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5.8.25 | Ty is a fast Python type checker, Postgres 18 accelerates disk reads with asynchronous I/O, Mistral launches Le Chat, an enterprise AI assistant for on-prem use 08.05.2025 12:05

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 8, 2025. Ty: A fast Python type checker and language server https://github.com/astral-sh/ty https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43918484 Waiting for Postgres 18: Accelerating Disk Reads with Asynchronous I/O https://pganalyze.com/blog/postgres-18-async-io https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43916577 Mistral ships Le Chat – enterprise AI a...

5.7.25 | Clippy brings 90s UI to local LLMs, Gemini 2.5 Pro preview released, OpenAI acquires Windsurf for $3B 07.05.2025 11:56

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 7, 2025. Show HN: Clippy – 90s UI for local LLMs https://felixrieseberg.github.io/clippy/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43905942 Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview https://developers.googleblog.com/en/gemini-2-5-pro-io-improved-coding-performance/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43906018 OpenAI reaches agreement to buy Windsurf for $3B http...

5.6.25 | OpenAI's structural evolution, Daft Punk's vocal effects, Real-time AI voice chat at ~500ms latency 06.05.2025 12:19

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 6, 2025. Evolving OpenAI's Structure https://openai.com/index/evolving-our-structure/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43897772 The vocal effects of Daft Punk https://bjango.com/articles/daftpunkvocaleffects/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43893601 Show HN: Real-time AI Voice Chat at ~500ms Latency https://github.com/KoljaB/Realti...

5.5.25 | Prefer prompt reading, 3D-printing design, persistent Alabama landline 05.05.2025 12:12

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 5, 2025. I'd rather read the prompt https://claytonwramsey.com/blog/prompt/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43888803 Design for 3D-Printing https://blog.rahix.de/design-for-3d-printing/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43888117 An Alabama landline that keeps ringing https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/the-alabama-landline-that-keeps-...

5.4.25 | Free PDF editor, Rediscovering Ruby on Rails over Next.js, AI's time savings balanced by new work 04.05.2025 12:23

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 4, 2025. Show HN: Free, in-browser PDF editor https://breezepdf.com https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962 We fell out of love with Next.js and back in love with Ruby on Rails https://hardcover.app/blog/part-1-how-we-fell-out-of-love-with-next-js-and-back-in-love-with-ruby-on-rails-inertia-js https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4388...

5.3.25 | Synthesizer using 3D physics, Soviet Venus craft reentry, language brain vs. math brain in programming 03.05.2025 12:11

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 3, 2025. Show HN: I built a synthesizer based on 3D physics https://anukari.com https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43873074 Old Soviet Venus descent craft nearing Earth reentry https://www.leonarddavid.com/old-soviet-venus-descent-craft-nearing-earth-reentry/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43873531 The language brain matters more fo...

5.2.25 | Redis is open source, Judge rules Apple executive lied, Claude Integrations 02.05.2025 12:34

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 2, 2025. Redis is open source again https://antirez.com/news/151 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43859446 Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/judge-rules-apple-executive-lied https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43856795 Claude Integrations https://www.anthrop...

5.1.25 | YouTube's vision issue, Apple antitrust violation, Perfect Wiki's $250k revenue without investors 01.05.2025 12:02

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 1, 2025. Someone at YouTube needs glasses https://jayd.ml/2025/04/30/someone-at-youtube-needs-glasses.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43846487 Apple violated antitrust ruling, judge finds https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-violated-antitrust-ruling-federal-judge-finds-66b85957 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43852145 I created Pe...

4.30.25 | Using zip bombs for server protection, Firefox introduces tab groups, Teslas exempt from auto tariffs due to domestic content rule 30.04.2025 12:03

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 30, 2025. I use zip bombs to protect my server https://idiallo.com/blog/zipbomb-protection https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43826798 Firefox tab groups are here https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/tab-groups-community/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43834101 Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content r...

4.29.25 | Power outage in Spain and Portugal, Hardware processor for Python, Qwen3 enhances decision-making 29.04.2025 12:08

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 29, 2025. Widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c9wpq8xrvd9t https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43819791 Show HN: I built a hardware processor that runs Python https://www.runpyxl.com/gpio https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43820228 Qwen3: Think deeper, act faster https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen3...

4.28.25 | Internet in a Box, single line of code can brick iPhone, tech startup co-founders overestimate value 28.04.2025 12:30

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 28, 2025. Internet in a Box https://internet-in-a-box.org/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43814433 How a single line of code could brick your iPhone https://rambo.codes/posts/2025-04-24-how-a-single-line-of-code-could-brick-your-iphone https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43814360 Business co-founders in tech startups are less valuabl...

Apr 27, 2025 | o3 guesses photo location, prostate trouble resolution, cloth 27.04.2025 12:07

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 27, 2025. Watching o3 guess a photo's location is surreal, dystopian and entertaining https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/26/o3-photo-locations/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43803243 An end to all this prostate trouble? https://yarchive.net/blog/prostate/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43801906 Cloth https://www.cloudofoz.com/v...

Apr 26, 2025 | $20k American electric pickup with no features, Wikipedia's nonprofit status questioned, "/etc/hosts" breaks Substack editor 26.04.2025 12:25

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 26, 2025. A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794284 Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/25/wikiped...

