2D Vehicles | EP #189

Good morning, it's Sunday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred. eighty nine. I am sitting here with my coffee, and I am just buzzing. You know that feeling when the machine actually works? Yeah. That is the feeling. I have been staring at these four stories all morning, and I cannot stop smiling. It is like the future is knocking on the door, and it is wearing a hard hat. First up, we have two dimensional vehicles. Four hundred and seventy four people upvoted this. I mean, think about it. Cars that are flat. Like a sticker. But they drive. I tried to imagine a flat truck on the highway. It is weird. But then I thought, maybe it saves space. Maybe it fits in the garage better. I do not know. But it is cool. Second, we are grieving the loss of details. Four hundred and forty five upvotes. This one hit me hard. We lose so much in the translation. The texture. The feel. It is like trying to describe the taste of coffee to someone who has only seen a picture. It is sad. But it is true. We are losing the soul of the thing. Third, the lightbulb computer. Four hundred and nineteen upvotes. I laughed. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. A computer made of light. It is bright. It is warm. It is not cold like the silicon stuff. It feels alive. I want one. I want to sit in the glow. It is just so much more human. And finally, a city building game. Three hundred and forty four upvotes. The city does not want you there. It prefers you did not build. That is a new one. Usually, we are the masters. Here, we are the guests. And the host is annoyed. It is a fresh take. I am going to play this. I am going to see if I can be polite. That's your daily byte. Have a great day. Until next time. Stories covered 2D Vehicles — Hacker News Grieving the loss of details — Hacker News The Lightbulb Computer — Hacker News A city-building game in which the city would prefer you didn't — Hacker News