerol","descendants":66,"id":43531809,"kids":[43536219,43531994,43533929,43533822,43532980,43535202,43539005,43543223,43532765,43532209,43536158,43541170,43532905,43532986,43535493,43531844,43581325,43532124,43532730,43535176,43586264,43532702,43531823,43535600,43533214,43593492,43538240,43537711,43533187,43533213,43536568],"score":43,"text":"As a software engineer. To boost your career in this era.","time":1743402674,"title":"Ask HN: If you had 100 hours to learn something new, what would you learn?","type":"story"}],[43101280,{"by":"jurajstefanic","descendants":37,"id":43101280,"kids":[43102392,43102005,43102473,43101393,43101869,43102469,43102383,43102447,43102582,43102547,43102387,43101616,43105463,43102598,43104282,43102643,43102280],"score":45,"time":1739967765,"title":"Show HN: I analyzed 1500+ job ads to find the most wanted skills by recruiters","type":"story","url":"https://skillsets.tech/"}],[43015082,{"by":"Boogie_Man","descendants":9,"id":43015082,"kids":[43017233,43017248,43040747],"score":17,"time":1739292856,"title":"How A Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian [Larry Sanger]","type":"story","url":"https://larrysanger.org/2025/02/how-a-skeptical-philosopher-becomes-a-christian/"}],[43002906,{"by":"rbanffy","descendants":95,"id":43002906,"kids":[43005730,43008080,43004684,43007957,43008562,43008591,43018025,43012482,43007567,43015407,43009719,43004584,43013842,43010651,43004314,43012930,43008347,43014957,43004581,43005305,43004591,43045616],"score":170,"time":1739209168,"title":"Work at the Mill: The story of Digital Equipment Corporation","type":"story","url":"https://www.abortretry.fail/p/work-at-the-mill"}],[42963544,{"by":"eamag","descendants":3,"id":42963544,"kids":[42967138,42965926,42983592,42963656],"score":7,"text":"There's a big step for startups to find a product market fit, is there something similar for research ideas? I can only think of talking to your PhD advisor, or applying for small grants like https://manifund.org or https://experiment.com/, are there any other options? Is there a place online to discuss research ideas before working on them?","time":1738857134,"title":"Ask HN: Is there a quick way to validate a research idea?","type":"story"}],[42925318,{"by":"mgl","descendants":28,"id":42925318,"kids":[42928016,42928141,42931701,43003498,42944124,42982928,42925452,42989368,42937138,42926923,42977377,42929367,42948360,42931102,42929247,42944476],"score":17,"text":"Are you an indie hacker building a product?

Show your work, and we’ll share our initial feedback!

Please, let’s make it a positive, constructive thread.","time":1738627889,"title":"Ask HN: Solo developer building a product? Show us your work and get feedback","type":"story"}],[42982578,{"by":"Bostonian","descendants":120,"id":42982578,"kids":[42982994,42983032,42982938,42982903,42983024,42982582,42987247,42983078,42988032,42982995,42982874,42982836,42982703,42982782,42982822],"score":73,"time":1739018589,"title":"'The Licensing Racket’ Review: There's a Board for That","type":"story","url":"https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-licensing-racket-review-theres-a-board-for-that-3da68d0a"}],[42934456,{"by":"joe8756438","descendants":30,"id":42934456,"kids":[42936263,42936027,42936952,42936483,42938011,42938331,42943960,42941603,42938254,42939676,42935759,42938722,42934584,42935995,42947775,42945890,42935572,42941097,42937546,42943975,42935939,42937994,42939587,42989632,42938782,42944454,42943536],"score":38,"text":"I am seeing more and more stories about people that don't know how to program are using AI to create software products. On a surface level, that suggests that the barrier to entry for software development is lower. But there are at least two new factors: cost of the tools and expectations in the market, which change the equation regarding what makes a product viable.

I'm curious about how the barrier to entry for creating software products has changed since the rapid proliferation of AI development tools.","time":1738686212,"title":"Ask HN: Are AI dev tools lowering the barrier to entry for creating software?","type":"story"}],[42938409,{"by":"gfysfm","descendants":195,"id":42938409,"kids":[42939673,42939879,42939471,42939144,42938974,42942038,42939738,42938910,42939945,42939598,42940423,42940205,42940405,42940464,42939460,42939406,42939488,42939619,42941275,42939380,42940522,42949225,42940412,42939586,42939774,42939842,42943725,42941167,42939708,42939545,42938884,42945545,42939772],"score":248,"time":1738702198,"title":"How I use LLMs as a staff engineer","type":"story","url":"https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-i-use-llms/"}],[42843732,{"by":"ralfhn","descendants":3,"id":42843732,"kids":[42844151,42845269,42845925,42844594,42844600],"score":4,"text":"The answer should be obvious, but isn't.

