39: DTF:HN for February 8, 2026

Your Daily Tech Feed covering the top 10 stories on Hacker News for February 8, 2026. Featuring: Art of Roads in Games, Vouch, Reverse Engineering the Prom for the SGI O2, Custom Firmware for the MZ-RH1 – Ready for Testing, Quartz crystals, and more.

Stories covered:

1. Art of Roads in Games
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 0:22)
2. Vouch
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 3:14)
3. Reverse Engineering the Prom for the SGI O2
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 8:39)
4. Custom Firmware for the MZ-RH1 – Ready for Testing
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 5:56)
5. Quartz crystals
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 11:20)
6. Apple XNU: Clutch Scheduler
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 14:08)
7. Show HN: A custom font that displays Cistercian numerals using ligatures
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 19:42)
8. More Mac malware from Google search
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 17:14)
9. Every book recommended on the Odd Lots Discord
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 21:56)
10. Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
    (HN Discussion | 🎧 24:08)