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Show HN: Vanilla JavaScript refinery simulator built to explain job to my kids
🚀 Refinery Simulator: A chemical engineer built a vanilla JavaScript refinery simulator to explain complex concepts to his kids, creating a 5-minute browser game that visualizes downstream operations, including electrostatic desalting and catalytic cracking, with practical value in educating people about the chemistry and logistics of a refinery, making it accessible and engaging for a broader audience. The simulator runs client-side, is completely free, and has zero ads or sign-ups, providing a unique and interactive learning experience.
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- NRC issues first commercial reactor construction approval in 10 years [pdf]
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- Nvidia Launches Vera CPU, Purpose-Built for Agentic AI
- Nvidia NemoClaw
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- Palm OS User Interface Guidelines [pdf, 2003]
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- Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track
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