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Re: Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?

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- Ultra Customizable tools such as: Emacs, Obsidian, Vim, VSCode or anything you have an API to play with. I'm currently making this but for a browser[0].

- Memory: Supermemo, Decaying Curve, Tricks, Algorithms: Including Ankis, Supermemos and more.

- Programming Languages: Any kind. I like interesting stuff such as Zig, Elixir, Lisp and HTML(yes I said it).

[0]: https://github.com/ilse-langnar/notebook

Re: Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?

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Not really weird anymore as there's a lot of entry level and cloud-based components for people to get into it with. My scene is the localized automation scene; basically home automation but with no cloud connected products.

What’s your favorite home automation? I like the idea but can’t think of / find anything that really excites me.

Start like you'd tackle any ambiguous problem at work: collect data. Start pulling in data from something as simple as a smart thermostat. Then add sensors to each room to identify hot and cold spots. Balance your HVAC with smart vents next.

I tend to chain my home automation projects.

Re: Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?

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I run a 22yo online competition for a 32yo DOS racing game: Stunts, or 4D Sports Driving in some countries. The competition has spawned a long-lived community which includes reverse engineering, game patches, new cars, alternative engines, a few world meetings, and multiple other competitions. - https://zak.stunts.hu - https://wiki.stunts.hu/wiki/Custom_cars - https://forum.stunts.hu/index.php?board=90.0&label=stunts…

Are you the Péter Ács referenced in the article, aka Zak Mckraken? Because both Stunts and "Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders" were my favourite games as a kid, and they're pretty much unknown to this day. The Mars face, the aliens with the long head at the telco, the kazoo, all etched deeply in my memory. I love the fact that there is someone that has played and loved the two same niche DOS games as myself :)

I still have a Zak McKraken disk, and a Commodore 64 to run it. I really should go back and beat it some time...

Re: Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?

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I started the ANXCamera project. Where we ported Xiaomi's MiuiCamera to run on AOSP roms (non-Miui based).

It involved decompiling the app. Adding miui framework dependencies. Patching stuff, where adding dependencies was adding bloat. Removing analytics. Also unlocking device restricted functionalities. We were able to provide latest functionalities on older devices.

It started when I installed an AOSP rom on Xiaomi's OG Pocophone F1. And discovered that no Camera app was able to use the full hardware capabilities of the phone with AOSP rom.

At the projects peak we were able to support 15+ devices.

It also worked on non-xiaomi devices.

One weird thing was it wasn't organized on XDA but on telegram.

Re: Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh. Urbit. That's not a weird technical scene, that's a lightning-rod for arguments about code of conduct at conferences and whether you're a fan of Bergson / Popper-esque Open Societies [cf. "The Open Society and Its Enemies" and "The Two Sources of Morality and Religion" vs. J. S. Mill "On Liberty"]

> that's a lightning-rod for argument Then you must be the lightning itself, creating an account to ionise and electrically charge the thread I guess.

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Re: Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?

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post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh. Urbit. That's not a weird technical scene, that's a lightning-rod for arguments about code of conduct at conferences and whether you're a fan of Bergson / Popper-esque Open Societies [cf. "The Open Society and Its Enemies" and "The Two Sources of Morality and Religion" vs. J. S. Mill "On Liberty"]

> that's a lightning-rod for argument Then you must be the lightning itself, creating an account to ionise and electrically charge the thread I guess.

You're suggesting I created an account an hour before urbit was mentioned in this thread just knowing someone would mention it? And I made the comment with my IRL name to hide my tracks?

Sometimes the world doesn't revolve around you.

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