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FLIP TABLE;

wibbily · 2026-06-19 · via Show HN

FLIP TABLE; 2026

A database icon on its side

TL;DR:

FLIP TABLE; was a mini-hackathon and showcase for "weird" databases: things that read and write data, but with a twist of some kind. It took place on Sunday, May 17th, 2026 at Hex House in Brooklyn.

Each presentation was recorded and linked below. Presenters' databases were also scored by audience members according to the following alignment chart:

           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

Prizes were given out to the five superlative databases, which were:

MOST BLESSED
secret nonograms .... isabel lee
MOST CURSED
the hair issue ...... sam heckle
MOST DATA
NyQL ................ marcos acosta
MOST BASED
a db from scratch ... john lemme
TRUE NEUTRAL
SSH hex wordle ...... isaac

DATABASES

by: isabel lee [website]
medium: nonograms

description
encode a message to your loved ones in a puzzle :]

stats
storage      ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░ 7
write speed  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░ 7

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │   * │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

the hair issue (winner: most cursed) [talk] [self-link]

by: sam heckle [website]
medium: hair

description
physical database of hair

stats
storage      ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
read speed   ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
write speed  ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       *     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: marcos acosta [website]
medium: Mac alarms

description
Schema-driven row-based database backed by iOS/MacOS alarms

stats
storage      ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1
availability ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
read speed   ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
write speed  ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       *     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

a db from scratch (winner: most based) [talk] [self-link]

by: john lemme
medium: Scratch

description
I made this on an ipad

stats
storage      ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░ 7
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
write speed  ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │  *  │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

SSH hex wordle (winner: true neutral) [self-link]

by: isaac
medium: SSH hex wordle

description
A simple read/write database using a wordle clone as the storage medium

stats
storage      ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
availability ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░ 7
read speed   ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
write speed  ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────*─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

data center database / PCBCB with on-pita chip memory [talk] [self-link]

by: char stiles [website]
medium(s): data centers (speculative), charcuterie

description (data center database)
I found out last week a friend works on algorithms for datacenter power allocation and i started to convince her to allow me to have a backdoor to throttle the data and a way to monitor the datacenter status, and through breaking the datacenter you send and recieve data

description (PCBCB)
thats it... printed circuit board charcuterie board.

stats (PCBCB)
storage      ░░░░░░░░░░ 0
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
consistency  ░░░░░░░░░░ 0
read speed   ░░░░░░░░░░ 0
write speed  ░░░░░░░░░░ 0

alignment (PCBCB)
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │ *   │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: ava lehner
medium: music

description
songs are a database for your memories

stats
storage      ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
availability ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
write speed  ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 6

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │  *  │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: cameron (emptyflash) [website]
medium: Strava

description
Store and retrieve data encoded as the GPS coordinates of a run in Strava

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░ 7
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
write speed  ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │   * │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: aaron, talisa, & krysten
medium: decay

description
Ability to access and project end of life bursts, however information gets degraded over time

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
availability ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
consistency  ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
write speed  ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │    *│     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: logan williams [website]
medium: iNaturalist

description
iNaturalist datastore

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 6
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 6
write speed  ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │  *  │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: frank chiarulli [website]
medium: Etch-a-Sketch

description
its an etch-a-sketch

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓░░░░░░ 4
availability ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
consistency  ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
write speed  ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │  *  │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: omar rizwan [website]
medium: MacOS display

description
Associate anything on your screen with anything else on your screen so it pops up when that thing comes onscreen

stats
storage      ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
availability ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 6
read speed   ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
write speed  ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       *     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: rafal dittwald [website]
medium: deck of cards

description
Encoding data in a deck of cards.

stats
storage      ░░░░░░░░░░ 0
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
read speed   ░░░░░░░░░░ 0
write speed  ░░░░░░░░░░ 0

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │ *   │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

Spork 8 Memory Editor [talk] [self-link]

by: ben anderman
medium: cpu built from scratch

description
A counting based data editor for the Spork 8 CPU, to store data on 32KB cartridges. Pretty functional; the main twist is the absurd number of extra steps involved, and the somewhat inconvenient interface.

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░ 7
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 6
write speed  ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 6

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │ *   │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: andrew boylan [website]
medium: Instagram

description
store data on instagram (i'm just a normal shopkeep)

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓░░░░░░ 4
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
read speed   ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
write speed  ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─*───┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: haki alpay
medium: GitHub

description
Translingual cjk etymology dictionary

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
write speed  ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├────*┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: sidney san martin (s4y)
medium: simulated birds

description
Stores data in a flock of simulated birds

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
read speed   ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
write speed  ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼*────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: max bo [website]
medium: load balancer

description
SpectreDB implicitly writes data in an unsuspecting load balancer by querying specific paths, which can then be read back by measuring cache hits and misses.

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 6
write speed  ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │*    │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: brandon liu (bdon) [website]
medium: AirPods

description
open and close your AirPods case to blast data to unprepared strangers via bluetooth

stats
storage      ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1
availability ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
write speed  ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │ *   │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: cristóbal sciutto
medium: PNGs

description
Image-backed programming system. everything is an image.

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
availability ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
write speed  ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5

by: connie liu [website]
medium: Wikipedia links

description
A way to see your route as you traverse through a page

stats
storage      ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 9
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 10
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ 8
write speed  ▓▓▓▓░░░░░░ 4

by: lee tusman [website]
medium: morse code

description
Through the power of oral history, data is encoded through morse code vocalizations.

stats
storage      ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
availability ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
consistency  ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 2
read speed   ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
write speed  ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │  *  │     │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based

by: peter martel [website]
medium: dance

description
The robot wants you to dance. How does it want you to dance? In the most information-theoretically dense way.

stats
storage      ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
availability ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 6
consistency  ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░ 5
read speed   ▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 3
write speed  ▓░░░░░░░░░ 1

alignment
           data
       ┌─────┬─────┐
       │     │     │
       │     │     │
cursed ├─────┼─────┤ blessed
       │     │  *  │
       │     │     │
       └─────┴─────┘
           based