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VOL. I·NO. 01
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
  1. 001Hacker NewsOCT · 10English

    Interactive Museum of Windows Media Player Skins

    A web-based museum recreating freeform skins for Windows Media Player with most features functional, including MilkDrop visualizer presets and audio controls, though some elements remain incomplete.

    By MitPitt
  2. 002Hacker NewsOCT · 10English

    Explore the New Shenzhen Natural History Museum

    Shenzhen Natural History Museum, designed by 3XN–B+H Architects–Zhubo Design Consortium, is a 100,000-square-meter facility in Southeast China's Pingshan District featuring an undulating, landscape-like form inspired by local geology and biodiversity. The building's curved granite façade resembles cliff formations, while its accessible rooftop functions as a public park with native and rare plant species, reflecting Shenzhen's evolution toward culture and nature alongside its tech-driven growth.

    By Ellie Stathaki
  3. 003Hacker NewsOCT · 10English

    A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis

    The Museo de Historia de la Computación in Spain built a 1:1 scale replica of the 1976 Cray-1 supercomputer using 30 Mac Minis from 2012-2014, achieving 1.3 teraflops of performance as a 50th-anniversary tribute. The project demonstrates how consumer hardware networked together vastly outperforms the original machine while using passive cooling to remain nearly silent.

    By Nick Indge
  4. 004Hacker NewsOCT · 09English

    I gave Maya access to Claude Code

    This text describes a museum layout with interconnected specimens organized by time, featuring both documented connections with sources and imaginative associations clearly labeled as such.

    By msxT