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#Favorites

Introducing <Waitlist /> mode - A new sign-up mode and component that lets users register interest and join a waitlist for early access to your product
//clerk.com sponsored

Advent of Code 2024
//adventofcode.com comments→

My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback
//armaansahni.com comments→

Egoless Engineering
//egoless.engineering comments→

Facebook's Little Red Book
//map.cv comments→

How to grow professional relationships
//tej.as comments→

Y Combinator and Power in Silicon Valley
//commoncog.com comments→

You must read at least one book to ride
//ludic.mataroa.blog comments→

Training myself to run farther with Strava's API and an IoT dog feeder of M&Ms
//mayer.cool comments→

A Year of WordHopper – Modern DOS Game Development Retrospective
//kokoscript.com comments→

#Ask HN

How can I grow as an engineer without good seniors to learn from?

I don't want to code anymore. What else can I do?

#Show HN

Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines //markwhen.com comments→

Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption) //github.com comments→

World Labs: Generate 3D worlds from a single image //worldlabs.ai comments→

I combined spaced repetition with emails so you can remember anything //ginkgonotes.com comments→

My Electronic Chessboard That Removes the Concept of Turns //youtube.com comments→

#Code

Speeding up Ruby by rewriting C in Ruby //jpcamara.com comments→

My C compiler compiled itself //github.com comments→

Programming the C64 with Visual Studio Code //retrogamecoders.com comments→

Category Theory in Programming //docs.racket-lang.org comments→

Demystifying Git Submodules //cyberdemon.org comments→

Storing Times for Human Events //simonwillison.net comments→

#Data

Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI //github.com comments→

7 Databases in 7 Weeks for 2025 //matt.blwt.io comments→

S3 Tables //meltware.com comments→

Big Endian's Guide to SQLite Storage //blog.jabid.in comments→

Bringing the Instructions to the Data //mattpo.pe comments→

First impressions of the new Amazon Nova LLMs (via a new LLM-bedrock plugin) //simonwillison.net comments→

#Design

Lessons I learned working at an art gallery //henrikkarlsson.xyz comments→

Tempest Anderson: Pioneer of Volcano Photography //publicdomainreview.org comments→

Make a "Magic Eye" image using Excel //divisbyzero.com comments→

#Books

An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet //theconversation.com comments→

Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the 21st Century (So Far) //powells.com comments→

#Working

Ask HN: Who is hiring? //news.ycombinator.com

Grifters, believers, grinders, and coasters //seangoedecke.com comments→

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? //news.ycombinator.com

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? //news.ycombinator.com

Staff Engineer vs. Engineering Manager //blog.alexewerlof.com comments→

Dan McKinley: The Guerilla's Guide to Influencing Leadership //mcfunley.com comments→

#Learn

Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre //seriouseats.com comments→

Fish have a brain microbiome – could humans have one too? //quantamagazine.org comments→

How to Study Mathematics //math.uh.edu comments→

A particle physics course for high-school students //ppc.web.cern.ch comments→

Square roots and maxima //leancrew.com comments→

#Watching

Map UI – Ghost in the Shell //ilikeinterfaces.com comments→

Test Driven Development (TDD) for your LLMs? Yes please, more of that please //blog.helix.ml comments→

Tiny Arcades //youtube.com comments→

Axis 3D Printer with Radial Non-Planar Slicer – Joshua Bird //youtube.com comments→

My Electronic Chessboard That Removes the Concept of Turns //youtube.com comments→

Advent of Code 2024 Day 1 but in the visual programming language vvvv //youtube.com comments→

Tape – the pocket audio sketchbook //youtube.com comments→

#Startup News

Amazon Nova //aws.amazon.com comments→

DuckDuckGo donates $25k to the Perl and Raku Foundation //perl.com comments→

Next stop: Miami //waymo.com comments→

FTC takes action against Gravy Analytics, Venntel for selling location data //ftc.gov comments→

#Fun

OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe //openttd.org comments→

The story of Rogue //spillhistorie.no comments→

Oscilloscope Music N-Spheres //oscilloscopemusic.com comments→

Project Titan Sample Game is now available: explore this huge open world //unrealengine.com comments→

Space Station 14, an open source multiplayer video game //spacestation14.com comments→

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