Show HN: HN Firebase API client for Go with support for reading flagged posts
A Go developer has released hnscrape, a client library for the Hacker News API that can recover data from removed or flagged posts by scraping their HTML pages. The tool supports standard API operations while adding the ability to access deleted content through authentication and HTML parsing, though this depends on user account settings and is somewhat fragile to Hacker News markup changes. ---
Show HN: Screenwriting Software
A filmmaker-turned-developer created a new screenwriting tool after finding existing options lacking. The application uses Rust and WebAssembly to power its core text engine, prioritizing performance and user experience for writers working on film projects.
Show HN: I built a distributed file store on top of AWS CloudShell
A developer created a distributed file storage system by linking AWS CloudShell instances across multiple regions, using Reed-Solomon erasure coding and AES-256 encryption for redundancy and security. The project overcame CloudShell's limitations—including the lack of a public API and NAT restrictions—through reverse engineering, STUN-based hole punching, and custom Python agents to create a fault-tolerant storage pool where losing entire regions won't result in data loss. ---
Drugwars for the TI-82/83/83 Calculators
A rediscovered text-based game called Drugwars, which ran on TI-82/83 graphing calculators, has resurfaced online as a snapshot of early 2000s hobbyist programming culture. The discovery highlights how programmers creatively repurposed educational technology for gaming and entertainment, pushing the capabilities of limited hardware through ingenuity. The find appeals to retro computing enthusiasts and represents an important piece of documented computing history from the calculator gaming era.
Claude Code: Channels
Anthropic has introduced channels for Claude Code, a new organizational feature that allows developers to compartmentalize projects and tasks within dedicated spaces. The capability supports collaborative workflows by enabling teams to separate different development streams, manage permissions more granularly, and maintain better clarity across larger projects. The feature announcement has received notable community interest with significant engagement on Hacker News.
Show HN: CRT Retro Effect on any website
A new Chrome extension lets users apply authentic CRT monitor visual effects to any website, offering presets from early mechanical displays to 1990s color screens. The developer prioritized safety by excluding sound effects and limiting animation frequencies to protect younger users and those with photosensitivity, though audio features may be added back using safer techniques in the future. ---