alt.hn

8/24/2026 at 1:17:11 PM

Show HN: A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders

 https://ssx360.github.io/rack-02/?src=hn

by ssx360

8/24/2026 at 2:35:11 PM

I love beautiful software and this is it

Edit: I just downloaded the html file and it still works locally as a single page app, no external libs, no fonts, icons, nothing that could break the correct functioning of the app. This is how software should be built, portable, no installation required, drop anywhere and run

Kudos on everything perfectly executed

by Kuyawa

8/24/2026 at 7:52:57 PM

Good point. GlassBox also appears as single page. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49421948

I am working on an RSS reader that is also single page and location-agnostic. Issue for me right now is CORS unblocking as that does entail some complexity to workaround. Current length of the HTML is 2500 lines / 101KiB.

Moreover, just like https://theresanaiforthat.com/ - a great thing to see would be something like thereisanHTMLforthat.com - because quality vibe-coding delivers!

Also, a single HTML can easily be security audited, right? How much damage can it do?

by adrianwaj

8/25/2026 at 1:30:43 AM

Yep! And it works well on iOS too. Safari sucks and stutters with some of these single file html and I haven’t been able to figure out why, but my god this is awesome and also fun to play with!

by analog_daddy

8/24/2026 at 7:49:19 PM

Ditto on the lovelyness of single-file, zero-dep, standalones. In my day job I'm stripping out hundreds of megabytes from one of our main docker containers, but running into little projects like this that make me smile. Beautiful

by momojo

8/24/2026 at 11:01:34 PM

Like i get what you are saying, but

> no external libs, no fonts...

It needs an entire browser.

by throwawayffffas

8/25/2026 at 2:38:13 AM

I get what you are saying. But… if it didn’t need a browser, it still needs a runtime, and a computer, and electricity, and technology to print CPUs and and and

A browser is just a drop in the bucket.

by drfloyd51

8/24/2026 at 8:59:09 PM

I know the renders are verifiable, but are the splines reticulated?

by caidan

8/25/2026 at 1:10:12 AM

What is this built on? How can I use it? What're the licensing? I'm eagerly looking for open source and non-copy-left licensed web audio players for projects.

by herpdyderp

8/24/2026 at 6:21:53 PM

Love this. I want this to go up to 174 bpm for some DnB experiments.

by jsherer

8/24/2026 at 2:50:45 PM

Instant fan, looks great, sounds great, reproducible.

Nice work and thank you for sharing!

by nosmokewhereiam

8/24/2026 at 11:29:58 PM

Nice!!! A bit hard to understand if you haven't used anything related before, but interesting enough to make you wanted to try it when you haven't used anything related before ahaha

by jose-reyes

8/24/2026 at 4:17:53 PM

It's a bit difficult to use, but it's really fun.

by goatydev

8/24/2026 at 2:56:00 PM

... Why do renders need to be verifiable, what does that mean?

Anyway, on a related note, I just vibed together something in the same vein (using Ox Alpha, because why not). https://aamen-veli.akx.fi/

by akx

8/24/2026 at 3:12:34 PM

Very cool. I'm currently awaiting delivery of a Sonicware deconstruct MINIMAL. I'm hoping it's as fun to play with as this is.

by patwolf

8/24/2026 at 3:33:23 PM

So fun! the knob controls are a bit unintuitive. great job overall.

by easymode

8/24/2026 at 4:37:31 PM

Good job, very nice implementation. I do love the single page HTML delivery format. Downloaded

by fallinditch

8/24/2026 at 5:44:21 PM

see the font, close the tab

by testaccount28

8/24/2026 at 8:49:25 PM

the otherwise fawning praise in the comments for something that seems so obviously vibe-coded is making me wonder if all these one sentence replies are bots

by kkukshtel

8/24/2026 at 9:04:57 PM

maybe they vibed up some prompt injections. anyway, nice of them to tell on themselves.

by testaccount28

8/24/2026 at 9:08:23 PM

worse version of Rebirth

by nekooooo

8/24/2026 at 5:07:50 PM

Very Cool!! FYI the opengraph image, when I share the link, is an invoice from what looks like your freelance work.

by behole

8/24/2026 at 9:07:45 PM

pretty cool but has zero sauce. just look at rebirth for how to have a point of view.

by nekooooo

8/24/2026 at 2:57:34 PM

Nice & fun project

by imshaikot

8/24/2026 at 6:03:16 PM

as an eurorack enjoyer this is awesome

by polyterative

8/24/2026 at 8:46:45 PM

super dope!! the future of musical instruments may be web-based.. exciting times

by macwhisperer

8/24/2026 at 9:07:42 PM

Turing test failing ass comment

by Drupon

8/24/2026 at 3:15:57 PM

well done mate

by BorisMelnik

8/24/2026 at 2:52:09 PM

Fantastic work

by mgrunwald_

8/24/2026 at 4:15:39 PM

I love it!

by raver1975

8/24/2026 at 2:18:54 PM

Very fun!

by chandramoulyKK