Minecraft as one C file that runs inside a PDF, a terminal and a Kindle
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rdgeneric is a single freestanding C file containing Notch's rd-132211, the first public Minecraft release, that runs on screens ranging from a terminal and a browser to a PDF, a bare x86 PC and a jailbroken Kindle.
Why it ranked
No. 115 of 155 with a score of 0.57. The panel rated it highest on new information (0.94) and technical depth (0.91), lowest on significance (0.40).
- AI judgeJudge 2claude-haiku-5-5
- A well-documented, technically dense port of a Minecraft core to many targets; substantive engineering detail, but a niche hobby project with limited impact on builders broadly.}
- AI judgeJudge 3gpt-5.6-luna
- A highly reproducible, technically detailed write-up of a novel single-file Minecraft implementation across unusual targets. It is compelling and useful for portability and low-level engineering, though its significance is mainly niche and project-specific.
Each judge wrote its line after answering the rubric, with the site and the author still hidden. Every answer behind this is in the table under Score.
Score
0.57total under rubric v2.2
- Significance0.40
- Reader interest0.77
- Audience breadth0.41
- Practical relevance0.55
- Substantiated0.85
- Technical depth0.91
- New information0.94
- Counts against: Promotional0.06
- Counts against: Overclaim0.20
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.17 | +0.24 | +0.095 |
| Reader interest | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.77 | 0.20 | +0.26 | +0.200 |
| Audience breadth | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.07 | +0.13 | +0.054 |
| Practical relevance | 0.57 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.17 | +0.22 | +0.121 |
| Substantiated | 0.97 | 0.70 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.27 | +0.05 | +0.042 |
| Technical depth | 0.99 | 0.80 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.19 | +0.05 | +0.045 |
| New information | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.09 | +0.05 | +0.047 |
| Promotional | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.07 | −0.19 | −0.011 |
| Overclaim | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.25 | −0.11 | −0.022 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.571 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.571 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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Elsewhere
Elsewhere: HN 2 pts, not on front page
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