Good job, I like the many cutaways to show exactly what's going on inside.
You may be interested in my simulation of Enigma (https://enigma.virtualcolossus.co.uk) which I wrote back in 2021 (pre-AI!). One of several I've done.
Try it on an Android phone to look around it in VR or on PC/Mac for easier use.
You can even send messages to other users over the internet using the radio & Morse key.
utopiah 6 hours ago [-]
Neat, would be great to have it in WebXR with hand tracking, imagining 2 modes :
- AR where the machine can be put on your desk, next to documents
- VR where the machine is in context, e.g. a 3D model of German Naval Signals HQ in Guernsey, eventually stepping back to a broader context.
anonydsfsfs 14 hours ago [-]
I love the presentation! Would you mind sharing the source code?
primitivesuave 10 hours ago [-]
Thank you for the kind words! As mentioned in the other comment below, I'll open-source it very soon and update the site with a GitHub link.
soltanov 11 hours ago [-]
+1. source code will be useful for educational purposes.
primitivesuave 10 hours ago [-]
I will open-source it very soon! I was a bit nervous about putting it out there before I'm sure that the machines are absolutely accurate, especially the more niche ones where I had to make some inferences about the wiring. Will add the GitHub link to the site when I've had a chance to review everything for accuracy, and will probably end up moving some of my "educated guesses" off the main branch.
utopiah 6 hours ago [-]
> bit nervous about putting it out there before I'm sure that ...
At the risk of being presumptuous I believe that's the wrong way of looking at it. The point isn't to show the entire World that everything you did is perfect (because it's not, for anyone) but rather to grow from potential collaborations, even if only just discussions in issues. It is a humbling process to show how something was built but with a positive crowd it is definitely leading to growth!
tonymet 11 hours ago [-]
typical freeloading entitlement. It's his project, and he can share whatever he likes.
orphea 6 hours ago [-]
I don't follow. How is a polite question if the code can be shared (not even a request to share the code), freeloading entitlement?
krapp 11 hours ago [-]
The purpose of Show HN is to share and discuss code, not to advertise products. That isn't freeloading entitlement, it's the point of being here.
tonymet 10 hours ago [-]
That's a misleading narrowing of the topic. It's a show and tell. Code, hobby, product, whatever the person wants.
On topic: things people can run on their computers or hold in their hands. For hardware, you can post a video or detailed article. For books, a sample chapter is ok.
Off topic: blog posts, sign-up pages, newsletters, lists, and other reading material. Those can't be tried out, so can't be Show HNs. Make a regular submission instead.
The project should be non-trivial. Don't post quickly-generated one-offs; anybody can do that now. Share something that is deeply personal and interesting to you.
Explain how and why.
Also see dang's comments on the validity of various submissions:
In software it's fascinating how configuration management (that boringest of all phrases) is becoming the hard part. How do you share and version the source?
What even is the source? Is it the prompts? That's where the OP heads at the end: "share it somewhere — or, better yet, just a screenshot and the prompts you
used to make it." But when I floated a couple trial balloons about whether we might use this for Show HN—i.e., don't just share the code you generated,
because that's not the source anymore; instead share the prompts—we got a lot of pushback from knowledgeable people
(summarized here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47213630).
The topic is supposed to be narrow. It's supposed to be more than just show and tell, and definitely not "whatever the person wants."
tonymet 10 hours ago [-]
you're making my case, not yours.
krapp 10 hours ago [-]
No, I'm not.
adityamishra241 10 hours ago [-]
This is really cool. The attention to detail on the internal mechanics is impressive, especially the inspection tools you built. Looking forward to seeing where you take it!
primitivesuave 10 hours ago [-]
Thank you! My dream is to have a working Bombe [1] which can decrypt the Enigma traffic in your browser.
It would be nice to be able to back up in the sequence. There were a few times where I realized I had not fully understood a previous step and would have like to be able to review some previous steps.
Otherwise this is completely excellent!
primitivesuave 10 hours ago [-]
Thank you for the suggestion and the kind words! Completely agree that the navigation is a bit unintuitive, will work on fixing that tonight :)
DylanMerigaud 8 hours ago [-]
Inspection tools ensure historical accuracy; great effort!
A pity that our governments allow such cool tech to be stolen.
psolidgold 14 hours ago [-]
Seems pretty cool but unfortunately the poor performance on mobile (Chrome 154 and Android 17) makes it unusable for me. I'll have to check it out on desktop.
primitivesuave 11 hours ago [-]
Thank you for the tip about mobile performance, my apologies for neglecting it and I'm working on fixing it right now!
psolidgold 10 hours ago [-]
No need to apologize. Hit me up when you work out the kinks and I'll give it a go again.
palad1n 8 hours ago [-]
Tested and fine on 6th gen iPad Mini, if anyone is interested.
kingkemol888 9 hours ago [-]
good jobs！
vladsiu 10 hours ago [-]
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You may be interested in my simulation of Enigma (https://enigma.virtualcolossus.co.uk) which I wrote back in 2021 (pre-AI!). One of several I've done.
Try it on an Android phone to look around it in VR or on PC/Mac for easier use. You can even send messages to other users over the internet using the radio & Morse key.
- AR where the machine can be put on your desk, next to documents
- VR where the machine is in context, e.g. a 3D model of German Naval Signals HQ in Guernsey, eventually stepping back to a broader context.
At the risk of being presumptuous I believe that's the wrong way of looking at it. The point isn't to show the entire World that everything you did is perfect (because it's not, for anyone) but rather to grow from potential collaborations, even if only just discussions in issues. It is a humbling process to show how something was built but with a positive crowd it is definitely leading to growth!
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
And in particular this comment that touches on AI submissions in particular (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48118727) from which I provide an excerpt:
The topic is supposed to be narrow. It's supposed to be more than just show and tell, and definitely not "whatever the person wants."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombe
Otherwise this is completely excellent!
https://www.ciphermachinesandcryptology.com/en/enigmasim.htm
A pity that our governments allow such cool tech to be stolen.