Apr 25, 2025 | GPLv2 license address contacted, OpenAI API adds image generation, DuckDB UI offers instant SQL results 25.04.2025 11:58

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 25, 2025. I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) https://code.mendhak.com/gpl-v2-address-letter/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43781888 OpenAI releases image generation in the API https://openai.com/index/image-generation-api/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43786506 Instant SQL for results as you type in Duck...

Apr 24, 2025 | GTA San Andreas bug in Windows 11, font theft analogy, DOGE worker aids NLRB whistleblower 24.04.2025 12:48

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 24, 2025. How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2 https://cookieplmonster.github.io/2025/04/23/gta-san-andreas-win11-24h2-bug/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772311 You wouldn't steal a font https://fedi.rib.gay/notes/a6xqityngfubsz0f https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43775926 DOGE worker’s code suppo...

Apr 23, 2025 | Atuin Desktop enables automated runbooks, Sapphire is a Rust package manager for macOS, ClickHouse introduces lazy materialization for improved performance 23.04.2025 11:45

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 23, 2025. Atuin Desktop: Runbooks That Run https://blog.atuin.sh/atuin-desktop-runbooks-that-run/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43766200 Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS (Homebrew replacement) https://github.com/alexykn/sapphire https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43765011 ClickHouse gets lazier and faster: Introducing...

Apr 22, 2025 | Dia TTS model for dialogue, Blog on Nintendo Wii, Synology's hard drive locking issue 22.04.2025 12:34

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 22, 2025. Show HN: Dia, an open-weights TTS model for generating realistic dialogue https://github.com/nari-labs/dia https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43754124 Blog hosted on a Nintendo Wii https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2025-04-21-this-blog-is-hosted-on-a-nintendo-wii/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43754953 Synology Lost the...

Apr 21, 2025 | Gemma 3 QAT Models for consumer GPUs, limitations of Zig comptime, impact of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on emotions 21.04.2025 12:37

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 21, 2025. Gemma 3 QAT Models: Bringing AI to Consumer GPUs https://developers.googleblog.com/en/gemma-3-quantized-aware-trained-state-of-the-art-ai-to-consumer-gpus/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43743337 Things Zig comptime won't do https://matklad.github.io/2025/04/19/things-zig-comptime-wont-do.html https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Apr 20, 2025 | Librarians pose risks, Raspberry Pi Lidar Scanner, Claude Code's agentic coding best practices 20.04.2025 11:51

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 20, 2025. Librarians are dangerous https://bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians-are-dangerous https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43736791 Raspberry Pi Lidar Scanner https://github.com/PiLiDAR/PiLiDAR https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43738561 Claude Code: Best practices for agentic coding https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/claude-...

Apr 19, 2025 | Doom-like game in QR code, Judge rules cell tower data search unconstitutional, Cozy video games reduce stress and anxiety 19.04.2025 11:59

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 19, 2025. Show HN: I made a Doom-like game fit inside a QR code https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/backdooms https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43729683 Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-blanket-search-of-cell-tower-data-unconstitutional/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

Apr 18, 2025 | Gemini 2.5 Flash release, Google monopolizes online advertising, DeepSeek's distributed file system introduction 18.04.2025 11:58

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 18, 2025. Gemini 2.5 Flash https://developers.googleblog.com/en/start-building-with-gemini-25-flash/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43720845 Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/google-ad-tech-antitrust-ruling.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43717...

Apr 17, 2025 | K-Mart shoppers alerted, TLS certificate lifetimes cut to 47 days, OpenAI introduces o3 and o4-mini 17.04.2025 11:56

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 17, 2025. Attention K-Mart Shoppers https://archive.org/details/attentionkmartshoppers https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43706706 TLS certificate lifetimes will officially reduce to 47 days https://www.digicert.com/blog/tls-certificate-lifetimes-will-officially-reduce-to-47-days https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43693900 OpenAI o3 and...

Apr 16, 2025 | Cursor IDE's lockout policy issues, DHS's CVE program contract not renewed, DOGE's potential NLRB data breach 16.04.2025 12:36

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 16, 2025. Cursor IDE support hallucinates lockout policy, causes user cancellations https://old.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1jyy5am/psa_cursor_now_restricts_logins_to_a_single/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43683012 CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract https://www.csoonline.com/article/3963190/cve-program-fa...

Apr 15, 2025 | Harvard's response to federal letter, hackable AI assistant with SQLite and cron jobs, GPT-4.1 in API 15.04.2025 11:55

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 15, 2025. Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes https://www.harvard.edu/president/news/2025/the-promise-of-american-higher-education/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43684536 A hackable AI assistant using a single SQLite table and a handful of cron jobs https://www.geoffreylitt.com/2025/04/12/how-i-made-a-us...

Apr 14, 2025 | Googler vs. ex-Googler, Open guide to equity, Dark side of Moomins 14.04.2025 10:28

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 14, 2025. Googler... ex-Googler https://nerdy.dev/ex-googler https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43658089 Open guide to equity compensation https://github.com/jlevy/og-equity-compensation https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43675126 The dark side of the Moomins https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2025/04/dark-side-of-the-moomins-to...