I'm curious to hear real-world experiences that go beyond database design 101 textbooks.\nHave you faced any tradeoffs, surprises, or regrets around this decision?","time":1738000395,"title":"Ask HN: Do You Use Foreign Keys?","type":"story"}],[42725385,{"by":"ezekg","descendants":517,"id":42725385,"kids":[42728008,42726831,42730486,42731796,42726381,42726526,42730713,42730383,42730185,42726453,42726255,42731108,42727128,42726643,42733916,42729861,42731738,42735510,42728354,42726792,42729781,42731167,42730069,42728116,42728245,42726630,42728813,42733755,42727446,42728610,42730206,42728077,42732114,42740220,42730893,42733769,42731199,42732451,42731922,42728851,42727088,42731542,42727861,42729044,42727428,42729175,42727299,42727139,42726890,42727051,42728189,42731604,42726568,42733423,42726556,42728127,42726662,42735352,42728706,42727800,42731365,42726650,42730349,42730023,42729678,42729661,42726536,42736527,42730330,42732625,42728222,42727148,42733159,42734016,42740480,42743184,42738214,42730078,42728374,42728496,42726359,42728944,42728960,42731574,42729284,42730406,42730195,42728353,42726627,42737151,42731100,42726964,42729617,42727845,42738292,42731439,42731825,42731098,42737769,42727172,42728302,42730606,42742988,42731295,42731894],"score":1603,"time":1737037051,"title":"No Calls","type":"story","url":"https://keygen.sh/blog/no-calls/"}],[42616341,{"by":"akshat77","descendants":7,"id":42616341,"kids":[42619012,42621687,42618283,42616981,42617278,42623091,42616790,42616875],"score":5,"time":1736200213,"title":"What do you hate about Salesforce?","type":"story"}],[42618625,{"by":"pseudolus","descendants":168,"id":42618625,"kids":[42619388,42618746,42618881,42619756,42618801,42620036,42618941,42621702,42618725,42619913,42621127,42620264,42620242,42618993,42622039,42619821,42621366,42623745,42622404,42619849,42618960,42618817,42620347,42618765,42621318,42620878,42619815,42621509],"score":206,"time":1736218095,"title":"Roman Empire's use of lead lowered IQ levels across Europe, study finds","type":"story","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/06/roman-empires-use-of-lead-lowered-iq-levels-across-europe-study-finds"}],[42509408,{"by":"meridion","descendants":296,"id":42509408,"kids":[42509609,42509660,42511821,42509624,42509628,42512163,42511304,42509557,42509999,42511892,42509488,42509546,42516239,42509591,42509521,42509499,42516897,42509553,42509631,42515408,42509739,42509897,42511205,42509584,42586240,42512075,42509627,42512214,42509497,42509752,42509700,42518839,42509904,42509645,42515906,42512837,42515346,42509541,42521438,42509971,42532564,42509592,42509611,42509646,42521134,42509537,42515082,42512736,42512882,42509982,42509718,42509734,42509719,42510088,42512327,42509536,42512591,42509928,42509750,42510392,42509575,42509620,42510238,42511936,42509625,42516632,42509642,42524676,42515883,42512100,42509641,42509658,42516781,42512513,42516436,42512281,42516846,42509564,42513028,42510105,42513778,42515319,42509671,42512260,42515161,42516725,42509510,42522106,42512228,42516611,42509540,42509637,42510215,42511528,42513520,42509618,42516751,42509668,42510342,42559876,42511524,42521046,42513265,42512957,42509604,42516719,42511965,42514707,42509549,42511964,42512653,42509623,42509614,42513048,42509552,42509713,42509632],"score":227,"text":"Thread for 2024: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38782613

Thread for 2023: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33873800

I'd like to take on VR dev alongside my existing journeys in computer graphics, iOS dev and Unreal Engine. A stretch goal would be setting up a blog to document my experiences in those journeys.

In terms of non-technical skills, I'm thinking of focusing on sales and marketing. Those are fundamental skills, without which any side project I do would be doomed to failure.

In terms of more creative skills, I have a few already in the "pipeline": a woobles kit to learn crocheting, a warhammer starter pack to learn miniature painting and a gunpla model kit to learn to properly assemble it.","time":1735142673,"title":"Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?","type":"story"}],[42401896,{"by":"jasim","descendants":76,"id":42401896,"kids":[42403871,42405484,42403326,42402837,42402120,42402846,42411120,42403707,42403923,42401928,42403719,42402632,42404935,42409179,42405372,42405826,42402222,42404777,42408970,42405373,42401919],"score":105,"time":1734028356,"title":"The Rise and Fall of Ashton-Tate (2023)","type":"story","url":"https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-ashton-tate"}],[42360681,{"by":"rickcarlino","descendants":344,"id":42360681,"kids":[42361282,42361156,42361119,42362923,42361938,42362131,42361258,42365645,42361201,42361223,42362874,42366647,42367353,42362135,42362363,42367251,42361202,42361414,42361073,42363220,42362663,42361862,42361529,42362771,42361570,42363129,42361697,42418870,42361562,42362743,42368931,42361644,42361744,42362235,42365007,42362978,42366001,42362049,42362197,42362311,42361086,42362517,42361290,42361940,42364206,42362854,42361569,42366539,42363556,42361776,42387576,42363485,42370352,42362015,42361945,42362926,42365677,42368613,42367529,42364911,42362903,42361397,42361516,42367027],"score":364,"time":1733693345,"title":"JSON5 – JSON for Humans","type":"story","url":"https://json5.org/"}],[42281343,{"by":"rrr_oh_man","descendants":50,"id":42281343,"kids":[42286086,42344031,42345750,42290959,42289384,42281388,42357079,42284817,42289844,42344197,42289347,42344342,42344795,42288540,42354501,42288358,42344993,42343755,42354153,42343792,42346689,42345068],"score":91,"text":"I recently bought the expired domain of a niche interest site because the previous owner was determined to let it die and did not want to put any effort in it anymore.

Is there a way I can "revive" it from archive.org in a more or less automated fashion? Have you ever encountered anything like it? I am familiar with web scraping, but archive.org has its peculiarities.

I really, really love the content on it.

It's a very niche site, but I would love for it to live on.","time":1732971437,"title":"Ask HN: How to Resurrect a Site from Archive.org?","type":"story"}]]

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about:	Creator of convertcsv.com, convertjson.com, prepayloan.com and a few others. Reach me at ddgflorida@gmail.com