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National Science Foundation slashes basic science to fund new tech initiative (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Science Funding Awareness Poster → | tags: national science foundation, basic science, tech initiative

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David Ahl's Basic Computer Games Ported to C (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | get C Programming Book → | tags: gw-basic, david ahl, creative computing

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Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-09 | get Fusion Reactor Model Kit → | tags: basics, fusion, iter

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Build a Basic AI Agent from Scratch: Long Task Planning (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | get AI Programming for Beginners → | tags: agent, agent scratch, ai agent

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Microsoft AI chief walks back comments about AI taking over white-collar work (theverge.com)

2026-06-09 | by Emma Roth | get AI Productivity Boost Kit → | tags: automated, away, basically

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Full Reverse Engineering of the TI-84 Plus Operating System (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-08 | get TI-84 Plus Emulator Software → | tags: basic, flash, link

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Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-08 | get Social Media Feed Organizer → | tags: basically, biased, biased professional

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Social media bans on teens risk strengthening Big Tech's grip on the sector, Bluesky exec warns (cnbc.com)

2026-06-06 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Bluesky Social App → | tags: basically, bluesky, open

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Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-04 | get AI Art Generator Software → | tags: amused, amused dall, basic

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The Best Espresso Accessories for Home Baristas (2026) (wired.com)

2026-05-29 | by Pete Cottell | get Espresso Coffee Tamper Set → | tags: normcore v4.1, portafilter, weis distribution technique

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I Taught Myself to Code at Age 10. After Working At Google and Twitter, I Turned to Venture Capital. Here’s What I Look for When Investing in Startups. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-26 | by Sherin Shibu | get Coding for Kids Kit → | tags: apple ii, google, twitter

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C64 Basic: Game Map Overhead “Camera View” (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Chris Garrett | get Commodore 64 Programming Book → | tags: commodore 64, ultima, viewport

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C64 Basic: Game Map Overhead "Camera View" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Chris Garrett | get Commodore 64 Emulator → | tags: commodore 64, ultima, viewport

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Ten Basic Clouds (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get Cloud Computing Starter Kit → | tags: basic, basic clouds, clouds

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Tech CEOs Call for a Universal Basic Income. But What are the Alternatives? (slashdot.org)

2026-05-23 | by Posted | get Universal Basic Income Guidebook → | tags: anthropic, openai, universal basic income

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Who will buy your services if you fire us all? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | get AI Customer Support Bot → | tags: silicon valley, sam altman, elon musk

17.

A Markdown-based test suite (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by Julio Merino | get Markdown Test Suite Book → | tags: endbasic, ai agents, space invaders

18.

Simulated Evolution on the PICO-8 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by Michael Martin | get PICO-8 Fantasy Console → | tags: pico-8, simulated evolution, lua

19.

Yabasic (Yet Another Basic) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get Yabasic Programming Book → | tags: yabasic, beos, flyab

20.

The Adventure Family Tree (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | get Family Tree Puzzle Game → | tags: apple //gs, atari 400/800, adventure

21.

Boriel BASIC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | get Boriel BASIC Programming Book → | tags: boriel basic, zx-spectrum, sdk tools

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What if there was no BASIC in EndBASIC? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | by Julio Merino | get EndBASIC Programming Book → | tags: basic, building, core

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What if there was no BASIC in EndBASIC? – by Julio Merino (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | by Julio Merino | get EndBASIC Programming Book → | tags: basic, building, core

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Remembering Planet Source Code: Sharing Code Before GitHub Made It Easy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | by Chris Pietschmann | get GitHub T-Shirt → | tags: planet source code, github, visual basic 6

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I'm writing a history of Visual Basic, Chapter 1 is up (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Visual Basic Programming Book → | tags: visual basic, microsoft, bill gates

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Building my own Vi text editor in BASIC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | tags: vi text editor, yabasic, panblog

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Boris Cherny: TI-83 Plus Basic Programming Tutorial (2004) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | get TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator → | tags: ti-83 plus, basic programming, ticalc.org

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Prestigious European science funder scraps stricter rules after researcher backlash (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-01 | by Gibney | get European Science Funding Guide → | tags: european research council, grant applications, labcorp

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GitHub – DOS 1.0: Transcription of Tim Paterson's DOS Printouts (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: dos 1.0, tim paterson, 86-dos

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Tiled Words 6 Month Update (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get Tiled Smart Tiles Kit → | tags: tiled words, puzzle game, basic programming