Tmp.0ut Volume 5

 (tmpout.sh)

60 points | by ghuntley 10 hours ago

12 comments

  • glimshe 2 hours ago
    A small window to how we used to spread deep computer topics in the 90s. No substacks or X posts. Very cool.
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    • sph 1 hour ago
      No boring themes either. There was more than the corporate bland aesthetic.
  • sph 1 hour ago
    Seeing stuff like this reminds me why I got into computers in the late 90s. Human ingenuity paired with love for the art and the craft.

    Good to have a reminder that it’s software engineering that has changed, not me.

  • guerrilla 12 hours ago
    Wow, it's been a while since anyone published anything this interesting.
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    • jenders 12 hours ago
      Agreed. Love stuff like this. Keep it comin’
  • darkstar_16 1 hour ago
    I miss the ezines scene!
  • atannen 14 hours ago
    Good interview with McIlroy. Fix this: Goldstine, as in the citations, not Goldstein, as in the body text.

    Also, the text mentions CDC 1620. I don't think this existed. Either it was IBM 1620 or CDC something else.

    I'd be just as happy with clear readable type, but the content is the thing.

  • nekooooo 14 hours ago
    wow, actual hackers
  • Rendello 4 days ago
    This one was good:

    Interview: Doug McIlroy: https://tmpout.sh/5/2.html

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    • kenanfyi 33 minutes ago
      That was an amazing read.
  • vivzkestrel 4 days ago
    - i like visual

    - can we get a whole magazine that explains ideas like this? https://visualrambling.space/neural-network/

  • bargainbin 4 days ago
    Love the aesthetic. There was another ezine like this years ago focused on cybersecurity, I’ve forgotten its name now but the ASCII art involved was top notch.

    Does anyone have any idea? It was definitely when Twitter was still Twitter as I remember reaching out to them about their ASCII art.

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    • mckirk 4 days ago
      Maybe you're thinking of Phrack [1]? I wonder if there'll be another edition of it, and if yes what it would look like, now that the AIpocalypse seems to have reached security research...

      [1]: https://phrack.org

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      • bibelo 2 hours ago
        Darnet Diaries'episode about the legendary phrack

        https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/170/

      • guitmz 3 days ago
        there will be a new Phrack this year still!
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        • mckirk 3 days ago
          Thank you, that is very reassuring to know :D

          (and interactions like these are part of the reason why I <3 HN)

      • bargainbin 4 days ago
        Not Phrack but I did find it, ThugCrowd [1]!

        [1]: https://thugcrowd.com/archive.html

        Edit to add, apparently one of the ThugCrowd people is part of tmp.0ut so that would explain why my mind immediately went there.

  • debo_ 10 hours ago
    The interview with Doug McIlroy is incredible. It's almost worth a link all on its own.
  • iberator 13 hours ago
    Very cool and BBS/hacking style. BUT almost useless on mobile :(

    I prefer to use a PC but that kind of articles are perfect to read when commuting.

    You could just use <br> instead of fixed length words per line.

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    • russellbeattie 17 minutes ago
      Agreed. Though apparently you're being downvoted for a legitimate issue. I'm laying down using my phone and it's not particularly enjoyable to read.

      It's 2026 - the site can look like an old-skool zine being displayed with monospace fonts on a computer monitor and easily still have alternate formats for mobile devices. Not having it is just pure laziness.

      I wouldn't mind if Reader Mode could deal with the text, but it can't. Oh well.