A functional 1976 Cray-1 replica powered by 30 old Mac Minis
A museum built a working 1:1 replica of the iconic 1976 Cray-1 supercomputer using 30 obsolete Mac Minis.
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Google Chrome is enabling JPEG XL by default
Google Chrome is turning JPEG XL support on by default starting in Chrome 155.
You can now play Skyrim with Minecraft's physics and blocks
A new mod lets you dig up Skyrim's roads, drop lava on guards, and fight dragons with a Minecraft diamond sword.
Someone built Doom inside an SQL database
A developer just proved your database can render 35 frames per second of classic 3D graphics.
Hardware hackers found secret radio capabilities inside the cheap ESP32
Hardware hackers discovered that the ubiquitous ESP32 microcontroller houses undocumented capabilities that allow it to act as a Software-Defined Radio.
Turning sunflower math into a live LED equalizer
The math inside a sunflower turns out to be a great blueprint for room audio displays.
The 50-Year Collapse of the American Dinner Party
Only 12% of Americans host friends at home every month. In 1975, that number was 42%.
A web toy lets a armed stickman physically demolish any website
You can now type in any web address and spawn an armed stickman to blow up the layout.
Middle schoolers turned NPR podcast comments into a secret group chat
Middle schoolers found a resourceful way around phone filters: turning low-traffic NPR podcast comment sections on Spotify into a secret group chat.
FLIP fluid on flip-dots: a clicky, real-time physics display
A maker built a real-time fluid simulation on an electromechanical flip-dot display, turning physics code into a sea of clicking physical dots.
Don't toss dead bike lights — swap the battery instead
A basic soldering iron and a $3 replacement cell can pull old gear straight out of the e-waste bin.
Google Search tried to counsel a user through a breakup over an NBA meme
Google Search went from finding web pages to offering emotional support for a fake breakup.