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Show HN: I Designed and Built an eBike
This post shows and explains the design of the eBike I built myself. I decided to post it on this specific forum because this is where it all started, by stumbling on another post, as mentioned in my entry.
Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer
Hi HN, My name is George, and I am helping build an office focused VR headset called the “Simula One”. It was discussed recently here: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28695455" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28695455</a>. We have just opened our store for preorders (<a href="https://shop.simulavr.com" rel="nofollow">https://shop.simulavr.com</a>), so that we and our backers can help people replace their old PCs/laptops with more capable VR headsets.<p>We call our headset a “VR Computer” (or a “VRC”) to distinguish it from gaming headsets. When Simula was founded, most people thought the future of VR was in games & entertainment. The truth is that VR offers a superior way for performing knowledge work, but until now there haven’t been dedicated VR computing devices available on the market. While existing headsets are optimized for gaming, ours is optimized for productivity: it features bleeding edge high-resolution displays, has a detachable compute pack with specs comparable to a premium office laptop (x86 architecture), and runs a VR specialized Linux distro optimized for clear text.<p>VRCs offer several advantages over Laptops & PCs: they provide unlimited screens of any size, improve work focus & immersion, are usable outdoors (no laptop glare), improve privacy (no one around you can snoop your screen), and their compact design frees up desk space. They also promote better posture and freedom of movement: with a VR computer you can change positions, sit up, lean back, stand, lie down, or even walk while you compute.<p>Our project started out as an open-source VR window manager (<a href="https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula</a>), which you can try out today on the Valve Index or HTC Vive. It's built over Drew Devault's wlroots and the Godot game engine. Once our compositor became relatively stable, we ran into the issue of “no other manufacturer wanted to offer us Linux support” (thinking there was no market for something so niche, I imagine?). So we decided to build our own =] We are happy to answer any question (technical or otherwise) about our project.
Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer
Hi HN, My name is George, and I am helping build an office focused VR headset called the “Simula One”. It was discussed recently here: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28695455" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28695455</a>. We have just opened our store for preorders (<a href="https://shop.simulavr.com" rel="nofollow">https://shop.simulavr.com</a>), so that we and our backers can help people replace their old PCs/laptops with more capable VR headsets.<p>We call our headset a “VR Computer” (or a “VRC”) to distinguish it from gaming headsets. When Simula was founded, most people thought the future of VR was in games & entertainment. The truth is that VR offers a superior way for performing knowledge work, but until now there haven’t been dedicated VR computing devices available on the market. While existing headsets are optimized for gaming, ours is optimized for productivity: it features bleeding edge high-resolution displays, has a detachable compute pack with specs comparable to a premium office laptop (x86 architecture), and runs a VR specialized Linux distro optimized for clear text.<p>VRCs offer several advantages over Laptops & PCs: they provide unlimited screens of any size, improve work focus & immersion, are usable outdoors (no laptop glare), improve privacy (no one around you can snoop your screen), and their compact design frees up desk space. They also promote better posture and freedom of movement: with a VR computer you can change positions, sit up, lean back, stand, lie down, or even walk while you compute.<p>Our project started out as an open-source VR window manager (<a href="https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula</a>), which you can try out today on the Valve Index or HTC Vive. It's built over Drew Devault's wlroots and the Godot game engine. Once our compositor became relatively stable, we ran into the issue of “no other manufacturer wanted to offer us Linux support” (thinking there was no market for something so niche, I imagine?). So we decided to build our own =] We are happy to answer any question (technical or otherwise) about our project.
Show HN: The Brutalist Report – A rolling snapshot of the day’s headlines
Hi HN. I was inspired by so many other folks also longing for a return to the old web that I put together a service to scratch my own itch: An extremely fast headline aggregator done in 1990s style HTML.<p>Sharing it with you all for those of you that also would enjoy this now esoteric style.
Show HN: The Brutalist Report – A rolling snapshot of the day’s headlines
Hi HN. I was inspired by so many other folks also longing for a return to the old web that I put together a service to scratch my own itch: An extremely fast headline aggregator done in 1990s style HTML.<p>Sharing it with you all for those of you that also would enjoy this now esoteric style.
