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Oct 8, 2026 14 min

A known answer can starve a field

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Terence Tao says a solved problem can leave a field poorer. Also: a browser port of a PSP God of War, an unread Rust port of TypeScript, a Commodore 64 keycap font, and a 2020 account of the Mineserver Kickstarter. Math 2.0 (HN discussion) God of War in the browser (HN discussion) TypeScript ported to Rust (HN discussion) Commodore 64 keycap font (HN discussion) The Mineserver lies (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:37) 1. Math 2.0 (02:02) 1. Math 2.0: HN comments (03:45) 2. God of War in the browser (05:11) 2. God of War in the browser: HN comments (07:00) 3. TypeScript ported to Rust (08:08) 3. TypeScript ported to Rust: HN comments (09:18) 4. Commodore 64 keycap font (10:15) 4. Commodore 64 keycap font: HN comments (11:24) 5. The Mineserver lies (12:55) 5. The Mineserver lies: HN comments (14:07) Wrap-up

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:37 1. Math 2.0
  3. 2:02 1. Math 2.0: HN comments
  4. 3:45 2. God of War in the browser
  5. 5:11 2. God of War in the browser: HN comments
  6. 7:00 3. TypeScript ported to Rust
  7. 8:08 3. TypeScript ported to Rust: HN comments
  8. 9:18 4. Commodore 64 keycap font
  9. 10:15 4. Commodore 64 keycap font: HN comments
  10. 11:24 5. The Mineserver lies
  11. 12:55 5. The Mineserver lies: HN comments
  12. 14:07 Wrap-up

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