pokepathgame.com
Show HN: PokéPath TD – Free Pokémon tower defense gamehttps://pokepathgame.comI built a game aggregation site featuring PokéPath TD, a fan-made Pokémon tower defense game.Key features: - 140+ Pokémon to collect and evolve - 9 unique routes with 100 waves each - Legendary Pokémon boss battles - Auto Mode for AFK farming - Plays directly in browser, no download neededBuilt with Next.js. Happy to answer any questions!Jan 5, 2026 3:07 AM
creimake.com
Show HN: An AI Agent with a 32-Layer Psyche (Dreams, Trauma, Defense Mechanisms)https://www.creimake.com/enHello HN,I’m a solo developer who got tired of "friendly but shallow" AI chatbots. Most current character AIs feel like parrots—they predict the next token but lack a continuous "self."So, I built Creimake, an experiment to simulate a digital psyche using Claude 4.5 Sonnet.Instead of a simple system prompt, I implemented 32 distinct psychological layers that run in the background before the AI generates a response.The Architecture:The Subconscious Layer: The AI accumulates "emotional residue" from conversations. If you hurt its feelings today, it might have a "nightmare" tonight (simulated) and treat you coldly tomorrow.Defense Mechanisms: It tracks "Narcissistic Injury." If users are aggressive, the agent doesn't just apologize—it triggers denial, projection, or passive-aggression based on its personality.Freudian Slips: Occasionally, the AI outputs unintended words revealing its hidden state.Why Claude 4.5 Sonnet? I tested GPT-4o and other models, but they struggled to maintain stateJan 4, 2026 5:48 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: Expository/Succinct Books on Modern Physicshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46473352What are some good books which give an overview of all of Modern Physics (or even better, all of Physics)? Mathematical rigour is fine as long as they are clear and starting from undergrad level. Books for each of the quadrants mentioned here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_physicsI have my eye on John Dirk Walecka's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dirk_Walecka) books which seem pretty good particularly the ones published by World Scientific Publishing. Three vols on Introduction, Advanced, Topics on Modern Physics and Introduction vols on Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, General Relativity. - https://www.worldscientific.com/author/Walecka%2C+John+Dirk?...Dover has Robert Sproull's Modern Physics which seems a bit old. - https://store.doverpublications.com/products/9780486783260Springer has S.H.Patil's Elements of Modern Physics which seems up to date. - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-70143-7Does anybodJan 3, 2026 6:35 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Atoqu – A Zero‑Dependency, GPU‑Accelerated Search Engine Corehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46455244Atoqu is a new open‑source Search Engine Core written in pure C++17 with zero external dependencies.It implements: - Atomic modular architecture - Multi‑mode ranking (Literal, Vector, Hybrid, BM25, Recency, TagBoost) - GPU‑accelerated vector search (CUDA + OpenCL) - Embedding providers (LLM‑ready) - Forward‑compatibility engine (OLFCE) - Full documentation (Doxygen + Sphinx) - CI/CD, sanitizers, static analysisNo Lucene, no JVM, no Python, no FAISS.We’re preparing the v1.2 release and would like community input on:1. *License choice:* Apache v2.0, MPL 2.0, GPLv3, AGPLv3 2. *Performance expectations:* How fast do you think it is vs Google’s core? 3. *Feature priorities for v2.0:* distributed indexing, crawler, query planner, etc.When v1.2 is released, we welcome code review, benchmarks, issues, and contributions.Link to repo will be posted at release.Jan 1, 2026 4:18 PM
app.photoweather.app
Show HN: I built a weather alert system for photographershttps://app.photoweather.app/demo/live-demoI kept missing the good stuff (fog, aurora, beautiful sunsets) because I wasn't checking forecasts at the right time, so I built PhotoWeather...You define rules like: `aurora_quality > 60 AND cloud_cover < 20% AND moon_below_horizon` `fog_prob > 70% AND within 30min of sunrise AND wind < 5 mph`When a rule matches, you get an email and/or an iCal event. The iCal feed is the part I am maybe most proud of: subscribe once and upcoming "shoot windows" show up in your calendar.One example that made me sure this wasn't just a toy: last October it alerted "clear skies + no moon + strong aurora" and I drove to a nearby high spot in Helsinki. Ended up catching aurora and Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) in one frame: https://reddit.com/r/Finland/comments/1obc5nz/Not my best photo ever, but probably the most unique and memorable, and I'll continue to remember my real-life "photoweather actually works" moment through it.A few things that differentiates this from your average weather app:Spatial sampling AJan 1, 2026 12:54 PM