Show HN: Google Drive to SQLite
Here's the repo: <a href="https://github.com/simonw/google-drive-to-sqlite" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/simonw/google-drive-to-sqlite</a><p>The README is using a trick I'm increasingly leaning on: parts of that document - the --help output and the example database schema - are automatically generated using Cog: <a href="https://nedbatchelder.com/code/cog" rel="nofollow">https://nedbatchelder.com/code/cog</a> and <a href="https://til.simonwillison.net/python/cog-to-update-help-in-readme" rel="nofollow">https://til.simonwillison.net/python/cog-to-update-help-in-r...</a>
Show HN: Google Drive to SQLite
Here's the repo: <a href="https://github.com/simonw/google-drive-to-sqlite" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/simonw/google-drive-to-sqlite</a><p>The README is using a trick I'm increasingly leaning on: parts of that document - the --help output and the example database schema - are automatically generated using Cog: <a href="https://nedbatchelder.com/code/cog" rel="nofollow">https://nedbatchelder.com/code/cog</a> and <a href="https://til.simonwillison.net/python/cog-to-update-help-in-readme" rel="nofollow">https://til.simonwillison.net/python/cog-to-update-help-in-r...</a>
Show HN: Test your shape rotation skills
Hi all, hope someone enjoys (or not) my weekend project. See how many matching pairs you can find in two minutes.<p>This is written in C++ and built to WebAssembly with Emscripten. The code is at <a href="https://github.com/0xf00ff00f/rotator" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/0xf00ff00f/rotator</a>
Show HN: Test your shape rotation skills
Hi all, hope someone enjoys (or not) my weekend project. See how many matching pairs you can find in two minutes.<p>This is written in C++ and built to WebAssembly with Emscripten. The code is at <a href="https://github.com/0xf00ff00f/rotator" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/0xf00ff00f/rotator</a>
Show HN: Test your shape rotation skills
Hi all, hope someone enjoys (or not) my weekend project. See how many matching pairs you can find in two minutes.<p>This is written in C++ and built to WebAssembly with Emscripten. The code is at <a href="https://github.com/0xf00ff00f/rotator" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/0xf00ff00f/rotator</a>
Show HN: Sioyek – PDF viewer for reading research papers and textbooks
Some of the features:<p>* Quickly preview or jump to figures/references/equations/etc. (even if the PDF doesn't have links)<p>* Search paper names in google scholar by middle clicking on their name<p>* Searchable table of contents<p>* Searchable highlights/bookmarks<p>* Browser-like history navigation<p>* Mark locations for quick navigation (Vim style)<p>* Synctex support<p>Video demo of some features:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTmCI0Xp5vI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTmCI0Xp5vI</a>
Show HN: Full text search on 630M US court cases
Show HN: Full text search on 630M US court cases
Show HN: Curl modified to impersonate Firefox and mimic its TLS handshake
Show HN: ytcast – cast YouTube videos to your smart TV from command-line
hi, this is a project I've been working on and off for the last three months,
it's my first non-trivial, non-hello-world, actually useful (at least to me) go
project. it would be very nice if you could just try the program and see if it
works on your setup!<p>the readme[0] explains how it works, why I wrote it and how it fits in my
"command-line centric" computing environment (there is also a video demo[1] :)).<p>if you know go, feel free to take a look at the code and review it! I'm still
pretty much new to go and I'd love to hear opinions, feedback and tips from more
seasoned go developers :)<p>[0]: <a href="https://github.com/MarcoLucidi01/ytcast#ytcast" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/MarcoLucidi01/ytcast#ytcast</a><p>[1]: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07aWOpi8DVk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07aWOpi8DVk</a>
Show HN: Open-core icon sets that took me 12 years to create
Hi HN,<p>Vincent here, maker of Streamline 4.0. I spent the past 12 years perfecting icons and making the largest sets on the internet.<p>The 5 open-source sets are:<p>1. User Interface Icon Set (1,000 icons)<p>2. Streamline Flex (500 icons)<p>3. Streamline Flat (500 icons)<p>4. Covid Icons (147 icons)<p>5. Nasty Icons (45 icons)
Show HN: hue.tools – open-source toolbox for colors
hue.tools was created after spending way to much time trying to find the right tools when working with colors.<p>It's an attempt to create a simple but useful toolbox for common color related tasks and problems.<p>While it's in no way perfect or provides the tools for every use case, it has served me well in the last few months and I hope it will be useful for some of you as well.
Show HN: Shortwave: Enjoy Your Inbox
I’m thrilled to finally be able to show everyone what we’ve been working on for the last 2 years. We’re re-inventing the email experience to help you email smarter and faster, so you can get more done, and maybe even actually <i>enjoy</i> your inbox.<p>When we launched Firebase here 10 years ago, HN was tough but fair, and I expect no less this time around! I hope you’ll check out what we’ve built and share your feedback. I’ll be around here all day and am happy to answer any questions. Let us know what you think!
Show HN: Free and open-source illustrations for your projects
Show HN: Visualization tools for bicycle wheelbuilding
Long time reader, first time self-promoter.<p>I'm a bicycle mechanic that figured I could make the process of bicycle wheelbuilding faster, more accurate and more satisfying. I do it by sampling digital indicators, rendering the data in useful ways, and injecting domain-specific insights. The UI interaction happens by foot pedal so my paradigm retains the traditional way of working with your hands.