Hacker Wisdom
A collection of wisdom found in the answers to Ask HN questions.
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How were graphics card drivers programmed back in the 90s?
https://archive.org/details/zenofgraphicspro00abra
https://www.dosdays.co.uk/media/3dfx/voodoo2.pdf
https://github.com/russor/crazierl/blob/4e41bfa5c5bbae078a57afa00386e7f59c9fda23/kernel_src/kernel.c#L299
https://github.com/spicyjpeg/ps1-bare-metal
https://imgur.com/a/DyaqzZD
http://qzx.com/pc-gpe/index.php
https://web.archive.org/web/20000303225420/http://www.quake3arena.com/news/glopt.html
Radar and radio failures at Dallas area airports
https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/cut-cables-trigger-dallas-flight-disruptions
https://www.rand.org/pubs/articles/2018/paul-baran-and-the-origins-of-the-internet.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/20/heathrow-airport-delays-cyber-attack-berlin-brussels-cancelled-delays
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg
AIs built a working Deleuzian engine and the verification script to prove it
https://sepolia.etherscan.io/tx/您的交易哈希
What's a good 3D Printer for sub $1000?
https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/
https://www.flashforge.com/products/adventurer-5m-3d-printer
https://github.com/OpenCentauri/OpenCentauri
https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snapmaker/snapmaker-u1-color-3d-printer-5x-more-speed-5x-less-waste
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45280742
https://octoprint.org/
https://vorondesign.com/voron2.4
https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/knowledge-sharing/enable-developer-mode
https://youtu.be/HcSOz-Lsxgg?feature=shared&t=293
https://youtu.be/rluJj3NEdQA
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YNSlx0GJ5Ig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD__e064_U4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmMW6_7lrlQ
Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?
https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/image/56548780?key=fa46166f5000e1b513840c9e7516021c
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-05/us-jobs-market-is-showing-signs-of-a-he-cession
https://brynet.ca/wallofpizza.html
https://www.climatetechlist.com/blog/about
https://elanora.lol/resume
https://forms.office.com/r/kKk7e6Wvre
https://www.geneticlifehacks.com/caffeine-metabolism-and-your-genes/
https://github.com/makspll/bevy_mod_scripting
https://github.com/mattwparas/steel
https://github.com/MeoMix/symbiants/
https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/135400
https://globalnews.ca/video/11436758/business-travel-to-u-s-remains-stable-despite-dip-in-leisurely-visits-data-shows/
https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/is-coffee-good-or-bad-for-your-health/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44226571
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44771202
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45305845
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/latest-news/detail/2022/10/10/hidden-waits-force-more-than-three-quarters-of-mental-health-patients-to-seek-help-from-emergency-services
https://swarmmo.games/
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262103/microsoft-open-source-linux-history-wrong-statement
https://www.trade.gov/i-94-arrivals-program
https://www.vincit.com/blog/software-development-450-words-per-minute
Why don't Americans hire human assistants for everyday tasks?
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/condotel.asp
In the era of "Vibe Coding", when Agents are writing code – what are you doing?
https://donado.co/en/articles/2025-09-16-vibe-coding-cleanup-as-a-service/
https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/45180353
What's stopping you from starting your side project?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban
https://mastodon.social/@UP8
Tell HN: Phishing campaign claiming to be GitHub Developer Fund
https://github.com/notification-on/gitcoin.com
https://github.com/notify-hub-co/gitcoin.com
https://grants.github.com/apply
Does anyone else notice YouTube causing 100% CPU usage and stattering?
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaCapabilities/decodingInfo
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/memory/basic_operations/index.html#memory-basic-operations-comparing-snapshots
https://github.com/alextrv/enhanced-h264ify
https://github.com/iv-org/invidious
https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184
https://i.imgur.com/rp6Cvkd.png
https://imgur.com/a/aXNtvQ5
https://imgur.com/a/IgaHOdX
https://livetl.app/hyperchat
https://old.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1la6tkm/anybody_noticed_that_youtube_is_displaying_the/
https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1bcmmdo/microsoft_edges_enhance_videos_feature_can_fry/
https://web.archive.org/web/20110302145602/http://www.verticalforest.com/youtube5-extension/
https://www.youtube.com/account_playback
What are examples of awesome open source project websites?
https://animejs.com/
https://cal.com/
https://charm.land/
https://docs.haproxy.org/2.4/configuration.html
https://www.parrotsec.org/
What is the actual state of Linux phones?
https://lupyuen.org/articles/dsi#initialise-lcd-controller
https://mastodon.social/@mntmn/111387899138111367
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45256651
https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone/
https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/SHIFT_SHIFT6mq_(shift-axolotl)
https://youtu.be/wKegmu0V75s?si=dyM-FP6JBP_6emm9
I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the App Store using my story
https://30x500.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(software)
https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=tTarnMhrkm
Feel stuck and overwhelmed by tech choice
https://boringtechnology.club/
Is a M4 MacBook Air worth it in todays modern technological world?
https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/13-inch-sky-blue-m4-chip-with-10-core-cpu-10-core-gpu-24gb-memory-512gb
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45027725
I don't think I want to work in tech anymore?
https://techjobsforgood.com/
Should I upgrade to tahoe (macOS 26) or not?
https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/48311
Generalists, when do you say "I know enough" about any particular topic?
https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eW6Eagr9XA