spacewar.com
Cyviz awarded two classified NATO defense contracts for mission critical visualization systemshttps://www.spacewar.com/reports/Cyviz_awarded_two_classified_NATO_defense_contracts_for_mission_critical_visualization_systems_999.htmlBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Cyviz, a provider of immersive visualization systems and collaborative mission operations platforms, has been awarded two classified defense contracts by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization aimed at advancing mission critical capabilities for allied operations. Under the contracts, Cyviz will deliver secure and scalable visualization suites designed to support NATO's strategic command aJan 1, 2026 11:20 AM
news.google.com
Zelenskyy suggests Trump fly to Ukraine to help 'end the war' - ABC Newshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxOZEsxb25ud3N6XzdCS3lOQ3NWenM3LVNWUlQwWVFNejZ5OHFvRElWSU8zUTJfUjBZS3Q3dDlnSWZJbm1leFhlbW9GNXJTYnk0YWZiUVNQaU1Fb1hwWk1mVC1iOHdOYzlqRFBPTEJIRXJobzZlV2ZCNFlCUTVjcFZmZTZtVnpPQi1mZS1CbGVaUXR6cDkyWEZuZnhHcjhqQdIBowFBVV95cUxNUVVPNWZfTjIwR1BxalRrQ2RxTEM2QUxTckZ6NHRxZms1eVc5MnBISDRnT3ZWa1cxMldiUmNMZ1lweFhhZGE5eFVDYkthYml6SlZDOEh5WXgxMURPWEVCWWU2N2Z0OEtJNGRJclJEYVFGNVlUTnJLQTNMU1V2UmFyaml5bWh6cVdjZXdESDRjemRUdDNqWGUxZ1I4NzhuQ1Fzc0RJ?oc=5Zelenskyy suggests Trump fly to Ukraine to help 'end the war' ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosDec 31, 2025 8:00 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: A Multi-agent system where LLMs challenge each other's answershttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46435835Hey HN,I've been experimenting with forcing multiple LLMs to critique each other before producing a final answer.In practice, I kept working around single-model limitations by opening multiple tabs, pasting the same question into different models, comparing responses, and then manually challenging each model with the others' arguments. (Maybe some of you can relate.) It worked sometimes, but it was cumbersome, slow, and hard to do systematically and efficiently.Based on my own experiments, a few things seem to drive why different models arrive at different responses: they have different guardrails, different tendencies encoded in their weights, and different training data. And the biggest kicker of all: they still hallucinate. The question I wanted to test was whether making those differences explicit, rather than relying on one model to self-correct could reduce blind spots and improve the overall quality of the answer.So I built Consilium9.The problem: When a single LLM answers a conDec 30, 2025 5:41 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Phantom Blade Zero dated for 2026: bold revolution or the next big overpromise?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46433989With an official launch date set for September 9, 2026, Phantom Blade Zero has moved from mysterious showcase darling to a concrete entry on the industry calendar. Developed by S-GAME and built on Unreal Engine 5, the title blends wuxia storytelling, Hong Kong martial arts cinema energy, and a self-defined “KungfuPunk” aesthetic while positioning its combat as fast, elegant, and distinct from the Soulslike mold it was initially compared to. The story centers on a protagonist with only 66 days to live after being framed for a murder, layering urgency with political intrigue and moral tension.Beyond the narrative, there is serious industry weight behind this date. The game has already surpassed a million wishlists across platforms and is slated to land first on PS5 with timed exclusivity, before expanding to PC. This marks another major swing by a Chinese studio aiming to compete directly with the dominant Japanese and Western AAA space — not just with production spectacle, but with cultDec 30, 2025 3:05 PM
spacenews.com
The space stories that will shape 2026https://spacenews.com/the-space-stories-that-will-shape-2026/In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss is joined by SpaceNews journalists Jason Rainbow, Sandra Erwin, Jeff Foust and Debra Werner for a wide-ranging conversation on the space stories that will define the year ahead. The post The space stories that will shape 2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.Dec 30, 2025 2:55 PM
spacedaily.com
