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4.10.26 | Native macOS space switching, NASA's Artemis II fault-tolerant computer, old laptops as cost-effective servers

4.10.26 | Native macOS space switching, NASA's Artemis II fault-tolerant computer, old laptops as cost-effective servers

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 10, 2026.

Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:19) - Native Instant Space Switching on macOS
  • (01:29) - How NASA built Artemis II’s fault-tolerant computer
  • (02:43) - Old laptops in a colo as low cost servers
  • (03:55) - Unfolder for Mac – A 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft
  • (05:05) - RAM Has a Design Flaw from 1966. I Bypassed It [video]
  • (06:24) - Charcuterie – Visual similarity Unicode explorer
  • (07:27) - I still prefer MCP over skills
  • (08:59) - PicoZ80 – Drop-In Z80 Replacement
  • (10:15) - Research-Driven Agents: When an agent reads before it codes
  • (11:30) - Instant 1.0, a backend for AI-coded apps
  • (13:03) - Outro

Native Instant Space Switching on macOS
https://arhan.sh/blog/native-instant-space-switching-on-macos/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47708818

How NASA built Artemis II’s fault-tolerant computer
https://cacm.acm.org/news/how-nasa-built-artemis-iis-fault-tolerant-computer/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47704804

Old laptops in a colo as low cost servers
https://colaptop.pages.dev/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47707477

Unfolder for Mac – A 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft
https://www.unfolder.app/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706140

RAM Has a Design Flaw from 1966. I Bypassed It [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKbgulTp3FE
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47680005

Charcuterie – Visual similarity Unicode explorer
https://charcuterie.elastiq.ch/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47709158

I still prefer MCP over skills
https://david.coffee/i-still-prefer-mcp-over-skills/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47712718

PicoZ80 – Drop-In Z80 Replacement
https://eaw.app/picoz80/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47708041

Research-Driven Agents: When an agent reads before it codes
https://blog.skypilot.co/research-driven-agents/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706141

Instant 1.0, a backend for AI-coded apps
https://www.instantdb.com/essays/architecture
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47707632

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