Space-traveled mouse gives birth as China names pioneering "flying mice" crewhttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Space_traveled_mouse_gives_birth_as_China_names_pioneering_flying_mice_crew_999.htmlTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 Of the four mice that recently flew aboard China's space station, one female has now given birth to healthy offspring on Earth, in a mission that also saw the public help name the pioneering "flying mice" crew. The Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said the experiment marks China's first full-cycle mammalian space study, froDec 30, 2025 7:17 AM
beautyarena.vercel.app
Show HN: Beauty Arena – An Elo-based experiment to measure aestheticshttps://beautyarena.vercel.appHi HN,I built Beauty Arena to solve a data problem I've always found annoying: absolute rating scales (1-10) are terrible for subjective data. They suffer from massive inflation and inconsistent user baselines (one person's 7 is another person's 5).I wanted to test if pairwise comparison (1v1) could produce a cleaner, strictly relative dataset.Instead of asking "How beautiful is this person?", the system asks a simple question: "Who do you choose?". It uses a ranking system inspired by competitive games (Elo/Glicko) under the hood. As users vote, a global ranking emerges based on win/loss ratios against others rather than accumulated points.I'm curious about the "wisdom of the crowd" limits here. Does a pairwise sort actually converge on a clear consensus, or does it cycle indefinitely due to intransitive preferences (A > B, B > C, but C > A)?I'd love feedback on the ranking methodology and the overall UI.Dec 30, 2025 12:56 AM
science.nasa.gov
The Earth Observer: Offering Perspectives from Space through Timehttps://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/the-earth-observer-offering-perspectives-from-space-through-time/An Intertwined History: The Earth Observer and EOS The Earth Observer, a newsletter issued for more than 36 years, will release its last online content at the close of 2025. This newsletter evolved in parallel with NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS). It is almost impossible to speak of this newsletter without mentioning EOS. As The Earth […]Dec 29, 2025 11:52 PM
bing.com
The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculatorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d0f3b20947a8aa122157f8dbf548&url=https%3a%2f%2fhackaday.com%2f2025%2f12%2f29%2fthe-rise-of-fake-casio-scientific-calculators%2f&c=9133086857701251088&mkt=en-usScientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to algebra ...Dec 29, 2025 5:20 PM
bing.com
The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculatorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d427a81d46c6b79c1ce05c12113e&url=https%3a%2f%2fhackaday.com%2f2025%2f12%2f29%2fthe-rise-of-fake-casio-scientific-calculators%2f&c=9133086857701251088&mkt=en-usScientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to algebra ...Dec 29, 2025 5:20 PM
bing.com
The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculatorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d5dbfb724b0b80ad1387e83469bb&url=https%3a%2f%2fhackaday.com%2f2025%2f12%2f29%2fthe-rise-of-fake-casio-scientific-calculators%2f&c=9133086857701251088&mkt=en-usScientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to algebra ...Dec 29, 2025 5:20 PM
bing.com
The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculatorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d645665a4a1eb8fbac91d92da339&url=https%3a%2f%2fhackaday.com%2f2025%2f12%2f29%2fthe-rise-of-fake-casio-scientific-calculators%2f&c=9133086857701251088&mkt=en-usScientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to algebra ...Dec 29, 2025 5:20 PM
bing.com
The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculatorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d647d96f48e287cb08869c76f408&url=https%3a%2f%2fhackaday.com%2f2025%2f12%2f29%2fthe-rise-of-fake-casio-scientific-calculators%2f&c=9133086857701251088&mkt=en-usScientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to algebra ...Dec 29, 2025 5:20 PM
bing.com
The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculatorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d1eea32d45beb7b90af49d61fafa&url=https%3a%2f%2fhackaday.com%2f2025%2f12%2f29%2fthe-rise-of-fake-casio-scientific-calculators%2f&c=9133086857701251088&mkt=en-usScientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to algebra ...Dec 29, 2025 5:20 PM
bing.com
The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculatorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85c8f7c9a54a649abef055b7c4fb73&url=https%3a%2f%2fhackaday.com%2f2025%2f12%2f29%2fthe-rise-of-fake-casio-scientific-calculators%2f&c=9133086857701251088&mkt=en-usScientific calculators are an amazing invention that take pocket calculators from being merely basic arithmetic machines to being pocket computers that can handle everything from statistics to algebra ...Dec 29, 2025 5:20 PM
